California School for the Deaf-Riverside

As a compact multi-level school in Riverside, California, California School for the Deaf-Riverside enrolls 350 students from grades K through 12, operated by California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl). Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

California School for the Deaf-Riverside sits inside California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, California School for the Deaf-Riverside lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 26% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Riverside County shows median household earnings sit near $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), California School for the Deaf-Riverside is one campus in the mix.

Raincross High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

California School for the Deaf-Riverside operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 59% to 63% over that span.

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