Enrollment
74
High
DISTRICT 1,231 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005159
Sunshine Special Education
9390 California Ave., Riverside, CA 92503 · (951) 352-8488 · Riverside County
GRADES 12–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
54 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 12 | 74 | 100% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Sunshine Special Education ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #1,673 of 2,093 | #94 of 100 |
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
74
+9 (+14%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 52
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 74 | 4.9 | 15.2:1 | 73% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 5.1 | 14.5:1 | 19% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 4.9 | 11.1:1 | 59% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 6 | 10.8:1 | 80% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 62% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 69 | 6 | 11.5:1 | 52% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 57 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 11 | 14 | 0.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 52 | 11 | 4.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunshine Special Education.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (81 to 74); teachers down 19% (6 to 4.9).
About Sunshine Special Education
Sunshine Special Education is a very small high school found in Riverside, California. It teaches 74 students in grade 12. That is 91% below the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Sunshine Special Education is in Riverside Unified, a district with 38,002 students across 48 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Sunshine Special Education is 59% Hispanic. Other groups make up 23% White, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Sunshine Special Education are from different groups.
The school lists 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is higher. A total of 54 students, or 73%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 543 public schools in the county, enrolling about 424,872, Sunshine Special Education among them.
Sunshine Special Education's nearest public school is Liberty Elementary (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Sunshine Special Education is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 65 in 2020-21 to 74 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
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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 Riverside Unified
- 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
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 1,033 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
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary0.4 mi · 651
- Jackson Elementary0.7 mi · 657
- Sherman Indian High School0.8 mi · 276
- Foothill Elementary0.9 mi · 451
- Chemawa Middle0.9 mi · 885
- Monroe Elementary1.1 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Sunshine Special EducationHow large is Sunshine Special Education?
Sunshine Special Education enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 12-12.
What age range does Sunshine Special Education serve?
Sunshine Special Education serves students from grade 12 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Sunshine Special Education have?
Sunshine Special Education employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunshine Special Education?
Student demographics at Sunshine Special Education are roughly 23% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sunshine Special Education in?
Sunshine Special Education is part of Riverside Unified.
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