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Riverside County Special Education

Q: Is Riverside County Special Education a good school?

Riverside County Special Education ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Riverside County Special Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Riverside County Special Education.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riverside County Special Education?

Students at Riverside County Special Education are 77% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

5810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Riverside County Special Education is a public alternative school serving 584 students in grades K-12 in Riverside, CA, operated by the Riverside County Office of Education to provide intensive support for students with special needs.

The school is characterized by very high per-student funding ($89,638) and a low student-teacher ratio of 8-to-1, which are necessary for its specialized services, but it faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism (59%) and a low graduation rate (13.6%). It's important to understand that traditional academic metrics like graduation rates may not fully capture the progress of students with significant disabilities, who may pursue alternative pathways or remain in school beyond typical age limits. The school's outcomes are similar to those of San Bernardino County Special Education, a comparable program nearby, suggesting these are systemic challenges for such specialized populations.

When compared to other schools in the area, the contrast is stark; for example, Riverside Virtual, another alternative school in the same district, reports much higher graduation and lower absenteeism rates, highlighting how different models serve different student needs. The school's year-to-year graduation rates have been volatile, which can be influenced by small class sizes and changing student needs. Parents should consider that this school's primary mission is to provide individualized education and support, and its effectiveness may be better measured by individual student growth and functional skill development than by standard test scores.

584

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$89,638

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3939 13th St.
Riverside, CA 92502-0868

(951) 826-6476

District: Riverside County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

12.3%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (14% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg9%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,810^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,701^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Riverside County Office of Education

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	5810 of 5857	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5671 of 5869	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5575 of 5859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5533 of 5883	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	5700 of 5789	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	5641 of 5662	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	5679 of 5692	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	5608 of 5614	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	5591 of 5611	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	5093 of 5113	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	4810 of 4818	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	4808 of 4822	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.6	4796 of 4809	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	1079 of 2227	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1352 of 2585	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1607 of 2128	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	5019 of 5107	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4554 of 5107	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	4909 of 4963	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	4829 of 4830	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5365 of 5460	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	5473 of 5517	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4410 of 5264	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	5091 of 5173	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	5075 of 5084	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	5582 of 5628	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	5432 of 5510	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	5418 of 5431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	2149 of 2847	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1278 of 2635	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	1163 of 2420	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	2701 of 2761	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2692 of 2781	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2657 of 2740	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	2713 of 2715	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	2480 of 2480	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	2507 of 2508	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	2446 of 2497	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	2419 of 2477	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	2046 of 2179	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	1950 of 2005	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.1	1925 of 1999	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.7	1719 of 1804	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	1772 of 1777	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	1721 of 1769	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	750 of 1531	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1019 of 1491	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1346 of 1369	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2490 of 2542	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	2367 of 2369	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	2230 of 2230	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	2504 of 2534	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2382 of 2407	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	2273 of 2273	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1072 of 1566	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	673 of 1531	56.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	16.2	1820 of 2426	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.9	778 of 2354	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.0	1346 of 2367	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.8	1664 of 2281	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	1830 of 2238	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1662 of 2117	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1627 of 2063	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	1511 of 1968	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.4	1558 of 1901	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	1505 of 1653	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	104	7	14.8	97.1%	9 (8.7%)	22 (21.2%)	72 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)													4.2	3.9							0.0	0.0							$11,269	$4,705	$6,564
Riverside County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6476	584	72	8.1	54.6%	72 (12.3%)	26 (4.5%)	450 (77.1%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				3.0	0.0	16.7	6.3	0.0		6.3		5.7	7.1	16.7	6.3	0.0		13.3		9.3							$89,638	$6,196	$83,442
Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 276-2006	524	32	16.2	85.7%	72 (13.7%)	43 (8.2%)	355 (67.7%)	23 (4.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (3.8%)								(n/a)	50.0	40.7		35.8		41.6	40.7	47.2	71.1	48.8	60.0	51.9	54.0	53.9	55.6	36.1	39.5	24.4	55.0	42.3	47.5	42.7							$23,676	$6,911	$16,765
California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	350	66	5.3	42.0%	92 (26.3%)	12 (3.4%)	222 (63.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	6.3			2.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	4.8	5.0	15.8	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.0	0.0	5.3	3.1
Summit View Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	62	2	26.1	77.4%	19 (30.6%)	3 (4.8%)	35 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)						16.7								40.0								10.0							$34,157	$2,047	$32,110
Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	801	32	24.9	82.4%	135 (16.9%)	26 (3.2%)	582 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.1%)								(n/a)	7.7	3.6		2.6	5.9	3.4	14.3	15.0	15.4	22.5	9.5	19.3	24.2	19.5	9.5	10.0	0.0	2.4	6.4	2.4	1.9	3.5							$10,355	$766	$9,589
Washington High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 East C St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 580-5011	126	17	7.4	90.5%	10 (7.9%)	9 (7.1%)	106 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		16.7		21.4		19.2				18.2	24.0	13.8	57.1	25.0				18.2	18.5	17.9	35.7	20.4							$40,701	$5,330	$35,371
Alessandro	Public, Alternative	K-12	23311 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4510	46	7	6.4	87.0%	3 (6.5%)	13 (28.3%)	28 (60.9%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														0.0								0.0							$70,217	$9,402	$60,815
San Bernardino County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1950 S Sunwest Ln.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-8511	1,860	164	11.3	74.8%	269 (14.5%)	250 (13.4%)	1,130 (60.8%)	77 (4.1%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.2		4.0		3.3	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	12.5	8.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.9	73.9	72.1	87.6	70.8	60.9	$78,920	$3,899	$75,021
Gateway	Public, Alternative	K-12	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-5159	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside County Special Education

What district is Riverside County Special Education in?

Riverside County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Riverside County Special Education?

Students at Riverside County Special Education are 77% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Riverside County Special Education a good school?

Riverside County Special Education ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Riverside County Special Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Riverside County Special Education.

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