Allan Orrenmaa Elementary

Allan Orrenmaa Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary school in Riverside, California, part of Alvord Unified, caters to 507 students, covering grades K through 5.

Alvord Unified comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 16,432 students; Allan Orrenmaa Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Allan Orrenmaa Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 10% White, 7% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Allan Orrenmaa Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.7%, the actual is 32.9%, a residual of +2.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Allan Orrenmaa Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Hillcrest High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allan Orrenmaa Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

Allan Orrenmaa Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allan Orrenmaa Elementary has decreased 8%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025.

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