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

421 public schools in Riverside County, 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. Western Center Academy leads the list at 86.0%, against a median of 41.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

421

Riverside County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.2%

BEST IN READING · RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Western Center Academy	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	762	86.0%
2	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	665	82.7%
3	Great Oak High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	High	2,946	81.3%
4	Vista Murrieta High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	High	3,328	78.0%
5	Murrieta Mesa High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	High	2,066	78.0%
6	Murrieta Valley High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	High	2,104	77.1%
7	Temescal Valley Elementary	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	832	76.9%
8	Abby Reinke Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	559	76.5%
9	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	822	76.0%
10	Cole Canyon Elementary	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Elementary	1,038	76.0%
11	Santiago High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	3,577	75.9%
12	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	1,451	72.8%
13	Clara Barton Elementary	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	1,136	72.5%
14	Martin Luther King Jr. High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,699	71.7%
15	Nuview Bridge Early College High	Nuevo, CA	Nuview Union	High	667	71.4%
16	Alamos Elementary	Murrieta, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	799	71.3%
17	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	757	71.2%
18	Philistine Rondo School of Discovery	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	1,226	71.2%
19	Beaumont Senior High	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	High	3,460	71.0%
20	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	4,353	70.3%
21	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,228	69.8%
22	George Washington Charter	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Elementary	746	69.3%
23	Palm Desert High	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	High	2,079	69.3%
24	Eastvale Elementary	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	1,066	69.0%
25	Red Hawk Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	496	68.9%
26	Tovashal Elementary	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Elementary	745	68.8%
27	Rancho Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	484	68.3%
28	Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	438	68.1%
29	Temecula Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	1,012	68.1%
30	Paloma Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	547	67.9%
31	Chaparral High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	High	3,136	67.8%
32	Lake Hills Elementary	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	Elementary	638	67.0%
33	Alta Murrieta Elementary	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Elementary	849	66.6%
34	Tony Tobin Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	718	66.6%
35	Lincoln Fundamental Elementary	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	754	66.4%
36	Bella Vista Middle	Murrieta, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	1,249	66.0%
37	Rosa Parks Elementary	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	970	65.9%
38	Temecula Luiseno Elementary	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	738	65.8%
39	San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	High	748	65.5%
40	James L. Day Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	932	65.4%
41	El Cerrito Middle	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,218	65.3%
42	Summit Academy	Winchester Ca, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Elementary	767	65.3%
43	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Elementary	1,063	65.0%
44	Antelope Hills Elementary	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Elementary	839	64.9%
45	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	Elementary	767	64.8%
46	Paloma Valley High	Menifee, CA	Perris Union High	High	2,487	64.7%
47	Gerald R. Ford Elementary	Indian Wells, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Elementary	598	64.2%
48	La Quinta High	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	High	2,425	64.0%
49	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	Middle	1,008	63.5%
50	Centennial High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	2,712	63.5%

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