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Fernando Rivera Intermediate

Q: Is Fernando Rivera Intermediate a good school?

Fernando Rivera Intermediate ranks 562 nd of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 79% of California middle schools

Summary

Fernando Rivera Intermediate serves 588 students in grades 6–8 in Daly City, within the Jefferson Elementary district and a group of nearby middle schools. In 2025–2026, 62% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 50% in math, and 39% in science, above both state and district averages in every subject. Its clearest standout is ELA: the school was 12 percentage points above California and ranked second among ten nearby schools with results.

Compared with nearby schools, Fernando Rivera was fourth in math and sixth in science, so its science result is less distinctive than its ELA performance. It was 9 points above the nearby-school math average, but only 3 points above the science average; science was also 3 points above the state and 11 above the district. Results vary by grade: grade 6 math was 45%, compared with 51% in grade 7 and 54% in grade 8; grade 6 ranked below six nearby schools, while grades 7 and 8 each ranked second. Chronic absenteeism was another bright spot: 7% in 2025–2026, compared with 15% in the district and 18% statewide, and lower than every nearby school’s reported rate.

Math and science have risen substantially over the four years provided: math moved from 32% in 2022–2023 to 50% in 2025–2026, and science from 24% to 39%. ELA’s net gain was smaller, from 60% to 62%, though it rose 6 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked the school 562nd of 2,703 California schools, at the 79th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, up 10 percentile points from the prior year. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 21.6, compared with a nearby-school average of 18.7; 37% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, versus a nearby average of 44%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Asian students was at the 46th percentile, below the school’s 79th-percentile overall ranking. Its Hispanic-student ranking rose from the 34th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 55th in 2025–2026, while the overall ranking rose from 69 to 79.

588

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,914

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1255 Southgate Ave.
Daly City, CA 94015-3920

(650) 991-1225

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend Fernando Rivera Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Westmoor High

Feeder schools for Fernando Rivera Intermediate:

Elementary:	Daniel Webster Elementary
	Thomas Edison Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

64.6%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 66th percentile in 2021 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 79th (2026) from a 66th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg41%

California avg42%

562^nd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

402^nd of 968Jefferson Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	562 of 2703	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	858 of 2761	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	801 of 2783	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	805 of 2781	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	735 of 2740	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	300 of 894	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	822 of 2715	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.5	401 of 2480	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	483 of 2508	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	85.1	327 of 2497	86.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	451 of 2477	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	62.9	804 of 2379	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	616 of 2259	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	507 of 2236	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	62.3	725 of 2179	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.4	765 of 2063	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	520 of 2005	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.8	574 of 1999	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	68.4	479 of 1804	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	56.4	676 of 1777	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.9	552 of 1769	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	419 of 769	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	426 of 739	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	456 of 743	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	458 of 715	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	446 of 733	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	510 of 745	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	289 of 700	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.0	186 of 1478	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	605 of 1521	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	401 of 1540	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	51 of 363	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	260 of 1442	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	117 of 1364	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	444 of 2483	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	898 of 2533	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	771 of 2551	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	766 of 2531	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	754 of 2509	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	292 of 738	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	751 of 2380	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.1	344 of 2262	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	1039 of 2325	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	1570 of 2395	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1548 of 2388	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1508 of 2374	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1341 of 2359	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1378 of 2213	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	525 of 2072	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	602 of 2493	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.1	882 of 2542	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	861 of 2579	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	781 of 2531	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	421 of 2458	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	174 of 721	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	643 of 2369	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	244 of 2230	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	643 of 2478	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	762 of 2534	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	767 of 2552	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	765 of 2538	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	627 of 2527	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	230 of 763	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	755 of 2407	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	418 of 2273	81.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	628 of 726	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	452 of 554	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.4	172 of 462	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	590 of 1586	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	490 of 1566	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	1351 of 1555	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-55 vs school

