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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Riverside County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Riverside County, California, drawn from 78 qualifying public middle schools. Dorothy McElhinney Middle leads the list at 60.6%, against a median of 28.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside County, California

Top % Proficient

60.6%

Median % Proficient

28.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	46.2%	1,451	60.6%
2	Temecula Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	26.2%	1,012	60.5%
3	El Cerrito Middle	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	62.6%	1,218	60.3%
4	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	58.7%	1,228	59.1%
5	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	36.4%	1,008	58.7%
6	Vail Ranch Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	26.8%	765	56.2%
7	James L. Day Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	42.0%	932	55.9%
8	Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	56.9%	844	55.4%
9	River Heights Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	68.7%	1,203	55.4%
10	Bella Vista Middle	Murrieta, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	36.4%	1,249	53.5%
11	Amelia Earhart Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	56.1%	743	52.1%
12	Thompson Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	49.5%	1,565	51.6%
13	Corona Fundamental Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	80.1%	754	50.4%
14	Warm Springs Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	62.9%	755	48.6%
15	Shivela Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	66.1%	1,282	48.2%
16	Palm Desert Charter Middle	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	61.4%	1,298	47.9%
17	Citrus Hills Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	64.9%	919	44.7%
18	Letha Raney Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	90.1%	537	44.5%
19	Menifee Valley Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	62.5%	941	41.6%
20	John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	67.1%	1,099	40.3%
21	Canyon Lake Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	59.6%	951	40.1%
22	Margarita Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	54.7%	731	40.1%
23	Kathryn Newport Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	66.9%	965	39.3%
24	Norco Intermediate	Norco, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	67.5%	726	39.1%
25	Ysmael Villegas Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	78.0%	1,136	39.1%
26	Bell Mountain Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	61.6%	1,066	37.0%
27	Matthew Gage Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	70.1%	840	35.9%
28	Mountain Shadows Middle	Nuevo, CA	Nuview Union	Middle	89.4%	339	35.0%
29	James Workman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	97.8%	1,020	34.1%
30	San Gorgonio Middle	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	Middle	75.2%	1,253	34.1%
31	Hans Christensen Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	73.4%	369	33.5%
32	Raymond Cree Middle	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	97.1%	721	32.2%
33	Arizona Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	88.3%	804	31.4%
34	Mountain View Middle	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	Middle	70.1%	978	31.3%
35	Vista Heights Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	Middle	80.3%	1,419	31.3%
36	Mesa View Middle	Calimesa, CA	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Middle	72.0%	717	31.0%
37	Central Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	83.3%	621	30.6%
38	Sierra Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	88.5%	829	29.7%
39	Vista Verde Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	82.8%	900	29.4%
40	La Quinta Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	85.3%	709	28.4%
41	Palm Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	Middle	84.4%	999	28.4%
42	University Heights Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	91.4%	870	28.4%
43	Loma Vista Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	89.1%	1,027	27.6%
44	David A. Brown Middle	Wildomar, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	78.9%	1,030	27.3%
45	Jurupa Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	Middle	77.1%	1,105	26.9%
46	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	Middle	83.8%	668	26.6%
47	Lakeside Middle	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	86.3%	1,076	26.6%
48	Ethan A Chase Middle	Menifee, CA	Romoland Elementary	Middle	74.8%	1,447	26.3%
49	Elsinore Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	81.0%	947	26.3%
50	Chemawa Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	89.0%	885	26.1%

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