Is California School for the Deaf-Riverside a good school?

California School for the Deaf-Riverside ranks in the bottom 0.2% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend California School for the Deaf-Riverside?

In the 2023-24 school year, 323 students attended California School for the Deaf-Riverside.

What is the racial makeup of California School for the Deaf-Riverside?

Students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside are 65% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Summary:

California School for the Deaf-Riverside is an alternative public school serving 293 students in grades K-12 in Riverside, California. The school has faced significant challenges, with fluctuating graduation rates, high dropout rates, and consistently low academic performance compared to the state and nearby schools.

One of the key differentiators of California School for the Deaf-Riverside is its consistently low test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, only 26.67% of 11th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 6.67% of 11th graders and 4.27% of students in end-of-course exams meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state averages of 27.9% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 22.48% to 38.23% over the past few years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Additionally, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 4.6 to 5.1 over the past three years, which is significantly lower than the ratios of the nearby schools, such as Washington High and Riverside Virtual.

When comparing California School for the Deaf-Riverside to the nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming academically. The nearby schools generally have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better test scores across the board. Additionally, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 44.4% in 2021-2022, may be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance. As an alternative school, California School for the Deaf-Riverside likely serves a significant population of students with special needs, which may also contribute to the school's lower academic outcomes. To address these challenges, the school could explore strategies to improve academic outcomes, such as implementing targeted interventions, enhancing teacher professional development, and fostering stronger community and family engagement.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

3044 Horace St.
Riverside, CA 92506-4498

(951) 248-7700

District: CA School for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl)

SchoolDigger Rank:
5852^nd of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 4.8

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

White:

25.1%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details California School for the Deaf-Riverside ranks worse than 99.8% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.91. (See more...)

Compare Details California School for the Deaf-Riverside ranks worse than 98.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.06. (See more...)

Compare Details California School for the Deaf-Riverside ranks worse than 89.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.19. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65%), White (25.1%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at California School for the Deaf-Riverside is 4.8. (See more...)

Compare California School for the Deaf-Riverside employs 67.2 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

California School for the Deaf-Riverside:

SchoolDigger ranks California School for the Deaf-Riverside 5852^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See California School for the Deaf-Riverside in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks California School for the Deaf-Riverside 2743^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See California School for the Deaf-Riverside in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks California School for the Deaf-Riverside 2077^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See California School for the Deaf-Riverside in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for California School for the Deaf-Riverside

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Rank History for all elementary school students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	3.91	4800^th	4809	0.2%
2005	4.01	4806^th	4822	0.3%
2006	3.33	4799^th	4818	0.4%
2007	2.59	5100^th	5113	0.3%
2008	1.15	5110^th	5113	0.1%
2009	1.59	5187^th	5193	0.1%
2015	5.78	5600^th	5611	0.2%
2016	4.97	5599^th	5614	0.3%
2017	6.35	5641^st	5692	0.9%
2018	3.45	5652^nd	5662	0.2%
2019	10.01	5563^rd	5789	3.9%
2022	6.90	5854^th	5883	0.5%
2023	6.31	5851^st	5874	0.4%
2024	4.91	5852^nd	5862	0.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.09	1741^st	2420	28.1%
2024	23.56	2196^th	2634	16.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	5.60	5613^th	5617	0.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.44	1620^th	2128	23.9%
2019	41.91	1230^th	2585	52.4%
2022	26.84	1644^th	2227	26.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	3.25	5635^th	5636	0.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	9.13	5030^th	5084	1.1%
2023	8.96	5046^th	5098	1.0%
2024	6.72	5084^th	5102	0.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	7.68	1724^th	1769	2.5%
2005	3.85	1773^rd	1777	0.2%
2006	4.19	1795^th	1804	0.5%
2007	4.14	1995^th	1999	0.2%
2008	2.62	1998^th	2005	0.3%
2009	2.64	2054^th	2063	0.4%
2015	7.26	2398^th	2477	3.2%
2016	4.59	2455^th	2497	1.7%
2017	10.24	2381^st	2508	5.1%
2018	6.58	2426^th	2480	2.2%
2019	5.37	2668^th	2715	1.7%
2023	9.63	2713^th	2802	3.2%
2024	6.06	2743^rd	2777	1.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.52	736^th	1538	52.1%
2024	28.65	1147^th	1550	26.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.38	596^th	1369	56.5%
2019	18.63	1439^th	1491	3.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	8.95	2330^th	2383	2.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.80	1565^th	1653	5.3%
2005	11.47	1684^th	1901	11.4%
2006	10.99	1756^th	1968	10.8%
2007	9.04	1878^th	2063	9.0%
2008	9.17	1899^th	2117	10.3%
2009	12.69	1963^rd	2238	12.3%
2010	9.13	2031^st	2281	11.0%
2011	9.11	2066^th	2367	12.7%
2012	11.34	1966^th	2354	16.5%
2013	15.62	1857^th	2426	23.5%
2015	20.97	1476^th	1994	26.0%
2016	9.52	1912^th	2039	6.2%
2017	13.68	1636^th	2021	19.0%
2018	17.59	1546^th	2017	23.4%
2019	20.10	1624^th	2133	23.9%
2022	9.48	2080^th	2123	2.0%
2023	7.25	2252^nd	2348	4.1%
2024	9.19	2077^th	2323	10.6%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.03	1169^th	1547	24.4%
2024	32.92	889^th	1534	42.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	5.55	2210^th	2247	1.6%
2024	7.25	2152^nd	2235	3.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.12	1481^st	1760	15.9%
2023	6.78	2084^th	2118	1.6%
2024	5.76	2082^nd	2098	0.8%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.94	371^st	1052	64.7%
2019	50.24	412^th	1117	63.1%
2022	21.73	1062^nd	1161	8.5%

