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Highgrove Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Highgrove Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 848 students in the Riverside Unified School District, which has faced significant academic challenges over the past decade, with its statewide ranking falling from the 57th to the 24th percentile.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are well below both district and state averages, and it has a higher student-teacher ratio (26:1) than many nearby schools. While chronic absenteeism has improved from pandemic highs, at 22.6% it remains a concern and is linked to weaker academic outcomes. Interestingly, the school's performance lags behind that of other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Terrace View Elementary and REACH Leadership STEAM Academy, which achieve stronger results despite comparable funding levels.

The analysis suggests Highgrove's challenges are multifaceted, with notable performance gaps for certain student groups and inconsistent results across grade levels. The school spends less per student than several comparable schools in neighboring districts, and its decade-long decline in ranking occurred even as funding increased. Key areas for improvement likely include reducing chronic absenteeism, enhancing instructional quality—particularly in upper-grade mathematics—and learning from the successful practices of higher-performing nearby schools that serve similar communities.

848

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,746

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

690 Center St.
Riverside, CA 92507-1499

(951) 788-7296

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Highgrove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	University Heights Middle
High:	John W. North High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

African American:

5.2%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,427^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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	24.8	4427 of 5857	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4058 of 5869	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4650 of 5859	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4104 of 5883	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3461 of 5789	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3610 of 5662	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.0	3168 of 5692	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	2729 of 5614	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	2705 of 5611	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	2375 of 5530	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	2102 of 5390	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.3	3593 of 5377	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.4	4121 of 5314	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	3646 of 5193	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	3824 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	2920 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	2884 of 4818	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.4	3087 of 4822	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.5	3395 of 4809	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	1147 of 2227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1663 of 2585	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1513 of 2128	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	2453 of 3162	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2300 of 3245	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	2222 of 3311	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2389 of 3275	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2531 of 3246	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4480 of 5597	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4269 of 5612	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4726 of 5609	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4411 of 5635	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3336 of 5492	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3658 of 5413	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3774 of 5107	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3498 of 5107	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3942 of 5087	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3502 of 5084	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2334 of 4963	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2432 of 4830	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4314 of 5460	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3786 of 5517	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4145 of 5363	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3283 of 5264	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	2250 of 5173	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	2694 of 5084	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3897 of 5628	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3438 of 5643	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4053 of 5638	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3453 of 5663	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3310 of 5510	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3361 of 5431	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2142 of 2847	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1781 of 2635	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1716 of 2420	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, December 9, 2016

Very disappointed in my decision to enroll my children here. Supervisors bully kids and intimidate them. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

That's right all reviews here ...parents disappointed I'm the way the principal looks down on us....yes if you're not a staff in that school your not considered any important when concerned about you're kids.the school staff its very rude unfriendly and if you don't speak English i seen they put you off ....its not a secure school either ..they allowed my sons father taking my kids our of school without even asking for ID he isn't even suppose to get them only on the weekends!!! Through court.....also one of my child is gifted and as i was told by teachers she was behind and were going to hold her back i fought with the district and had her tests from ucla and told them that if they held her back I'd open up a case against them....i just pulled all 3 out and put them in private school......teachers talk about other parents..principal acts like she's the president of the united states and never their to give back to what really matters these kids. If i knew how to protest our get the medias attention i would and gather all the parents that have been mistreated by the staff this school would be so much better they would definitely have a better school conduct.except these parents are afraid too speak out because they say they have no rights since some have no papers...not fair dislike and would put more insights here but for what !? Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	690 Center St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7296	848	33	26.0	80.4%	33 (3.9%)	44 (5.2%)	705 (83.1%)	43 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.6%)	24.8	4427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.6	4058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	369									23.1	23.1	25.2	40.5	32.2	33.6		32.9	24.6	25.6	18.2	15.3		20.9	95.5						$15,746	$1,283	$14,463
Grand Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	12066 Vivienda Ave.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5032	654	29	22.3	79.8%	40 (6.1%)	69 (10.6%)	516 (78.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	22.8	4615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%		20.5	4810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	195	5.1	5.1	25.6	25.6	7.7	7.7	5.1	5.1	16.5	16.5	31.6	36.0	27.4	27.2		30.4	30.5	24.3	16.7	18.5		22.6							$25,876	$4,488	$21,388
Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	603	27	22.1	89.9%	46 (7.6%)	75 (12.4%)	421 (69.8%)	31 (5.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	13.8	5363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		17.1	5113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	250									8.1	8.1	9.2	24.1	30.7	30.5		22.8	11.2	18.4	12.2	15.9		14.4	92.9	94.9	95.9	93.9	92.9	94.9	$17,469	$1,427	$16,042
Terrace View Elementary	Public	K-6	22731 Grand Terrace Rd.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5016	625	25	24.6	58.9%	118 (18.9%)	20 (3.2%)	454 (72.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	47.8	2716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		47.5	2705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	11									25.3	25.3	55.2	48.3	40.0	44.6		46.8	50.0	41.4	21.1	34.3		36.3	96.6					96.6	$23,492	$4,334	$19,158
REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	645	23	28.0	57.1%	93 (14.4%)	106 (16.4%)	345 (53.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.8%)	53	2435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		56.2	2225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	210									32.6	32.6	43.7	55.7	43.0	52.2	70.0	49.9	51.1	39.8	31.4	33.3	35.0	38.7	97.4	97.4					$16,042	$1,385	$14,657
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1925 Orange St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7466	593	28	21.1	88.0%	21 (3.5%)	29 (4.9%)	530 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	27.8	4155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		31.2	3844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	311									21.2	21.2	22.9	35.3	41.8	41.7		35.1	27.7	28.2	19.7	17.9		23.6	95.2				95.2		$17,333	$1,579	$15,754
Patricia Beatty Elementary	Public	K-6	4261 Latham Rd.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-2070	494	21	23.6	84.8%	17 (3.4%)	35 (7.1%)	383 (77.5%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	42.4	3045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.2	3053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	8									30.4	30.4	39.7	33.3	50.0	52.5		44.0	36.2	33.3	26.8	28.8		31.5	95.6			96.7			$18,506	$1,360	$17,146
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	750 South Eighth St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5015	465	19	24.2	89.0%	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.7%)	363 (78.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.3	4560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		29.8	3938^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	622									16.7	16.7	22.4	43.4	28.1	22.9		28.6	28.8	49.1	9.4	8.6		22.4							$23,742	$4,541	$19,201
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	3610 Eucalyptus Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7335	701	30	23.3	93.0%	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	633 (90.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	17.6	5047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		22.8	4597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	450									8.4	8.4	26.1	28.9	25.0	30.1		27.5	35.2	17.5	7.4	13.3		18.2	79.1	88.6	92.4	87.6	87.6	88.6	$16,941	$1,123	$15,818
Cooley Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Cooley Dr.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5023	530	23	22.8	80.6%	19 (3.6%)	96 (18.1%)	391 (73.8%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	16.8	5116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.6	4624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	492									6.1	6.1	20.9	19.2	20.0	40.0		25.0	25.4	14.8	5.0	26.7		17.5	91.4	96.8		94.6	92.5		$23,263	$4,348	$18,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Highgrove Elementary

Is Highgrove Elementary a good school?

Highgrove Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highgrove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highgrove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : University Heights Middle
High : John W. North High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

How many students attend Highgrove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Highgrove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highgrove Elementary?

Students at Highgrove Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Highgrove Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

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