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Enrollment
782
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANNING UNIFIED·NCES 060384000348
Central Elementary
295 North San Gorgonio Ave., Banning, CA 92220 · (951) 922-0264 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
716 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 159 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Central Elementary→Nicolet Middle
Based on grade levels within Banning Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.8pp since 2014
Math
23.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 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 down about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 15.3% | 23.6% | 48.2% |
| Math | 7.9% | 15.3% | 30.5% | 46.3% |
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 | 28.2% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 19.7% |
| 2018-19 | 40.7% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 35.7% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | 38.7% | 28.9% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 782 | 91.6% | 28.0% |
| Myra A. Noble Elementary Bakersfield | 813 | 90.9% | 12.4% |
| Roeding Elementary Fresno | 704 | 88.8% | 29.8% |
| Granite Pointe Elementary Bakersfield | 670 | 90.1% | 39.4% |
| W. A. Kendrick Elementary Bakersfield | 699 | 92.8% | 63.1% |
| Estudillo Elementary San Jacinto | 831 | 88.2% | 19.5% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3,746 of 5,151 | #187 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #3,980 of 5,172 ▼ 708 | #197 of 283 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #4,156 of 5,172 ▼ 564 | #220 of 283 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,896 of 5,116 | #113 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #436 of 5,915 | #67 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,245 of 5,352 | #134 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #3,771 of 5,354 | #190 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #890 of 5,625 | #57 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #761 of 1,139 | #45 of 66 |
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
782
+56 (+8%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 782 | 33.5 | 23.3:1 | 92% (716) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 33 | 22.9:1 | 87% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 32 | 24.5:1 | 89% (697) |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 90% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | N/A | N/A | 87% (651) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 30 | 25.1:1 | 88% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | N/A | N/A | 87% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 80% (560) |
| 1990-91 | 870 | 35 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Banning, California. The school enrolls 782 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 68% larger than that.
Central Elementary is a school in Banning Unified. The district has 9 schools and 4,234 students.
Hispanic students make up 81% of enrollment at Central Elementary. Next come 7% Black, 5% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 51% Hispanic among all Riverside County residents. Central Elementary's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 33.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.3:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in Riverside County.
Central Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.0%, compared with a predicted 25.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Riverside County, the median household income is $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 543 public schools in Riverside County, enrolling about 424,872 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Nicolet Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Central Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Central Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 28.0% versus a 30.2% average.
In the federal locale system, Central Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 8% from its 2020-21 level of 726. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.0:1 to 23.3:1.
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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 Banning Unified
- Banning HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Nicolet MiddleMiddle · 966 students
- Hemmerling ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- Hoffer ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Cabazon ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- Florida Street Discovery CenterElementary · 86 students
Other schools in Banning
- Banning HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Nicolet MiddleMiddle · 966 students
- Hemmerling ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- Hoffer ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Florida Street Discovery CenterElementary · 86 students
- Banning Independent StudyCombined · 84 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
- Central ElementaryEscondido, CA · 575 students
- Central ElementarySan Diego, CA · 497 students
- Central ElementaryTracy, CA · 491 students
- Central ElementaryNational City, CA · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Nicolet Middle0.1 mi · 966
- Banning Independent Study0.2 mi · 84
- Florida Street Discovery Center0.5 mi · 86
- New Horizon High0.7 mi · 68
- Banning High0.8 mi · 1,145
- Hoffer Elementary0.8 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryHow large is Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 782 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Central Elementary have?
Central Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary?
At Central Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 81% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary public or private?
Central 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.