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Arizona Middle

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Arizona Middle ranks 1500 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Arizona Middle is a public school serving about 800 students in grades 6-8 in Riverside, part of the Alvord Unified district, and operates in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages but show it is more effective than some similar schools in the area; for example, it significantly outperforms Wells Middle, another high-need school in the same district. The school has shown steady, long-term improvement and has particular strengths in supporting its Hispanic, African American, and economically disadvantaged students. However, it struggles to show the same level of success with its White, Asian, and special education students, indicating a need for different approaches for different groups of learners.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Corona-Norco Unified, such as Corona Fundamental Intermediate and El Cerrito Middle, Arizona Middle lags in performance despite having similar or higher spending per student. This points to broader district-level factors influencing results. Within its own district, it sits in the middle, performing better than Loma Vista Middle and Wells but behind Ysmael Villegas Middle. A positive trend is the strong academic jump students make from 7th to 8th grade, and reducing chronic absenteeism, which is high but improving, could help accelerate gains.

804

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,857

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11045 Arizona Ave.
Riverside, CA 92503-5903

(951) 358-1675

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Arizona Middle usually attend:

High:

Hillcrest High

Feeder schools for Arizona Middle:

Elementary:	Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
	Collett Elementary
	Lake Hills Elementary
	Myra Linn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

White:

7.2%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2015)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,500^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Alvord Unified

1146^th of 1,543Alvord 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1500 of 2761	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1671 of 2783	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1639 of 2781	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1668 of 2740	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1576 of 2715	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1580 of 2480	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	1562 of 2508	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1533 of 2497	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.7	1910 of 2477	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.9	1080 of 2379	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	1220 of 2259	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	1140 of 2236	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	1168 of 2179	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	1058 of 2063	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	926 of 2005	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.2	1059 of 1999	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.6	1157 of 1804	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.2	1273 of 1777	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.4	1026 of 1769	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	192 of 609	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	319 of 627	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	253 of 613	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	295 of 637	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	553 of 739	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	521 of 743	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	516 of 715	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	569 of 733	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	587 of 700	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	905 of 1531	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	925 of 1491	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1070 of 1369	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	843 of 1478	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	816 of 1521	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	488 of 1540	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	723 of 1442	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	527 of 1364	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1490 of 2533	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1532 of 2551	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1488 of 2531	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1491 of 2509	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1399 of 2380	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1454 of 2262	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	1024 of 2395	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	1188 of 2388	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	1228 of 2374	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1248 of 2359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1145 of 2213	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1173 of 2072	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	215 of 477	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	215 of 394	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	84 of 336	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1073 of 2542	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	1408 of 2579	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1261 of 2531	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	1309 of 2458	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1144 of 2369	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1165 of 2230	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1321 of 2534	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1566 of 2552	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1529 of 2538	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1583 of 2527	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1491 of 2407	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1494 of 2273	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1157 of 1566	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1200 of 1552	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	841 of 1531	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1233 of 1520	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1333 of 1537	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1263 of 1543	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1137 of 1555	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1002 of 1602	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1039 of 1496	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	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
Arizona Middle	Public	6-8	11045 Arizona Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1675	804	37	21.6	88.3%	58 (7.2%)	52 (6.5%)	634 (78.9%)	42 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	39.5	1500^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.7%		33.9	1671^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	171																	27.8	27.8	42.6	32.0	46.8	40.5	26.5	20.9	31.7	26.5	$18,857	$1,429	$17,428
Ysmael Villegas Middle	Public	6-8	3754 Harvill Ln.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1695	1,136	48	23.7	78.0%	128 (11.3%)	73 (6.4%)	776 (68.3%)	115 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	33 (2.9%)	48.4	1226^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		52.9	1072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	61.5%	154																	25.9	25.9	46.9	50.8	48.4	48.6	30.6	31.9	28.8	30.4	$18,207	$1,347	$16,860
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1705	768	34	22.2	95.8%	15 (2.0%)	7 (0.9%)	731 (95.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12.7	2527^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.5%		11.7	2604^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.4%	77																	15.0	15.0	18.5	21.2	22.7	20.9	8.8	9.4	9.6	9.3	$18,171	$1,462	$16,709
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%)	27.6	1910^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.8%		26.8	1959^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.6%	49																	21.0	21.0		35.0	34.5	34.7		19.3	18.9	19.1	$17,745	$1,546	$16,199
Loma Vista Middle	Public	6-8	11050 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1685	1,027	47	21.7	89.1%	51 (5.0%)	18 (1.8%)	936 (91.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	28.7	1871^st of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%		30.3	1797^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	74	5.7	11.5	13.0	9.8	15.9	26.9	13.0	18.7	15.9	34.6	18.8	23.0	4.6	3.9	18.8	8.5	16.3	16.3	34.1	35.5	40.0	36.6	23.3	19.9	20.3	21.1	$17,268	$1,512	$15,756
Norco Intermediate	Public	7-8	2711 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3206	726	31	23.4	67.5%	296 (40.8%)	13 (1.8%)	355 (48.9%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.8%)	60.5	893^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.7%		41	1427^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	534																	37.5	37.5		57.9	43.9	50.6		36.2	39.6	38.0	$16,148	$764	$15,384
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%)	31.9	1762^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.2%		34.3	1654^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.6%	108																	21.7	21.7		42.7	35.9	39.3		21.0	19.8	20.4	$18,810	$1,400	$17,410
El Cerrito Middle	Public	6-8	7610 El Cerrito Rd.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3216	1,218	46	26.5	62.6%	345 (28.3%)	93 (7.6%)	500 (41.1%)	204 (16.7%)	7 (0.6%)	8 (0.7%)	61 (5.0%)	77.9	523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	81.1%		73.2	629^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.4%	106																	45.7	45.7	94.4	62.8	64.0	65.3	76.4	44.8	44.0	46.4	$14,909	$706	$14,203
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%)	47.6	1246^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.9%		40.5	1442^nd of 2783 public middle schools	48.2%	196																	25.4	25.4		51.1	43.4	47.0		35.8	27.7	31.5	$18,335	$1,414	$16,921
Corona Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1230 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3321	754	30	25.1	80.1%	59 (7.8%)	22 (2.9%)	528 (70.0%)	127 (16.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	70.1	675^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.6%		72.8	637^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.1%	38																	35.5	35.5		63.0	61.0	62.0		42.9	39.3	41.1	$15,051	$581	$14,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Arizona Middle

What is the racial makeup of Arizona Middle?

Students at Arizona Middle are 79% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Arizona Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 804 students attended Arizona Middle.

Is Arizona Middle a good school?

Arizona Middle ranks 1500^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Arizona Middle attend?

Students who attend Arizona Middle usually go on to attend Hillcrest High

What district is Arizona Middle in?

Alvord Unified

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