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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92503

At a glance

Schools

15,619

Students

Districts

Top rankedLake Hills Elementary976^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hawthorne Elementary up 297 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Alvord High 13.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 92503 zip code in Riverside, California, is served by 20 public schools across the Riverside Unified and Alvord Unified districts, plus the standalone Sherman Indian High School, educating roughly 15,000 students from elementary through high school.

Parents will find a mix of standout and struggling schools, with performance varying significantly between and within districts. Top-performing elementary schools include Lake Hills Elementary and Lake Mathews Elementary, which achieve strong test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism. For high school, Hillcrest High leads with an exceptional graduation rate. Conversely, schools like Arlanza Elementary and Wells Middle face substantial academic challenges.

Key insights show mathematics is an area of concern district-wide, with proficiency rates notably lower than in English. Chronic absenteeism is also a critical issue, especially at the high school level, and higher per-student spending does not automatically translate to better academic outcomes. The specialized Sherman Indian High School and alternative Alvord High face unique challenges, including very high student-teacher ratios and absenteeism, requiring specialized evaluation.

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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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% 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
Alvord High	Public	9-12	3606 Pierce St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1715	130	9	13.8	94.6%	7 (5.4%)	2 (1.5%)	114 (87.7%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	12.2	1906^th of 2162 public high schools	11.8%		10.8	2016^th of 2159 public high schools	6.6%	110																			6.3		6.1							19.7	19.7							0.0	0.0							$43,587	$42,408	$1,179
Arizona Middle	Public	6-8	11045 Arizona Ave.	Riverside	92503	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%)	39.5	1500^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.7%		33.9	1671^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	171																		27.8			27.8				42.6	32.0	46.8		40.5				26.5	20.9	31.7		26.5							$28,246	$26,692	$1,554
Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	431	19	23.2	97.0%	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	416 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.8	5698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		17.8	5048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	650																	11.9				11.9	13.2	18.1	17.9					16.4	14.3	9.7	4.5					9.6	96.2			96.2			$29,156	$27,492	$1,664
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103																	6.3				6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4					18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4					17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$32,946	$30,742	$2,204
Norte Vista High	Public	9-12	6585 Crest Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1740	1,804	87	20.7	92.0%	66 (3.7%)	37 (2.1%)	1,647 (91.3%)	31 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	12 (0.7%)	33.7	1406^th of 2162 public high schools	35.0%		44	1147^th of 2159 public high schools	46.9%	259																			19.5		19.3							43.5	43.5							10.7	10.7							$26,742	$25,110	$1,632
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						$28,775	$27,244	$1,531
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Rutland St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1660	740	32	23.4	90.4%	26 (3.5%)	13 (1.8%)	686 (92.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	22.3	4650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		26.8	4222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	428	2.6	9.1	0.0	4.1	28.2	22.7	35.0	28.5	5.1	36.4	2.5	15.5	0.0	11.4	0.0	4.1	17.8				17.8	20.5	36.2	33.1					30.1	18.8	33.3	12.0					21.4							$23,317	$21,684	$1,633
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	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%)	12.7	2527^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.5%		11.7	2604^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.4%	77																		15.0			15.0				18.5	21.2	22.7		20.9				8.8	9.4	9.6		9.3							$28,646	$27,092	$1,554
Ysmael Villegas Middle	Public	6-8	3754 Harvill Ln.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1695	1,136	48	23.7	78.0%	128 (11.3%)	73 (6.4%)	776 (68.3%)	115 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	33 (2.9%)	48.4	1226^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		52.9	1072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	61.5%	154																		25.9			25.9				46.9	50.8	48.4		48.6				30.6	31.9	28.8		30.4							$25,175	$23,752	$1,423
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		$25,335	$23,846	$1,489
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	11800 Indiana Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1755	1,780	75	23.8	75.6%	230 (12.9%)	100 (5.6%)	1,227 (68.9%)	174 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	35 (2.0%)	60	821^st of 2162 public high schools	62.0%		61.8	723^rd of 2159 public high schools	66.5%	98																			32.9	0.0	32.0							59.8	59.8							24.7	24.7							$24,315	$22,944	$1,371
Arlington High	Public	9-12	2951 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8316	1,920	85	22.5	80.9%	258 (13.4%)	78 (4.1%)	1,433 (74.6%)	84 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	43.3	1184^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%		49.4	1016^th of 2159 public high schools	52.9%	168																			20.3	9.1	20.0							54.9	54.9							15.7	15.7							$26,744	$25,864	$880
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%)	27.6	1910^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.8%		26.8	1959^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.6%	49																		21.0			21.0					35.0	34.5		34.7					19.3	18.9		19.1							$23,939	$23,056	$883
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						$26,371	$24,892	$1,479
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						$25,275	$24,190	$1,085
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33																	16.7				16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8				32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5				24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$25,575	$24,652	$923
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		$23,923	$23,180	$743
Sunshine Special Education	Public	12	9390 California Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8488	74	5	15.2	73.0%	17 (23.0%)	1 (1.4%)	44 (59.5%)	6 (8.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.4%)								(n/a)
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		$21,110	$20,668	$442
Sherman Indian High School	Public	9-12	9010 Magnolia Ave	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Sherman Indian High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(951) 276-6326	276	4	69.0	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	276 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 92503

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside	0.41 mi	91	584^th
Corona	3.63 mi	41	406^th
Jurupa Valley	4.18 mi	26	780^th
Norco	5.03 mi	10	290^th
Eastvale	6.99 mi	8	114^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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