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Enrollment
804
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVORD UNIFIED·NCES 060243000129
Arizona Middle
11045 Arizona Ave., Riverside, CA 92503 · (951) 358-1675 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
710 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 245 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 269 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 290 | 36% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.5pp since 2014
Math
26.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 30.4% | 28.0% | 31.6% |
| Math | 11.3% | 15.2% | 22.3% | 51.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.2% | 30.7% |
| 2017-18 | 36.1% | 28.3% |
| 2016-17 | 34.1% | 29.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arizona Middle
Arizona Middle's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Middle this school | 804 | 88.3% | 31.4% |
| University Heights Middle Riverside | 870 | 91.4% | 28.4% |
| Sierra Middle Riverside | 829 | 88.5% | 29.7% |
| Chemawa Middle Riverside | 885 | 89.0% | 26.1% |
| Nicolet Middle Banning | 966 | 91.1% | 13.7% |
| Auburndale Intermediate Corona | 640 | 89.2% | 24.3% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arizona Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #706 of 1,224 | #33 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #682 of 1,227 ▲ 58 | #32 of 78 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #707 of 1,227 ▲ 43 | #37 of 78 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #274 of 1,214 | #12 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #436 of 1,377 | #53 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #746 of 1,279 | #30 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #869 of 1,278 | #51 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #334 of 1,329 | #28 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #328 of 930 | #13 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
804
-86 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 24.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 804 | 37.1 | 21.7:1 | 88% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 39.3 | 22.2:1 | 88% (770) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 40.2 | 22.2:1 | 87% (777) |
| 2020-21 | 890 | 36 | 24.7:1 | 74% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 1,010 | 39.7 | 25.5:1 | 83% (838) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 41 | 26.1:1 | 80% (855) |
| 2010-11 | 1,216 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 946 | 40 | 23.6:1 | 29% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 38 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arizona Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,010 to 804); teachers down 6% (39.7 to 37.1).
About Arizona Middle
Arizona Middle is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Riverside, California. The latest federal count shows 804 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 22% higher.
Alvord Unified oversees Arizona Middle and 22 other schools, with 16,432 students in total.
At Arizona Middle, Hispanic students make up 79% of the student body. Next come 7% White, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 51% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Arizona Middle, 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.7:1. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Roughly 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
A school with Arizona Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 27.8%. Arizona Middle scores 31.4%, 3.5 points above that line.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), the median household income is $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 543 public schools in Riverside County, enrolling about 424,872 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Allan Orrenmaa Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Arizona Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 890 in 2020-21 to 804 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.7:1 to 21.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Arizona Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Arizona MiddleHow many students attend Arizona Middle?
Arizona Middle enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Arizona Middle serve?
Arizona Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Arizona Middle?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Arizona Middle.
What is the student diversity at Arizona Middle?
Student demographics at Arizona Middle are roughly 7% White, 79% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Arizona Middle public or private?
Arizona Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alvord Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.