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Middle Schools in Riverside Unified

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At a glance

DistrictRiverside Unified759^th of 1,530 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

5,632

Students

Top rankedFrank Augustus Miller Middle442^nd of 2,740 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Sierra Middle up 53 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Central Middle 21.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Riverside Unified has seven middle schools, all serving grades 7–8, and their 2025–2026 results show a wide spread in achievement. Across the schools, average proficiency was 47% in ELA, 31% in math, and 31% in science, compared with statewide results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. The clearest takeaway is that two schools perform above the state in every subject, while the other five are below it in all three.

Frank Augustus Miller Middle leads in ELA (68%), math (52%), and science (47%); Amelia Earhart Middle ranks second in each (60%, 48%, and 45%). Miller’s results are about 24 percentage points above the other six schools’ average in ELA and math, and 18 points above it in science. Earhart is about 15–19 points above those averages. At the other end, Chemawa Middle is lowest in all three subjects, with 35% ELA, 19% math, and 22% science. The strongest-to-weakest gaps are 32 points in ELA, 33 in math, and 25 in science. SchoolDigger gives Miller a four-star rating and a statewide rank of 434 out of 2,703; Earhart also earns four stars, while Chemawa has one star.

Recent results show modest group-average gains in math and science, but little change in ELA: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, averages rose 1 point in math and 3 in science, while ELA changed by less than 1 point. Miller gained 5 points in ELA and 4 in math, though its science result slipped 1 point; University Heights and Sierra had the largest science increases, at 9 and 8 points. Miller’s high scores are not paired with a low student–teacher ratio: it has 23.6 students per teacher, among the highest listed, while Gage and Central have the lowest ratios at 21.1. All seven report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025; the share ranges from 56% at Earhart to 91% at University Heights. These measures offer context, not an explanation for school results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amelia Earhart Middle	Public	7-8	20202 Aptos St.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5700	743	32	23.2	56.1%	213 (28.7%)	46 (6.2%)	370 (49.8%)	68 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.8%)	74.1	590^th of 2740 public middle schools	78.5%		77.5	529^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.8%	61	45.2	45.2	61.5	58.8	60.2	48.5	46.7	47.6	$27,814	$27,228	$586
Central Middle	Public	7-8	4795 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7282	621	29	21.1	83.3%	77 (12.4%)	43 (6.9%)	474 (76.3%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	35.3	1653^rd of 2740 public middle schools	39.7%		34.6	1658^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%	5	24.0	24.0	48.1	36.8	42.3	27.9	22.9	25.3	$29,919	$29,174	$745
Chemawa Middle	Public	7-8	8830 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8244	885	37	23.6	89.0%	67 (7.6%)	39 (4.4%)	726 (82.0%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	25.3	1998^th of 2740 public middle schools	27.1%		27.6	1910^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.8%	88	22.0	22.0	33.4	37.3	35.4	17.2	20.4	18.8	$23,939	$23,056	$883
Matthew Gage Middle	Public	7-8	6400 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7350	840	40	21.1	70.1%	182 (21.7%)	31 (3.7%)	572 (68.1%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.3%)	44.8	1338^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.2%		47.6	1246^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.9%	92	27.4	27.4	45.0	44.4	44.7	32.1	35.3	33.8	$25,815	$24,772	$1,043
Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	4950 Central Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7501	829	37	22.2	88.5%	63 (7.6%)	46 (5.5%)	690 (83.2%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.7%)	33.2	1709^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.6%		31.9	1762^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.2%	53	29.3	29.3	40.3	40.8	40.6	23.2	19.1	21.2	$26,021	$25,082	$939
University Heights Middle	Public	7-8	1155 Massachusetts Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7388	870	39	22.5	91.4%	56 (6.4%)	53 (6.1%)	697 (80.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	30.3	1817^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.7%		30.7	1805^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.6%	12	24.2	24.2	35.2	42.6	38.9	19.0	23.8	21.4	$25,131	$24,200	$931
Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Public	7-8	17925 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-8181	844	36	23.6	56.9%	262 (31.0%)	41 (4.9%)	405 (48.0%)	94 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.6%)	81.5	442^nd of 2740 public middle schools	83.9%		79.7	480^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%	38	46.9	46.9	70.1	65.1	67.6	52.3	51.8	52.0	$24,585	$23,968	$617

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl)	0.37 mi	1
Gateway College and Career Academy District	2.12 mi	1	324^th
Riverside County Office of Education	2.15 mi	12
Riverside County Office Of Education Regional Occupational	2.66 mi	1
Sherman Indian High School	3.47 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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