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What's one thing De Anza Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
692
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JACINTO UNIFIED·NCES 063444009190
De Anza Elementary
1089 DeAnza Dr., San Jacinto, CA 92582 · (951) 654-4777 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
610 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 137 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
37.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
28.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 22.1% | 24.2% | 38.2% |
| Math | 10.5% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 45.5% |
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 | 37.6% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 16.9% |
| 2018-19 | 37.2% | 30.4% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 31.8% |
| 2016-17 | 41.3% | 30.4% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 De Anza Elementary
De Anza Elementary's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Anza Elementary this school | 692 | 88.2% | 31.7% |
| Roeding Elementary Fresno | 704 | 88.8% | 29.8% |
| Megan Cope Elementary San Jacinto | 756 | 87.2% | 32.3% |
| Cloverdale Elementary Moreno Valley | 694 | 86.6% | 23.6% |
| Rainbow Ridge Elementary Moreno Valley | 723 | 87.6% | 26.9% |
| Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary Riverside | 621 | 89.0% | 27.6% |
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 De Anza Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,302 of 5,151 | #156 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,372 of 5,172 ▲ 132 | #142 of 283 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #3,170 of 5,172 ▲ 79 | #157 of 283 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #350 of 5,116 | #11 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #805 of 5,915 | #112 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,926 of 5,352 | #54 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #3,474 of 5,354 | #162 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #1,311 of 5,625 | #92 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #733 of 1,139 | #41 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
692
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 692 | 32 | 21.6:1 | 88% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 31.5 | 23.1:1 | 72% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 31 | 21.8:1 | 83% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 30 | 22.3:1 | 85% (568) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 27 | 24.3:1 | 84% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 24 | 25.9:1 | 81% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 75% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 67% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 25 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Anza Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (656 to 692); teachers up 18% (27 to 32).
About De Anza Elementary
De Anza Elementary is an elementary school in San Jacinto, California, reachable at (951) 654-4777. Enrollment totals 692 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Besides De Anza Elementary, San Jacinto Unified runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 10,273 students.
Federal enrollment data show De Anza Elementary is 77% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 8% Black, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 51% share among Riverside County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Its staff includes 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. De Anza Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 88%. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Test results at De Anza Elementary are 3.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.7% actual, 27.9% predicted).
In Riverside County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting De Anza Elementary, Riverside County has 543 public schools.
Mountain Heights Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from De Anza Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, De Anza Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns De Anza Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school grew from 668 students in 2020-21 to 692 in 2024-25.
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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 San Jacinto Unified
- San Jacinto HighHigh · 2,388 students
- North Mountain MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Monte Vista MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Estudillo ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- Park Hill ElementaryElementary · 824 students
- Megan Cope ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Other schools in San Jacinto
- San Jacinto HighHigh · 2,388 students
- San Jacinto Valley AcademyCombined · 1,658 students
- North Mountain MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Monte Vista MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Estudillo ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- Park Hill ElementaryElementary · 824 students
Other De Anza Elementary schools
One other US public school is named De Anza Elementary. De Anza Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- De Anza ElementaryBaldwin Park, CA · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Heights Academy0.0 mi · 125
- Mountain View High0.0 mi · 231
- San Jacinto High0.6 mi · 2,388
- Monte Vista Middle0.6 mi · 893
- San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet1.0 mi · 748
- San Jacinto Elementary1.0 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About De Anza ElementaryHow large is De Anza Elementary?
De Anza Elementary enrolls approximately 692 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does De Anza Elementary serve?
De Anza Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at De Anza Elementary?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at De Anza Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at De Anza Elementary?
At De Anza Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is De Anza Elementary public or private?
De Anza Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jacinto Unified.
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