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Fernando Rivera Intermediate

Q: Is Fernando Rivera Intermediate a good school?

Fernando Rivera Intermediate ranks 858 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Fernando Rivera Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 590 students in grades 6-8 in Daly City, operating as a solidly above-average, 3-star school within the Jefferson Elementary district.

For families in the district, Fernando Rivera Intermediate stands out as the strongest middle school option, outperforming its district peers like Thomas R. Pollicita Middle and Benjamin Franklin Intermediate in core subjects like English and Math. Its most exceptional strength is student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.9%, which is far better than the district and state averages and suggests a very supportive and engaging school environment. The school also operates very efficiently, achieving these good results with lower per-student spending than other schools in the area.

When compared to middle schools in neighboring districts, such as Lipman Middle in Brisbane Elementary or Westborough Middle in South San Francisco Unified, Fernando Rivera's test scores are more moderate, highlighting how school performance is often tied to community context. The school does face an important challenge in addressing performance gaps among different student groups and in strengthening its mathematics instruction, as there is a notable difference between its English and Math proficiency scores.

588

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,914

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

California avg41%

858^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-34 vs school

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

White (2022)13th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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	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%)	61.8	858^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		63.9	801^st of 2783 public middle schools	71.2%	57	31.0	31.0	54.2	57.0	54.4	55.1	39.0	41.9	33.7	38.2	$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%)	26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		27.8	1909^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.4%	31	15.5	15.5	24.8	31.5	31.6	29.6	17.7	29.5	25.0	24.4	$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%)	50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		37.2	1560^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.9%	380	28.7	28.7	39.8	47.4	54.0	47.1	31.2	35.8	31.6	32.8	$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%)	52.7	1112^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		55.7	997^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	115	24.2	24.2	50.3	53.2	46.2	49.8	33.2	41.2	31.0	35.0	$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%)	77.8	526^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.9%		77.3	545^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.4%	19	53.4	53.4	56.8	63.8	59.6	60.3	43.2	48.6	53.4	48.3	$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%)	72.5	630^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.2%		78.8	508^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.7%	122	36.5	36.5	56.9	56.9	55.0	56.2	55.4	47.2	46.5	49.8	$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%)	24.7	2023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		28.2	1891^st of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	132	19.7	19.7	28.0	21.9	32.8	27.9	18.4	19.5	26.4	21.6	$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%)	79.2	489^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		80.6	466^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.3%	23	55.1	55.1	56.6	57.4	63.5	59.1	48.0	50.5	56.0	51.5	$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%)	28.2	1892^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%		29.4	1839^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	53	17.4	17.4	29.1	36.7	31.2	32.3	20.6	28.1	23.5	24.0	$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%)	78.6	507^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.6%		78.8	511^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	4	28.9	28.9	51.0	69.5	67.3	63.1	63.3	57.6	53.9	58.1	$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 858^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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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