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Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (111).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,070 | 68.4 | 15.6:1 | 55% (593) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 63.7 | 15.1:1 | 55% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 57.3 | 12.1:1 | 51% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 51% (172) |
About Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne
Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne is a large school serving multiple grade levels based in Temecula, California. The school runs kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,070 students. By comparison, combined schools in California enroll about 602 students on average.
Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne reports to Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne District.
The biggest share of students at Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne, 41%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 34% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Riverside County's population at about 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne scores 69%.
A staff of 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.6:1. The gap from the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California is 3.0 students per teacher. By family income, 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
In Riverside County, home to about 2,478,600 people, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne shares Riverside County with 542 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne from the closest public school, Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire. The five-mile area around Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Federal records list Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne as a charter school. Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.
Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne enrolled 340 in 2020-21 and 1,070 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (11.3:1).
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