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

Across Riverside County, California, 60 public high schools are ranked here, 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 54.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.0%

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	Santiago High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	3,577	75.9%
8	Martin Luther King Jr. High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,699	71.7%
9	Nuview Bridge Early College High	Nuevo, CA	Nuview Union	High	667	71.4%
10	Beaumont Senior High	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	High	3,460	71.0%
11	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	4,353	70.3%
12	Palm Desert High	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	High	2,079	69.3%
13	Chaparral High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	High	3,136	67.8%
14	San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	High	748	65.5%
15	Paloma Valley High	Menifee, CA	Perris Union High	High	2,487	64.7%
16	La Quinta High	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	High	2,425	64.0%
17	Centennial High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	2,712	63.5%
18	Corona High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	2,307	63.2%
19	Liberty High	Winchester, CA	Perris Union High	High	2,537	62.4%
20	Polytechnic High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,484	62.0%
21	Temecula Valley High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	High	2,739	60.9%
22	Temescal Canyon High	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	High	2,373	60.0%
23	Hillcrest High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,780	59.8%
24	Elsinore High	Wildomar, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	High	1,927	59.5%
25	Norco High	Norco, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	2,032	59.2%
26	Valley View High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	High	2,699	57.1%
27	Hemet High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	2,414	55.3%
28	Arlington High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	1,920	54.9%
29	Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage, CA	Palm Springs Unified	High	1,401	54.6%
30	Orange Vista High	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	High	2,396	54.2%
31	Rancho Verde High	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	High	2,101	53.9%
32	Vista del Lago High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	High	1,924	53.2%
33	Palm Springs High	Palm Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	High	1,497	53.1%
34	John W. North High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,011	52.8%
35	Ramona High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	2,142	52.5%
36	Canyon Springs High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	High	2,251	52.4%
37	La Sierra High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,514	50.8%
38	Citrus Hill High	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	High	1,630	50.7%
39	Cathedral City High	Cathedral City, CA	Palm Springs Unified	High	1,334	48.8%
40	Shadow Hills High	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	High	1,650	48.7%
41	Desert Mirage High	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	High	1,875	48.1%
42	Banning High	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	High	1,145	47.8%
43	Tahquitz High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	1,761	47.1%
44	California Military Institute	Perris, CA	Perris Union High	High	1,031	46.9%
45	Patriot High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	High	2,399	46.9%
46	Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	High	1,687	46.6%
47	Jurupa Valley High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	High	1,693	45.8%
48	West Valley High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	1,857	45.3%
49	Norte Vista High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	High	1,804	43.5%
50	Heritage High	Menifee, CA	Perris Union High	High	2,330	42.8%

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