Rubidoux High

Summary:

Rubidoux High is a public high school located in Riverside, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,407 students. The school is part of the Jurupa Unified School District, which is ranked 1304 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rubidoux High consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1122 and 1805 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below state and district averages, with only 20.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, 5.62% in mathematics, and 8.96% in science. Rubidoux High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.3% and 91.0% over the past five years, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 5.0% to 10.3% during the same period. Additionally, Rubidoux High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.3% in 2017-2018 to 35.6% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Patriot High, which is also part of the Jurupa Unified School District, Rubidoux High's academic performance is significantly lower. Other nearby schools, like Ramona High and Bloomington High, also outperform Rubidoux High academically, despite serving similar student populations. These findings suggest that Rubidoux High faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and student engagement, which will require a comprehensive approach to improve the educational outcomes for all students at the school.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4250 Opal St.
       Riverside, CA  92509-7251


(951) 222-7700

District: Jurupa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1805th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,133 Help


Feeder schools for Rubidoux High:

Elementary:    Ina Arbuckle Elementary
    Peralta Elementary
    Rustic Lane Elementary
    West Riverside Elementary
Middle:    Mission Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.1 Help
Number of students:  1,407

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.8%
White:
3.1%
African American:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.8% Help


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Compare Details Rubidoux High ranks worse than 77.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Jurupa Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.22. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rubidoux High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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 Rubidoux High has the largest high school student body size in the Jurupa Unified School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rubidoux High is $12,133, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Jurupa Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rubidoux High:

SchoolDigger ranks Rubidoux High 1805th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Rubidoux High in the ranking list.)

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Jurupa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Jurupa Unified 1304th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rubidoux High

