Learning in Riverside

Riverside knows the key to a thriving and growing city lies in the future leaders created through education. With four institutions of higher education and two school districts serving K-12 students, Riverside has paved a path for student success. Residents and local leaders focus on the quality of student education to ensure the future prosperity of tomorrow’s workforce.

RIVERSIDE EDUCATION AT A GLANCE

• Riverside serves over 60,000 students with 73 schools directed by its two K-12 public school districts. Riverside also boasts several private and faith-based schools that serve a diverse K-12 population.

• The community is also home to California School for the Deaf, Riverside, one of only two schools in the state serving the deaf community, and Sherman Indian High School, which empowers Native students through opportunities to find their passion, purpose, and power at school and in their communities.

• Alvord and Riverside Unified School Districts offer unique programs that develop a well-rounded and complex student population. These programs create new pathways to higher education and fulfilling careers.

• Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) schools and curriculum

• Dual language immersion programs/schools

• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)

• Scholastic, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities to provide a comprehensive education experience for students

• Home to four major colleges/universities, Riverside serves more than 68,000 students through private and public institutions.

RIVERSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

3380 14th Street Riverside, CA 92501 (951) 788-7135 www.riversideunified.org

With schools dating back to the 1870s, the award-winning Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) is California’s 16th largest school district. RUSD boasts multiple national Blue Ribbon Schools, California Gold Ribbon Schools, and Golden Bell Awards with additional focus on their 10 dual language programs, four AVID demonstration schools, a world-class STEM Academy, an International Baccalaureate High School program, a Creative & Performing Arts Magnet Program, a Virtual School, and more.

ALVORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

9 KPC Parkway Corona, CA 92879 (951) 509-5000 www.alvordschools.org

Alvord Unified School District focuses on the essential principle that everyone has the right to a world-class education. It embodies that ideal through engaging and innovative learning experiences that inspire students to fulfill their unlimited potential.

Residents within AUSD approved a $248-million bond that will create new learning spaces for career technical education and STEM learning, enhance safety measures on all 23 campuses, and upgrade classrooms, athletics facilities, and community. Capitalizing on the belief that success is our shared responsibility, we empower every individual to collectively transform the educational landscape.

California Baptist Universitywww.calbaptist.edu

La Sierra Universitywww.lasierra.edu

Riverside City Collegewww.rcc.edu

University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu