River Heights Intermediate

Summary:

River Heights Intermediate is a public middle school located in Corona, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,145 students. It is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, which is ranked 579 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Heights Intermediate consistently ranks in the top 25% of California middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 500-700 out of over 2,700 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 63.9% of River Heights Intermediate students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.38% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, such as African American, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While River Heights Intermediate outperforms the nearby Corona Fundamental Intermediate and Auburndale Intermediate schools, it lags behind the higher-performing Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, which is located just 1 mile away and serves a similar student population. Despite having a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, River Heights Intermediate is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting effective strategies for supporting economically disadvantaged students. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating a stable and high-quality educational program.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 7227 Scholar Way
       Corona, CA  92880-4018


(951) 738-2155

District: Corona-Norco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
500th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,728 Help


Students who attend River Heights Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Eleanor Roosevelt High

Feeder schools for River Heights Intermediate:

Elementary:    Eastvale Elementary
    Harada Elementary
    Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  27.1 Help
Number of students:  1,145

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.9%
Asian:
25.9%
White:
11.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.3% Help


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Compare Details River Heights Intermediate ranks better than 82% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 8 ranked middle schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.03. (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 (48.9%), Asian (25.9%), White (11.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at River Heights Intermediate is 27.1. 6 middle schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at River Heights Intermediate is $7,728. 5 middle schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

River Heights Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks River Heights Intermediate 500th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See River Heights Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Corona-Norco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Corona-Norco Unified 579th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for River Heights Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 36.69 1200th 1999 40.0%
2008 47.87 980th 2005 51.1%
2009 50.24 964th 2063 53.3%
2010 44.49 1186th 2179 45.6%
2011 54.49 975th 2236 56.4%
2012 52.93 1027th 2259 54.5%
2013 52.69 1084th 2379 54.4%
2015 65.19 758th 2477 69.4%
2016 64.14 776th 2497 68.9%
2017 70.07 671st 2508 73.2%
2018 68.36 681st 2480 72.5%
2019 67.30 741st 2715 72.7%
2022 69.83 686th 2740 75.0%
2023 77.70 536th 2802 80.9%
2024 79.03 500th 2777 82.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.29 183rd 462 60.4%
2019 47.20 325th 554 41.3%
2022 46.23 370th 665 44.4%
2023 38.04 423rd 678 37.6%
2024 59.08 292nd 699 58.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.94 518th 1364 62.0%
2019 72.11 195th 1442 86.5%
2022 70.19 192nd 1540 87.5%
2023 75.90 134th 1529 91.2%
2024 78.75 94th 1477 93.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.43 200th 1538 87.0%
2024 63.23 365th 1550 76.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.27 549th 2230 75.4%
2019 60.21 725th 2369 69.4%
2022 77.65 341st 2458 86.1%
2023 85.67 236th 2549 90.7%
2024 84.38 274th 2575 89.4%
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Rank History for Female students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.89 632nd 2262 72.1%
2019 66.12 702nd 2380 70.5%
2022 67.99 647th 2509 74.2%
2023 77.05 490th 2547 80.8%
2024 79.33 452nd 2546 82.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.93 829th 1369 39.4%
2019 49.15 562nd 1491 62.3%
2022 59.33 412th 1531 73.1%
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Rank History for Male students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.71 664th 2273 70.8%
2019 65.25 699th 2407 71.0%
2022 70.06 619th 2527 75.5%
2023 76.28 512th 2558 80.0%
2024 76.24 503rd 2547 80.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.99 421st 700 39.9%
2019 46.04 460th 745 38.3%
2022 59.88 345th 733 52.9%
2023 62.83 309th 718 57.0%
2024 67.13 276th 741 62.8%
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Rank History for African American students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.48 107th 600 82.2%
2019 72.99 132nd 643 79.5%
2022 85.97 56th 637 91.2%
2023 94.39 20th 614 96.7%
2024 92.82 36th 626 94.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.54 422nd 2072 79.6%
2019 66.20 565th 2213 74.5%
2022 61.86 684th 2359 71.0%
2023 74.24 420th 2391 82.4%
2024 70.35 505th 2383 78.8%
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Rank History for White students at River Heights Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.00 643rd 1496 57.0%
2019 57.88 660th 1602 58.8%
2022 49.59 770th 1555 50.5%
2023 64.35 506th 1552 67.4%
2024 65.99 485th 1535 68.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for River Heights Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 267 136 154 574 3 n/a n/a 42 1176
2008 307 170 189 727 2 n/a n/a 0 1395
2009 308 169 208 762 2 6 75 0 1530
2010 325 170 246 813 4 3 68 0 1629
2011 337 196 273 863 4 5 74 0 1752
2012 212 108 170 576 0 2 38 0 1106
2013 182 122 180 534 1 2 16 0 1037
2014 185 136 180 528 5 2 16 0 1052
2015 191 138 169 529 6 4 15 0 1052
2016 189 110 192 542 6 4 14 0 1057
2017 192 117 205 574 4 6 16 0 1114
2018 211 121 244 611 4 5 28 0 1224
2019 220 116 269 579 6 7 35 0 1232
2020 184 108 269 533 6 5 27 3 1135
2021 162 125 280 580 5 4 24 1 1181
2022 139 109 289 575 6 5 25 0 1148
2023 134 102 297 560 6 7 39 0 1145

