Riverside STEM Academy

Riverside STEM Academy is a tight-knit high school in Riverside, California, overseen by Riverside Unified. The school instructs 665 students in grades 5 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Riverside STEM Academy sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Riverside Unified, which oversees 48 schools and 38,002 students, Riverside STEM Academy is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Riverside STEM Academy reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 23% White, 22% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.6:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riverside STEM Academy is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.6%; this one delivers 80.0%, a residual of +32.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $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 Riverside STEM Academy is one.

Harada Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Riverside STEM Academy comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 661 students in 2018 compared to 665 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 27% to 45% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Riverside STEM Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.