Riverside Meadows Intermediate

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Plumas Lake, California

Riverside Meadows Intermediate in Plumas Lake, California enrolled 528 students in 2024-25 with 27.9 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42-46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

449 students in 2022-23, 508 students in 2023-24, 528 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 27.9.

Students enrolled at Riverside Meadows Intermediate by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-234492023-245082024-25528
Students enrolled at Riverside Meadows Intermediate by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-234492023-245082024-25528
Students enrolled at Riverside Meadows Intermediate by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-234492023-245082024-25528
Students enrolled at Riverside Meadows Intermediate by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-234492023-245082024-25528
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344925.017.9
2023-2450827.118.7
2024-2552827.919.0

19.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside Meadows Intermediate enrolled 439 students and reported no counselor; it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent16.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.3% of students were White, 33.1% Hispanic, 11.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White38.3%
  2. Hispanic33.1%
  3. Asian11.6%
  4. Two or more races10.8%
  5. Black4.7%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riverside Meadows Intermediate scored proficient or above: 42-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2242‑46%50‑54%45%
Math, 2022-2332%35‑39% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Riverside Meadows Intermediate

  1. Yuba Gardens IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 6.6 miles away: 761 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  2. Gray Avenue MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 655 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Riverside Meadows Intermediate with Yuba Gardens IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Plumas Lake Elementary School District spends per student$15,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,424
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRiverside Meadows Intermediate is the number 873 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#873 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.19.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riverside Meadows Intermediate

  1. How many students attend Riverside Meadows Intermediate?
    528 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 449 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Plumas Lake, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Meadows Intermediate?
    19.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverside Meadows Intermediate a Title I school?
    Riverside Meadows Intermediate has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riverside Meadows Intermediate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riverside Meadows Intermediate scored proficient or above: 42-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riverside Meadows Intermediate in?
    Plumas Lake Elementary School District, NCES district ID 0631180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063118011836 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22