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John W. North High

Q: Is John W. North High a good school?

John W. North High ranks 1116 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

John W. North High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 2,000 students within the Riverside Unified School District, presenting a profile of notable strengths alongside significant challenges.

The school excels at ensuring students graduate, with a rate of 95.1% that outpaces the state average, and it shows particular effectiveness in English Language Arts. However, it faces considerable hurdles in mathematics and science, where proficiency scores are well below district and state averages, and it struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than its peers. The student population is overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged, and the school's performance varies dramatically for different groups; for instance, it ranks exceptionally high for supporting homeless students but very low for students with special education needs. Compared to other schools in the area, such as the highly-ranked Riverside STEM Academy or the higher-performing Polytechnic High, North High's academic results, particularly in STEM, are significantly lower despite similar per-student spending.

Overall, John W. North High sits in the middle tier of schools within Riverside Unified, demonstrating a strong commitment to graduation but with clear room for improvement in core academic subjects and student attendance. Its recent slight upward trend in statewide ranking suggests potential for progress as it addresses these key areas.

2,011

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,924

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 West Third St.
Riverside, CA 92507-3404

(951) 788-7311

District: Riverside Unified

Feeder schools for John W. North High:

Elementary:	Emerson Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Harada Elementary
	Highgrove Elementary
	More...
	Longfellow Elementary
	Patricia Beatty Elementary
Middle:	University Heights Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.5%

African American:

8.8%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,116^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High 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	46.0	1116 of 2162	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1235 of 2159	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1128 of 2170	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1089 of 2123	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1358 of 2133	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1204 of 2017	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	1088 of 2021	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	1052 of 2039	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	955 of 1994	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.0	895 of 2426	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.8	831 of 2354	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.0	798 of 2367	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.9	818 of 2281	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.8	890 of 2238	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.1	675 of 2117	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	612 of 2063	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	42.0	792 of 1968	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.7	861 of 1901	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	33.8	832 of 1653	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	323 of 523	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	166 of 517	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	176 of 521	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	143 of 522	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	281 of 592	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	323 of 582	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	454 of 585	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	430 of 573	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.5	250 of 591	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	472 of 582	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	478 of 581	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	716 of 1161	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	815 of 1117	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	595 of 1052	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	611 of 1085	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	809 of 1064	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	358 of 1044	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	359 of 941	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	661 of 938	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1169 of 1906	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1181 of 1915	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	880 of 1915	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1057 of 1858	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1238 of 1833	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1149 of 1760	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	865 of 1900	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1094 of 1902	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	990 of 1917	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	956 of 1861	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1210 of 1814	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1054 of 1742	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	79 of 410	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	82 of 328	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	188 of 299	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	197 of 290	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	990 of 2013	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	1191 of 2026	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1058 of 2030	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1046 of 1943	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1314 of 1937	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1177 of 1862	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	939 of 1942	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	1160 of 1948	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1194 of 1963	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	996 of 1916	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1258 of 1880	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1162 of 1834	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	163 of 175	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	165 of 183	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	158 of 190	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	573 of 577	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	471 of 574	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	495 of 541	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	447 of 515	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1172 of 1252	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	806 of 1216	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1021 of 1197	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	645 of 1155	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	745 of 1173	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	557 of 1193	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	571 of 1204	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	816 of 1222	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	847 of 1173	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

White (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 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)			CSA Spanish Speaking (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 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John W. North High	Public	9-12	1550 West Third St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7311	2,011	88	22.7	87.9%	147 (7.3%)	177 (8.8%)	1,519 (75.5%)	82 (4.1%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.7%)	58 (2.9%)	46	1116^th of 2162 public high schools	48.4%		40.1	1235^th of 2159 public high schools	42.8%	119																	22.1		22.2					52.8	52.8					19.5	19.5	$17,924	$1,102	$16,822
Abraham Lincoln Continuation	Public	9-12	4341 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7371	148	12	12.2	94.6%	7 (4.7%)	4 (2.7%)	124 (83.8%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9.8	2025^th of 2162 public high schools	6.3%		8.6	2138^th of 2159 public high schools	1.0%	113																	4.5		4.0					9.0	9.0					1.5	1.5	$25,962	$2,088	$23,874
Riverside County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office Of Education Regional Occupational	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 826-6797	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Riverside County Community	Public	7-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	181	13	14.1	85.6%	13 (7.2%)	18 (9.9%)	134 (74.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.5%)	9.6	2036^th of 2162 public high schools	5.8%		9.1	2119^th of 2159 public high schools	1.9%	83																5.7			5.4			4.6	11.4	3.7	6.0			0.0	8.8	3.7	4.3	$23,769	$7,681	$16,088
CBK Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6461	612	23	26.9	75.7%	67 (10.9%)	40 (6.5%)	464 (75.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	18.8	1718^th of 2162 public high schools	20.5%		16.8	1764^th of 2159 public high schools	18.3%	46																		7.4	7.4					28.1	28.1					2.9	2.9	$16,119	$1,618	$14,501
Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	99.5	2^nd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.3	11^th of 2159 public high schools	99.5%	9															77.7	77.1	94.7		81.1	89.3	68.9	74.0	88.6	100.0	82.7	77.7	74.8	61.0	85.7	100.0	78.0	$17,812	$731	$17,081
Gateway College and Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Gateway College and Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-3710	394	8	49.3	60.2%	45 (11.4%)	24 (6.1%)	301 (76.4%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	61.7	776^th of 2162 public high schools	64.1%		26.8	1556^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	780																		31.3	31.3					35.5	35.5					46.0	46.0	$13,174	$679	$12,495
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	5450 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7203	2,484	104	23.7	70.4%	546 (22.0%)	127 (5.1%)	1,665 (67.0%)	59 (2.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	68 (2.7%)	69.7	607^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		70	567^th of 2159 public high schools	73.7%	40																	36.7		36.6					62.0	62.0					33.7	33.7	$16,687	$1,018	$15,669
Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex	Public	9-12	21810 Main St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5006	1,647	82	20.0	73.7%	158 (9.6%)	127 (7.7%)	1,283 (77.9%)	43 (2.6%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	50.4	1031^st of 2162 public high schools	52.3%		52.3	939^th of 2159 public high schools	56.5%	92	4.3	4.4	6.1	8.5	15.6	13.1	6.4	4.4	7.1	6.4	2.2	5.1	31.9	33.3			25.5	15.4	25.1					59.2	59.2					17.9	17.9	$25,215	$4,742	$20,473
Raincross High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	136	16	8.5	83.8%	23 (16.9%)	6 (4.4%)	97 (71.3%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	11.7	1931^st of 2162 public high schools	10.7%		11.1	1995^th of 2159 public high schools	7.6%	64																	5.3		5.1					13.8	13.8					3.5	3.5	$23,385	$3,098	$20,287

Frequently Asked Questions about John W. North High

What is the racial makeup of John W. North High?

Students at John W. North High are 76% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is John W. North High a good school?

John W. North High ranks 1116^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into John W. North High?

John W. North High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emerson Elementary
Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Harada Elementary
Elementary : Highgrove Elementary
Elementary : Longfellow Elementary
Elementary : Patricia Beatty Elementary
Middle : University Heights Middle

What district is John W. North High in?

Riverside Unified

How many students attend John W. North High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,011 students attended John W. North High.

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