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

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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 River Heights Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 1176 38.0 30.9 30.9
2008 1395 61.5 22.7 36.5
2009 1530 56.9 23.7 36.2
2010 1629 62.1 26.2 36
2011 1752 n/a n/a 41.9
2012 1106 45.0 24.5 n/a
2013 1037 42.0 24.6 44.9
2014 1052 41.5 25.3 40.6
2015 1052 38.0 27.6 43.1
2016 1057 43.0 24.5 45.8
2017 1114 44.3 25.1 42.3
2018 1224 44.5 27.4 42.8
2019 1232 43.5 28.2 40
2020 1135 n/a n/a 39.3
2021 1181 37.5 31.4 36.2
2022 1148 43.0 26.6 61.9
2023 1145 42.1 27.1 70.3

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 River Heights Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 1176 38.0 30.9 30.9
2008 1395 61.5 22.7 36.5
2009 1530 56.9 23.7 36.2
2010 1629 62.1 26.2 36
2011 1752 n/a n/a 41.9
2012 1106 45.0 24.5 n/a
2013 1037 42.0 24.6 44.9
2014 1052 41.5 25.3 40.6
2015 1052 38.0 27.6 43.1
2016 1057 43.0 24.5 45.8
2017 1114 44.3 25.1 42.3
2018 1224 44.5 27.4 42.8
2019 1232 43.5 28.2 40
2020 1135 n/a n/a 39.3
2021 1181 37.5 31.4 36.2
2022 1148 43.0 26.6 61.9
2023 1145 42.1 27.1 70.3

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 River Heights Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,728

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

Impact of COVID-19 on River Heights Intermediate

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 741st of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 536th of 2802 Middle schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (River Heights Intermediate)67.262.7
 4.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Corona-Norco Unified)60.254.4
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (River Heights Intermediate)51.744.9
 6.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Corona-Norco Unified)4236.7
 5.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (River Heights Intermediate)56.159.3
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Corona-Norco Unified)54.150.5
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (River Heights Intermediate)36.643.9
 7.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Corona-Norco Unified)38.331.3
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (River Heights Intermediate)32.338.3
 5.9%
   8th Grade Science (Corona-Norco Unified)33.730.1
 3.5%
   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 Students12321145
 7.1%
African American116102
 12.1%
American Indian66
Asian269297
 10.4%
Hispanic579560
 3.3%
Pacific Islander77
White220134
 39.1%
Two or More Races3539
 11.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40%70.3%
 30.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about River Heights Intermediate

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,145 students attended River Heights Intermediate.

River Heights Intermediate ranks 500th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at River Heights Intermediate are 49% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 12% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend River Heights Intermediate usually go on to attend Eleanor Roosevelt High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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