Jurupa Unified, CA - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Jurupa Unified

Jurupa Unified, a district serving kindergarten through twelfth grade across a portion of Riverside County, teaches a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of white, Asian, and Black students. The district enrolls a large and fairly evenly distributed cohort across its grade bands. Free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available; the district does report a substantial portion of students are English learners and a smaller share have individualized education programs, though exact counts were not provided.

On state assessments, Jurupa's proficiency in English language arts and math runs well below the county median. In ELA, about three in ten students in the district's tested grades perform at or above proficiency; in math, that share falls to roughly one in five. Science proficiency is lower still. The district's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among Riverside County's districts. Chronic absenteeism in the district is higher than the county's median, which may compound learning gaps in a context where foundational academic skills are already unevenly distributed. The district does spend above the county median on a per-pupil basis, a fact worth understanding in light of the test results: additional resources appear not yet to be translating to broad proficiency gains, suggesting the work ahead may require shifts in approach, intensity, or targeting rather than funding alone.

The housing market in the Jurupa Valley area, where much of the district sits, centers on a weighted median home value in the upper hundreds of thousands, which has held relatively flat year-over-year. Rental costs are roughly proportional to the county norm. Monthly rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income ratios both exceed three in ten percent of median household income, leaving many families with tight affordability, especially those relying on mortgage financing. This economic context is material: housing strain often correlates with student mobility, family stress, and school engagement challenges that districts cannot solve alone.

Jurupa Unified operates roughly two dozen schools across its grade bands, including traditional elementaries, middle schools, two comprehensive high schools in Jurupa Valley High and Patriot High, a continuation high school, and a music academy. The district also runs a pre-K readiness center. No data on program breadth, AP access, career pathways, or specialized offerings was available to characterize what academic or vocational tracks students can pursue beyond the standard curriculum.

A major recent development is voter approval of Measure V in November 2024, a bond measure authorizing infrastructure investment focused on aging facilities, infrastructure upgrades, and campus security enhancements such as perimeter fencing, cameras, and single points of entry. This marks a shift: an earlier bond, Measure E, had been defeated in 2020. The new bond adds a property tax levy that will affect families' housing costs and represents a sustained commitment to facilities improvement, though such bonds typically take years to yield visible results in school condition. Parents should expect construction activity and ongoing change management across the district over the coming years.

Jurupa Unified serves a community with real economic constraints and students entering school with uneven preparation. The district's test results indicate significant work remains in reading, writing, and math foundations. Housing affordability pressures, high chronic absenteeism, and lower-than-midpoint proficiency all point to a district in a challenging position. The added per-pupil spending and the recent bond approval suggest the district is investing; whether those investments will bend the proficiency curve depends on how effectively they are deployed and whether they address root causes of learning loss and disengagement.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

18,015

Grades

KG–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 86%

Black 2%

White 7%

Asian 2%

Two+ 2%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr ALL

27%

—

Gr 3

21%

38%

Gr 4

21%

40%

Gr 5

25%

42%

Gr 6

29%

47%

Gr 7

26%

50%

Gr 8

28%

43%

Gr 11

36%

—

Math

Gr ALL

16%

—

Gr 3

23%

39%

Gr 4

20%

33%

Gr 5

13%

33%

Gr 6

16%

32%

Gr 7

15%

34%

Gr 8

15%

27%

Gr 11

11%

—

Science

Gr ALL

13%

—

Gr 5

15%

24%

Gr 8

12%

24%

Gr 11

16%

—

Gr 12

—

Gr HS

14%

—

Gr UG_SEC

15%

—

Schools in this District

25 schools are officially reported under this district.

Granite Hill Elementary

Glen Avon Elementary

Ina Arbuckle Elementary

Jurupa Middle

Mission Bell Elementary

Mission Middle

Nueva Vista Continuation High

Pacific Avenue Academy of Music

Pedley Elementary

Rubidoux High

Rustic Lane Elementary

Troth Street Elementary

Van Buren Elementary

West Riverside Elementary

Stone Avenue Elementary

Mira Loma Middle

Peralta Elementary

Sky Country Elementary

Indian Hills Elementary

Camino Real Elementary

Sunnyslope Elementary

Jurupa Valley High

Patriot High

Jurupa Unified Pre-K Readiness Center

Del Sol Academy

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

27%

Grade 3

23%

Grade 4

17%

Grade 5

20%

Grade 6

18%

Grade 7

17%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

25%

Grade 3

25%

Grade 4

28%

Grade 5

33%

Grade 6

30%

Grade 7

31%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

16%

Grade 5

14%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

47%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$692,899

Year-over-year change-0.1%

Range across 4 ZIP codes$604K to $924K

vs. state typical0.89x

vs. national typical1.88x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (4 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
92509	Jurupa Valley	$638K	-0.7%	70.9%
91752	Jurupa Valley	$827K	+1.4%	29.0%
92860	Norco	$924K	+2.2%	0.1%
92504	Riverside	$604K	-1.2%	0.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,629/mo

Year-over-year change+2.3%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$2,398 to $2,924/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
92509	Jurupa Valley	$2,508	+1.6%	70.9%
91752	Jurupa Valley	$2,924	+4.0%	29.0%
92504	Riverside	$2,398	+2.0%	0.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$3,496/mo

Home price / national median income8.3x

Annual rent / national median income37.7%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$867/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$776,233 (-1.1% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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