📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: September 2026·Editorial standards
🏆 Rankings · Metro Area · CAASPP 2023–24

Best School Districts
in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has 55 rated public school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within each district's own state.

📊 What this ranking measures
Rankings are based on academic achievement — the share of students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (CAASPP 2023–24), ranked against other districts in the same state — not on spending, district size, or staffing. See full methodology →
55 Rated Districts in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area CAASPP 2023–24 · percentile among California districts
Metro RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Etiwanda Elementary School DistrictEtiwanda9/10  Excellent89th
#2Alta Loma Elementary School DistrictAlta Loma9/10  Excellent86th
#3Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula9/10  Excellent82nd
#4Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino9/10  Excellent81st
#5Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta8/10  Good79th
#6Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictOntario8/10  Good75th
#7Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictNorco8/10  Good73rd
#8Upland Unified School DistrictUpland8/10  Good70th
#9Mountain View Elementary School DistrictOntario7/10  Good69th
#10Redlands Unified School DistrictRedlands7/10  Good66th
#11Central Elementary School DistrictRancho Cucamonga7/10  Good60th
#12Menifee Union School DistrictMenifee6/10  Average59th
#13Silver Valley Unified School DistrictYermo6/10  Average56th
#14Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside6/10  Average55th
#15Beaumont Unified School DistrictBeaumont6/10  Average52nd
#16Bear Valley Unified School DistrictBig Bear Lake6/10  Average51st
#17Helendale Elementary School DistrictHelendale6/10  Average51st
#18Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario6/10  Average51st
#19Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School DistrictYucaipa5/10  Average48th
#20Nuview Union Elementary School DistrictNuevo5/10  Average43rd
#21Desert Sands Unified School DistrictLa Quinta5/10  Average42nd
#22Romoland Elementary School DistrictHomeland4/10  Below Average38th
#23Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore4/10  Below Average37th
#24Victor Valley Union High School DistrictVictorville4/10  Below Average36th
#25Alvord Unified School DistrictCorona4/10  Below Average35th
#26Fontana Unified School DistrictFontana4/10  Below Average35th
#27Val Verde Unified School DistrictPerris4/10  Below Average34th
#28Desert Center Unified School DistrictDesert Center4/10  Below Average33rd
#29Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto4/10  Below Average33rd
#30Rim of the World Unified School DistrictLake Arrowhead4/10  Below Average32nd
#31Morongo Unified School DistrictTwentynine Palms4/10  Below Average31st
#32Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs4/10  Below Average30th
#33San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino3/10  Below Average28th
#34Snowline Joint Unified School DistrictPhelan3/10  Below Average27th
#35Perris Union High School DistrictPerris3/10  Below Average26th
#36Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictMoreno Valley3/10  Below Average24th
#37Victor Elementary School DistrictVictorville3/10  Below Average24th
#38Colton Joint Unified School DistrictColton3/10  Below Average23rd
#39Hemet Unified School DistrictHemet3/10  Below Average21st
#40Needles Unified School DistrictNeedles3/10  Below Average21st
#41Perris Elementary School DistrictPerris3/10  Below Average20th
#42Jurupa Unified School DistrictJurupa Valley2/10  Poor19th
#43Coachella Valley Unified School DistrictThermal2/10  Poor16th
#44Cucamonga Elementary School DistrictRancho Cucamonga2/10  Poor16th
#45San Jacinto Unified School DistrictSan Jacinto2/10  Poor16th
#46Apple Valley Unified School DistrictApple Valley2/10  Poor15th
#47Hesperia Unified School DistrictHesperia2/10  Poor15th
#48Banning Unified School DistrictBanning2/10  Poor12th
#49Palo Verde Unified School DistrictBlythe2/10  Poor11th
#50Adelanto Elementary School DistrictAdelanto1/10  Poor9th
#51Lucerne Valley Unified School DistrictLucerne Valley1/10  Poor7th
#52Barstow Unified School DistrictBarstow1/10  Poor6th
#53Oro Grande Elementary School DistrictOro Grande1/10  Poor5th
#54Trona Joint Unified School DistrictTrona1/10  Poor5th
#55Baker Valley Unified School DistrictBaker1/10  Poor4th

Best School Districts in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area (2026)

Counties are assigned to metropolitan areas using the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 delineation, and each district is placed in the county of its NCES directory listing. Ratings come from CAASPP 2023–24 (California) and are percentile-ranked within the district's own state. Always confirm your assignment by address.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best-rated school district in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area? ▼
Among the 55 rated districts in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, the highest-rated is Etiwanda Elementary School District (Etiwanda), rated 9/10 (Excellent) and in the 89th percentile of California districts on CAASPP 2023–24 reading and math proficiency.
How are these rankings calculated? ▼
Each district's rating comes from the share of its students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments, percentile-ranked against all rated districts in its state and converted to a 1–10 scale. Full methodology here.
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