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Enrollment
2,623
High
DISTRICT 1,386 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIALTO UNIFIED·NCES 063237001126
Rialto High
595 South Eucalyptus Ave., Rialto, CA 92376 · (909) 421-7500 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,623 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
22.9:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
2,247 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 711 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 611 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 684 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 617 | 24% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
62.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.6pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.5% | 35.1% | 19.6% | 17.8% |
| Math | 5.6% | 17.2% | 26.1% | 51.1% |
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 | 62.6% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 16.4% |
| 2020-21 | 41.6% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.8% | 31.1% |
| 2017-18 | 56.1% | 26.5% |
| 2016-17 | 44.8% | 18.6% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Rialto High
Rialto High's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rialto High this school | 2,623 | 85.7% | 39.7% |
| East Bakersfield High Bakersfield | 2,331 | 90.2% | 32.6% |
| Golden Valley High Bakersfield | 2,228 | 90.8% | 39.7% |
| Ontario High Ontario | 1,994 | 86.7% | 43.5% |
| Jurupa Hills High Fontana | 1,739 | 84.9% | 40.8% |
| Chaffey High Ontario | 3,127 | 81.5% | 38.2% |
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 Rialto High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #535 of 1,052 | #23 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #597 of 1,056 ▲ 98 | #30 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #408 of 1,056 ▲ 97 | #20 of 56 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.1pp | #29 of 1,044 | #4 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,623 | #78 of 2,093 | #12 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #982 of 1,352 | #51 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #1,156 of 1,351 | #71 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #456 of 1,575 | #26 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #632 of 802 | #34 of 46 |
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
2,623
-221 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 3,505
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 2,623 | 114.5 | 22.9:1 | 86% (2,247) |
| 2023-24 | 2,747 | 116.2 | 23.6:1 | 87% (2,400) |
| 2022-23 | 2,886 | 118.4 | 24.4:1 | 82% (2,361) |
| 2020-21 | 2,844 | 114 | 24.9:1 | 89% (2,542) |
| 2017-18 | 2,764 | 111.7 | 24.8:1 | 83% (2,303) |
| 2015-16 | 2,716 | 108 | 25.1:1 | 81% (2,213) |
| 2010-11 | 2,955 | N/A | N/A | 81% (2,403) |
| 2000-01 | 3,505 | 139 | 25.2:1 | 62% (2,170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rialto High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,764 to 2,623); teachers up 3% (111.7 to 114.5).
About Rialto High
Located in Rialto, California, Rialto High is a large high school. There are 2,623 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 213% bigger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Rialto High falls under Rialto Unified, which has 29 schools enrolling 23,067 students.
Of every 100 students at Rialto High, about 91 are Hispanic. The school is also 5% Black. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all San Bernardino County residents. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Rialto High are from different groups.
For every teacher at Rialto High, there are about 22.9 students; the school has 114.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. There are 2,247 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 86% of enrollment. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is higher.
Rialto High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of California public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.4% for Rialto High. The school posts 39.7%, 10.4 points above the prediction.
In San Bernardino County, home to about 2,197,104 people, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in San Bernardino County number 583, with about 393,648 students.
Of the public schools around it, Rialto High is closest to William G. Jehue Middle, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Rialto High is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 221 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 24.9 to 22.9 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Rialto High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rialto Unified
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- William G. Jehue MiddleMiddle · 1,444 students
- Rialto MiddleMiddle · 1,017 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Ethel Kucera MiddleMiddle · 978 students
Other schools in Rialto
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Rialto MiddleMiddle · 1,017 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Ethel Kucera MiddleMiddle · 978 students
- Ben F. Kolb MiddleMiddle · 917 students
Nearby schools
- William G. Jehue Middle0.4 mi · 1,444
- J.P. Kelley Elementary0.4 mi · 661
- Georgia F. Morris Elementary0.5 mi · 604
- Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary0.5 mi · 608
- J. Calvin Boyd Elementary0.6 mi · 569
- Merle S. Casey Elementary1.0 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Rialto HighHow many students attend Rialto High?
Rialto High enrolls approximately 2,623 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rialto High serve?
Rialto High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rialto High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rialto High is approximately 22.9:1 (114 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rialto High?
At Rialto High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rialto High in?
Rialto High is part of Rialto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.