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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113511049
Avalon Elementary
1815 East Rider St., Perris, CA 92571 · (951) 490-0360 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
479 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
48.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
34.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 25.2% | 23.1% | 29.0% |
| Math | 16.2% | 18.7% | 30.5% | 34.6% |
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 | 48.0% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.7% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 50.2% |
| 2017-18 | 57.4% | 45.7% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 48.9% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Avalon Elementary
Avalon Elementary's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Elementary this school | 563 | 85.1% | 42.3% |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 579 | 86.4% | 42.0% |
| Richmond College Preparatory Richmond | 560 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Aspire Richmond Technology Academy Richmond | 586 | 82.9% | N/A |
| Parkside Elementary Pittsburg | 565 | 83.5% | 21.9% |
| Burbank Elementary Long Beach | 538 | 81.8% | 40.1% |
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 Avalon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,286 of 5,151 | #89 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #2,757 of 5,172 ▼ 357 | #105 of 283 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,194 of 5,172 ▼ 192 | #87 of 283 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,235 of 5,116 | #69 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,727 of 5,915 | #200 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,733 of 5,352 | #193 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #3,376 of 5,354 | #153 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,651 of 5,625 | #124 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #1,967 of 3,837 | #96 of 207 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
563
-103 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 26.6:1
% White
2%
was 7%
% Hispanic
75%
was 70%
% Black
13%
was 15%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
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 | 563 | 23.5 | 24.0:1 | 85% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 24.5 | 24.8:1 | 85% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 24.4 | 24.1:1 | 85% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 25 | 26.6:1 | 77% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avalon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (666 to 563); teachers down 6% (25 to 23.5).
About Avalon Elementary
Avalon Elementary is an elementary school located in Perris, California, in Riverside County. There are 563 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 21% above that mark.
Avalon Elementary belongs to Val Verde Unified, a district of 22 schools and 19,065 students.
At Avalon Elementary, 75% of students are Hispanic. It is also 13% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Avalon Elementary scores 41%.
There are about 24.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Avalon Elementary, which has 23.5. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Avalon Elementary is about 85%. The rate at public schools in Riverside County averages 74%, lower than here.
Avalon Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.3%) and its predicted rate (29.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 543 public schools and about 424,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Sierra Vista Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Avalon Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Avalon Elementary is ahead of the 35.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Avalon Elementary as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 563, down from 666 in 2017-18. Over the same years, the Hispanic share increased from 70% to 75%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 26.6 to 24.0 over 7 years.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Val Verde Unified
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
Other Avalon Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Avalon Elementary. Avalon Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- AVALON ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 553 students
- Avalon Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 399 students
- AVALON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 363 students
- Avalon Elementary SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 345 students
- Avalon ElementaryApache Junction, AZ · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 867
- Lakeside Middle0.5 mi · 1,076
- May Ranch Elementary1.2 mi · 848
- Orange Vista High1.4 mi · 2,396
- Triple Crown Elementary2.0 mi · 971
- Rancho Verde High2.3 mi · 2,101
Frequently asked questions
About Avalon ElementaryHow large is Avalon Elementary?
Avalon Elementary enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-05.
Is Avalon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avalon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Avalon Elementary?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at Avalon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avalon Elementary?
At Avalon Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 75% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Avalon Elementary public or private?
Avalon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Val Verde Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.