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Tomas Rivera Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 18% of California middle schools

Summary

Tomas Rivera Middle is a public school serving about 1,000 students in grades 6-8 in Perris, California, as part of the Val Verde Unified School District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. It serves a student population with very high economic need, with 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than other middle schools in its district like Lakeside Middle and Vista Verde Middle. While per-student spending is similar to some district peers, Tomas Rivera's academic performance is lower, ranking in the 18th percentile compared to Vista Verde's 40th.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as the higher-performing Frank Augustus Miller Middle in Riverside Unified, the gaps are stark, though those schools serve a less economically disadvantaged population. Within its own district, Tomas Rivera shows some relative strengths, including a lower chronic absenteeism rate than Lakeside Middle and periods of strong performance in supporting homeless students, but it also shows volatile results for different student groups, indicating a need for more consistent support systems.

1,014

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,696

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21675 Martin St.
Perris, CA 92570-7314

(951) 940-8570

District: Val Verde Unified

Students who attend Tomas Rivera Middle usually attend:

High:

Citrus Hill High

Feeder schools for Tomas Rivera Middle:

Elementary:	Columbia Elementary
	Manuel L. Real Elementary
	Mead Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

2.8%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,264^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Val Verde Unified

968^th of 1,543Val Verde 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	19.1	2264 of 2761	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2457 of 2783	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2379 of 2781	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2314 of 2740	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2071 of 2715	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1917 of 2480	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	1764 of 2508	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	1447 of 2497	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1537 of 2477	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	1075 of 2379	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.2	909 of 2259	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	984 of 2236	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.3	899 of 2179	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.9	1086 of 2063	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	1042 of 2005	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.9	1319 of 1999	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1423 of 1804	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	1509 of 1777	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	1544 of 1769	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	23.9	486 of 600	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	1456 of 1531	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	927 of 1491	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	879 of 1369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	1220 of 1478	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1098 of 1521	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1261 of 1540	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1419 of 1442	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1243 of 1364	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2271 of 2533	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2401 of 2551	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2226 of 2531	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2096 of 2509	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1777 of 2380	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1697 of 2262	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1839 of 2395	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2024 of 2388	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1926 of 2374	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1860 of 2359	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1581 of 2213	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1479 of 2072	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	336 of 477	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	179 of 394	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.5	299 of 320	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1980 of 2542	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2235 of 2579	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2092 of 2531	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	2036 of 2458	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1585 of 2369	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1595 of 2230	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1947 of 2534	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2113 of 2552	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2118 of 2538	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2185 of 2527	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2000 of 2407	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1875 of 2273	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1332 of 1566	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1372 of 1552	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1485 of 1531	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	1232 of 1537	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	683 of 1602	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	1092 of 1496	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)20th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2018)19th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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 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
Tomas Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	21675 Martin St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8570	1,014	44	22.8	94.8%	28 (2.8%)	17 (1.7%)	956 (94.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	19.1	2264^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%		15.6	2457^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.7%	193																	15.0	15.0	34.4	24.0	30.8	29.9	14.5	12.5	12.2	13.1	$18,696	$18,220	$476
Val Verde Student Success Academy	Public	6-10	972 W. Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	27	4	6.7	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	7 (25.9%)	17 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																											$9,605	$9,544	$61
Amelia Earhart Middle	Public	7-8	20202 Aptos St.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5700	743	32	23.2	56.1%	213 (28.7%)	46 (6.2%)	370 (49.8%)	68 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.8%)	77.5	529^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.8%		71.8	658^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.4%	129																	42.6	42.6		59.8	60.4	60.1		50.3	50.6	50.4	$27,814	$27,228	$586
March Middle	Public	6-8	15800 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0430	686	38	17.9	87.2%	18 (2.6%)	89 (13.0%)	528 (77.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	23.2	2089^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%		26.3	1987^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	102																	24.5	24.5	31.8	28.6	35.9	32.3	12.8	10.3	14.9	12.8	$26,570	$24,418	$2,152
Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Public	7-8	17925 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-8181	844	36	23.6	56.9%	262 (31.0%)	41 (4.9%)	405 (48.0%)	94 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.6%)	79.7	480^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		78.4	520^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.3%	40																	48.0	48.0		64.2	61.8	62.9		51.6	45.1	48.2	$24,585	$23,968	$617
Vista Verde Middle	Public	6-8	25777 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4690	900	39	22.8	82.8%	36 (4.0%)	199 (22.1%)	580 (64.4%)	43 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (3.9%)	34.8	1655^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		31.5	1751^st of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	96																	26.2	26.2	36.1	41.6	45.6	41.2	25.6	20.2	16.1	20.5	$18,886	$18,382	$504
Badger Springs Middle	Public	6-8	24750 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4200	1,058	47	22.4	94.5%	30 (2.8%)	93 (8.8%)	891 (84.2%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.0%)	16.9	2357^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.6%		17.8	2354^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	3	8.9	9.7	6.1	8.3	17.8	25.8	22.5	22.4	8.9	16.1	6.1	10.9	2.2	4.8	8.2	5.1	15.4	15.4	27.6	23.2	29.7	26.7	13.6	12.8	11.4	12.6	$24,724	$21,966	$2,758
Pinacate Middle	Public	7-8	1990 South A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6441	952	40	23.9	94.7%	18 (1.9%)	47 (4.9%)	871 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	11.6	2565^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.1%		12.2	2577^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.4%	12																	7.5	7.5		18.6	22.4	20.5		10.5	9.8	10.2	$27,080	$25,938	$1,142
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	27720 Walnut St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2440	1,076	48	22.2	86.3%	33 (3.1%)	94 (8.7%)	886 (82.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.9%)	28.3	1884^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		24.5	2055^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	171		11.3	2.8	7.9		32.1	22.2	28.1		30.2	2.8	19.1		5.7	2.8	4.5	13.5	13.5		43.3	37.2	40.2		20.7	15.9	18.2	$17,425	$17,072	$353
Sunnymead Middle	Public	6-8	23996 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4280	1,185	57	20.7	94.2%	27 (2.3%)	144 (12.2%)	927 (78.2%)	37 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	36 (3.0%)	12.1	2548^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.7%		11.9	2593^rd of 2783 public middle schools	6.8%	45	0.0	4.0	18.2	6.5	4.1	20.0	21.2	13.1	8.2	12.0	12.1	10.3	0.0	4.0	21.2	7.5	12.7	12.7	23.4	16.8	22.3	20.9	9.3	8.0	8.7	8.7	$24,375	$21,794	$2,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomas Rivera Middle

How many students attend Tomas Rivera Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,014 students attended Tomas Rivera Middle.

What district is Tomas Rivera Middle in?

Val Verde Unified

What high school do graduates of Tomas Rivera Middle attend?

Students who attend Tomas Rivera Middle usually go on to attend Citrus Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Tomas Rivera Middle?

Students at Tomas Rivera Middle are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

Is Tomas Rivera Middle a good school?

Tomas Rivera Middle ranks in the bottom 18.0% of California middle schools.

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