Avalon Elementary

Avalon Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in Perris, California, operated by Val Verde Unified, with 563 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 22 schools in Val Verde Unified (19,065 students total), Avalon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Avalon Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Avalon Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Avalon Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.8%, the actual is 42.8%, a residual of +14.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Avalon Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is Sierra Vista Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Avalon Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Avalon Elementary's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 563). Hispanic enrollment moved from 70% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 today.

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