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Enrollment
885
Middle
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005135
Chemawa Middle
8830 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92503 · (951) 352-8244 · Riverside County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
788 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 7 | 427 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 458 | 52% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
34.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
19.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 25.9% | 29.7% | 35.5% |
| Math | 9.1% | 10.0% | 27.4% | 53.5% |
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 | 34.7% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 15.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.3% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.1% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40.4% | 18.9% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 19.6% |
| 2016-17 | 38.1% | 23.0% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Where Chemawa Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #860 of 1,224 | #50 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #885 of 1,227 | #46 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #861 of 1,227 | #48 of 78 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #572 of 1,214 | #35 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #319 of 1,377 | #47 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #1,042 of 1,279 | #54 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #921 of 1,278 | #57 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #172 of 257 | #10 of 15 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
885
+30 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 22.9:1
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
82%
was 80%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 885 | 37.4 | 23.7:1 | 89% (788) |
| 2023-24 | 861 | 39.6 | 21.8:1 | 54% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 35.5 | 22.5:1 | 90% (721) |
| 2017-18 | 855 | 37.4 | 22.9:1 | 89% (757) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chemawa Middle.
About Chemawa Middle
Chemawa Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Riverside, California. Enrolled students number 885 students, in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Chemawa Middle is one school in Riverside Unified, a system of 48 schools with 38,002 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Chemawa Middle, with 82% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% White, 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. The chance that two students picked at random at Chemawa Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
A ratio of 23.7:1 comes from the school's 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
Chemawa Middle is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.1% versus 27.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Riverside County has these Census figures: median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Riverside County number 543 and enroll about 424,872.
The school nearest to Chemawa Middle is Sherman Indian High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Chemawa Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Chemawa Middle ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Chemawa Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 855 in 2017-18 and 885 in 2024-25, a increase of 30 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Chemawa 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
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Unified
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Sherman Indian High School0.3 mi · 276
- Monroe Elementary0.5 mi · 596
- Sunshine Special Education0.9 mi · 74
- Arlington High0.9 mi · 1,920
- Liberty Elementary1.0 mi · 651
- Jackson Elementary1.1 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About Chemawa MiddleHow many students attend Chemawa Middle?
Chemawa Middle enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Chemawa Middle serve?
Chemawa Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Chemawa Middle have?
Chemawa Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Chemawa Middle?
Student demographics at Chemawa Middle are roughly 8% White, 82% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chemawa Middle?
Chemawa Middle is overseen by Riverside Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.