Riverside County, California has 19 active DMV-licensed behind-the-wheel driving schools. 12 of them publish a price for the 6-hour behind-the-wheel package California requires of teen drivers: the median is $456 and the range is $375 to $660, which works out to about $76 an hour at the median. The other 7 publish no price, and this page does not estimate one for them. Prices are as published by each school on its own website, collected 4 September 2026. Every license number and status here comes from the California DMV Occupational License registry, not from the schools.
The numbers, in one place
$456Median 6-hour package12 of 19 schools publish a price
$375–$660Cheapest to dearesta 76% spread for the same 6 hours
$76Median cost per hourderived from the stated package price and its hours
6Provide a DMV test carusually priced separately from lessons
8Offer pickup and drop-offfrom home, school or work
Every DMV-licensed driving school in Riverside County, compared
Cheapest published price first. Schools that publish no price come last, in alphabetical order, with nothing invented for them.
| School | City | 6-hr price | Per hour | DMV license | Current license since | Extras | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Driving School | Corona | $375 6 hrs, as stated | $63 | 4.9★49 reviews | E4479Valid through Jun 2028 | 2010 | pickup |
| Juans Driving School | Corona | $375 6 hrs, as stated | $63 | 4.1★19 reviews | E4495Valid through Aug 2028 | 2012 | DMV test car · pickup · Spanish |
| Raasveld Instructional Services | Hemet | $385 6 hrs, as stated | $64 | 4.2★46 reviews | E4106Valid through May 2028 | 2004 | pickup |
| American Academic Driving School LLC | Temecula | $399 6 hrs, as stated | $67 | 5.0★80 reviews | E0817Valid through Jun 2027 | 2026 | DMV test car |
| La Excel Driving School | Wildomar | $425 6 hrs, as stated | $71 | 4.4★13 reviews | E3358Valid through Nov 2027 | 1995 | · |
| Aery Driving School | Riverside | $445 6 hrs, as stated | $74 | 3.5★62 reviews | E4650Valid through Apr 2027 | 2016 | DMV test car · pickup |
| Motorpro Driving School | Hemet | $466 6 hrs, as stated | $78 | 3.3★12 reviews | E4006Valid through Jan 2027 | 2003 | · |
| Five Star Driving School | Temecula | $485 6 hrs, as stated | $81 | 5.0★23 reviews | E0470Valid through May 2027 | 2025 | DMV test car · pickup · ASL |
| Bumpers Driving School | Moreno Valley | $495 6 hrs, as stated | $83 | 4.8★37 reviews | E2079Valid through Jul 2027 | 2017 | · |
| Kenzie Driving School | Lake Elsinore | $509.99 6 hrs, as stated | $85 | 4.8★195 reviews | E2174Valid through Nov 2026 | 2019 | DMV test car |
| Gibbs Driving School | La Quinta | $600 6 hrs, as stated | $100 | under 5 reviews | E2652Valid through Aug 2027 | 1983 | pickup |
| Millers Driving Academy | Palm Desert | $660 6 hrs, as stated | $110 | 4.9★174 reviews | E2243Valid through Dec 2026 | 2019 | DMV test car · Spanish |
| A 1 Driving School | Corona | not published (951) 278-9140 | · | 4.7★19 reviews | E3225Valid through Mar 2028 | 1994 | · |
| Freeway Driving School | Riverside | not published (951) 688-7077 | · | 4.9★207 reviews | E4481Valid through Jan 2027 | 2011 | pickup · Spanish |
| Handicap Driver Training | Corona | not published (951) 515-5125 | · | 4.6★13 reviews | E4482Valid through Aug 2027 | 2010 | · |
| Icon Driving School | Riverside | not published (951) 391-9484 | · | 4.8★62 reviews | E0672Valid through Feb 2027 | 2026 | pickup |
| Let's Go for a Ride CA Driving School L.L.C. | Canyon Lake | not published (973) 979-0795 | · | 4.8★85 reviews | E0623Valid through Oct 2027 | 2025 | · |
| Nellies Driving School | Moreno Valley | not published (951) 242-1149 | · | 4.9★34 reviews | E2529Valid through Mar 2027 | 1981 | · |
| The Pink Driving Academy LLC | Murrieta | not published (951) 970-0007 | · | 5.0★10 reviews | E0471Valid through May 2027 | 2025 | · |
License numbers, status and issue dates: California DMV Occupational License registry (public record). Ratings and review counts: Google, refreshed monthly. Prices, hours, languages and extras: as published by each school on its own website, collected 4 September 2026. Per-hour figures are ours, derived by dividing the stated package price by its stated hours.
What this page does not know
- 7 of the 19 schools publish no price at all. They are listed with their license and contact details, and nothing is filled in for them.
- "Current license since" is the date the DMV issued the license the school holds today. California reissues license numbers when a school re-licenses under a new owner or entity, so this is not the same as years in business.
- Ratings come from Google and are refreshed monthly. 18 of 19 schools have at least 5 reviews; the rest show no rating rather than a thin one.
- A stated price is a starting price. Lesson length, pickup, road-test car rental and adult versus teen pricing all move it, and schools change prices without notice. Confirm with the school before you book.
Drivers ed and behind-the-wheel are two different purchases
Every price in the table above buys time in a car with an instructor. It does not buy the classroom course, and the two are bought separately in California.
- Drivers ed (the classroom part). A California teen aged 15½ to 17½ must complete a DMV-approved 30-hour drivers education course before the DMV will issue a learner's permit. It is done online, at home, and it is where the written test material comes from. Traffic Safety Institute teaches this part for $44.99, under DMV license #E0333.
- Behind-the-wheel (the car part). Once the permit is in hand, the same teen must complete 6 hours of professional behind-the-wheel training with a DMV-licensed driving school, in that school's dual-control car. That is what every school in the table sells, and what the prices compare.
- Adults 18 and over are not required to take either course, though a school will still teach an adult who wants lessons. The 6-hour requirement and the drivers ed requirement are both about the under-18 path.
So the full cost of getting a California teen licensed is the classroom course plus one of the behind-the-wheel packages above: at this county's median that is $44.99 plus $456, before DMV fees and any road-test car rental.
Start with the part the permit needs.
The 30-hour drivers ed course is the step before any school in this table can put your teen in a car.
Prices change without notice and this page is a snapshot, not a quote. Confirm the current price, lesson length and what is included with the school before you book.