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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Riverside, California

62 public schools in Riverside, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Riverside STEM Academy leads the list at 82.7%, against a median of 41.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.0%

BEST IN READING · RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	665	82.7%
2	Martin Luther King Jr. High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,699	71.7%
3	Lake Hills Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	638	67.0%
4	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	767	64.8%
5	Lake Mathews Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	733	63.0%
6	Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	844	62.9%
7	Polytechnic High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,484	62.0%
8	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	864	60.8%
9	Magnolia Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	535	60.1%
10	Amelia Earhart Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	743	60.1%
11	Hillcrest High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,780	59.8%
12	Tomas Rivera Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	699	55.5%
13	Mark Twain Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	1,033	55.2%
14	Arlington High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	1,920	54.9%
15	Pachappa Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	676	54.3%
16	John W. North High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,011	52.8%
17	Ramona High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,142	52.5%
18	Castle View Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	684	51.9%
19	La Sierra High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,514	50.8%
20	Ysmael Villegas Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	1,136	48.6%
21	Matthew Gage Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	840	47.0%
22	Bryant Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	332	46.6%
23	William Howard Taft Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	635	44.8%
24	Woodcrest Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	660	44.4%
25	Patricia Beatty Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	494	44.0%
26	Norte Vista High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,804	43.5%
27	Monroe Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	596	43.4%
28	Central Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	621	42.6%
29	Mountain View Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	851	42.5%
30	Rosemary Kennedy Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	398	41.5%
31	Adams Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	487	41.2%
32	University Heights Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	870	40.8%
33	Arizona Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	804	40.5%
34	Madison Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	675	40.4%
35	Victoria Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	488	40.3%
36	Hawthorne Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	663	39.7%
37	Sierra Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	829	39.3%
38	Harrison Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	571	37.4%
39	Jefferson Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	886	36.9%
40	Twinhill Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	442	36.9%
41	Loma Vista Middle	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Middle	1,027	36.6%
42	Alcott Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	603	35.8%
43	Fremont Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	593	35.1%
44	Chemawa Middle	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Middle	885	34.7%
45	Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	507	34.2%
46	S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	508	34.1%
47	Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	621	33.3%
48	Emerson Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	669	33.1%
49	Highgrove Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	848	32.9%
50	Jackson Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	657	32.1%

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