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Riverside Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 12 public high schools serving 12,898 students in Riverside Unified School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public high schools in California.
Public High Schools in Riverside Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the California public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Public High School in Riverside Unified School District have a Graduation Rate of 93%, which is more than the California average of 86%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Ramona High School, with 98% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in California or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public high school average of 79% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
50 Schools
2,801 Schools
# Students
38,002 Students
2,122,788 Students
# Teachers
1,634 Teachers
101,054 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
23:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Riverside Unified School District, which is ranked #837 of all 1,904 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#802 out of 1932 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
29%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
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