Is Riverside Preparatory a good school?

Riverside Preparatory ranks in the bottom 17.4% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Riverside Preparatory?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,401 students attended Riverside Preparatory.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Preparatory?

Students at Riverside Preparatory are 62% Hispanic, 17% African American, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Riverside Preparatory

Summary:

Riverside Preparatory is an alternative public charter school located in Oro Grande, CA that serves grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 2,508 students. The school stands out for its exceptional graduation and low dropout rates, but faces challenges in academic achievement as evidenced by lower test scores compared to the state and surrounding schools.

Riverside Preparatory has an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate of 97.2%, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 64.3% to 98.9%. The school's dropout rate of 1.7% is also much lower than the surrounding schools, which have dropout rates ranging from 10.0% to 33.9%. However, Riverside Preparatory's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 11th grade, the school's proficiency rates are 54.59% in ELA and 11.35% in Math, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9%, respectively.

Riverside Preparatory serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 80.82% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 43.13% to 91.58%. This may contribute to the school's lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rate of 26.5%, which is higher than the nearby schools, ranging from 0.0% to 79.2%. Despite these challenges, Riverside Preparatory's focus on student success and retention, combined with its low student-teacher ratio of 23:1, suggest potential areas for further investigation and improvement.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

19121 Third St.
Oro Grande, CA 92368

(760) 243-5884

District: Riverside Preparatory District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4840^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,129

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 2,401

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

African American:

17.2%

White:

15.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Riverside Preparatory ranks worse than 82.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.22. (See more...)

Compare Details Riverside Preparatory ranks worse than 83.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.15. (See more...)

Compare Details Riverside Preparatory ranks worse than 67.1% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.86. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Riverside Preparatory who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Riverside Preparatory is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.6%), African American (17.2%), White (15%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riverside Preparatory is 21. (See more...)

Compare Riverside Preparatory employs 113.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riverside Preparatory is $16,129. (See more...)

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Preparatory 4840^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Riverside Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Preparatory 2330^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Riverside Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Preparatory 1559^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Riverside Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Riverside Preparatory

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.66	4601^st	5874	21.7%
2024	20.22	4840^th	5862	17.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.30	1082^nd	3250	66.7%
2024	35.71	2126^th	3160	32.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.67	1446^th	2420	40.2%
2024	28.01	1936^th	2634	26.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.39	3871^st	5374	28.0%
2024	24.56	4406^th	5511	20.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.36	109^th	336	67.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.92	4338^th	5617	22.8%
2024	22.41	4467^th	5605	20.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.73	4474^th	5650	20.8%
2024	19.47	4778^th	5636	15.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.16	345^th	662	47.9%
2024	37.12	348^th	593	41.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.21	3456^th	5098	32.2%
2024	30.31	3715^th	5102	27.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	9.42	2488^th	2662	6.5%
2024	9.96	2451^st	2647	7.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.56	2240^th	2802	20.1%
2024	18.15	2330^th	2777	16.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.64	1143^rd	1529	25.2%
2024	30.66	1195^th	1477	19.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.06	1181^st	1538	23.2%
2024	20.19	1457^th	1550	6.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.61	1948^th	2549	23.6%
2024	21.74	2108^th	2575	18.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.54	78^th	321	75.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.73	2135^th	2547	16.2%
2024	20.91	2046^th	2546	19.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.59	1972^nd	2558	22.9%
2024	15.62	2261^st	2547	11.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.07	427^th	614	30.5%
2024	31.32	420^th	626	32.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.07	1834^th	2391	23.3%
2024	22.33	1920^th	2383	19.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.53	1260^th	1552	18.8%
2024	9.43	1424^th	1535	7.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.83	1596^th	2348	32.0%
2024	24.86	1559^th	2323	32.9%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	10.84	680^th	786	13.5%
2024	14.26	662^nd	804	17.7%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.51	482^nd	1323	63.6%
2024	34.92	633^rd	1350	53.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.27	1059^th	1547	31.5%
2024	25.55	1151^st	1534	25.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.87	1470^th	2247	34.6%
2024	26.78	1499^th	2235	32.9%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.96	149^th	417	64.3%
2024	22.03	362^nd	451	19.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.68	1554^th	2118	26.6%
2024	22.33	1534^th	2098	26.9%

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Rank History for high school Foster Care students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	81.87	1^st	15	93.3%
2024	17.85	9^th	12	25.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.47	1487^th	2207	32.6%
2024	26.14	1433^rd	2172	34.0%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	4.32	702^nd	731	4.0%
2024	3.92	687^th	712	3.5%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.29	521^st	720	27.6%
2024	32.99	462^nd	721	35.9%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.39	1438^th	2142	32.9%
2024	29.00	1396^th	2125	34.3%

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Rank History for high school Native American students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.79	13^th	33	60.6%
2024	78.31	7^th	35	80.0%

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Rank History for high school Pacific Islander students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.75	13^th	35	62.9%
2024	44.76	22^nd	35	37.1%

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Rank History for high school White students at Riverside Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.93	1046^th	1434	27.1%
2024	20.19	1063^rd	1406	24.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Riverside Preparatory

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2022	399	432	34	1442	34	24	79	1	2445
2023	388	450	38	1507	34	26	63	2	2508
2024	359	413	35	1480	26	20	67	1	2401

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Riverside Preparatory

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2022	2445	99.3	24.6	63.1
2023	2508	108.9	23.0	80.8
2024	2401	113.8	21.0	80.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Riverside Preparatory

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2022	2445	99.3	24.6	63.1
2023	2508	108.9	23.0	80.8
2024	2401	113.8	21.0	80.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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