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Sierra Middle

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Sierra Middle ranks 1684 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

Sierra Middle serves grades 7–8 and enrolls 829 students in Riverside, California, in the Riverside Unified area. Its most important academic concern is math: 21% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 38% statewide and 34% in the district—gaps of 17 and 13 percentage points.

Science is Sierra’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, although its results remain below district and state rates: 29% were proficient, versus 32% in Riverside Unified and 36% statewide. That was the second-highest science rate among 11 nearby schools, behind Arizona Middle at 35%. ELA is more competitive locally: Sierra’s 41% proficiency rate was about 4 points above the average for nearby schools serving grades 7–8, but below the district by 7 points and the state by 9. Math was around the nearby average overall, but Sierra’s 8th-grade rate of 19% was 14 points below the district’s and lower than all but three nearby schools.

Since 2022–2023, science proficiency has risen by 9 points and ELA by 6, while math has barely changed; the state math gap widened from 14 to 17 points. SchoolDigger placed Sierra at the 38th statewide percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, fourth-highest among the 11 nearby schools. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.2, compared with a nearby average of 21.7, and 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year, near the nearby average of 86%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Sierra serves African American students ranked the school at the 69th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with its overall 38th percentile; for Homeless Students, it ranked at the 80th percentile that year, after falling to the 32nd percentile in 2024–2025.

829

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,021

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4950 Central Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504-1819

(951) 788-7501

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Sierra Middle usually attend:

High:	Ramona High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Feeder schools for Sierra Middle:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

7.6%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

California avg42%

1,684^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Riverside Unified

475^th of 968Riverside 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
2026	33.2	1684 of 2703	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1762 of 2761	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1654 of 2783	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1682 of 2781	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1814 of 2740	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1735 of 2715	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1855 of 2480	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1882 of 2508	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	1576 of 2497	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	1442 of 2477	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1512 of 2379	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	945 of 2259	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	964 of 2236	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.0	1392 of 2179	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.9	1232 of 2063	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	1063 of 2005	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.0	982 of 1999	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.1	1143 of 1804	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.8	1108 of 1777	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	941 of 1769	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	181 of 583	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	261 of 609	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	159 of 627	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	235 of 637	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	166 of 643	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	30.3	419 of 600	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	675 of 1531	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	1212 of 1491	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1234 of 1369	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	789 of 1478	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1012 of 1521	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	921 of 1540	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	772 of 1442	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1107 of 1364	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1669 of 2483	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	1726 of 2533	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1652 of 2551	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1564 of 2531	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1514 of 2509	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1714 of 2380	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1815 of 2262	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1229 of 2325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	1352 of 2395	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1265 of 2388	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1251 of 2374	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1379 of 2359	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1212 of 2213	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1329 of 2072	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	88 of 442	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	34.7	322 of 477	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	62 of 394	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	36.3	202 of 320	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	168 of 336	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1413 of 2493	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	1445 of 2542	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1435 of 2579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1336 of 2531	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1405 of 2458	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1342 of 2369	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1482 of 2230	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1512 of 2478	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1575 of 2534	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1442 of 2552	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1531 of 2538	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1835 of 2527	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1506 of 2407	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1639 of 2273	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	163 of 194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	90 of 192	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.5	170 of 193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	620 of 734	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	839 of 1586	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	1066 of 1566	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	683 of 1552	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	449 of 1531	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	898 of 1482	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	963 of 1520	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	847 of 1537	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1051 of 1543	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1085 of 1555	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1397 of 1602	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1412 of 1496	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)16th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-9 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	4950 Central Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7501	829	37	22.2	88.5%	63 (7.6%)	46 (5.5%)	690 (83.2%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.7%)	33.2	1684^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.7%		31.9	1762^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.2%	78																	29.3	29.3		40.3	40.8	40.6		23.2	19.1	21.2	$26,021	$25,082	$939
Central Middle	Public	7-8	4795 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7282	621	29	21.1	83.3%	77 (12.4%)	43 (6.9%)	474 (76.3%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	35.3	1630^th of 2703 public middle schools	39.7%		34.6	1658^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%	28																	24.0	24.0		48.1	36.8	42.3		27.9	22.9	25.3	$29,919	$29,174	$745
Matthew Gage Middle	Public	7-8	6400 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7350	840	40	21.1	70.1%	182 (21.7%)	31 (3.7%)	572 (68.1%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.3%)	44.8	1319^th of 2703 public middle schools	51.2%		47.6	1246^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.9%	73																	27.4	27.4		45.0	44.4	44.7		32.1	35.3	33.8	$25,815	$24,772	$1,043
Chemawa Middle	Public	7-8	8830 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8244	885	37	23.6	89.0%	67 (7.6%)	39 (4.4%)	726 (82.0%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	25.3	1971^st of 2703 public middle schools	27.1%		27.6	1910^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.8%	61																	22.0	22.0		33.4	37.3	35.4		17.2	20.4	18.8	$23,939	$23,056	$883
Mission Middle	Public	7-8	5961 Mustang Ln.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7842	612	31	20.0	87.7%	15 (2.5%)	18 (2.9%)	561 (91.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	15.1	2401^st of 2703 public middle schools	11.2%		13	2519^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.8%	118																	17.4	17.4		21.3	29.8	25.6		10.1	13.5	11.8	$27,461	$26,454	$1,007
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1705	768	34	22.2	95.8%	15 (2.0%)	7 (0.9%)	731 (95.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12.3	2488^th of 2703 public middle schools	8.0%		12.7	2527^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.5%	39																	13.3	13.3	15.5	29.9	20.2	21.7	9.6	17.8	6.5	11.1	$28,646	$27,092	$1,554
University Heights Middle	Public	7-8	1155 Massachusetts Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7388	870	39	22.5	91.4%	56 (6.4%)	53 (6.1%)	697 (80.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	30.3	1792^nd of 2703 public middle schools	33.7%		30.7	1805^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.6%	13																	24.2	24.2		35.2	42.6	38.9		19.0	23.8	21.4	$25,131	$24,200	$931
Jurupa Middle	Public	7-8	8700 Galena St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2846	1,105	51	21.6	77.1%	86 (7.8%)	30 (2.7%)	930 (84.2%)	26 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.6%)	29.9	1812^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.0%		25	2003^rd of 2761 public middle schools	27.5%	191																	23.9	23.9		36.5	40.0	38.2		21.0	23.3	22.1	$22,453	$21,576	$877
Loma Vista Middle	Public	6-8	11050 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1685	1,027	47	21.7	89.1%	51 (5.0%)	18 (1.8%)	936 (91.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	30	1807^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.1%		28.7	1871^st of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%	64	3.7	10.6	16.2	10.0	8.6	18.8	20.3	15.8	4.9	18.8	14.9	12.9	3.7	11.8	21.6	12.1	24.4	24.4	35.4	36.8	38.3	36.9	20.6	26.1	22.9	23.1	$27,127	$25,522	$1,605
Arizona Middle	Public	6-8	11045 Arizona Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1675	804	37	21.6	88.3%	58 (7.2%)	52 (6.5%)	634 (78.9%)	42 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	36.1	1600^th of 2703 public middle schools	40.8%		39.5	1500^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.7%	100																	34.5	34.5	32.7	41.5	41.1	38.3	23.3	27.4	26.7	25.8	$28,246	$26,692	$1,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Middle

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Middle?

Students at Sierra Middle are 83% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Sierra Middle in?

Riverside Unified

Is Sierra Middle a good school?

Sierra Middle ranks 1684^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Sierra Middle.

What high school do graduates of Sierra Middle attend?

Students who attend Sierra Middle usually go on to attend Ramona High

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