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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Riverside County, California

59 public high schools in Riverside County, California appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Desert Mirage High leads the list at +12.5pp, against a median of +2.3pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Riverside County, California

Top 3-yr change

+12.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.3pp

MOST IMPROVED · RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Desert Mirage High	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	1,875	19.1%	31.7%	+12.5pp
2	La Quinta High	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	2,425	34.7%	46.8%	+12.1pp
3	Banning High	Banning, CA	Banning Unified	1,145	22.7%	34.5%	+11.8pp
4	West Valley High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	1,857	22.6%	33.4%	+10.8pp
5	Corona High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	2,307	33.3%	43.9%	+10.6pp
6	Murrieta Mesa High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	2,066	48.4%	58.3%	+9.9pp
7	Temescal Canyon High	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	2,373	37.9%	45.9%	+8.1pp
8	La Sierra High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,514	26.6%	34.6%	+8.0pp
9	Desert Hot Springs High	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	1,687	21.4%	29.4%	+7.9pp
10	Coachella Valley High	Thermal, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	2,300	20.1%	27.8%	+7.7pp
11	Valley View High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	2,699	30.9%	38.5%	+7.6pp
12	Perris High	Perris, CA	Perris Union High	2,096	15.4%	22.6%	+7.2pp
13	Beaumont Senior High	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	3,460	44.3%	51.5%	+7.1pp
14	Indio High	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	1,962	17.1%	24.1%	+7.0pp
15	California Military Institute	Perris, CA	Perris Union High	1,031	26.2%	32.2%	+6.0pp
16	John W. North High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	2,011	30.1%	36.2%	+6.0pp
17	Tahquitz High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	1,761	25.4%	31.2%	+5.8pp
18	Rubidoux High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	1,259	16.6%	21.9%	+5.3pp
19	Centennial High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	2,712	43.2%	48.2%	+5.1pp
20	Paloma Valley High	Menifee, CA	Perris Union High	2,487	40.6%	45.2%	+4.6pp
21	Chaparral High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	3,136	50.6%	55.1%	+4.5pp
22	Vista Murrieta High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	3,328	55.5%	59.9%	+4.4pp
23	Hemet High	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	2,414	32.1%	36.3%	+4.2pp
24	Rancho Mirage High	Rancho Mirage, CA	Palm Springs Unified	1,401	33.7%	37.9%	+4.2pp
25	Norco High	Norco, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	2,032	42.8%	46.3%	+3.5pp
26	Jurupa Valley High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	1,693	27.3%	30.8%	+3.5pp
27	Patriot High	Jurupa Valley, CA	Jurupa Unified	2,399	28.8%	32.1%	+3.3pp
28	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	4,353	58.7%	62.0%	+3.2pp
29	Shadow Hills High	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	1,650	26.9%	29.3%	+2.4pp
30	Polytechnic High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	2,484	45.5%	47.8%	+2.3pp
31	Orange Vista High	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	2,396	33.3%	35.6%	+2.3pp
32	Lakeside High	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	1,687	27.1%	28.9%	+1.8pp
33	Western Center Academy	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	762	69.3%	71.1%	+1.8pp
34	Citrus Hill High	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	1,630	30.5%	32.2%	+1.8pp
35	Murrieta Valley High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	2,104	55.9%	57.5%	+1.6pp
36	Moreno Valley High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	2,103	28.0%	29.0%	+1.1pp
37	Elsinore High	Wildomar, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	1,927	40.5%	41.4%	+0.9pp
38	Santiago High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	3,577	59.3%	60.1%	+0.8pp
39	Nuview Bridge Early College High	Nuevo, CA	Nuview Union	667	48.0%	48.5%	+0.5pp
40	Ramona High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	2,142	33.3%	33.8%	+0.5pp
41	Hillcrest High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,780	42.0%	42.2%	+0.2pp
42	Vista del Lago High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	1,924	33.7%	33.9%	+0.2pp
43	Rancho Verde High	Moreno Valley, CA	Val Verde Unified	2,101	36.2%	35.6%	-0.6pp
44	Mountain Heights Academy	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	125	25.0%	24.1%	-1.0pp
45	Great Oak High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	2,946	66.4%	65.2%	-1.1pp
46	Canyon Springs High	Moreno Valley, CA	Moreno Valley Unified	2,251	33.5%	32.4%	-1.1pp
47	Arlington High	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	1,920	36.7%	35.3%	-1.4pp
48	Palm Desert High	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	2,079	55.0%	53.4%	-1.6pp
49	Norte Vista High	Riverside, CA	Alvord Unified	1,804	29.3%	27.1%	-2.2pp
50	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	665	84.6%	80.3%	-4.3pp

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