John W. North High

John W. North High is a secondary school of substantial scale in Riverside, California, operated by Riverside Unified, educateing 2,011 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so John W. North High sits 140% bigger than that benchmark.

Riverside Unified comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 38,002 students; John W. North High is among them.

Demographically, John W. North High records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest looks like 9% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, John W. North High has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.8:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John W. North High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.1%, the actual is 28.9%, a residual of +1.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. John W. North High is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is REACH Leadership STEAM Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John W. North High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. John W. North High's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 2,294 (now 2,011). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 71% to 76% over that span.

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