Other / mixed grade configuration · Riverside, CA

Riverside County Juvenile Court

Federal NCES profile for Riverside County Juvenile Court, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 069102607567
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Riverside County Juvenile Court earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools.

#6 of 9
schools in Riverside · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
small classes for California
96.4%
free-lunch eligible

Riverside County Juvenile Court has class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Riverside County Juvenile Court ranks #6 of 9 schools in Riverside, CA.

Enrollment

104

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-40% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

96.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

+74% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Riverside County Juvenile Court compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Riverside County Juvenile Court

Riverside County Juvenile Court is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Riverside, California, enrolling 104 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 13:1, Riverside County Juvenile Court is leaner than roughly 92% of California schools and 40% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 96.4% of students qualify for free meals, 74% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 104 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 142 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #84.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (69%) and African American (21%) (diversity index 47/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 208 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 54.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Riverside's public schools, it stands alongside Riverside Stem Academy (665 students): Riverside County Juvenile Court is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (13:1 vs 27.7:1).

Riverside County Office of Education also operates Come Back Kids (612 students) and Riverside County Special Education (584 students) alongside Riverside County Juvenile Court.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Riverside County Juvenile Court compares

Riverside County Juvenile Court on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▼ 40% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 96.4% ▲ 74% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 104 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
96.4%
free-lunch eligible - 74% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 8% in California - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
54.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 69.2%
African American 21.2%
White 8.7%
Two or More 1.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 69.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.9, Riverside County Juvenile Court is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

How Riverside County Juvenile Court Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Come Back Kids Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Riverside County Special Education Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Riverside County Community Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Riverside County Juvenile Court's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Riverside County Office Of Education · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Riverside

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Riverside County Juvenile Court's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Riverside County Juvenile Court

How many students attend Riverside County Juvenile Court?

Riverside County Juvenile Court has 104 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Riverside, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside County Juvenile Court?

The student-teacher ratio at Riverside County Juvenile Court is 13:1, which is 40% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Riverside County Juvenile Court?

96.4% of students at Riverside County Juvenile Court are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside County Juvenile Court?

The largest demographic group at Riverside County Juvenile Court is Hispanic or Latino at 69.2% of enrollment, in Riverside, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside County Juvenile Court?

Riverside County Juvenile Court has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Riverside County Juvenile Court rank among schools in Riverside?

By Resource Investment Index, Riverside County Juvenile Court ranks #6 of 9 schools in Riverside, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Riverside on the city page.

Is Riverside County Juvenile Court a good school?

Riverside County Juvenile Court earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Riverside County Office of Education?

Besides Riverside County Juvenile Court, Riverside County Office of Education also operates Come Back Kids (612 students), Riverside County Special Education (584 students), and Riverside County Community (181 students). See the Riverside County Office of Education district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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