Public schools in Riverside, CA
Riverside has 77 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 18 high, 11 middle, 43 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 56,725 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; Riverside Unified runs 48 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 6 districts and agencies that run Riverside's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Riverside | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Unified | 48 | 39,425 | $16,986 |
| Alvord Unified | 22 | 17,106 | $18,583 |
| Riverside County Office of Education | 4 | 1,357 | not reported |
| REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District | 1 | 624 | $14,561 |
| Gateway College and Career Academy District | 1 | 128 | $26,234 |
| CA Sch for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl) | 1 | 293 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
18 high schools in Riverside, 18,817 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. High | 2,699 | 24.1 | 41.8% | Riverside Unified |
| Polytechnic High | 2,484 | 23.8 | 58.3% | Riverside Unified |
| Ramona High | 2,142 | 22.9 | 74.0% | Riverside Unified |
| John W. North High | 2,011 | 22.8 | 77.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Arlington High | 1,920 | 22.6 | 67.6% | Riverside Unified |
| Norte Vista High | 1,804 | 20.8 | 77.1% | Alvord Unified |
| Hillcrest High | 1,780 | 23.8 | 56.7% | Alvord Unified |
| La Sierra High | 1,514 | 21.1 | 70.5% | Alvord Unified |
| Riverside STEM Academy | 665 | 25.6 | 40.5% | Riverside Unified |
| Come Back Kids | 612 | 27.0 | 69.1% | Riverside County Office of Education |
The other 8 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway College and Career Academy | 394 | 49.4 | 59.9% | Gateway College and Career Academy District |
| Riverside County Community | 181 | 14.1 | 79.0% | Riverside County Office of Education |
| Abraham Lincoln Continuation | 148 | 12.2 | 87.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Raincross High (Continuation) | 136 | 8.5 | 73.5% | Riverside Unified |
| Alvord Continuation High | 130 | 13.8 | 86.2% | Alvord Unified |
| Alvord Alternative Continuation High | 90 | 14.0 | 80.0% | Alvord Unified |
| Sunshine Special Education | 74 | 15.2 | 56.8% | Riverside Unified |
| Opportunity Program | 33 | 9.3 | 78.8% | Riverside Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
11 middle schools in Riverside, 9,367 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysmael Villegas Middle | 1,136 | 23.8 | 62.4% | Alvord Unified |
| Loma Vista Middle | 1,027 | 21.7 | 72.2% | Alvord Unified |
| Chemawa Middle | 885 | 23.7 | 77.4% | Riverside Unified |
| University Heights Middle | 870 | 22.6 | 80.9% | Riverside Unified |
| Frank Augustus Miller Middle | 844 | 23.6 | 42.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Matthew Gage Middle | 840 | 21.2 | 59.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Sierra Middle | 829 | 22.3 | 76.8% | Riverside Unified |
| Arizona Middle | 804 | 21.7 | 72.4% | Alvord Unified |
| Wells Middle | 768 | 22.3 | 84.8% | Alvord Unified |
| Amelia Earhart Middle | 743 | 23.2 | 43.1% | Riverside Unified |
One more middle school
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle | 621 | 21.1 | 72.3% | Riverside Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
43 elementary schools in Riverside, 26,917 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Elementary | 1,033 | 26.2 | 40.9% | Riverside Unified |
| Jefferson Elementary | 886 | 25.7 | 75.2% | Riverside Unified |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | 864 | 24.4 | 44.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Mountain View Elementary | 851 | 24.3 | 72.9% | Riverside Unified |
| Highgrove Elementary | 848 | 26.1 | 71.8% | Riverside Unified |
| Washington Elementary | 818 | 23.4 | 53.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary | 767 | 25.6 | 38.2% | Riverside Unified |
| Terrace Elementary | 740 | 23.5 | 76.8% | Alvord Unified |
| Lake Mathews Elementary | 733 | 26.6 | 34.0% | Riverside Unified |
| Longfellow Elementary | 701 | 23.4 | 87.6% | Riverside Unified |
The other 33 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 other schools in Riverside, 1,624 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County Special Education | 584 | 8.1 | 49.7% | Riverside County Office of Education |
| Riverside Virtual | 524 | 16.3 | 73.9% | Riverside Unified |
| California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 350 | 5.3 | 42.0% | CA Sch for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl) |
| Riverside County Juvenile Court | 104 | 14.9 | 97.1% | Riverside County Office of Education |
| Summit View Independent Study | 62 | 26.2 | 67.7% | Riverside Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Riverside's public schools compare with California's
The median Riverside school has 23.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 651 students (state 471).
| Riverside | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 23.1 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 651 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 99% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 3.9% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 77 Riverside schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Riverside
- Riverside UnifiedRuns 48 of Riverside's 77 public schools and spent $16,986 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,986
- Martin Luther King Jr. High, the largest high school in Riverside2,699 students in 2024-25, 24.1 per teacher.2,699
- Compare Riverside Unified with Alvord UnifiedRiverside's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Riverside addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Riverside
How many public schools are in Riverside, CA?
77 public schools with an address in Riverside were open in 2024-25: 18 high, 11 middle, 43 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 56,725 students. 3 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Riverside?
Martin Luther King Jr. High, with 2,699 students in 2024-25 (Riverside Unified).Which districts run Riverside's schools?
Riverside Unified (48 schools), Alvord Unified (22 schools), Riverside County Office of Education (4 schools), REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District (1 school), and 2 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25