1
What tradition at Norte Vista High should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,804
High
DISTRICT 1,064 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVORD UNIFIED·NCES 060243000137
Norte Vista High
6585 Crest Ave., Riverside, CA 92503 · (951) 358-1740 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,804 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,660 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 472 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 488 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 379 | 21% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
43.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
10.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 29.9% | 25.2% | 31.4% |
| Math | 0.7% | 9.9% | 26.3% | 63.0% |
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 | 43.5% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 12.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.5% | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 49.4% | 16.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.2% | 12.5% |
| 2016-17 | 53.3% | 18.1% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Norte Vista High
Norte Vista High's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norte Vista High this school | 1,804 | 92.0% | 30.2% |
| James Monroe High North Hills | 1,905 | 94.1% | 24.6% |
| Garey High Pomona | 1,567 | 91.4% | 35.0% |
| Colton High Colton | 1,729 | 90.7% | 34.3% |
| Citrus Hill High Perris | 1,630 | 91.6% | 32.7% |
| Indio High Indio | 1,962 | 93.8% | 22.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Norte Vista High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #789 of 1,052 | #43 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #950 of 1,056 ▼ 91 | #52 of 60 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #831 of 1,056 ▼ 285 | #49 of 60 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #239 of 1,044 | #11 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,804 | #387 of 2,093 | #39 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #652 of 1,352 | #21 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,153 of 1,351 | #67 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #229 of 1,575 | #18 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #269 of 802 | #14 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,804
-350 (-16%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,808
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,804 | 86.9 | 20.8:1 | 92% (1,660) |
| 2023-24 | 1,905 | 92.6 | 20.6:1 | 93% (1,781) |
| 2022-23 | 1,971 | 98.7 | 20.0:1 | 93% (1,837) |
| 2020-21 | 2,154 | 94 | 22.9:1 | 81% (1,741) |
| 2017-18 | 2,144 | 91 | 23.6:1 | 87% (1,859) |
| 2015-16 | 2,243 | 89 | 25.2:1 | 84% (1,881) |
| 2010-11 | 2,350 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 2,152 | 88 | 24.4:1 | 36% (780) |
| 1990-91 | 1,808 | 84 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norte Vista High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,144 to 1,804); teachers down 4% (91 to 86.9).
About Norte Vista High
Norte Vista High is a high school in Riverside, California, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 1,804 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 115% bigger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Norte Vista High is part of Alvord Unified, where 23 schools serve 16,432 students.
Of every 100 students at Norte Vista High, about 91 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% White and 2% Black. Census figures show Riverside County is about 51% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 86.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.8:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Of all students at Norte Vista High, 92% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 18 points.
Norte Vista High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of California public high schools.
Test results at Norte Vista High are 4.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.2% actual, 25.6% predicted).
Riverside County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Terrace Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Norte Vista High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Norte Vista High places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% decline, from 2,154 to 1,804. The ratio was 22.9:1 in 2020-21 and 20.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Norte Vista High, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Alvord Unified
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,780 students
- La Sierra HighHigh · 1,514 students
- Ysmael Villegas MiddleMiddle · 1,136 students
- Loma Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,027 students
- Arizona MiddleMiddle · 804 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 768 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
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,780 students
Nearby schools
- Terrace Elementary0.3 mi · 740
- Arlanza Elementary0.7 mi · 431
- Rosemary Kennedy Elementary1.0 mi · 398
- Mission View High1.1 mi · 90
- La Granada Elementary1.3 mi · 524
- Wells Middle1.3 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Norte Vista HighWhat is the total enrollment at Norte Vista High?
Norte Vista High enrolls approximately 1,804 students in grades 09-12.
Is Norte Vista High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norte Vista High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Norte Vista High?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Norte Vista High.
How diverse is Norte Vista High?
Norte Vista High reports a student body of 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Norte Vista High in?
Norte Vista High is part of Alvord Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.