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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Riverside County, California

Across Riverside County, California, 78 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Shivela Middle leads the list at 27.9:1, against a median of 22.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside County, California

Top Students/teacher

27.9:1

Median Students/teacher

22.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Shivela Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	1,282	27.9:1
2	Palm Desert Charter Middle	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	1,298	27.6:1
3	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	591	27.0:1
4	Elsinore Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	947	26.8:1
5	River Heights Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,203	26.6:1
6	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,228	26.6:1
7	El Cerrito Middle	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,218	26.6:1
8	Citrus Hills Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	919	25.8:1
9	Temecula Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	1,012	25.3:1
10	Thompson Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	1,565	25.2:1
11	Corona Fundamental Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	754	25.1:1
12	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	1,451	25.0:1
13	David A. Brown Middle	Wildomar, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	1,030	24.9:1
14	Ethan A Chase Middle	Menifee, CA	Romoland Elementary	Middle	1,447	24.8:1
15	Terra Cotta Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	1,026	24.5:1
16	John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	1,099	24.4:1
17	Bell Mountain Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	1,066	24.4:1
18	Kathryn Newport Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	965	24.4:1
19	Dartmouth Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	1,113	24.4:1
20	Pinacate Middle	Perris, CA	Perris Union High	Middle	952	23.9:1
21	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	1,008	23.9:1
22	Canyon Lake Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	951	23.9:1
23	Ysmael Villegas Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	1,136	23.8:1
24	Menifee Valley Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	Middle	941	23.7:1
25	Chemawa Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	885	23.7:1
26	Desert Ridge Academy	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	962	23.6:1
27	Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	844	23.6:1
28	Norco Intermediate	Norco, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	726	23.4:1
29	La Quinta Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	709	23.4:1
30	Amelia Earhart Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	743	23.2:1
31	James L. Day Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	932	22.9:1
32	Bella Vista Middle	Murrieta, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	1,249	22.9:1
33	Vista Verde Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	900	22.9:1
34	Tomas Rivera Middle	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	1,014	22.8:1
35	University Heights Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	870	22.6:1
36	Badger Springs Middle	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	Middle	1,058	22.4:1
37	Indio Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	768	22.4:1
38	Mesa View Middle	Calimesa, CA	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Middle	717	22.4:1
39	Wells Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	768	22.3:1
40	Sierra Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	829	22.3:1
41	Lakeside Middle	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	1,076	22.3:1
42	Warm Springs Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	755	22.1:1
43	Margarita Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	731	22.0:1
44	Acacia Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	958	21.9:1
45	Nicolet Middle	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	Middle	966	21.9:1
46	James Workman Middle	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	1,020	21.9:1
47	Loma Vista Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	1,027	21.7:1
48	Arizona Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	804	21.7:1
49	Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	722	21.7:1
50	Jurupa Middle	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	Middle	1,105	21.7:1

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