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Riverside STEM Academy

Public Grades 5-12

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 100% of California high schools

Summary

Riverside STEM Academy is a standout 5th-12th grade public school serving 665 students within the Riverside Unified district, consistently ranking among the very best high schools in all of California.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with student proficiency in English, math, and science typically doubling the averages for the district and state. Perhaps most impressively, the school achieves these top-tier results while serving a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it has maintained a 0% dropout rate for five consecutive years. This success is consistent across all student groups, demonstrating highly effective support systems.

When compared to nearby high schools like Polytechnic High and John W. North High, Riverside STEM Academy's proficiency rates are dramatically higher. It also operates very efficiently, achieving these outstanding outcomes with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many comparison schools, including local continuation schools. This makes it a compelling model of what is possible for a diverse public school.

665

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,812

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.
Riverside, CA 92507-4864

(951) 788-7308

District: Riverside Unified

Feeder schools for Riverside STEM Academy:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Alcott Elementary
	Benjamin Franklin Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Castle View Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Harada Elementary
	Harrison Elementary
	Hawthorne Elementary
	Highgrove Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	John F. Kennedy Elementary
	Lake Mathews Elementary
	Liberty Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Magnolia Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary
	Pachappa Elementary
	Patricia Beatty Elementary
	Tomas Rivera Elementary
	Victoria Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	William Howard Taft Elementary
	Woodcrest Elementary
Middle:	Amelia Earhart Middle
	Central Middle
	Chemawa Middle
	Frank Augustus Miller Middle
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	Matthew Gage Middle
	Sierra Middle
	University Heights Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

23.0%

Asian:

21.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2017 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg38%

California avg41%

Middle school

153^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

2^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	153 of 2761	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	34 of 2783	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	35 of 2781	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	21 of 2740	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	7 of 2715	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	7 of 2480	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	4 of 2508	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	38 of 739	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	15 of 743	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	9 of 715	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	26 of 733	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	4 of 745	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	7 of 700	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	202 of 2533	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	93 of 2551	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	32 of 2531	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	12 of 2509	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	7 of 2380	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	13 of 2262	99.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	63 of 2395	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	17 of 2388	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	16 of 2374	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	10 of 2359	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 2213	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	3 of 2072	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	76 of 2542	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	28 of 2579	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	16 of 2531	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	11 of 2458	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	5 of 2369	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	3 of 2230	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	113 of 2534	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	21 of 2552	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	35 of 2538	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	26 of 2527	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	8 of 2407	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	5 of 2273	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	36 of 1520	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	6 of 1537	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	6 of 1543	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	8 of 1555	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	6 of 1602	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	7 of 1496	99.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	2 of 2162	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	11 of 2159	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	1 of 2170	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 2123	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 2133	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	23 of 2017	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	27 of 2021	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	5 of 585	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	19 of 573	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	7 of 591	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	1 of 581	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	1 of 582	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	141 of 581	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	2 of 1906	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	18 of 1915	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	4 of 1915	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	2 of 1858	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	1 of 1833	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	9 of 1760	99.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 1900	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	2 of 1902	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 1917	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 1861	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 1814	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	21 of 1742	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 2013	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	12 of 2026	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 2030	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 1943	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 1937	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	20 of 1862	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	2 of 1942	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	11 of 1948	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	3 of 1963	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	3 of 1916	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 1880	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	41 of 1834	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	2 of 1155	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	60 of 1173	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	7 of 1193	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	2 of 1204	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	1 of 1222	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	2 of 1173	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

White (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Science81%+48 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 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
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
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
Canyon Springs High	Public	9-12	23100 Cougar Canyon Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4760	2,251	103	21.9	83.3%	155 (6.9%)	307 (13.6%)	1,611 (71.6%)	59 (2.6%)	5 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	101 (4.5%)	38.2	1306^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		43.6	1157^th of 2159 public high schools	46.4%	149																	17.2	14.3	17.1					52.4	52.4					12.3	12.3	$19,689	$2,737	$16,952
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Riverside STEM Academy?

Students at Riverside STEM Academy are 45% Hispanic, 23% White, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Riverside STEM Academy a good school?

Yes! Riverside STEM Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend Riverside STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Riverside STEM Academy.

What schools feed into Riverside STEM Academy?

What district is Riverside STEM Academy in?

Riverside Unified

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