Summary
Riverside County Juvenile Court is a K–12 alternative school in Riverside, California, serving 104 students. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 9% in English language arts (ELA), 2% in mathematics, and 0% in science. The latest graduation rate was 45%, compared with 64% for the Riverside County Office of Education and 88% statewide. Dropout was 44%, higher than the district’s 32% and the state’s 8%, and higher than any nearby school’s reported rate; the next highest was 36% at San Bernardino County Special Education. The clearest concern is that low proficiency is paired with a low graduation rate and the highest dropout rate among the nearby schools.
ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while science is its weakest. Among the nine schools compared, it ranked fourth-lowest in ELA, third-lowest in mathematics, and lowest in science; its ELA rate was above three nearby schools. It was below the nearby-school averages in all three subjects: 9% versus 26% in ELA, 2% versus 19% in mathematics, and 0% versus 18% in science. It also trailed the state in every subject—9% versus 49% in ELA, 2% versus 38% in mathematics, and 0% versus 36% in science—and trailed its district by 6, 3, and 6 percentage points, respectively. Mathematics is closest to district results, but remains well below the state.
ELA proficiency has improved over time, rising from 3% in 2022–2023 to 9% in 2025–2026; its gap with the state narrowed by 3 points. Mathematics rose from 0% to 2%, but its state gap widened by 2 points. Science was 0% in both the first and last years shown, while the state rate increased. As context, 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, above the nearby-school average of 75%; this measure does not explain the academic results. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.8, the middle value among the nine schools. SchoolDigger reports a rating for the district, not the school: the Riverside County Office of Education ranked 679th of 968 districts, in the 30th percentile, with 2 stars.
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