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Rivera Middle

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Rivera Middle ranks 1946 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1946^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 30% of California middle schools

Summary

Rivera Middle is a public middle school serving 544 students in grades 6-8 within the El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below state and district averages, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 30th percentile. This performance is notably lower than several nearby schools, including the district's own STEAM Academy @ Burke and Katherine Edwards Middle, which serve similar student populations but achieve higher rankings and proficiency rates. Despite spending more per student than some of these higher-performing peers, Rivera's outcomes have not kept pace, and chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains an area of concern.

Key opportunities for improvement include learning from successful models at nearby schools like Los Nietos Middle, addressing performance gaps between student groups, and stabilizing support services. The school's data shows some strengths, such as relative conversational Spanish skills among students and better math performance in 8th grade, which could be built upon with targeted strategies.

544

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,910

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7200 Citronell Ave.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-4020

(562) 801-7580

District: El Rancho Unified

Students who attend Rivera Middle usually attend:

High:

El Rancho High

Feeder schools for Rivera Middle:

Elementary:	Rio Vista Elementary
	Rivera Elementary
	Valencia Academy of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

1.1%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,946^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the El Rancho Unified

922^nd of 1,543El Rancho 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	26.2	1946 of 2761	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1907 of 2783	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1901 of 2781	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2011 of 2740	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2024 of 2715	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1880 of 2480	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	1830 of 2508	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	1586 of 2497	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	1453 of 2477	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	950 of 2379	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.6	751 of 2259	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	850 of 2236	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	1003 of 2179	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.5	1069 of 2063	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.0	1110 of 2005	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.6	1238 of 1999	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	1186 of 1804	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.4	1194 of 1777	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.3	1233 of 1769	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	1243 of 1531	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1063 of 1491	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1324 of 1369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	878 of 1478	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1495 of 1521	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1336 of 1540	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1196 of 1442	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	879 of 1364	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1747 of 2533	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1684 of 2551	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1673 of 2531	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1844 of 2509	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1762 of 2380	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1613 of 2262	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1496 of 2395	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1370 of 2388	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1321 of 2374	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1498 of 2359	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1446 of 2213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1422 of 2072	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1727 of 2542	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1625 of 2579	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1580 of 2531	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1697 of 2458	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1655 of 2369	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1536 of 2230	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1927 of 2534	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1843 of 2552	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1810 of 2538	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1819 of 2527	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1927 of 2407	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1872 of 2273	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	180 of 194	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	156 of 192	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1151 of 1566	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	770 of 1552	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	594 of 1531	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Listening20%-5 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Writing6%-11 vs state

Reading2%-6 vs state

Overall2%-8 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
Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	7200 Citronell Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7580	544	24	22.2	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	1946^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.5%		27.9	1907^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	39	0.0	5.9	0.0	1.9	20.0	29.4	8.3	20.4	8.0	5.9	0.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.9	18.1	18.1	30.1	31.4	28.8	30.1	18.5	22.5	28.3	23.0	$19,910	$1,177	$18,733
STEAM Academy @ Burke	Public	6-8	8101 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7590	534	23	22.9	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	514 (96.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51.1	1155^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%		46.1	1274^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.2%	119																	28.4	28.4	45.5	50.6	41.2	45.6	37.2	32.4	37.6	35.7	$19,142	$1,142	$18,000
Los Nietos Middle	Public	7-8	11425 East Rivera Rd.	Los Nietos	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 695-0637	262	15	18.0	89.3%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	251 (95.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	64.1	804^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		54.1	1038^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	234																	24.0	24.0		61.7	63.1	61.9		37.6	40.8	38.9	$26,524	$2,918	$23,606
Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy	Public	6-8	6812 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3115	894	43	21.0	77.3%	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	832 (93.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	62.4	844^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		55.5	1002^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	158		8.5		8.5		25.5		25.5		23.4		23.4		4.3		4.3	29.1	29.1	56.9	50.9	53.9	54.0	39.9	42.0	40.4	40.7	$21,158	$2,100	$19,058
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Public	6-8	9633 Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3580	1,264	54	23.2	77.0%	72 (5.7%)	27 (2.1%)	1,120 (88.6%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	76.5	552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		70.1	683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	75.5%	131																	41.7	41.7	58.5	64.4	55.0	59.3	52.1	51.8	47.4	50.4	$18,170	$2,832	$15,338
North Park Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	4450 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7570	512	23	22.2	87.5%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	492 (96.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.3	2256^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.3%		24.4	2063^rd of 2783 public middle schools	25.9%	193																	14.0	14.0	24.0	34.3	23.9	27.7	13.9	21.5	12.1	16.0	$19,718	$1,140	$18,578
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Public	6-8	10301 South Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3586	1,304	53	24.6	78.2%	86 (6.6%)	18 (1.4%)	1,152 (88.3%)	32 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.8%)	61	880^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.1%		57.9	935^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	55																	39.8	39.8	50.4	57.1	58.5	55.4	30.2	31.9	39.6	34.0	$18,310	$2,962	$15,348
Walter F. Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	11532 East Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3090	610	29	21.3	86.7%	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (93.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	27.3	1917^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.6%		28	1904^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.6%	13																	20.2	20.2	30.2	42.4	33.0	35.2	16.1	25.1	14.8	18.7	$21,357	$2,063	$19,294
Lake Center Middle	Public	6-8	10503 South Pioneer Blvd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-4977	708	37	19.3	80.1%	17 (2.4%)	12 (1.7%)	642 (90.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	63.3	821^st of 2761 public middle schools	70.3%		66.1	763^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	58																	35.8	35.8	47.0	60.5	56.7	55.0	34.9	46.8	34.6	38.8	$21,928	$1,100	$20,828
Montebello Intermediate	Public	6-8	1600 Whittier Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5111	733	34	21.2	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	721 (98.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24	2052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	25.7%		29.3	1844^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.7%	208																	13.8	13.8	32.9	36.2	33.5	34.2	14.8	22.6	15.3	17.5	$12,079	$1,011	$11,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Rivera Middle

What district is Rivera Middle in?

El Rancho Unified

Is Rivera Middle a good school?

Rivera Middle ranks 1946^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rivera Middle attend?

Students who attend Rivera Middle usually go on to attend El Rancho High

How many students attend Rivera Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Rivera Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rivera Middle?

Students at Rivera Middle are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

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