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Loma Vista Middle

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Loma Vista Middle ranks 1871 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Loma Vista Middle is a public school serving about 1,027 students in grades 6-8 in Riverside, operating within the Alvord Unified School District in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall performance is below average for the state, ranking in the 32nd percentile, and it generally scores lower than most other middle schools in its own district in core subjects like English, math, and science. However, the school has made significant progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, bringing its rate down to 18%, which is better than several nearby schools such as Arizona Middle and Wells Middle. It also shows particular strength in Spanish language arts, outperforming both district and state averages in Spanish writing.

When looking at nearby schools, performance varies widely even among those with similar challenges. For instance, Ysmael Villegas Middle in the same district performs significantly higher, while schools in neighboring districts like Corona-Norco Unified, such as Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, achieve much higher academic rankings. Loma Vista's per-student spending is relatively high, but this does not directly correlate with higher test scores compared to these other schools, indicating that factors beyond funding influence outcomes.

1,027

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,268

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11050 Arlington Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-2204

(951) 358-1685

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Loma Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Norte Vista High

Feeder schools for Loma Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Rosemary Kennedy Elementary
	Terrace Elementary
	Twinhill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

5.0%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,871^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	28.7	1871 of 2761	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1797 of 2783	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1742 of 2781	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1854 of 2740	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1820 of 2715	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1614 of 2480	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	1471 of 2508	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	1504 of 2497	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1590 of 2477	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	1302 of 2379	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	1346 of 2259	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	1489 of 2236	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	1559 of 2179	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1617 of 2063	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	1591 of 2005	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	1716 of 1999	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	1337 of 1804	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.7	1318 of 1777	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.1	1293 of 1769	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	932 of 1531	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	894 of 1491	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	548 of 1369	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	825 of 1478	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1236 of 1521	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1030 of 1540	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	678 of 1442	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	493 of 1364	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1888 of 2533	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1739 of 2551	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1526 of 2531	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1749 of 2509	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1637 of 2380	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1543 of 2262	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1433 of 2395	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1323 of 2388	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1223 of 2374	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1425 of 2359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1321 of 2213	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1190 of 2072	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	223 of 477	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	190 of 394	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	138 of 320	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	264 of 336	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1557 of 2542	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1499 of 2579	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1264 of 2531	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	1396 of 2458	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1290 of 2369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1144 of 2230	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1606 of 2534	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1623 of 2552	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1650 of 2538	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1680 of 2527	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1710 of 2407	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1495 of 2273	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	849 of 1566	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1003 of 1552	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	914 of 1531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1115 of 1520	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1283 of 1537	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1477 of 1543	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1013 of 1555	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1101 of 1602	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	858 of 1496	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Writing23%+6 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Listening19%-7 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading9%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
Mira Loma Middle	Public	7-8	5051 Steve St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2883	711	33	21.3	84.2%	39 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	651 (91.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	22.2	2146^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%		22.1	2167^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	21																	15.3	15.3		29.1	30.6	29.9		19.8	17.3	18.5	$20,898	$2,161	$18,737
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
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
River Heights Intermediate	Public	7-8	7227 Scholar Way	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2155	1,203	45	26.6	68.7%	116 (9.6%)	95 (7.9%)	551 (45.8%)	384 (31.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.2%)	78	519^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79	502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	17																	41.6	41.6		63.5	59.5	61.5		50.6	50.1	50.3	$14,584	$440	$14,144
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
Jurupa Middle	Public	7-8	8700 Galena St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2846	1,105	51	21.6	77.1%	86 (7.8%)	30 (2.7%)	930 (84.2%)	26 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.6%)	25	2003^rd of 2761 public middle schools	27.5%		30	1813^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.9%	190																	14.7	14.7		36.7	32.9	34.7		19.6	17.8	18.6	$19,130	$1,696	$17,434
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Loma Vista Middle

What district is Loma Vista Middle in?

Alvord Unified

What is the racial makeup of Loma Vista Middle?

Students at Loma Vista Middle are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Loma Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended Loma Vista Middle.

What high school do graduates of Loma Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Loma Vista Middle usually go on to attend Norte Vista High

Is Loma Vista Middle a good school?

Loma Vista Middle ranks 1871^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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