Earl Warren Elementary

Earl Warren Elementary is one of the large K-5 schools in Lake Elsinore, California, part of Lake Elsinore Unified, with 821 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 77% above typical.

Earl Warren Elementary is one of 24 schools operated by Lake Elsinore Unified, a district that teaches 20,539 students overall.

On demographics, Earl Warren Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 11% White, 5% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Earl Warren Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.4%.

Around the school, Riverside County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Earl Warren Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Keith McCarthy Academy, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Earl Warren Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Earl Warren Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 851 students in 2018 compared to 821 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 64% to 75%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.