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Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 19.8% | 28.0% | 37.7% |
| Math | 10.8% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 40.5% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 35.7% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 39.6% | 29.1% |
| 2016-17 | 38.2% | 25.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Orrenmaa Elementary this school | 507 | 81.9% | 33.6% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary Oxnard | 476 | 83.4% | 29.9% |
| Leontine Gracey Elementary Merced | 509 | 81.7% | 25.2% |
| Hamilton TK-8 Novato | 544 | 82.0% | 27.9% |
| Victoria Elementary Riverside | 488 | 81.6% | 37.0% |
| Charles Wright Elementary Merced | 527 | 80.3% | 25.8% |
Where Allan Orrenmaa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,103 of 5,151 | #138 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #2,803 of 5,172 ▲ 280 | #108 of 283 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,526 of 5,172 ▼ 394 | #178 of 283 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,359 of 5,116 | #80 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,342 of 5,915 | #230 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,638 of 5,352 | #180 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #3,633 of 5,354 | #176 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #1,989 of 5,625 | #151 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,932 of 3,837 | #165 of 207 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 507 | 21.2 | 23.9:1 | 82% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 20.3 | 23.7:1 | 82% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 21.3 | 23.7:1 | 83% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 70% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 71% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 23 | 26.0:1 | 75% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,057 | 48 | 22.0:1 | 38% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 38 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (551 to 507); teachers down 8% (23 to 21.2).
About Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Riverside, California. The school's enrollment of 507 students covers kindergarten through 5.
The 23 schools of Alvord Unified, including Allan Orrenmaa Elementary, enroll 16,432 students.
A majority of students at Allan Orrenmaa Elementary, 79%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 10% White, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Allan Orrenmaa Elementary comes in at 37%.
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Allan Orrenmaa Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%. That is 8 points above the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.6%. Allan Orrenmaa Elementary scores 33.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Riverside County show that median household income is about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 543 public schools operate in Riverside County, serving about 424,872 students.
The next-closest public school is Hillcrest High, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Allan Orrenmaa Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Allan Orrenmaa Elementary is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Allan Orrenmaa Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Allan Orrenmaa Elementary went from 535 students to 507.
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