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Best Alternative Schools in Riverside County, CA

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)	CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	3.9	12.5			4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0	11.5	5.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	4.6	7.7	0.0	2.8
Keith McCarthy Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1405 Education Way	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 253-7777	332	18	18.4	78.9%	100 (30.1%)	15 (4.5%)	188 (56.6%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)											2.8		18.8		11.9				26.7	21.9	11.1	45.8	28.2				20.0	12.9	0.0	12.5	10.0			$20,088	$1,421	$18,667
Murrieta Canyon Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1661	296	24	12.2	62.5%	91 (30.7%)	18 (6.1%)	147 (49.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.1%)								(n/a)											48.4		28.1		33.3					61.9	51.6	61.7	60.7					38.1	29.0	17.2	26.2			$24,849	$49	$24,800
Harbor Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Harbor Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	299	17	17.6	60.5%	104 (34.8%)	23 (7.7%)	126 (42.1%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)								(n/a)										21.1	15.6				20.0	37.5	25.0	15.8	37.5	42.9	34.4		33.6	25.0	20.0	15.8	31.3	28.6	18.8		22.7	50%	0%	$15,194	$392	$14,802
JCS - Pine Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	29141 Vallejo Ave.	Temecula	92036	Riverside County	JCS - Pine Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-5500	745	41	18.3	43.4%	330 (44.3%)	32 (4.3%)	260 (34.9%)	19 (2.6%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.8%)								(n/a)										30.5	50.0	55.6			46.4	34.7	58.5	47.5	46.0	56.9	71.9	80.0	56.6	32.7	26.8	27.1	36.0	43.1	54.4	46.0	38.5	42%	0%	$15,500	$346	$15,154
MethodSchools	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27232 Via Industria	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	MethodSchools District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 461-4620	428	16	27.5	41.1%	179 (41.8%)	33 (7.7%)	172 (40.2%)	13 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)										27.3	33.3		58.9		50.6			45.5	55.0	45.7	55.6	68.7	59.6			9.1	45.0	60.0	55.6	68.1	57.6			$10,893	$78	$10,815
Empire Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Empire Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	1,854	66	28.0	60.6%	547 (29.5%)	129 (7.0%)	988 (53.3%)	59 (3.2%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	110 (5.9%)								(n/a)										30.4	39.8		39.7		36.7	39.9	44.9	50.8	43.1	53.2	53.9	62.1	49.8	32.3	33.6	20.0	27.1	35.1	38.0	37.1	32.1	37%	0%	$15,419	$428	$14,991
Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	1,261	36	35.4	56.1%	639 (50.7%)	213 (16.9%)	162 (12.8%)	147 (11.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.1%)								(n/a)										19.4	20.4		52.6		25.2	34.6	51.9	31.7	38.5	31.8	28.1	56.9	36.4	34.8	45.7	17.3	32.8	26.5	28.7	42.1	31.0	≥ 99%		$34,164	$176	$33,988
Temecula Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35777 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-6776	1,086	54	20.1	15.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										62.1	54.6		74.1		63.3	66.7	60.7	78.2	76.1	76.4	67.1	90.2	73.6	75.3	60.7	68.6	68.2	51.7	39.8	37.8	57.4	≥ 98%		$9,874	$413	$9,461
River Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	River Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	7,703	299	25.7	59.2%	2,465 (32.0%)	396 (5.1%)	4,132 (53.6%)	193 (2.5%)	22 (0.3%)	17 (0.2%)	478 (6.2%)								(n/a)										33.9	30.1		36.3		32.5	37.8	38.2	46.8	38.8	49.1	43.6	63.3	43.4	38.5	33.3	29.3	22.7	30.2	28.0	28.0	30.3	76%	0%	$16,712	$835	$15,877
Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,736	76	22.6	24.1%	575 (33.1%)	79 (4.6%)	848 (48.8%)	106 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.7%)								(n/a)										47.7	46.7		46.3		46.8	67.3	57.3	62.6	49.7	57.5	55.3	68.9	58.7	63.5	59.1	58.9	37.0	39.9	42.8	36.1	46.2	96%	0%	$12,077	$488	$11,589
Method Schools LA	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27232 Via Industria	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Method Schools LA District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 461-4620	227	16	14.0	50.7%	89 (39.2%)	27 (11.9%)	87 (38.3%)	10 (4.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)								(n/a)											58.3		52.5		52.3				45.5	38.5	33.3	55.6	46.9				27.3	38.5	50.0	61.3	47.3			$12,409	$139	$12,270
Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	1,070	68	15.6	55.4%	367 (34.3%)	114 (10.7%)	435 (40.7%)	35 (3.3%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	106 (9.9%)								(n/a)										26.1	52.3		60.8		46.0	47.1	48.2	40.9	53.6	61.1	62.6	74.4	55.8	49.4	39.8	34.1	45.4	54.9	60.8	58.1	49.5	50%	1%	$18,771	$343	$18,428
Pivot Charter School Riverside	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 North Main St.	Corona	92878	Riverside County	Pivot Charter School Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 280-0229	170	9	19.5	62.9%	74 (43.5%)	5 (2.9%)	70 (41.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	11 (6.5%)								(n/a)											3.9		34.5		19.4				27.3	37.5	38.5	37.9	34.0				0.0	18.8	0.0	27.6	12.4			$14,150	$468	$13,682
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	979	71	13.8	46.9%	442 (45.1%)	44 (4.5%)	324 (33.1%)	26 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	132 (13.5%)								(n/a)										45.1	50.0		59.4		50.7	45.0	55.2	59.2	58.2	57.3	62.8	70.3	58.4	40.0	40.3	36.6	44.9	49.5	59.7	57.8	47.2	32%	2%	$16,795	$270	$16,525
