Florida Street Discovery Center

Florida Street Discovery Center is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Banning, California, part of Banning Unified, with 86 students on its rolls from grade K. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Banning Unified comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,234 students; Florida Street Discovery Center is among them.

Demographically, Florida Street Discovery Center logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 8% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate 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 Florida Street Discovery Center is one.

Banning Independent Study is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Florida Street Discovery Center operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 81 students in 2018 compared to 86 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 78% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.