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What's something Riverside Meadows Intermediate does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
528
Middle
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY·NCES 063118011836
Riverside Meadows Intermediate
1751 Cimarron Dr., Plumas Lake, CA 95961 · (530) 743-1271 · Yuba County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
232 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 6 | 184 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Plumas Lake Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.0pp since 2014
Math
28.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 33.6% | 28.8% | 26.2% |
| Math | 10.9% | 17.1% | 33.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 33.2% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% | 27.6% |
| 2018-19 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 41.8% | 31.4% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Riverside Meadows Intermediate
Riverside Meadows Intermediate's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Meadows Intermediate this school | 528 | 43.9% | 37.1% |
| Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High Davis | 533 | 43.5% | 51.8% |
| De Portola Middle San Diego | 680 | 45.0% | 64.7% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle Pleasant Hill | 738 | 44.4% | 49.3% |
| Monte Vista Middle Camarillo | 576 | 45.5% | 38.6% |
| Sierra Madre Middle Sierra Madre | 597 | 39.2% | 63.5% |
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 Riverside Meadows Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #587 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #641 of 1,227 ▼ 152 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #596 of 1,227 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #815 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #880 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #310 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #89 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #1,006 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.2% | #24 of 257 |
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
528
+119 (+29%) vs 2020
+75% since 2010-11, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 528 | 27.9 | 18.9:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 27.1 | 18.8:1 | 41% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 38% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 40% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 21.8 | 18.9:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 17 | 23.3:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | N/A | N/A | 41% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Meadows Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (412 to 528); teachers up 28% (21.8 to 27.9).
About Riverside Meadows Intermediate
Riverside Meadows Intermediate is a small middle school in Plumas Lake, California, under Plumas Lake Elementary. The school counts 528 students across grades 6 through 8.
Plumas Lake Elementary counts 3 schools and 1,682 students, including Riverside Meadows Intermediate.
The most common group at Riverside Meadows Intermediate is White students, at 38%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Yuba County's residents are about 54% White, 16 points above the school's share. Riverside Meadows Intermediate's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Yuba County averages 68%, higher than here.
Riverside Meadows Intermediate is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Riverside Meadows Intermediate posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 53.8%, so the school is 16.7 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Yuba County has about 84,507 residents, and the median household income is $76,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Yuba County has 41 public schools and roughly 16,045 students.
The school nearest to Riverside Meadows Intermediate is Cobblestone Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.4%; Riverside Meadows Intermediate's is 37.1%, ranking 5th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 119 students since 2020-21, to 528. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.8 to 18.9 over 4 years.
The Riverside Meadows Intermediate community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Yuba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plumas Lake Elementary
- Cobblestone ElementaryElementary · 590 students
- Rio Del Oro ElementaryElementary · 564 students
Other schools in Plumas Lake
- Cobblestone ElementaryElementary · 590 students
- Rio Del Oro ElementaryElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Cobblestone Elementary0.7 mi · 590
- Rio Del Oro Elementary1.4 mi · 564
- Browns Elementary3.4 mi · 143
- Arboga Elementary4.1 mi · 746
- Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary5.6 mi · 179
- South Sutter Charter5.6 mi · 2,653
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Meadows IntermediateHow many students attend Riverside Meadows Intermediate?
Riverside Meadows Intermediate enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 06-08.
Is Riverside Meadows Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Meadows Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Riverside Meadows Intermediate have?
Riverside Meadows Intermediate employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside Meadows Intermediate?
At Riverside Meadows Intermediate, the student body is approximately 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Riverside Meadows Intermediate public or private?
Riverside Meadows Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plumas Lake Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.