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River Heights Intermediate

Q: Is River Heights Intermediate a good school?

River Heights Intermediate ranks 519 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 81% of California middle schools

Summary

River Heights Intermediate is a well-regarded public middle school serving grades 7-8 for about 1,200 students in Eastvale, part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school consistently outperforms both district and state averages on standardized tests, especially in mathematics, and has one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the region at just 9.2%, showing remarkable improvement since the pandemic. It achieves these outcomes very efficiently, spending less per student than many nearby schools like Auburndale Intermediate. A particularly interesting comparison is with the nearby Norco Intermediate; both schools serve student populations with very similar economic backgrounds, yet River Heights scores over 10 points higher in both English and math proficiency.

River Heights has shown a decade of steady improvement and is notably effective in supporting specific student groups, including English Language Learners and students from low-income families, with performance rankings in the 88th to 97th percentiles statewide for these groups. Along with Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, it helps make Eastvale a high-performing area within the district, though it's important to note the school's performance with all students has shown some variation year-to-year. Overall, its combination of strong academics, excellent attendance, and cost-effectiveness makes it a top choice in the region.

1,203

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,717

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7227 Scholar Way
Eastvale, CA 92880-4018

(951) 738-2155

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend River Heights Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Eleanor Roosevelt High

Feeder schools for River Heights Intermediate:

Elementary:	Eastvale Elementary
	Harada Elementary
	Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

Asian:

31.9%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2013 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

California avg41%

519^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Corona-Norco Unified

522^nd of 1,543Corona-Norco 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	78.0	519 of 2761	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	502 of 2783	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	533 of 2781	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	686 of 2740	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	741 of 2715	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	681 of 2480	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	671 of 2508	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	64.1	776 of 2497	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	758 of 2477	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	1084 of 2379	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	1027 of 2259	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	975 of 2236	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.5	1186 of 2179	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	964 of 2063	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.9	980 of 2005	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.7	1200 of 1999	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	35 of 609	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	36 of 627	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	20 of 613	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	56 of 637	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	132 of 643	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	107 of 600	82.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	356 of 739	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	278 of 743	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	306 of 715	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	345 of 733	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	460 of 745	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	421 of 700	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	412 of 1531	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	562 of 1491	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	829 of 1369	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	94 of 1478	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	134 of 1521	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	192 of 1540	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	195 of 1442	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	518 of 1364	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	436 of 2533	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	454 of 2551	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	487 of 2531	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	647 of 2509	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	702 of 2380	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	632 of 2262	72.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	476 of 2395	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	507 of 2388	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	418 of 2374	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	684 of 2359	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	565 of 2213	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	422 of 2072	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	306 of 2542	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	274 of 2579	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	235 of 2531	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	341 of 2458	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	725 of 2369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	549 of 2230	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	589 of 2534	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	505 of 2552	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	509 of 2538	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	619 of 2527	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	699 of 2407	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	664 of 2273	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	256 of 726	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	293 of 701	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	422 of 677	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	370 of 665	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	325 of 554	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	183 of 462	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	425 of 1566	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	366 of 1552	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	199 of 1531	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	831 of 1520	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	486 of 1537	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	503 of 1543	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	770 of 1555	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	660 of 1602	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	643 of 1496	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+13 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science42%+9 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 (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/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
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	$18,717	$18,190	$527
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Public	7-8	6905 Harrison Ave.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-8241	1,228	46	26.6	58.7%	213 (17.3%)	99 (8.1%)	440 (35.8%)	409 (33.3%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (4.7%)	85.1	370^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	423^rd of 2783 public middle schools	84.8%	53																	47.6	47.6		70.6	69.0	69.8		54.8	50.1	52.4	$18,757	$18,076	$681
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	$26,692	$25,622	$1,070
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	$27,896	$26,610	$1,286
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	$27,127	$25,522	$1,605
Grace Yokley Junior High	Public	7-8	2947 South Turner Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-6774	606	29	21.2	66.0%	57 (9.4%)	56 (9.2%)	419 (69.1%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63.7	812^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.6%		65.7	777^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.1%	35																	35.9	35.9		59.9	51.5	55.7		43.1	33.1	38.1	$24,963	$23,584	$1,379
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	$24,649	$23,560	$1,089
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	$28,646	$27,092	$1,554
Woodcrest Junior High	Public	7-8	2725 South Campus Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 923-3455	324	19	17.4	87.7%	31 (9.6%)	9 (2.8%)	248 (76.5%)	31 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	59.8	913^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.9%		67.8	725^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.9%	188																	27.6	27.6		59.1	48.5	53.2		47.0	35.0	40.4	$27,765	$26,352	$1,413
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	$22,694	$22,132	$562

Frequently Asked Questions about River Heights Intermediate

Is River Heights Intermediate a good school?

River Heights Intermediate ranks 519^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of River Heights Intermediate attend?

Students who attend River Heights Intermediate usually go on to attend Eleanor Roosevelt High

How many students attend River Heights Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,203 students attended River Heights Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of River Heights Intermediate?

Students at River Heights Intermediate are 46% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 10% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is River Heights Intermediate in?

Corona-Norco Unified

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