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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005138
Matthew Gage Middle
6400 Lincoln Ave., Riverside, CA 92506 · (951) 788-7350 · Riverside County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
589 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 7 | 397 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 443 | 53% |
Student demographics
49%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
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 34.1% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| Math | 17.0% | 14.5% | 24.5% | 44.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 45.4% | 26.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.1% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.2% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 48.3% | 33.6% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Matthew Gage Middle
Matthew Gage Middle's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gage Middle this school | 840 | 70.1% | 35.9% |
| Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math Vista | 836 | 70.8% | 48.1% |
| Bear Valley Middle Escondido | 923 | 68.4% | 37.5% |
| La Joya Middle Visalia | 727 | 71.1% | 32.8% |
| Kathryn Newport Middle Menifee | 965 | 66.9% | 39.3% |
| Roosevelt Junior High Modesto | 818 | 74.7% | 33.0% |
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 Matthew Gage Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #609 of 1,224 | #27 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #571 of 1,227 ▲ 123 | #23 of 78 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #555 of 1,227 ▲ 67 | #25 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #583 of 1,214 | #36 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 840 | #383 of 1,377 | #51 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #654 of 1,279 | #20 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #688 of 1,278 | #32 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #722 of 1,329 | #55 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #379 of 930 | #20 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
840
-156 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,228
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 840 | 39.7 | 21.2:1 | 70% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 857 | 40.2 | 21.3:1 | 39% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 885 | 39.6 | 22.4:1 | 70% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 996 | 37 | 26.9:1 | 67% (668) |
| 2017-18 | 1,033 | 43.8 | 23.6:1 | 65% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 939 | 41 | 22.9:1 | 60% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 1,065 | N/A | N/A | 51% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 1,012 | 40 | 25.3:1 | 36% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 1,228 | 59 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matthew Gage Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,033 to 840); teachers down 9% (43.8 to 39.7).
About Matthew Gage Middle
Matthew Gage Middle runs as a medium-sized middle school in Riverside, California. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 840 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 27% bigger than that.
Riverside Unified enrolls 38,002 students in 48 schools, including Matthew Gage Middle.
Roughly 68% of students at Matthew Gage Middle are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 51%. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 70%.
Matthew Gage Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Matthew Gage Middle is 2.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.9% actual, 38.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), the median household income is $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Matthew Gage Middle is one of 543 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Matthew Gage Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Raincross High (Continuation). Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Matthew Gage Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school enrolled 840 students in 2024-25, 156 fewer than the 996 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.9:1 to 21.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Matthew Gage Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Raincross High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 136
- Summit View Independent Study0.1 mi · 62
- Opportunity Program0.1 mi · 33
- California School for the Deaf-Riverside0.4 mi · 350
- Washington Elementary0.4 mi · 818
- Victoria Elementary0.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Matthew Gage MiddleHow large is Matthew Gage Middle?
Matthew Gage Middle enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Matthew Gage Middle serve?
Matthew Gage Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Matthew Gage Middle?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Matthew Gage Middle.
How diverse is Matthew Gage Middle?
Matthew Gage Middle reports a student body of 22% White, 68% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Matthew Gage Middle?
Matthew Gage 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.