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Ysmael Villegas Middle

Q: Is Ysmael Villegas Middle a good school?

Ysmael Villegas Middle ranks 1226 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

Ysmael Villegas Middle is a public middle school serving about 1,140 students in grades 6-8 within the Alvord Unified School District in Riverside, a district that faces significant challenges statewide.

Academically, the school performs near the state average in English but has notable struggles in math and science; however, it stands out as the highest-performing middle school within its own district, significantly outperforming peers like Wells Middle, Loma Vista Middle, and Arizona Middle. This is impressive given that it serves a student population with very high economic need, and it has maintained a stable, mid-range state ranking for over a decade, showing resilience where other district schools have declined.

When compared to schools in the higher-ranked neighboring Corona-Norco Unified district, Ysmael Villegas is competitive with some, like Letha Raney Intermediate, though it trails the district's top performers. The school shows particular strength in supporting some student subgroups, such as African American students, where it earns high marks, but its effectiveness varies year-to-year for others, including English Learners and students in special education. For parents, the key takeaway is that this is a consistently performing school within its local context, achieving relatively strong results with efficient use of resources despite broader district difficulties.

1,136

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,207

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3754 Harvill Ln.
Riverside, CA 92503-4680

(951) 358-1695

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Ysmael Villegas Middle usually attend:

High:

Hillcrest High

Feeder schools for Ysmael Villegas Middle:

Elementary:	Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary
	Promenade Elementary
	S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
	Valley View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

11.3%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alvord Unified

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,226^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	48.4	1226 of 2761	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	1072 of 2783	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1199 of 2781	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1222 of 2740	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1224 of 2715	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	1016 of 2480	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	1038 of 2508	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	925 of 2497	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	973 of 2477	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	955 of 2379	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	900 of 2259	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	806 of 2236	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	845 of 2179	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	861 of 2063	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.0	834 of 2005	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.8	1017 of 1999	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.8	862 of 1804	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.4	759 of 1777	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.8	786 of 1769	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	149 of 609	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	133 of 627	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	139 of 613	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	96 of 637	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	117 of 643	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	120 of 600	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	369 of 739	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	290 of 743	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	332 of 715	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	458 of 733	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	376 of 745	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	400 of 700	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	920 of 1531	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1049 of 1491	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	851 of 1369	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	513 of 1478	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	987 of 1521	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	989 of 1540	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	507 of 1442	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	463 of 1364	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1240 of 2533	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	1032 of 2551	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1069 of 2531	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	1120 of 2509	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1185 of 2380	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	975 of 2262	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	1092 of 2395	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	940 of 2388	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	1055 of 2374	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1057 of 2359	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1086 of 2213	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	820 of 2072	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	151 of 477	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	324 of 394	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	284 of 320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	189 of 336	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1111 of 2542	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	921 of 2579	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	938 of 2531	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	971 of 2458	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	1065 of 2369	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	911 of 2230	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1094 of 2534	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	996 of 2552	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1147 of 2538	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1107 of 2527	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	1092 of 2407	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	955 of 2273	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	114 of 197	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	496 of 726	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	354 of 665	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	877 of 1566	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	537 of 1552	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	868 of 1531	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	801 of 1520	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	606 of 1537	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	733 of 1543	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	784 of 1555	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	881 of 1602	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	683 of 1496	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2023)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science26%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Auburndale Intermediate	Public	7-8	1255 River Rd.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3231	640	30	21.0	89.2%	57 (8.9%)	50 (7.8%)	505 (78.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	22.6	2129^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		25.9	2004^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.0%	125																	17.0	17.0		28.4	31.9	30.2		20.7	15.1	17.7	$19,322	$1,205	$18,117
Letha Raney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1010 West Citron St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3221	537	30	18.1	90.1%	34 (6.3%)	23 (4.3%)	409 (76.2%)	57 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	39.1	1517^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		37.1	1565^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.8%	48																	31.7	31.7	95.7	39.5	37.8	41.1	65.2	21.1	23.0	24.0	$19,669	$1,493	$18,176
Citrus Hills Intermediate	Public	7-8	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4600	919	36	25.8	64.9%	312 (33.9%)	47 (5.1%)	423 (46.0%)	93 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	38 (4.1%)	61.4	868^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.6%		59.5	900^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.7%	32																	32.2	32.2		55.2	54.1	54.6		34.5	41.4	38.2	$16,186	$563	$15,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Ysmael Villegas Middle

Is Ysmael Villegas Middle a good school?

Ysmael Villegas Middle ranks 1226^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Ysmael Villegas Middle attend?

Students who attend Ysmael Villegas Middle usually go on to attend Hillcrest High

How many students attend Ysmael Villegas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,136 students attended Ysmael Villegas Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Ysmael Villegas Middle?

Students at Ysmael Villegas Middle are 68% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ysmael Villegas Middle in?

Alvord Unified

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