Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92506

Summary:

The 92506 zip code area of Riverside, California is home to 15 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. This diverse educational landscape serves students across a range of grade levels and specialized programs.

Among the standout schools in the area is Polytechnic High School, which consistently ranks among the top 600 high schools in California and boasts a 96.3% four-year graduation rate. The school outperforms the Riverside Unified district and California state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. At the elementary level, Castle View Elementary and Magnolia Elementary also stand out with significantly higher proficiency rates in these core subjects compared to the district and state.

However, the data also reveals stark contrasts in academic performance, with some schools, such as the California School for the Deaf-Riverside and the alternative schools like Raincross High and Opportunity Program, struggling to meet state standards. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure all students in the 92506 zip code have access to quality education and the opportunity to succeed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Null	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	293	62	4.7	38.2%	71 (24.2%)	9 (3.1%)	197 (67.2%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	14.3			4.4	0.0	6.7	6.3	5.3	5.3	8.3	26.7	7.7	0.0	6.7	6.3	5.3	5.3	0.0	6.7	4.3
Gateway College and Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Gateway College and Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-3710	128	4	32.0	52.3%	13 (10.2%)	5 (3.9%)	103 (80.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	22.9	1608^th of 2323 public high schools	30.8%		21.5	1654^th of 2348 public high schools	29.6%	46				0.0	21.1	18.2							28.4	28.4							4.1	4.1
Raincross High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	238	11	20.7	84.5%	24 (10.1%)	14 (5.9%)	185 (77.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	9.1	2084^th of 2323 public high schools	10.3%		9.4	2094^th of 2348 public high schools	10.8%	10				1.2	0.0	1.0							15.2	15.2							0.0	0.0							$13,710
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	2433 Central Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7451	664	27	24.9	62.5%	166 (25.0%)	47 (7.1%)	412 (62.0%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	49.3	2586^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.9%		48.2	2631^st of 5874 public elementary schools	55.2%	45	23.9					23.9	37.4	50.5	35.2	63.4				46.9	34.8	37.6	27.3	41.5				35.5							$7,296
Castle View Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 Shaker Dr.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7460	705	31	22.7	50.5%	146 (20.7%)	30 (4.3%)	474 (67.2%)	21 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.0%)	63.9	1881^st of 5862 public elementary schools	67.9%		56.5	2211^th of 5874 public elementary schools	62.4%	330	43.2					43.2	55.2	40.0	53.7	58.3				51.5	47.1	45.6	37.9	45.8				43.9	91.7	96.2	97.7	94.7	94.7	95.5	$8,028
Central Middle	Public	7-8	4795 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7282	584	29	20.0	83.7%	83 (14.2%)	33 (5.7%)	442 (75.7%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	33.8	1674^th of 2777 public middle schools	39.7%		32	1745^th of 2802 public middle schools	37.7%	71		17.6				17.6					39.9	32.9		36.6					21.7	23.1		22.4							$10,199
Matthew Gage Middle	Public	7-8	6400 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7350	885	40	22.3	70.1%	184 (20.8%)	48 (5.4%)	609 (68.8%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	40.5	1438^th of 2777 public middle schools	48.2%		48.7	1206^th of 2802 public middle schools	57.0%	232		22.4				22.4					45.5	37.2		41.4					28.3	18.8		23.6							$8,148
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	3975 Maplewood Pl.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7274	555	22	25.2	71.4%	127 (22.9%)	18 (3.2%)	385 (69.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	62.5	1955^th of 5862 public elementary schools	66.6%		47.1	2692^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	54.2%	737	36.3					36.3	47.2	58.7	62.5	44.6				53.5	43.2	47.4	43.8	34.2				42.2	95.2				95.2		$7,526
Pachappa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Riverside Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7355	680	29	23.2	79.9%	83 (12.2%)	45 (6.6%)	504 (74.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.3%)	63	1924^th of 5862 public elementary schools	67.2%		58.9	2101^st of 5874 public elementary schools	64.2%	177	43.6					43.6	47.9	41.8	66.7	50.5				51.3	56.8	45.6	46.2	26.5				43.4	98.2						$8,453
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	5450 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7203	2,660	103	25.8	69.0%	629 (23.6%)	126 (4.7%)	1,735 (65.2%)	57 (2.1%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	92 (3.5%)	65.5	542^nd of 2323 public high schools	76.7%		62.9	599^th of 2348 public high schools	74.5%	57				30.5	12.5	30.0							68.5	68.5							29.9	29.9							$7,933
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	2910 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7441	500	21	23.5	80.6%	59 (11.8%)	21 (4.2%)	402 (80.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	40.4	3152^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	46.2%		39.6	3164^th of 5874 public elementary schools	46.1%	12	21.7					21.7	37.9	33.3	39.0	43.9				38.8	29.9	23.5	44.1	32.4				32.7							$8,783
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2760 Jane St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7305	801	33	24.3	64.4%	123 (15.4%)	11 (1.4%)	631 (78.8%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	30.1	3916^th of 5862 public elementary schools	33.2%		34.6	3531^st of 5874 public elementary schools	39.9%	385	14.1					14.1	42.0	27.5	31.5	35.8				34.3	35.3	27.2	10.9	25.8				25.2							$7,352
Summit View Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	145	6	26.1	67.6%	39 (26.9%)	10 (6.9%)	85 (58.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)								(n/a)				33.3		29.4							83.3	51.4							16.7	20.0							$20,871
William Howard Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	959 Mission Grove Pkwy. North	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 776-3018	592	25	23.5	69.8%	114 (19.3%)	36 (6.1%)	389 (65.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	31 (5.2%)	45.7	2805^th of 5862 public elementary schools	52.1%		39.4	3176^th of 5874 public elementary schools	45.9%	371	22.1					22.1	41.7	40.5	42.2	41.6				41.5	48.0	44.0	29.1	26.9				37.4	98.0				98.0		$7,712
Opportunity Program	Public	7-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	48	1	68.5	87.5%	10 (20.8%)	6 (12.5%)	29 (60.4%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	15.2	1806^th of 2323 public high schools	22.3%		5.4	2311^th of 2348 public high schools	1.6%	505						0.0								33.3								0.0							$28,971

Cities Near Zip Code 92506

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside	0.86 mi	115	636^th
Moreno Valley	3.88 mi	53	706^th
Grand Terrace	5.84 mi	4	623^rd
Perris	6.08 mi	30	730^th
Bloomington	7.76 mi	9	739^th

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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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