Chemawa Middle School

Chemawa Middle School Official Chemawa Middle School page It is located on 20.5 acres bordering Magnolia Avenue in the southwest end of the city of Riverside.

Chemawa is proud of its Professional Learning Community where teachers and staff join together to build learning bridges and connect with students, parents and the local community on a daily basis. Led by Principal Raúl Ayala, Chemawa Middle School is one of seven middle schools in the Riverside Unified School District. Chemawa is an Indian word which means Happy Home and it is just that to over 1

100 seventh and eighth grade students. Built in 1928, Chemawa first opened as a junior high school that served three grade levels which included seventh through ninth grade. The school was redesigned as a middle school in 1973 and updated to meet new structural building requirements. Then in 2006, several buildings on campus were again refurbished and a brand new 700 wing added. Chemawa Middle School has deep historical roots within the local Riverside community. Many children attending Chemawa today are second or even third generation Chemawa students. Several staff members attended Chemawa as students. Because the local community is quite diverse and rich in culture, Chemawa has been able to forge many wonderful traditions and nurture a strong community identity over the years. Chemawa is proud that local businesses partner with our school on an ongoing basis in support of the social and academic success of all our students.

On April 16, 2026, Chemawa AVID’s program celebrated our AVID Write Off and Student Stand-Out winners at the ARC AVID Ce...
04/27/2026

On April 16, 2026, Chemawa AVID’s program celebrated our AVID Write Off and Student Stand-Out winners at the ARC AVID Celebration Ceremony held at UC Riverside. We are so proud of these ladies! Congratulations to:
AVID 7 AWO Winner: Hailey Balakoski
AVID Excel 7 AWO Winner: Kelly Jeronimo
AVID 8 AWO Winner: Diana Mendoza
AVID Excel 8 AWO Winner: Leslie Rangel
AVID 8 Stand-Out Student: Yarithza Herrera-Candelas
AVID Excel 8 Stand-Out Student: Kimberly Vega

We are ready to SNAP INTO TESTING MODE with plenty of prizes to give out during testing!
04/17/2026

We are ready to SNAP INTO TESTING MODE with plenty of prizes to give out during testing!

And the wins just keep on coming! Congratulations to our 8th grade boys for winning 1st place in the RUSD Middle Soccer ...
04/11/2026

And the wins just keep on coming! Congratulations to our 8th grade boys for winning 1st place in the RUSD Middle Soccer Tournament! These boys fought hard with a 2-1 win over Central in the morning and then going 0-0 against Gage that led to PKs. Our Cougars came out victorious 8-7 in penalty kicks. Thank you to our amazing coaches for their dedication to this program!

Congratulations to our 8th grade girls for winning both of their games today at the 8th Grade Soccer Tournament! This te...
04/11/2026

Congratulations to our 8th grade girls for winning both of their games today at the 8th Grade Soccer Tournament! This team pushed through both games with only having 8 players and still came out on top 🏆

SNAP INTO TESTING MODE! Our Academic Pep Rally is coming up next Friday to kick off state testing and we will have a spi...
04/07/2026

SNAP INTO TESTING MODE! Our Academic Pep Rally is coming up next Friday to kick off state testing and we will have a spirit week to get ourselves pumped up!
Monday: LEGO Animal
Tuesday: LEGO Marvel vs. Disney
Wednesday: LEGO Western Day
Thursday: LEGO Minion Day
Friday: Pep Rally day - wear anything LEGO related or bright colors!

And congratulations to our girls soccer team for making it to the final championship game for the first time in Chemawa ...
04/04/2026

And congratulations to our girls soccer team for making it to the final championship game for the first time in Chemawa History! They won second place in the RUSD 7th Grade Middle School Tournament today! 🥈 🏆 Thank you to Coach Uribe and Coach Chris for your guidance for this program. We appreciate you!

A huge congratulations to our boys soccer team for winning the RUSD 7th Grade Middle School Tournament today!🥇 🏆 Thank y...
04/04/2026

A huge congratulations to our boys soccer team for winning the RUSD 7th Grade Middle School Tournament today!🥇 🏆 Thank you to Coach Barajas and Coach Gibson for your endless dedication to this program.

02/24/2026

Remember, Cougar Pride Night is this upcoming Tuesday, March 3rd! Incoming 7th graders, this is your chance to get to know Chemawa, check out our clubs, sports and so much more! It’s from 4:30 to 5:30, hope to see you future cougars there!

Spirit week is upon us! We hope to see everyone’s school spirit this week!
02/09/2026

Spirit week is upon us! We hope to see everyone’s school spirit this week!

History Made ✅🏆🥇Our 8th grade girls volleyball team went undefeated all season long and didn’t lose a single set on thei...
02/07/2026

History Made ✅🏆🥇

Our 8th grade girls volleyball team went undefeated all season long and didn’t lose a single set on their way to Chemawa’s FIRST EVER Girls Volleyball Championship.🏐
Let’s go CTOWN!!!

Congrats to our boys volleyball team in placing 3rd in their tournament! Way to go CTown! 👏🏼
02/07/2026

Congrats to our boys volleyball team in placing 3rd in their tournament! Way to go CTown! 👏🏼

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8830 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA
92503

Telephone

+9513528244

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