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Rank History for all students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.34 951st 1653 42.5%
2005 31.66 1004th 1901 47.2%
2006 37.11 918th 1968 53.4%
2007 46.04 735th 2063 64.4%
2008 31.61 1133rd 2117 46.5%
2009 32.74 1273rd 2238 43.1%
2010 31.05 1251st 2281 45.2%
2011 33.94 1207th 2367 49.0%
2012 38.55 1096th 2354 53.4%
2013 36.11 1157th 2426 52.3%
2015 39.87 1179th 1994 40.9%
2016 44.15 1122nd 2039 45.0%
2017 44.70 1138th 2021 43.7%
2018 36.69 1277th 2017 36.7%
2019 33.54 1367th 2133 35.9%
2022 24.74 1544th 2123 27.3%
2023 22.30 1637th 2348 30.3%
2024 15.22 1805th 2323 22.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.52 460th 938 51.0%
2019 36.31 558th 941 40.7%
2022 34.90 677th 1044 35.2%
2023 36.68 560th 1323 57.7%
2024 23.08 1151st 1350 14.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.47 661st 1547 57.3%
2024 18.26 1414th 1534 7.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.32 1167th 1862 37.3%
2019 37.85 1212th 1937 37.4%
2022 29.17 1379th 1943 29.0%
2023 25.40 1537th 2247 31.6%
2024 16.58 1739th 2235 22.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.47 1196th 1760 32.0%
2019 33.28 1206th 1833 34.2%
2022 21.84 1454th 1858 21.7%
2023 17.97 1637th 2118 22.7%
2024 13.48 1752nd 2098 16.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.73 970th 1052 7.8%
2019 22.22 971st 1117 13.1%
2022 28.93 852nd 1161 26.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.92 1210th 1834 34.0%
2019 28.85 1299th 1880 30.9%
2022 24.79 1410th 1916 26.4%
2023 25.18 1469th 2207 33.4%
2024 15.31 1721st 2172 20.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.56 513th 592 13.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.31 1082nd 1742 37.9%
2019 40.26 1087th 1814 40.1%
2022 29.65 1322nd 1861 29.0%
2023 24.37 1505th 2142 29.7%
2024 17.79 1634th 2125 23.1%
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Rank History for White students at Rubidoux High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.81 895th 1173 23.7%
2019 14.80 1049th 1222 14.2%
2023 57.32 489th 1434 65.9%
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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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Data source: California Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Open Quote The Rubidoux Early College High School Program is a great opportunity that the high school is able to offer as a middle college.
RHS is highly stereo-typed and misjudged. We are trying to start over, after having more tham half the population move to the new high school in the district, that was supposed to be the reconstructed Rubidoux. We ARE coming back. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rubidoux High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2202 241 69 802 10 n/a n/a 0 3324
1989 2087 223 75 867 13 n/a n/a 0 3265
1990 1399 187 68 691 5 n/a n/a 0 2350
1991 1124 202 69 675 2 n/a n/a 0 2072
1992 912 187 68 699 2 n/a n/a 0 1868
1993 851 171 70 779 1 n/a n/a 0 1872
1994 825 188 73 813 2 n/a n/a 0 1901
1995 808 176 78 990 7 n/a n/a 0 2059
1996 808 176 78 990 7 n/a n/a 0 2059
1997 770 165 78 1057 6 n/a n/a 0 2076
1998 755 161 72 1135 6 n/a n/a 0 2129
1999 742 176 72 1169 7 n/a n/a 30 2196
2000 738 187 71 1288 7 n/a n/a 51 2342
2001 739 196 61 1391 6 n/a n/a 49 2442
2002 738 199 73 1582 3 n/a n/a 2 2597
2003 738 199 73 1582 3 n/a n/a 2 2597
2004 743 195 59 1628 9 n/a n/a 2 2636
2005 741 182 67 1861 5 n/a n/a 0 2856
2006 769 182 79 2069 6 n/a n/a 0 3105
2007 746 182 99 2059 6 n/a n/a 5 3097
2008 149 64 31 1060 4 n/a n/a 0 1308
2009 155 69 21 1211 5 9 13 0 1483
2010 166 76 31 1373 1 5 3 0 1655
2011 142 63 25 1465 2 2 2 0 1701
2012 126 53 22 1454 1 2 6 0 1664
2013 117 55 23 1528 2 3 9 0 1737
2014 98 58 17 1530 1 5 7 0 1716
2015 84 45 16 1467 4 8 5 0 1629
2016 74 41 14 1455 4 4 6 0 1598
2017 72 47 17 1427 6 5 4 0 1578
2018 66 39 15 1433 6 4 9 0 1572
2019 60 41 16 1416 2 3 8 0 1546
2020 46 43 19 1485 1 4 7 0 1605
2021 41 36 9 1484 2 3 10 0 1585
2022 39 34 12 1423 1 4 11 0 1524
2023 43 28 10 1306 4 5 11 0 1407

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 Rubidoux High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3324 129.0 25.7 n/a
1989 3265 130.3 25.0 n/a
1990 2350 92.6 25.3 n/a
1991 2072 95.1 21.7 n/a
1992 1868 96.6 19.3 28.1
1993 1872 79.7 23.5 31.3
1994 1901 81.5 23.3 35.8
1995 2059 87.8 23.5 39.9
1996 2059 87.8 23.5 39.9
1997 2076 89.9 23.1 36.9
1998 2129 90.0 23.7 40.9
1999 2196 94.1 23.3 39.1
2000 2342 100.0 23.4 42.4
2001 2442 101.4 24.1 39.9
2002 2597 114.4 22.7 43.1
2003 2597 114.4 22.7 43.1
2004 2636 106.6 24.7 56.6
2005 2856 115.8 24.7 57.5
2006 3105 118.5 26.2 52.9
2007 3097 127.6 24.3 47.9
2008 1308 72.3 18.1 72.2
2009 1483 65.2 18.9 76.3
2010 1655 67.8 24.4 78.2
2011 1701 n/a n/a 72.5
2012 1664 71.6 23.2 76.7
2013 1737 74.8 23.2 75.4
2014 1716 70.3 24.3 78.1
2015 1629 68.0 23.9 77.7
2016 1598 68.0 23.5 80.9
2017 1578 75.0 21.0 77.4
2018 1572 71.1 22.0 81.6
2019 1546 69.1 22.3 75.2
2020 1605 n/a n/a 75
2021 1585 65.9 24.0 79.1
2022 1524 67.8 22.4 78.7
2023 1407 69.9 20.1 89.8

