Loma Vista Middle

Summary:

Loma Vista Middle is a public middle school in Riverside, California, serving 999 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Alvord Unified School District, which is ranked 1091 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loma Vista Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 7.6% to 37.9% in recent years, well above the state average and nearby schools like Arizona Middle (26.6%) and Ysmael Villegas Middle (22.8%). Academically, Loma Vista Middle's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 33.84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 18.72% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively.

Additionally, Loma Vista Middle has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like River Heights Intermediate (70.31%) and Ysmael Villegas Middle (74.33%). These challenges, along with the school's wide performance gaps between different student subgroups, suggest that Loma Vista Middle may need to implement more targeted and comprehensive support strategies to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 11050 Arlington Ave.
       Riverside, CA  92505-2204


(951) 358-1685

District: Alvord Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1793rd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,656 Help


Students who attend Loma Vista Middle usually attend:

High:    Norte Vista High

Feeder schools for Loma Vista Middle:

Elementary:    Rosemary Kennedy Elementary
    Terrace Elementary
    Twinhill Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.5 Help
Number of students:  999

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.8%
White:
3.6%
African American:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Loma Vista Middle ranks worse than 64.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.33. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), White (3.6%), African American (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Loma Vista Middle is 21.5, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Alvord Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Loma Vista Middle employs 46.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Loma Vista Middle is $7,656. 2 middle schools in the Alvord Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Loma Vista Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Loma Vista Middle 1793rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Loma Vista Middle in the ranking list.)

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Alvord Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Unified 1091st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Loma Vista Middle

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Rank History for all students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.11 1293rd 1769 26.9%
2005 25.68 1318th 1777 25.8%
2006 26.32 1337th 1804 25.9%
2007 17.46 1716th 1999 14.2%
2008 24.03 1591st 2005 20.6%
2009 24.48 1617th 2063 21.6%
2010 30.41 1559th 2179 28.5%
2011 35.60 1489th 2236 33.4%
2012 40.42 1346th 2259 40.4%
2013 44.63 1302nd 2379 45.3%
2015 31.40 1590th 2477 35.8%
2016 34.56 1504th 2497 39.8%
2017 37.23 1471st 2508 41.3%
2018 31.60 1614th 2480 34.9%
2019 29.18 1820th 2715 33.0%
2022 28.20 1854th 2740 32.3%
2023 31.75 1756th 2802 37.3%
2024 30.33 1793rd 2777 35.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.89 493rd 1364 63.9%
2019 40.41 678th 1442 53.0%
2022 33.82 1030th 1540 33.1%
2023 29.73 1241st 1529 18.8%
2024 37.52 825th 1477 44.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.94 917th 1538 40.4%
2024 32.86 1001st 1550 35.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.89 1144th 2230 48.7%
2019 41.27 1290th 2369 45.5%
2022 38.22 1396th 2458 43.2%
2023 41.73 1272nd 2549 50.1%
2024 36.83 1496th 2575 41.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.42 264th 336 21.4%
2023 46.54 139th 321 56.7%
2024 43.52 190th 394 51.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.38 1543rd 2262 31.8%
2019 29.48 1637th 2380 31.2%
2022 27.47 1749th 2509 30.3%
2023 33.52 1531st 2547 39.9%
2024 28.50 1735th 2546 31.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.71 548th 1369 60.0%
2019 33.97 894th 1491 40.0%
2022 33.90 932nd 1531 39.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.14 1495th 2273 34.2%
2019 27.36 1710th 2407 29.0%
2022 29.38 1680th 2527 33.5%
2023 30.04 1661st 2558 35.1%
2024 31.60 1619th 2547 36.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.68 1190th 2072 42.6%
2019 37.64 1321st 2213 40.3%
2022 36.17 1425th 2359 39.6%
2023 41.43 1229th 2391 48.6%
2024 39.49 1320th 2383 44.6%
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Rank History for White students at Loma Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.47 858th 1496 42.6%
2019 32.42 1101st 1602 31.3%
2022 35.23 1013th 1555 34.9%
2023 6.90 1484th 1552 4.4%
2024 18.28 1281st 1535 16.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Loma Vista Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 508 46 30 240 3 n/a n/a 0 827
1989 486 39 42 219 4 n/a n/a 0 790
1990 452 29 39 240 2 n/a n/a 0 762
1991 470 36 63 265 2 n/a n/a 0 836
1992 417 36 55 255 2 n/a n/a 0 765
1993 333 38 43 231 2 n/a n/a 0 647
1994 316 36 41 248 1 n/a n/a 0 642
1995 310 34 56 277 2 n/a n/a 0 679
1996 310 34 56 277 2 n/a n/a 0 679
1997 316 38 51 302 3 n/a n/a 0 710
1998 324 36 53 298 2 n/a n/a 0 713
1999 319 38 42 314 3 n/a n/a 1 717
2000 354 48 36 388 3 n/a n/a 0 829
2001 325 47 36 426 5 n/a n/a 2 841
2002 317 54 52 748 2 n/a n/a 0 1173
2003 317 54 52 748 2 n/a n/a 0 1173
2004 263 48 43 767 2 n/a n/a 11 1134
2005 213 55 32 836 2 n/a n/a 10 1148
2006 174 44 28 822 3 n/a n/a 24 1095
2007 158 49 40 892 2 n/a n/a 32 1173
2008 150 53 43 862 2 n/a n/a 0 1110
2009 118 44 46 859 1 2 27 0 1097
2010 94 37 36 891 6 1 29 0 1094
2011 99 33 29 893 5 1 17 0 1077
2012 94 23 20 937 4 2 6 0 1086
2013 103 22 20 926 2 2 6 0 1081
2014 99 16 23 924 2 4 9 0 1077
2015 81 17 27 930 3 0 12 0 1070
2016 76 24 28 920 1 0 7 0 1056
2017 58 15 19 927 2 3 9 0 1033
2018 58 18 27 932 2 4 10 0 1051
2019 57 20 17 883 3 4 8 0 992
2020 55 23 19 887 2 5 6 0 997
2021 43 21 17 879 2 3 5 0 970
2022 37 30 17 890 1 3 8 0 986
2023 36 24 19 907 1 2 10 0 999

