West Riverside Elementary, Jurupa Valley CA

Original Research by School Decision on West Riverside Elementary

West Riverside Elementary sits in Jurupa Valley, a sprawling semi-rural and suburban city east of Los Angeles built from multiple communities unified around logistics, manufacturing, and residential growth. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade, drawing from a neighborhood and community context shaped by Hispanic immigrant and working-class families.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of families living at or near the federal poverty line. A strong majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the families the school serves. English learner enrollment data and special education enrollment data were not available in the school's public reporting. The school's enrollment is modest for a K-6 building.

State testing results from 2024-25 show proficiency rates that are low across both math and English language arts. In math, students in grade three showed minimal proficiency, rising slightly in grade four, then dropping again in grades five and six. English language arts followed a similar pattern, with the lowest results in grade three and consistently low performance across the upper grades. Science proficiency, tested only in grade five, was also low. When averaged across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile among the county's tested schools. Because this is only one year of data, no trend information is available yet to show whether results are improving or declining.

The school has not yet released chronic absenteeism or graduation rate data, though neither applies to a K-6 setting in the traditional sense. State testing is the main academic outcome measure available for schools of this type and grade band.

Jurupa Unified, the parent district, recently won voter approval for Measure V, a school bond that will fund facility upgrades and security improvements across the system, with a modest property tax increase. An earlier facility bond was defeated in 2020, so this represents a shift in voter support for district investment.

West Riverside Elementary's low test proficiency and the demographic and economic profile of its student population suggest a school serving a community with high need. Parents considering this school should plan conversations with the school about academic support systems, interventions, and curriculum approaches, and may want to examine whether the school has plans in place to address the performance gap shown in state testing.

The broader Jurupa Valley context is one of growth and infrastructure transition. The city has assigned itself a substantial number of new housing units to accommodate through 2029, with major new residential developments underway. This growth, paired with the school bond approval, suggests ongoing changes in school capacity and facilities. Families in the area are working-class and predominantly foreign-born, and the local economy centers on distribution, retail, and logistics jobs. Housing costs are moderate relative to state and national benchmarks, making the area accessible to families with modest incomes, though mortgage rates remain elevated.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 27% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 23% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 17% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 610%

School 10% · District 20% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 37%

School 7% · District 25% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 25% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 28% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 33% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 16% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolJurupa Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income18%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income9%22 pp gap