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Does Fruitvale Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692010276
Fruitvale Elementary
2800 West Fruitvale Ave., Hemet, CA 92545 · (951) 765-1680 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
710 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 147 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
29.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 18.4% | 25.6% | 45.0% |
| Math | 5.8% | 11.2% | 25.2% | 57.8% |
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 | 29.4% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 18.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 25.3% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 21.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.6% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 30.5% | 26.5% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Fruitvale Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Elementary this school | 778 | 91.3% | 23.9% |
| Whittier Elementary Hemet | 816 | 92.5% | 18.5% |
| Park View Elementary Victorville | 793 | 89.4% | 21.2% |
| Park Hill Elementary San Jacinto | 824 | 91.6% | 15.4% |
| Charles H. Castle Elementary Bakersfield | 832 | 93.8% | 20.7% |
| Challenger School of Sports and Fitness Victorville | 843 | 89.3% | 33.0% |
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 Fruitvale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,203 of 5,151 | #219 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,567 of 5,172 ▼ 270 | #239 of 283 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #4,047 of 5,172 ▼ 325 | #213 of 283 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,326 of 5,116 | #44 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #444 of 5,915 | #70 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,421 of 5,352 | #153 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #3,130 of 5,354 | #139 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #931 of 5,625 | #65 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,924 of 3,837 | #164 of 207 |
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
778
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 1,028
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 778 | 33 | 23.6:1 | 91% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 31 | 26.4:1 | 91% (746) |
| 2022-23 | 805 | 31 | 26.0:1 | 88% (707) |
| 2020-21 | 795 | 32 | 24.8:1 | 90% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 34.5 | 24.6:1 | 89% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 922 | 36 | 25.6:1 | 90% (826) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | N/A | N/A | 81% (766) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 55 | 18.7:1 | 74% (756) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fruitvale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (847 to 778); teachers down 4% (34.5 to 33).
About Fruitvale Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary runs as a large elementary school in Hemet, California. A total of 778 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 67% higher.
Fruitvale Elementary belongs to Hemet Unified, a district of 27 schools and 22,778 students.
Fruitvale Elementary's enrollment is 72% Hispanic. Next come 13% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 51% Hispanic among all Riverside County residents. By the diversity index, Fruitvale Elementary comes in at 45%.
Fruitvale Elementary's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 91%. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 17 points lower.
In California, Fruitvale Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 23.9% actual against a predicted 26.1%.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fruitvale Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
The closest public school to Fruitvale Elementary is Cawston Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Fruitvale Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Fruitvale Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Fruitvale Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (795) and 2024-25 (778). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.8:1 to 23.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Hemet Unified
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
Other schools in Hemet
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
Other Fruitvale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Fruitvale Elementary. Fruitvale Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Fruitvale ElementaryOakland, CA · 254 students
- Fruitvale Elementary SchoolGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Cawston Elementary0.8 mi · 796
- Rancho Viejo Middle0.9 mi · 1,040
- Tahquitz High1.1 mi · 1,761
- Megan Cope Elementary1.8 mi · 756
- Monte Vista Middle2.2 mi · 893
- Alessandro High2.3 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Fruitvale ElementaryHow large is Fruitvale Elementary?
Fruitvale Elementary enrolls approximately 778 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fruitvale Elementary serve?
Fruitvale Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Fruitvale Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Fruitvale Elementary.
How diverse is Fruitvale Elementary?
Fruitvale Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 72% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fruitvale Elementary public or private?
Fruitvale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hemet Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.