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Alumni: what's one memory from Arroyo Verde Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207009619
Arroyo Verde Elementary
7701 Church St., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 307-5590 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
306 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
37.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.8% | 22.6% | 23.8% | 25.8% |
| Math | 18.1% | 19.8% | 30.2% | 31.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.4% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 52.3% | 34.4% |
| 2018-19 | 65.1% | 50.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.6% | 53.6% |
| 2016-17 | 63.8% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arroyo Verde Elementary
Arroyo Verde Elementary's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Verde Elementary this school | 518 | 59.1% | 46.1% |
| Joseph M. Simas Hanford | 514 | 61.3% | 54.1% |
| Kingsbury Elementary Redlands | 512 | 60.4% | 38.7% |
| J. C. Crumpton Elementary Marina | 562 | 59.6% | 41.9% |
| La Ballona Elementary Culver City | 531 | 53.9% | 47.0% |
| E. Hale Curran Elementary Murrieta | 575 | 62.6% | 45.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arroyo Verde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,994 of 5,151 | #70 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,451 of 5,172 ▼ 847 | #94 of 321 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,995 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #78 of 321 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,087 of 5,116 | #231 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #2,221 of 5,915 | #182 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,397 of 5,352 | #194 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,830 of 5,354 | #61 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #3,517 of 5,625 | #273 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #1,362 of 3,837 | #82 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
518
-76 (-13%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 518 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 59% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 64% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 64% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 26 | 22.9:1 | 83% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 26 | 25.1:1 | 52% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 23 | 26.4:1 | 48% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | N/A | N/A | 42% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | 38 | 20.7:1 | 19% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 11 | 30.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arroyo Verde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (652 to 518); teachers down 15% (26 to 22).
About Arroyo Verde Elementary
At 7701 Church St. in Highland, California, Arroyo Verde Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 518 students in kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, Redlands Unified has 25 schools and 19,105 students.
About 59% of the student body at Arroyo Verde Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 17% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Asian. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Arroyo Verde Elementary are from different groups.
There are 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 23.6:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Arroyo Verde Elementary, 59% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Arroyo Verde Elementary outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.9%. Arroyo Verde Elementary scores 46.1%.
The school is in San Bernardino County, where the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Arroyo Verde Elementary shares San Bernardino County with 582 other public schools.
Highland Grove Elementary is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Arroyo Verde Elementary at 4th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 594 to 518.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Arroyo Verde Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Arroyo Verde ElementaryHow large is Arroyo Verde Elementary?
Arroyo Verde Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Arroyo Verde Elementary serve?
Arroyo Verde Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arroyo Verde Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arroyo Verde Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Arroyo Verde Elementary?
Arroyo Verde Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 59% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Arroyo Verde Elementary public or private?
Arroyo Verde Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Redlands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.