River Heights Intermediate

Set in Eastvale, California, River Heights Intermediate is a high-enrollment junior high, operated by Corona-Norco Unified. It instructs 1,203 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 659.

Across the 51 schools in Corona-Norco Unified (49,370 students total), River Heights Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, River Heights Intermediate logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Asian, 10% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, River Heights Intermediate sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.6%; actual is 54.9%, +16.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Riverside County) reports that median household earnings sit near $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which River Heights Intermediate is one.

Eastvale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River Heights Intermediate. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River Heights Intermediate at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,224 students in 2018 compared to 1,203 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 20% to 32% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for River Heights Intermediate typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.