Other / mixed grade configuration · Oro Grande, CA

Riverside Preparatory

Federal NCES profile for Riverside Preparatory, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060256611863Charter school
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
9
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Riverside Preparatory earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also one of the largest schools in California.

23
Resource Index · Lower
22.7:1
students per teacher
67.8%
free-lunch eligible
2,453
students enrolled

Riverside Preparatory has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 060256611863 · Oro Grande, CA Other · LARGE · CHARTER

2,453 enr · 22.7:1 · 67.8% lunch · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Walnut Hills High School (2,453 students)

Riverside Preparatory CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Riverside Preparatory compares

Riverside Preparatory on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22.7:1 ▲ 6% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.8% ▲ 22% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 2,453 top 1% - -

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

22.7:1
Leaner classes than 9% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,453
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
67.8%
free-lunch eligible - 22% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
22.7:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 59% in California - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$14,031
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors7.0 FTE
Per 350 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
37
in-school suspensions + 232 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 63.3%
African American 15.9%
White 14.4%
Two or More 3.2%
Asian 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 63.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.2, Riverside Preparatory is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Riverside Preparatory District, which includes Riverside Preparatory.

$14,031
Per student
-25%
vs California
Avg $18,665
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Riverside Preparatory

How many students attend Riverside Preparatory?

Riverside Preparatory has 2,453 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oro Grande, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Preparatory?

The student-teacher ratio at Riverside Preparatory is 22.7:1, which is 6% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 45% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Riverside Preparatory?

67.8% of students at Riverside Preparatory are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside Preparatory?

The largest demographic group at Riverside Preparatory is Hispanic or Latino at 63.3% of enrollment, in Oro Grande, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside Preparatory?

Riverside Preparatory has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Riverside Preparatory District?

None; Riverside Preparatory District is a single-school charter district, and Riverside Preparatory is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

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