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 Rubidoux High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3324 129.0 25.7 n/a
1989 3265 130.3 25.0 n/a
1990 2350 92.6 25.3 n/a
1991 2072 95.1 21.7 n/a
1992 1868 96.6 19.3 28.1
1993 1872 79.7 23.5 31.3
1994 1901 81.5 23.3 35.8
1995 2059 87.8 23.5 39.9
1996 2059 87.8 23.5 39.9
1997 2076 89.9 23.1 36.9
1998 2129 90.0 23.7 40.9
1999 2196 94.1 23.3 39.1
2000 2342 100.0 23.4 42.4
2001 2442 101.4 24.1 39.9
2002 2597 114.4 22.7 43.1
2003 2597 114.4 22.7 43.1
2004 2636 106.6 24.7 56.6
2005 2856 115.8 24.7 57.5
2006 3105 118.5 26.2 52.9
2007 3097 127.6 24.3 47.9
2008 1308 72.3 18.1 72.2
2009 1483 65.2 18.9 76.3
2010 1655 67.8 24.4 78.2
2011 1701 n/a n/a 72.5
2012 1664 71.6 23.2 76.7
2013 1737 74.8 23.2 75.4
2014 1716 70.3 24.3 78.1
2015 1629 68.0 23.9 77.7
2016 1598 68.0 23.5 80.9
2017 1578 75.0 21.0 77.4
2018 1572 71.1 22.0 81.6
2019 1546 69.1 22.3 75.2
2020 1605 n/a n/a 75
2021 1585 65.9 24.0 79.1
2022 1524 67.8 22.4 78.7
2023 1407 69.9 20.1 89.8

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 Rubidoux High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,133

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rubidoux High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1367th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1637th of 2348 High schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Rubidoux High)15.85.3
 10.5%
   9th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Jurupa Unified)10.53.8
 6.8%
   9th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)5.54.7
 0.8%
10th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Rubidoux High)7.61.6
 6%
   10th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Jurupa Unified)8.74.3
 4.4%
   10th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)10.37.6
 2.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rubidoux High)41.134.1
 7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jurupa Unified)46.938.4
 8.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Rubidoux High)11.15.3
 5.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Jurupa Unified)19.311.1
 8.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Rubidoux High)17.110.7
 6.4%
   11th Grade Science (Jurupa Unified)17.816.1
 1.7%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
11th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Rubidoux High)10.22.3
 7.9%
   11th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Jurupa Unified)7.711.1
 3.4%
   11th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)10.513.7
 3.2%
12th Grade Science (Rubidoux High)11.317.4
 6.2%
   12th Grade Science (Jurupa Unified)14.415.2
 0.8%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%
12th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Rubidoux High)010
 10%
   12th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Jurupa Unified)2.28.5
 6.3%
   12th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)14.67.8
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15461407
 9%
African American4128
 31.7%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian1610
 37.5%
Hispanic14161306
 7.8%
Pacific Islander35
 66.7%
White6043
 28.3%
Two or More Races811
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.2%89.8%
 14.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rubidoux High

Rubidoux High ranks in the bottom 22.3% of California high schools.

Rubidoux High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ina Arbuckle Elementary
Elementary : Peralta Elementary
Elementary : Rustic Lane Elementary
Elementary : West Riverside Elementary
Middle : Mission Middle

Students at Rubidoux High are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,407 students attended Rubidoux High.


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