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West Riverside Elementary

Public Grades K-6
5456th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 7% of California elementary schools
Summary

West Riverside Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 648 students in the Jurupa Unified School District in Jurupa Valley, an area where the district overall ranks in the bottom 14% in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science far below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.7% that is the highest among most nearby schools like Camino Real Elementary (15.9%) and Indian Hills Elementary (19.3%). Its statewide ranking has declined steadily over the past decade to the 7th percentile, and it performs worse than other schools in its own district with similar student demographics, such as Sunnyslope Elementary and Peralta Elementary.

Despite these overall struggles, West Riverside shows a notable strength in its Special Education program, ranking at the 53rd percentile for those students. The school's per-student spending is higher than some better-performing neighbors, raising questions about resource effectiveness. The performance gap is even starker when compared to schools in the neighboring Riverside Unified district, where even the lowest-performing school, Mountain View Elementary, has significantly higher proficiency rates.

648
Students ?
23.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,417
Per pupil spending ?
84.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5671 42nd St.
       Jurupa Valley, CA  92509-6679

(951) 222-7759

District: Jurupa Unified


Students who attend West Riverside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mission Middle
High:    Rubidoux High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.4%
Two or more races:
2.3%
African American:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 7th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg23%
California avg41%
5,456th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
14th of 17Elementary Schools in the Jurupa Unified
1328th of 1,543Jurupa Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.65456 of 58576.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.25721 of 58692.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.65661 of 58593.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.55758 of 58832.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.04627 of 578920.1%★☆☆☆☆
201818.54806 of 566215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201723.44389 of 569222.9%★☆☆☆☆
201625.84112 of 561426.8%★☆☆☆☆
201521.04520 of 561119.4%★☆☆☆☆
201338.63411 of 553038.3%★★☆☆☆
201248.72702 of 539049.9%★★☆☆☆
201148.72679 of 537750.2%★★★☆☆
201041.53078 of 531442.1%★★☆☆☆
200938.63144 of 519339.5%★★☆☆☆
200830.73533 of 511330.9%★★☆☆☆
200729.73597 of 511329.6%★☆☆☆☆
200633.03110 of 481835.5%★★☆☆☆
200522.73784 of 482221.5%★☆☆☆☆
200418.54064 of 480915.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202221.51950 of 222712.4%★☆☆☆☆
201922.92185 of 258515.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.21855 of 212812.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202423.32938 of 31627.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.32924 of 32459.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.73266 of 33111.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.02130 of 327535.0%★★☆☆☆
201842.71631 of 324649.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.05173 of 55977.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.55452 of 56122.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.05320 of 56095.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.85543 of 56351.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.74414 of 549219.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.64646 of 541314.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.84656 of 51078.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.54947 of 51073.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.64860 of 50874.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.34977 of 50842.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.93776 of 496323.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.83917 of 483018.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.54896 of 546010.3%★☆☆☆☆
202412.15320 of 55173.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.45139 of 53634.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.45103 of 52643.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.33698 of 517328.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.44025 of 508420.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.55220 of 56287.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.15483 of 56432.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.85521 of 56382.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.55527 of 56632.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.14461 of 551019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.44622 of 543114.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.71343 of 284752.8%★★★☆☆
202421.32328 of 263511.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.22138 of 242011.7%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+46 vs school
Disabled (2022)12th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics17%-20 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state
Science14%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about West Riverside Elementary

West Riverside Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.8% of California elementary schools.

Students at West Riverside Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended West Riverside Elementary.

Students who attend West Riverside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mission Middle
High : Rubidoux High


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