White (2022)13th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+12 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Public	6-8	1255 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1225	588	27	21.6	36.9%	23 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	142 (24.1%)	380 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.6%)	74.8	562^nd of 2703 public middle schools	79.2%		61.8	858^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%	296	39.2	39.2	52.4	66.8	64.0	61.6	45.0	51.2	54.0	50.2	$19,914	$18,948	$966
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	28.9	1849^th of 2703 public middle schools	31.6%		26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%	91	19.5	19.5	36.8	25.7	38.0	33.8	25.9	20.7	29.9	25.6	$23,609	$21,884	$1,725
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	53	1094^th of 2703 public middle schools	59.5%		50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%	86	28.6	28.6	51.0	50.8	47.7	49.8	53.0	30.5	32.0	37.6	$24,772	$23,150	$1,622
Alta Loma Middle	Public	6-8	116 Romney Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8797	652	39	16.8	37.0%	48 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	281 (43.1%)	257 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	48 (7.4%)	65.5	794^th of 2703 public middle schools	70.6%		52.7	1112^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%	318	37.5	37.5	58.0	54.5	53.2	55.3	47.6	42.0	40.3	43.4	$24,331	$22,426	$1,905
Westborough Middle	Public	6-8	2570 Westborough Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8848	498	31	16.1	27.3%	27 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	108 (21.7%)	299 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	72.1	632^nd of 2703 public middle schools	76.6%		77.8	526^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.9%	106	46.0	46.0	53.8	56.1	58.0	56.0	49.1	48.0	48.6	48.6	$26,454	$24,394	$2,060
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Public	6-8	1427 Palmetto Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6665	484	24	19.8	19.0%	168 (34.7%)	10 (2.1%)	140 (28.9%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.5%)	74.3	576^th of 2703 public middle schools	78.7%		72.5	630^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.2%	54	39.3	39.3	57.4	57.4	58.4	57.7	56.8	50.5	52.2	53.2	$17,940	$16,468	$1,472
Parkway Heights Middle	Public	6-8	650 Sunset Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8788	573	36	15.7	58.3%	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	458 (79.9%)	70 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	20.5	2165^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.9%		24.7	2023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%	142	23.3	23.3	21.9	31.3	26.1	26.4	19.2	19.5	19.8	19.5	$27,538	$25,382	$2,156
Aptos Middle	Public	6-8	105 Aptos Ave.	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4520	911	44	20.7	58.7%	110 (12.1%)	58 (6.4%)	223 (24.5%)	406 (44.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (12.4%)	74.7	567^th of 2703 public middle schools	79.0%		79.2	489^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%	78	52.4	52.4	47.7	65.1	63.7	58.8	35.0	62.4	53.1	50.2	$15,734	$14,314	$1,420
Denman (James) Middle	Public	6-8	241 Oneida Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4535	807	44	18.1	64.8%	61 (7.6%)	39 (4.8%)	430 (53.3%)	207 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	63 (7.8%)	27.6	1904^th of 2703 public middle schools	29.6%		28.2	1892^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%	12	28.6	28.6	28.3	33.2	32.9	31.5	22.4	23.4	24.0	23.3	$16,644	$14,878	$1,766
Lipman Middle	Public	6-8	1 Solano St.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-9541	161	9	17.1	18.6%	29 (18.0%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (26.7%)	65 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.0%)	86.4	323^rd of 2703 public middle schools	88.1%		78.6	507^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.6%	184	46.6	46.6	72.0	70.0	62.1	67.7	74.0	66.0	55.2	64.6	$31,539	$30,532	$1,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Fernando Rivera Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Fernando Rivera Intermediate?

Students at Fernando Rivera Intermediate are 65% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Fernando Rivera Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Fernando Rivera Intermediate usually go on to attend Westmoor High

What district is Fernando Rivera Intermediate in?

Jefferson Elementary

Is Fernando Rivera Intermediate a good school?

Fernando Rivera Intermediate ranks 562^nd of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fernando Rivera Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Fernando Rivera Intermediate.

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