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Wells Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Wells Middle serves 768 students in grades 6–8 in Riverside, within Alvord Unified. Its test results are the most important concern: in 2025–2026, it had the lowest all-grades proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math, and science among the 10 nearby schools supplied.

Science is Wells Middle’s relative bright spot, while ELA is its weakest area compared with nearby schools, its district, and the state. Wells’ proficiency was 22% in ELA, 11% in math, and 13% in science, compared with 39%, 26%, and 27% in Alvord Unified and 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. That means Wells was behind the state by 28 points in ELA, 27 in math, and 23 in science. Its results were also below the nearby-school averages of 41% in ELA, 25% in math, and 27% in science. Seventh grade is a relative high point: its ELA and math results were 30% and 18%, while eighth-grade math was particularly low at 6%.

Results have changed only modestly over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose from 9% to 11%, while ELA shifted from 23% to 22% and science was roughly flat, moving from 14% to 13%. Despite a small rise in its statewide standing, Wells Middle remains low-ranked: SchoolDigger places it at the 8th percentile with 0 stars, versus nearby schools at the 17th–62nd percentiles with 1–3 stars. Its student-teacher ratio, 22.2 in 2024–2025, is close to the nearby average of 22.1. In that same school year, 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported share among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings are notably higher for homeless students (32nd percentile in 2025–2026) and special education students (28th percentile) than for the school overall (8th percentile). Chronic absenteeism has improved, falling from 27% in 2023–2024 to 22% in 2025–2026, but remains above the district’s 19% and the state’s 18%.

768

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,646

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

10000 Wells Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-2373

(951) 358-1705

District: Alvord Unified

Feeder schools for Wells Middle:

Elementary:	Arlanza Elementary
	Foothill Elementary
	La Granada Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg31%

California avg42%

2,521^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Alvord Unified

1117^th of 1,530Alvord 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
2026	12.3	2521 of 2740	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	2527 of 2761	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2604 of 2783	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2451 of 2781	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2421 of 2740	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2252 of 2715	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2181 of 2480	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	2256 of 2508	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	2133 of 2497	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	2251 of 2477	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1863 of 2379	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	1938 of 2259	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	1775 of 2236	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	1836 of 2179	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1664 of 2063	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	1814 of 2005	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	1731 of 1999	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1586 of 1804	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	1490 of 1777	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.3	1588 of 1769	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	1262 of 1531	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1273 of 1491	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1326 of 1369	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	1387 of 1478	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1156 of 1521	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1329 of 1540	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	988 of 1442	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	816 of 1364	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	2417 of 2516	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	2407 of 2533	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2439 of 2551	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2343 of 2531	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2170 of 2509	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1914 of 2380	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1955 of 2262	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	2117 of 2357	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	2142 of 2395	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	2183 of 2388	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2024 of 2374	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1977 of 2359	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1769 of 2213	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1791 of 2072	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	300 of 442	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	425 of 477	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	363 of 394	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	268 of 336	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	2285 of 2529	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	2274 of 2542	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2380 of 2579	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2172 of 2531	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2074 of 2458	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1860 of 2369	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1919 of 2230	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	2210 of 2514	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	2254 of 2534	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2386 of 2552	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2154 of 2538	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2324 of 2527	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2152 of 2407	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2107 of 2273	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1162 of 1605	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	1390 of 1566	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1496 of 1552	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1374 of 1531	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.5	1477 of 1602	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)32nd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2019)8th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-28 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				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	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
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92505	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%)	12.3	2521^st of 2740 public middle schools	8.0%		12.7	2527^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.5%	6																	13.3	13.3	15.5	29.9	20.2	21.7	9.6	17.8	6.5	11.1	$28,646	$27,092	$1,554
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%)	30	1832^nd of 2740 public middle schools	33.1%		28.7	1871^st of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%	39	3.7	10.6	16.2	10.0	8.6	18.8	20.3	15.8	4.9	18.8	14.9	12.9	3.7	11.8	21.6	12.1	24.4	24.4	35.4	36.8	38.3	36.9	20.6	26.1	22.9	23.1	$27,127	$25,522	$1,605
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
Arizona Middle	Public	6-8	11045 Arizona Ave.	Riverside	92505	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%)	36.1	1622^nd of 2740 public middle schools	40.8%		39.5	1500^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.7%	122																	34.5	34.5	32.7	41.5	41.1	38.3	23.3	27.4	26.7	25.8	$28,246	$26,692	$1,554
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
Ysmael Villegas Middle	Public	6-8	3754 Harvill Ln.	Riverside	92505	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%)	55.7	1037^th of 2740 public middle schools	62.2%		48.4	1226^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%	189																	35.9	35.9	49.0	53.1	52.7	51.7	39.9	30.6	36.6	35.6	$25,175	$23,752	$1,423
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%)	50.2	1175^th of 2740 public middle schools	57.1%		60.5	893^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.7%	282																	35.1	35.1		49.3	48.7	49.0		27.9	36.3	32.0	$26,692	$25,622	$1,070
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%)	18.6	2279^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.8%		22.2	2146^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%	133																	16.4	16.4		25.8	32.3	28.9		16.1	17.9	17.0	$24,649	$23,560	$1,089
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%)	29.9	1837^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.0%		25	2003^rd of 2761 public middle schools	27.5%	166																	23.9	23.9		36.5	40.0	38.2		21.0	23.3	22.1	$22,453	$21,576	$877
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wells Middle

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Alvord Unified

Is Wells Middle a good school?

Wells Middle ranks in the bottom 8.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wells Middle?

Students at Wells Middle are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Wells Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Wells Middle.

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