San Jacinto Valley Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	480 North San Jacinto Ave.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6113	1,658	94	17.5	60.4%	323 (19.5%)	77 (4.6%)	1,142 (68.9%)	29 (1.7%)	24 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	56 (3.4%)								(n/a)										29.9	16.8	14.2			20.4	53.6	32.4	47.4	35.4	53.7	37.2	43.9	43.0	48.8	23.4	20.4	14.0	23.1	9.5	10.4	20.9	97%	0%
Gateway	Public, Alternative	K-12	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92879	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-5159	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mission Vista Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1440 Beaumont Ave	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Mission Vista Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 393-1352	6,724	210	31.9	42.6%	2,789 (41.5%)	185 (2.8%)	3,046 (45.3%)	187 (2.8%)	21 (0.3%)	36 (0.5%)	455 (6.8%)								(n/a)										39.6	46.0	50.9	58.5	58.3	44.7	42.3	46.0	48.0	51.2	60.2	56.7	68.3	51.1	39.6	31.7	26.5	33.4	37.3	39.1	50.2	35.3	24%	0%	$13,658	$293	$13,365
Banning Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1151 West Wilson St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0268	84	4	19.0	90.5%	9 (10.7%)	9 (10.7%)	58 (69.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)								(n/a)											13.3		0.0		5.4					7.7	6.7	16.7	11.6					0.0	0.0	5.9	2.9			$20,671	$3,997	$16,674
21st Century Learning Institute	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	939 East 10th St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	314	15	20.9	72.0%	68 (21.7%)	18 (5.7%)	193 (61.5%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)								(n/a)											52.0	43.4			44.4				57.9	53.9	44.0	55.3	52.1				42.1	61.5	44.0	47.9	48.4			$16,717	$1,434	$15,283
Corona-Norco Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	0	3	23.6	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	K-12	1250 West Parkridge Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4646	61	9	6.7	55.7%	15 (24.6%)	4 (6.6%)	27 (44.3%)	10 (16.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)																																		$99,472	$30,213	$69,259
Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 739-6809	556	36	15.5	68.5%	164 (29.5%)	42 (7.6%)	269 (48.4%)	47 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.0%)								(n/a)										33.3	29.2		35.0		32.9		80.0	53.3	40.0	46.2	40.3	43.2	44.9		46.7	20.0	36.8	38.5	45.8	36.4	38.7			$18,272	$702	$17,570
Horizon	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	43-330 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 238-9720	286	13	22.3	86.0%	43 (15.0%)	2 (0.7%)	217 (75.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)								(n/a)											19.1		53.6		42.5		36.4		41.2	26.1	33.3	63.2	47.3		27.3		17.7	39.1	38.1	54.4	40.4			$22,987	$1,453	$21,534
Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	26866 San Jacinto St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 765-5193	545	32	17.0	85.7%	85 (15.6%)	29 (5.3%)	383 (70.3%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)								(n/a)										14.3	19.2			23.9	19.5	43.8	53.9	35.7	41.7	39.4	41.1	50.8	43.3	43.8	30.8	7.1	18.6	7.6	9.6	8.2	13.7			$22,121	$1,249	$20,872
Moreno Valley Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	24521 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 571-4970	722	19	38.6	89.9%	49 (6.8%)	91 (12.6%)	517 (71.6%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)								(n/a)										12.5	4.8		7.5	10.0	7.5	29.4	31.6	17.7	27.8	10.4	13.3	16.1	17.7	35.3	5.3	7.1	2.9	6.8	7.0	4.4	6.6			$14,246	$2,110	$12,136
Desert Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2248 East Ramon Rd.	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0487	317	20	15.5	89.6%	49 (15.5%)	22 (6.9%)	232 (73.2%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)										35.3	17.7	10.3			19.1		33.3	58.8	47.6	44.4	26.5	50.9	42.6		16.7	29.4	14.3	25.0	20.0	13.7	18.7			$24,250	$876	$23,374
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)													8.3		8.8							48.0	46.0							8.0	16.0			$39,212	$446	$38,766
Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 778-5300	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)										51.6	48.7		48.8		49.6	50.0	39.1	62.5	72.4	41.5	69.2	53.7	56.1	16.7	45.5	58.1	55.2	58.5	66.7	45.0	52.3			$24,161	$2,062	$22,099
Riverside County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	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)															0.0							9.3	8.7							2.3	2.1			$59,552	$19,930	$39,622
Riverside County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	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)										5.9					3.9	0.0	0.0	5.9	15.4				3.9	13.3	0.0	11.1	7.7				6.3	81%	0%	$96,876	$5,366	$91,510
Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	151	11	13.8	85.4%	6 (4.0%)	19 (12.6%)	116 (76.8%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)													20.0		14.3					27.3		26.7	28.2					18.2		0.0	7.7			$12,992	$24	$12,968
Scholarship Prep - Riverside	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9707 Magnolia Ave	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Scholarship Prep - Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 410-8211	0			—															(n/a)										38.1					38.1	57.9	41.2	47.6	40.0	69.2			50.6	47.4	29.4	28.6	33.3	30.8			34.1
Vista Lago Global Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	28200 Lake St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Vista Lago Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 384-2056	0			—															(n/a)										33.3					27.8		42.9	41.7	53.9	18.2			41.3		35.7	25.0	15.4	0.0			19.1

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