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Cabazon Elementary

50575 Carmen Ave., Cabazon, CA 92230 · (951) 922-0252 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of California public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • AThree-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
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
248 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4416%
Grade 14115%
Grade 24015%
Grade 35119%
Grade 43714%
Grade 55521%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4216%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
20576%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
124%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
13049%
Female
13851%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Cabazon Elementary→Nicolet Middle
Based on grade levels within Banning Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
36.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.2pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts12.3%23.9%20.3%43.5%
Math10.9%12.4%25.6%51.1%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.2%23.4%
2023-2435.3%20.9%
2022-2344.7%25.5%
2021-2220.8%17.8%
2018-1925.1%21.0%
2017-1821.6%12.3%
2016-1723.8%14.3%
2015-1625.0%12.0%
2014-1521.0%14.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Cabazon Elementary

Cabazon Elementary's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cabazon Elementary this school26892.5%28.9%
Albert F. Biella Elementary
Santa Rosa
27490.1%22.6%
Conley Elementary
Taft
30693.8%39.9%
Plainview Academic Charter Academy
Tujunga
24887.9%19.6%
Salida Elementary
Salida
27392.7%27.7%
Newcastle Elementary
Reseda
29990.6%44.5%
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 Cabazon Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Riverside County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.9%#3,644 of 5,151#180 of 283
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.4%#3,957 of 5,172
▲ 121
#193 of 283
▲ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#3,305 of 5,172
▼ 101
#166 of 283
▼ 13
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.5pp#543 of 5,116#20 of 280
Enrollment
ranked largest first
268#5,009 of 5,915#290 of 296
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.3:1#2,448 of 5,352#83 of 292
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.8%#3,510 of 5,354#165 of 292
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
92.5%#765 of 5,625#44 of 294
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.8%#2,452 of 3,837#125 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
268
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252681222.3:193% (248)
2023-242621221.8:188% (230)
2022-232721320.9:191% (248)
2020-212841321.9:194% (267)
2017-18304N/AN/A91% (278)
2015-163021421.6:193% (282)
2010-11212N/AN/A97% (206)
2000-012541319.5:182% (209)
1990-912341121.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cabazon Elementary.

About Cabazon Elementary

Cabazon Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Cabazon, California. The student body numbers 268 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.

Banning Unified has 9 schools and 4,234 students, and Cabazon Elementary is one of those schools.

At 76%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Cabazon Elementary combined. The school is also 16% White and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 51%. The chance that two students picked at random at Cabazon Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.

The school has about 22.3 students per teacher and 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 93%. Public schools in Riverside County average 74%.

Measured against California public elementary schools, Cabazon Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

A school with Cabazon Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 25.3%. Cabazon Elementary scores 28.9%, 3.6 points above that line.

Within Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 543 public schools in Riverside County, with a combined enrollment of about 424,872.

The closest public school, Hoffer Elementary, is about 5.1 miles from Cabazon Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cabazon Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Cabazon Elementary is Rural: Fringe.

The number of students dropped from 284 to 268 over 4 years.

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Riverside County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Cabazon Elementary
District
Banning Unified
Address
50575 Carmen Ave., Cabazon, CA 92230
Phone
(951) 922-0252
County
Riverside County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
268
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
22.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
248 (93%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
060384009305
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cabazon Elementary
How many students attend Cabazon Elementary?
Cabazon Elementary enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cabazon Elementary serve?
Cabazon Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cabazon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cabazon Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cabazon Elementary?
Student demographics at Cabazon Elementary are roughly 16% White, 76% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Cabazon Elementary public or private?
Cabazon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Banning Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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