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What advice would you give to incoming students at Hemet Elementary?
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Enrollment
783
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692014164
Hemet Elementary
633 East Kimball Ave., Hemet, CA 92543 · (951) 765-1630 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
732 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 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
38%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
25.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2017
Math
12.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2017
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 17.2% | 24.5% | 50.1% |
| Math | 4.3% | 8.4% | 23.8% | 63.5% |
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 | 25.4% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.9% | 16.4% |
| 2018-19 | 28.3% | 16.8% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 14.2% |
% 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Hemet Elementary
Hemet Elementary's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemet Elementary this school | 783 | 93.5% | 17.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary Bakersfield | 780 | 95.8% | 12.7% |
| Bella Vista Elementary Desert Hot Springs | 779 | 92.0% | 23.7% |
| Ramona Elementary Hemet | 702 | 92.7% | 21.4% |
| Central Elementary Banning | 782 | 91.6% | 28.0% |
| Leo G. Pauly Elementary Bakersfield | 694 | 93.9% | 25.5% |
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 Hemet Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #4,776 of 5,151 | #266 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #4,905 of 5,172 ▲ 63 | #271 of 283 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,454 of 5,172 ▲ 161 | #247 of 283 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,187 of 5,116 | #41 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #432 of 5,915 | #66 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,900 of 5,352 | #112 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #3,553 of 5,354 | #171 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #641 of 5,625 | #29 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #747 of 1,139 | #43 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
783
-62 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 783 | 34.2 | 22.9:1 | 93% (732) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 33.2 | 24.1:1 | 94% (749) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 26.2 | 24.5:1 | 95% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 845 | 34 | 24.9:1 | 94% (795) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 28 | 26.6:1 | 94% (701) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemet Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (744 to 783); teachers up 22% (28 to 34.2).
About Hemet Elementary
Among the schools in Hemet, California, is Hemet Elementary, a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 783 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 68% bigger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The Hemet Unified system has 27 schools and 22,778 students.
At Hemet Elementary, 78% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 11% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hemet Elementary scores 38%.
Hemet Elementary reports a ratio of 22.9 students per teacher, from 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hemet Elementary, 93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County, the school's rate is higher.
Hemet Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.6%, compared with a predicted 24.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Riverside County, 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. Riverside County has 543 public schools with about 424,872 students, including Hemet Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Acacia Middle is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Hemet Elementary comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 845 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 783 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 24.9 to 22.9 over 4 years.
Hemet Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Acacia Middle0.3 mi · 958
- Alessandro High0.4 mi · 335
- Jacob Wiens Elementary0.7 mi · 580
- Whittier Elementary0.8 mi · 816
- Academy of Innovation1.0 mi · 545
- Ramona Elementary1.3 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About Hemet ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hemet Elementary?
Hemet Elementary enrolls approximately 783 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hemet Elementary serve?
Hemet Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hemet Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Hemet Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hemet Elementary?
At Hemet Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 78% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hemet Elementary in?
Hemet Elementary is part of Hemet Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.