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Lake Mathews Elementary

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Lake Mathews Elementary ranks 1489 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lake Mathews Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 733 students in the Riverside Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top quarter of California elementary schools.

This school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly exceeding both district and state averages. It also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism, about half the rate of nearby schools like Hawthorne Elementary and Liberty Elementary. A notable finding is the "Lake Effect," where Lake Hills Elementary in the neighboring Alvord Unified district also performs exceptionally well, suggesting positive community factors. Lake Mathews achieves these outcomes efficiently, even with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many surrounding schools.

Lake Mathews demonstrates effective support for all students, with its special education students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the state's top percentiles. While maintaining stable performance, the school has identified science as a key area for improvement. Compared to other schools in Riverside Unified, such as Harrison Elementary, Lake Mathews's strong culture and teaching practices lead to superior outcomes across nearly all metrics.

733

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,592

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12252 Blackburn Rd.
Riverside, CA 92503-7083

(951) 352-5520

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Lake Mathews Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank Augustus Miller Middle
High:	Arlington High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.4%

White:

25.0%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Riverside Unified

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,489^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	72.6	1489 of 5857	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	1324 of 5869	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	1367 of 5859	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	1360 of 5883	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	1170 of 5789	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	874 of 5662	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	1025 of 5692	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	89.6	644 of 5614	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	873 of 5611	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	87.0	645 of 5530	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	803 of 5390	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	1111 of 5377	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	929 of 5314	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	1175 of 5193	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	981 of 5113	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	1074 of 5113	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	1285 of 4818	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	1171 of 4822	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	68.0	1363 of 4809	71.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	540 of 1203	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	599 of 1205	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	528 of 1190	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	464 of 1154	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	746 of 1149	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	715 of 1071	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.6	81 of 2227	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	526 of 2585	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	518 of 2128	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1392 of 5597	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1175 of 5612	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1368 of 5609	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1442 of 5635	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	1018 of 5492	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	753 of 5413	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	1075 of 5107	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	1005 of 5107	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1223 of 5087	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	1346 of 5084	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	914 of 4963	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	262 of 4830	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1139 of 5460	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	1002 of 5517	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	1006 of 5363	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	842 of 5264	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	1101 of 5173	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	565 of 5084	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	1494 of 5628	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1415 of 5643	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	1333 of 5638	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	1192 of 5663	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	1211 of 5510	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	1015 of 5431	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	668 of 2847	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	265 of 2420	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1121 of 2598	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	1023 of 2651	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	1209 of 2661	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	997 of 2726	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	993 of 2834	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	1031 of 2737	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Awesome school! One of the Distinguished Schools in CAlifornia. Close Quote

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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 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 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
Lake Mathews Elementary	Public	K-6	12252 Blackburn Rd.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-5520	733	28	26.5	45.0%	183 (25.0%)	49 (6.7%)	333 (45.4%)	125 (17.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)	72.6	1489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		76.3	1324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	165	29.1	29.1	65.5	66.4	54.4	65.7	63.0	67.1	59.5	35.0	50.0	52.6	96.8	98.4	98.4		97.6		$15,592	$688	$14,904
Lake Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	16346 Village Meadow Dr.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1620	638	28	22.7	56.4%	114 (17.9%)	26 (4.1%)	343 (53.8%)	114 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	83.8	976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		78.7	1214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	238	46.3	46.3	73.5	57.3	69.5		67.0	74.5	59.6	56.8		63.8	97.6	98.4			98.4		$18,601	$1,448	$17,153
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fillmore St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1635	507	21	23.8	81.9%	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	399 (78.7%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	32.8	3741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.9	3445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	296	18.3	18.3	30.1	37.8	36.3		34.2	40.8	37.3	23.5		34.4	97.0						$19,659	$1,431	$18,228
Harrison Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Harrison St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6712	571	26	21.9	77.2%	65 (11.4%)	35 (6.1%)	414 (72.5%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	34.2	3639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.6	3265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	374	15.7	15.7	40.5	43.9	33.7	32.9	37.4	44.3	43.9	19.1	21.1	31.3	96.6						$19,265	$1,982	$17,283
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Irving St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6716	663	28	23.5	80.7%	73 (11.0%)	30 (4.5%)	522 (78.7%)	16 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	37.9	3349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.4	3646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	297	24.4	24.4	41.3	33.7	41.4	42.4	39.7	40.0	36.8	29.1	22.8	31.8	94.4						$18,530	$1,337	$17,193
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	508	23	22.2	73.6%	50 (9.8%)	23 (4.5%)	365 (71.9%)	45 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	29.9	3969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		40.2	3166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	803	25.5	25.5	20.3	34.4	43.4		34.1	24.3	23.7	29.3		26.0							$19,612	$1,443	$18,169
Collett Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Collett Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1605	425	19	22.3	93.4%	24 (5.6%)	26 (6.1%)	346 (81.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	25.2	4375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		31.9	3791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	584	21.8	21.8	28.6	29.2	34.6		31.0	34.9	19.4	21.8		24.9	93.3				93.3	97.1	$21,048	$2,539	$18,509
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$17,367	$1,240	$16,127
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5		30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1		26.4							$21,397	$2,273	$19,124
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1640	621	27	22.5	89.0%	47 (7.6%)	54 (8.7%)	487 (78.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	25.6	4349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.3	4558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	209	17.0	17.0	31.0	33.3	35.6		33.3	33.0	19.7	21.7		25.3							$19,095	$2,056	$17,039

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Mathews Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lake Mathews Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Mathews Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank Augustus Miller Middle
High : Arlington High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

What district is Lake Mathews Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lake Mathews Elementary?

Students at Lake Mathews Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lake Mathews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Lake Mathews Elementary.

Is Lake Mathews Elementary a good school?

Lake Mathews Elementary ranks 1489^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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