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If you could change one rule at Fernando Rivera Intermediate, what would it be?
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Enrollment
588
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061887002283
Fernando Rivera Intermediate
1255 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015 · (650) 991-1225 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
217 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 214 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 32% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
55.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
38.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.0% | 36.1% | 21.6% | 23.2% |
| Math | 16.4% | 21.9% | 28.1% | 33.7% |
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 | 55.1% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 32.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.1% | 34.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.8% | 38.6% |
| 2017-18 | 68.8% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 65.5% | 49.9% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Fernando Rivera Intermediate
Fernando Rivera Intermediate's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Rivera Intermediate this school | 588 | 36.9% | 46.7% |
| Morrill Middle San Jose | 665 | 34.9% | 53.8% |
| Thomas Russell Middle Milpitas | 761 | 38.8% | 72.9% |
| Rancho Milpitas Middle Milpitas | 693 | 43.7% | 65.2% |
| Oak Avenue Intermediate Temple City | 839 | 38.7% | 68.0% |
| First Avenue Middle Arcadia | 771 | 32.7% | 70.1% |
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 Fernando Rivera Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #397 of 1,224 | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #429 of 1,227 ▲ 20 | #15 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #396 of 1,227 ▼ 71 | #15 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #308 of 1,214 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #783 of 1,377 | #11 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #744 of 1,279 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #632 of 1,278 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #1,081 of 1,329 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #57 of 257 | N/A |
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
588
+78 (+15%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 588 | 27.2 | 21.7:1 | 37% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 23.4 | 22.0:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 22.3 | 22.5:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 39% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 49% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 20 | 24.2:1 | 48% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | N/A | N/A | 36% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 20 | 25.9:1 | 28% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fernando Rivera Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (499 to 588); teachers up 18% (23 to 27.2).
About Fernando Rivera Intermediate
As a mid-sized middle school, Fernando Rivera Intermediate serves students in Daly City, California. Federal data show 588 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Fernando Rivera Intermediate reports to Jefferson Elementary, which has 14 schools and 4,942 students.
More than half of the students at Fernando Rivera Intermediate are Asian (65%). The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. Census estimates put the Asian share of San Mateo County's population at about 31%. The diversity index for Fernando Rivera Intermediate is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 27.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.7:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 37%. The figure for public schools in San Mateo County is close, at 34%.
Test results at Fernando Rivera Intermediate are 11.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.7% actual, 57.9% predicted).
In the surrounding county, San Mateo County, median household income comes to about $158,855, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 176 public schools and about 82,403 students.
Of the public schools around it, Fernando Rivera Intermediate is closest to Thomas Edison Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.9%; Fernando Rivera Intermediate's is 46.7%, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Fernando Rivera Intermediate as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 21.7 students per teacher, compared with 20.4 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Fernando Rivera Intermediate is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Elementary
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Benjamin Franklin IntermediateMiddle · 497 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Westlake ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Daniel Webster ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Daly City
- Westmoor HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Jefferson HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Summit Public School: ShastaHigh · 458 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Skyline ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Edison Elementary0.1 mi · 294
- Westmoor High0.4 mi · 1,278
- Daniel Webster Elementary0.5 mi · 317
- Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary0.7 mi · 303
- Summit Public School: Shasta0.9 mi · 458
- Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary1.0 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Fernando Rivera IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Fernando Rivera Intermediate?
Fernando Rivera Intermediate enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Fernando Rivera Intermediate serve?
Fernando Rivera Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Fernando Rivera Intermediate?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Fernando Rivera Intermediate.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fernando Rivera Intermediate?
At Fernando Rivera Intermediate, the student body is approximately 4% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 65% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fernando Rivera Intermediate public or private?
Fernando Rivera Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.