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 Loma Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 827 37.1 22.2 n/a
1989 790 35.0 22.5 n/a
1990 762 37.0 20.5 n/a
1991 836 36.0 23.2 n/a
1992 765 36.6 20.9 10.8
1993 647 29.0 22.3 12.7
1994 642 29.0 22.1 14.3
1995 679 26.0 26.1 33.6
1996 679 26.0 26.1 33.6
1997 710 31.2 22.8 36.1
1998 713 30.8 23.1 31.7
1999 717 32.0 22.4 35.8
2000 829 38.0 21.8 43.9
2001 841 39.0 21.6 42.1
2002 1173 50.8 23.1 59.5
2003 1173 50.8 23.1 59.5
2004 1134 50.6 22.4 54.9
2005 1148 52.0 22.1 56.7
2006 1095 51.4 21.3 58.7
2007 1173 49.2 23.8 65.1
2008 1110 55.0 20.2 55.9
2009 1097 42.0 21.9 74.9
2010 1094 49.0 22.3 82
2011 1077 n/a n/a 0
2012 1086 42.8 25.3 0
2013 1081 42.6 25.3 88.6
2014 1077 43.5 24.7 89.9
2015 1070 44.0 24.3 92.7
2016 1056 44.0 24.0 88.2
2017 1033 41.6 24.8 87.6
2018 1051 41.8 25.1 90.5
2019 992 40.3 24.5 87.2
2020 997 n/a n/a 87.6
2021 970 48.7 19.9 82.2
2022 986 45.7 21.5 91.7
2023 999 46.3 21.5 91

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 Loma Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 827 37.1 22.2 n/a
1989 790 35.0 22.5 n/a
1990 762 37.0 20.5 n/a
1991 836 36.0 23.2 n/a
1992 765 36.6 20.9 10.8
1993 647 29.0 22.3 12.7
1994 642 29.0 22.1 14.3
1995 679 26.0 26.1 33.6
1996 679 26.0 26.1 33.6
1997 710 31.2 22.8 36.1
1998 713 30.8 23.1 31.7
1999 717 32.0 22.4 35.8
2000 829 38.0 21.8 43.9
2001 841 39.0 21.6 42.1
2002 1173 50.8 23.1 59.5
2003 1173 50.8 23.1 59.5
2004 1134 50.6 22.4 54.9
2005 1148 52.0 22.1 56.7
2006 1095 51.4 21.3 58.7
2007 1173 49.2 23.8 65.1
2008 1110 55.0 20.2 55.9
2009 1097 42.0 21.9 74.9
2010 1094 49.0 22.3 82
2011 1077 n/a n/a 0
2012 1086 42.8 25.3 0
2013 1081 42.6 25.3 88.6
2014 1077 43.5 24.7 89.9
2015 1070 44.0 24.3 92.7
2016 1056 44.0 24.0 88.2
2017 1033 41.6 24.8 87.6
2018 1051 41.8 25.1 90.5
2019 992 40.3 24.5 87.2
2020 997 n/a n/a 87.6
2021 970 48.7 19.9 82.2
2022 986 45.7 21.5 91.7
2023 999 46.3 21.5 91

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Loma Vista Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,656

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Loma Vista Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1820th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1756th of 2802 Middle schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Loma Vista Middle)38.429.3
 9.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alvord Unified)39.134.7
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Loma Vista Middle)19.112.3
 6.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Unified)26.322.5
 3.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Loma Vista Middle)3934.5
 4.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alvord Unified)40.632.7
 7.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Loma Vista Middle)21.915.4
 6.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Unified)26.919.6
 7.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Loma Vista Middle)40.343.4
 3.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alvord Unified)41.237.4
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Loma Vista Middle)24.517.7
 6.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Unified)26.519
 7.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Loma Vista Middle)17.727.1
 9.5%
   8th Grade Science (Alvord Unified)17.922.2
 4.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students992999
 0.7%
African American2024
 20%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1719
 11.8%
Hispanic883907
 2.7%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White5736
 36.8%
Two or More Races810
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.2%91%
 3.8%


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Loma Vista Middle ranks 1793rd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 999 students attended Loma Vista Middle.

Students at Loma Vista Middle are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Loma Vista Middle usually go on to attend Norte Vista High


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