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Rank History for high school Male students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.36	1375^th	1834	25.0%
2022	9.71	1862^nd	1916	2.8%
2023	8.58	2035^th	2207	7.8%
2024	8.31	2003^rd	2172	7.8%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.62	1342^nd	1742	23.0%
2022	8.67	1845^th	1861	0.9%
2023	6.99	2049^th	2142	4.3%
2024	9.00	1924^th	2125	9.5%

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Rank History for high school White students at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	2.31	1408^th	1434	1.8%
2024	1.93	1390^th	1406	1.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for California School for the Deaf-Riverside

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	487	487
1993	270	53	27	191	1	n/a	n/a	0	542
1994	257	60	33	202	1	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	181	52	30	196	6	n/a	n/a	0	465
1996	181	52	30	196	6	n/a	n/a	0	465
1997	193	47	32	202	6	n/a	n/a	0	480
1998	179	50	28	203	4	n/a	n/a	0	464
1999	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	477	477
2000	175	51	27	177	4	n/a	n/a	0	434
2001	183	44	27	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	427
2002	176	45	24	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2003	176	45	24	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2004	165	43	24	199	2	n/a	n/a	0	433
2005	159	42	20	217	3	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	144	46	17	186	2	n/a	n/a	0	395
2007	112	52	15	202	3	n/a	n/a	1	385
2008	108	56	14	219	2	n/a	n/a	0	399
2009	114	56	10	227	2	4	0	0	413
2010	96	44	10	223	0	3	9	0	385
2011	81	42	15	211	0	4	9	0	362
2012	93	40	13	223	0	4	12	0	385
2013	88	41	14	226	0	3	13	0	385
2014	93	41	13	219	0	2	15	0	383
2015	88	30	8	213	0	2	14	0	355
2016	91	23	9	208	0	3	11	0	345
2017	88	21	10	220	0	2	11	0	352
2018	103	22	11	212	0	1	12	0	361
2019	88	22	17	208	0	0	13	0	348
2020	85	21	12	209	0	1	9	0	337
2021	88	16	12	215	0	1	10	0	342
2022	73	11	9	196	0	0	9	0	298
2023	71	9	7	197	2	0	7	0	293
2024	81	9	7	210	1	0	14	1	323

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at California School for the Deaf-Riverside

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	487	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	542	47.0	11.5	0
1994	553	13.0	42.5	0
1995	465	116.0	4.0	n/a
1996	465	116.0	4.0	n/a
1997	480	104.0	4.6	0
1998	464	109.0	4.3	n/a
1999	477	108.0	4.4	0
2000	434	107.0	4.1	n/a
2001	427	83.2	5.1	0
2002	430	85.4	5.0	0
2003	430	85.4	5.0	0
2004	433	92.5	4.7	0
2005	441	91.0	4.8	0
2006	395	87.0	4.5	0
2007	385	91.0	4.2	0
2008	399	119.0	3.4	n/a
2009	413	82.1	3.4	n/a
2010	385	85.0	4.5	n/a
2011	362	n/a	n/a	0
2012	385	76.3	5.0	82.3
2013	385	70.7	5.4	99.2
2014	383	68.0	5.6	31.1
2015	355	68.0	5.2	33
2016	345	62.0	5.5	32.2
2017	352	63.2	5.5	30.1
2018	361	64.5	5.5	32.7
2019	348	66.0	5.2	32.5
2020	337	n/a	n/a	32.6
2021	342	66.1	5.1	26.6
2022	298	64.0	4.6	22.5
2023	293	61.6	4.7	38.2
2024	323	67.2	4.8	31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio California School for the Deaf-Riverside

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	487	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	542	47.0	11.5	0
1994	553	13.0	42.5	0
1995	465	116.0	4.0	n/a
1996	465	116.0	4.0	n/a
1997	480	104.0	4.6	0
1998	464	109.0	4.3	n/a
1999	477	108.0	4.4	0
2000	434	107.0	4.1	n/a
2001	427	83.2	5.1	0
2002	430	85.4	5.0	0
2003	430	85.4	5.0	0
2004	433	92.5	4.7	0
2005	441	91.0	4.8	0
2006	395	87.0	4.5	0
2007	385	91.0	4.2	0
2008	399	119.0	3.4	n/a
2009	413	82.1	3.4	n/a
2010	385	85.0	4.5	n/a
2011	362	n/a	n/a	0
2012	385	76.3	5.0	82.3
2013	385	70.7	5.4	99.2
2014	383	68.0	5.6	31.1
2015	355	68.0	5.2	33
2016	345	62.0	5.5	32.2
2017	352	63.2	5.5	30.1
2018	361	64.5	5.5	32.7
2019	348	66.0	5.2	32.5
2020	337	n/a	n/a	32.6
2021	342	66.1	5.1	26.6
2022	298	64.0	4.6	22.5
2023	293	61.6	4.7	38.2
2024	323	67.2	4.8	31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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