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Riverside Meadows Intermediate

Q: Is Riverside Meadows Intermediate a good school?

Riverside Meadows Intermediate ranks 1371 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Riverside Meadows Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 530 students in grades 6-8 in the community of Plumas Lake, part of the Plumas Lake Elementary school district.

Academically, the school performs near the California state average in English but has significant challenges in math and science, where scores fall below both state and district averages. A notable trend is that math scores decline as students progress from 6th to 8th grade. Compared to some nearby schools like Granite Oaks Middle in Rocklin Unified or Twelve Bridges Middle in Western Placer Unified, Riverside Meadows' proficiency rates are considerably lower, even when considering schools with similar student demographics.

The school does have relative strengths, including a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average and class sizes that are smaller than several comparison schools. However, its statewide ranking has declined from historical highs, and recent data shows a sharp drop in performance for students from low-income families. For families, this suggests a school with a supportive climate for attendance but one that is facing clear academic hurdles, particularly in upper-grade math, when measured against other options in the broader region.

528

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,355

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1751 Cimarron Dr.
Plumas Lake, CA 95961-8910

(530) 743-1271

District: Plumas Lake Elementary

Students who attend Riverside Meadows Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Wheatland Union High

Feeder schools for Riverside Meadows Intermediate:

Elementary:	Cobblestone Elementary
	Rio Del Oro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

Hispanic:

33.1%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,371^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

571^st of 1,543Plumas Lake 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	43.7	1371 of 2761	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	1190 of 2783	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	1095 of 2781	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1174 of 2740	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	885 of 2715	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	994 of 2480	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.9	1309 of 2508	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.1	1040 of 2497	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	882 of 2477	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.5	388 of 2379	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	551 of 2259	75.6%	★★★★☆
2011	46.2	1199 of 2236	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	1184 of 2179	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	1031 of 2063	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.0	947 of 2005	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	26.1	1491 of 1999	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	506 of 609	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	383 of 627	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	336 of 613	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	678 of 739	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	635 of 743	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	605 of 745	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	445 of 1531	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	24.5	1228 of 1491	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1254 of 1369	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1265 of 2533	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1167 of 2551	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	969 of 2531	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	1028 of 2509	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	894 of 2380	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	1052 of 2262	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1054 of 2395	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	802 of 2388	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	816 of 2374	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	933 of 2359	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	489 of 2213	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	678 of 2072	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1615 of 2542	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	948 of 2579	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	928 of 2531	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1292 of 2458	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	577 of 2369	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	562 of 2230	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1326 of 2534	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	1067 of 2552	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1085 of 2538	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1116 of 2527	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	734 of 2407	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	846 of 2273	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.9	52 of 193	73.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	560 of 726	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	509 of 701	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	434 of 677	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	510 of 665	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	420 of 554	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	357 of 462	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	884 of 1566	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	922 of 1552	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1460 of 1531	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1078 of 1520	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1074 of 1537	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1043 of 1543	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1031 of 1555	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	948 of 1602	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1103 of 1496	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Riverside Meadows Intermediate	Public	6-8	1751 Cimarron Dr.	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-1271	528	28	18.9	43.9%	202 (38.3%)	25 (4.7%)	175 (33.1%)	61 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	57 (10.8%)	43.7	1371^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.3%		49.4	1190^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	181		26.7	26.7			44.0	42.5	48.5	45.0			34.5	27.6	21.7	28.0	$18,355	$17,580	$775
Bear River	Public	4-8	100 Wheatland Park Dr.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3135	585	31	18.7	58.8%	305 (52.1%)	10 (1.7%)	188 (32.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.1%)	59.6	916^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.8%		58	934^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	18	19.8	26.6	23.7	47.7	42.7	44.3	57.4	46.6	48.1	39.8	27.1	47.1	51.2	32.8	40.2	$24,848	$23,706	$1,142
Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1964 11th Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6194	761	37	20.8	77.5%	143 (18.8%)	26 (3.4%)	430 (56.5%)	110 (14.5%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	21	2185^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		19.9	2267^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	82		16.7	16.7				28.2	34.1	31.0				13.1	15.9	14.4	$19,503	$17,830	$1,673
Discovery	Public	6-8	425 Plumas Blvd. Ste. 200	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-7640	0																		(n/a)
Gray Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	808 Gray Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5240	655	34	19.4	92.8%	80 (12.2%)	13 (2.0%)	437 (66.7%)	72 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.0%)	10.4	2600^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		14.6	2491^st of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	109		5.8	5.8			20.4	19.8	16.8	19.0			10.9	10.8	6.6	9.4	$22,639	$19,922	$2,717
Anna McKenney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1904 Huston	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6187	590	28	21.2	76.4%	199 (33.7%)	34 (5.8%)	258 (43.7%)	39 (6.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	23.1	2095^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.1%		23	2126^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	31		21.4	21.4			30.2	26.5	38.8	31.6			14.6	14.7	16.9	15.4	$18,285	$16,572	$1,713
Glen Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	204 L St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6370	815	37	21.9	44.8%	328 (40.2%)	25 (3.1%)	370 (45.4%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.4%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.2%		52	1109^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	294		25.7	25.7			33.7	52.7	41.5	42.5			27.1	28.7	33.3	29.5	$19,259	$17,402	$1,857
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		87.5	333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	88.0%	22		54.6	54.6			61.3	81.5	73.3	71.7			51.5	59.4	62.0	57.4	$16,654	$15,016	$1,638
Barbara Chilton Middle	Public	6-8	4501 Bob Doyle Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1870	1,289	54	23.9	30.3%	557 (43.2%)	49 (3.8%)	216 (16.8%)	333 (25.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (9.7%)	87.4	327^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.2%		86.1	369^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.7%	42		49.3	49.3			65.9	70.1	63.4	66.4			66.0	61.2	56.4	61.1	$13,598	$13,074	$524
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	1,149	48	23.9	35.8%	524 (45.6%)	47 (4.1%)	231 (20.1%)	219 (19.1%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	111 (9.7%)	79.3	487^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		82.4	431^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	56		44.9	44.9			62.3	64.9	67.1	64.7			45.4	52.8	46.3	48.2	$12,652	$11,956	$696

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Meadows Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Riverside Meadows Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Riverside Meadows Intermediate usually go on to attend Wheatland Union High

Is Riverside Meadows Intermediate a good school?

Riverside Meadows Intermediate ranks 1371^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Meadows Intermediate?

Students at Riverside Meadows Intermediate are 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Riverside Meadows Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Riverside Meadows Intermediate.

What district is Riverside Meadows Intermediate in?

Plumas Lake Elementary

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