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Enrollment
734
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENIFEE UNION·NCES 062454013172
Herk Bouris Elementary
34257 Kalanchoe Rd., Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 · (951) 244-7657 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
450 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
49.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
50.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.1% | 24.6% | 19.5% | 30.8% |
| Math | 26.7% | 23.5% | 21.4% | 28.3% |
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 | 49.7% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 54.2% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 57.2% |
| 2018-19 | 58.3% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 59.1% | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 52.3% | 51.4% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Herk Bouris Elementary
Herk Bouris Elementary's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herk Bouris Elementary this school | 734 | 61.3% | 51.5% |
| Southshore Elementary Menifee | 843 | 59.3% | 41.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Fresno | 631 | 62.3% | 57.6% |
| Rail Ranch Elementary Murrieta | 603 | 63.5% | 44.0% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary Murrieta | 818 | 61.7% | 44.1% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Murrieta | 769 | 59.4% | 50.4% |
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 Herk Bouris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,613 of 5,151 | #50 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,575 of 5,172 ▼ 189 | #47 of 283 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #2,053 of 5,172 ▼ 409 | #78 of 283 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.1pp | #214 of 5,116 | #7 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #607 of 5,915 | #91 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,220 of 5,352 | #133 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #1,524 of 5,354 | #67 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #3,414 of 5,625 | #240 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #1,003 of 3,837 | #33 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
734
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 734 | 31.5 | 23.3:1 | 61% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 33.5 | 23.8:1 | 63% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 33 | 24.0:1 | 56% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 32 | 22.7:1 | 45% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 38.5 | 25.0:1 | 39% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 946 | 36 | 26.3:1 | 40% (383) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herk Bouris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (964 to 734); teachers down 18% (38.5 to 31.5).
About Herk Bouris Elementary
Herk Bouris Elementary runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in Lake Elsinore, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 734 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Across its 17 schools, Menifee Union enrolls 12,247 students. Herk Bouris Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 53% of enrollment at Herk Bouris Elementary. Other students are 27% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. For comparison, Riverside County is about 51% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Herk Bouris Elementary comes in at 63%.
Herk Bouris Elementary employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Herk Bouris Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 61%. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
The allk12 Grade for Herk Bouris Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% for Herk Bouris Elementary. The school posts 51.5%, 7.9 points above the prediction.
Herk Bouris Elementary is located in Riverside County, where median household income is about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Herk Bouris Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
Nearby, Canyon Lake Middle is about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Herk Bouris Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Herk Bouris Elementary enrolled 727; in 2024-25, 734.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Herk Bouris Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Menifee Union
- Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. AcademyElementary · 1,196 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · 965 students
- Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Southshore ElementaryElementary · 843 students
- Oak Meadows ElementaryElementary · 818 students
Other schools in Lake Elsinore
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Lakeland VillageElementary · 909 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon Lake Middle1.2 mi · 951
- Cottonwood Canyon Elementary1.4 mi · 813
- Taawila Elementary1.4 mi · 803
- Kathryn Newport Middle1.7 mi · 965
- Menifee Valley Middle2.0 mi · 941
- Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education2.0 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Herk Bouris ElementaryHow many students attend Herk Bouris Elementary?
Herk Bouris Elementary enrolls approximately 734 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Herk Bouris Elementary serve?
Herk Bouris Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herk Bouris Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herk Bouris Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herk Bouris Elementary?
At Herk Bouris Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 53% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Herk Bouris Elementary public or private?
Herk Bouris Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Menifee Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.