Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692002155
Idyllwild
26700 State Highway 243, Idyllwild, CA 92549 · (951) 659-0750 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
193 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
55%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
56.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.0% | 29.6% | 22.4% | 20.9% |
| Math | 12.8% | 28.6% | 31.6% | 27.0% |
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 | 56.6% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 39.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.9% | 47.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.6% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.2% | 54.6% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Idyllwild
Idyllwild's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idyllwild this school | 268 | 72.0% | 47.6% |
| Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary Fortuna | 282 | 75.5% | 33.1% |
| Coarsegold Elementary Coarsegold | 290 | 73.1% | 16.5% |
| Biggs Elementary Biggs | 320 | 68.8% | 21.6% |
| Redway Elementary Redway | 272 | 77.9% | 19.8% |
| C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola | 344 | 70.6% | 29.9% |
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 Idyllwild ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,881 of 5,151 | #70 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,195 of 5,172 ▲ 24 | #77 of 283 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,568 of 5,172 ▼ 49 | #53 of 283 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #1,080 of 5,116 | #57 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #5,013 of 5,915 | #291 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #162 of 5,352 | #2 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #2,343 of 5,354 | #99 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #2,838 of 5,625 | #201 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #1,703 of 3,837 | #78 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
268
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 268 | 15.5 | 17.3:1 | 72% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 15.5 | 17.3:1 | 75% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 15.5 | 17.3:1 | 73% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 73% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 18.2 | 17.9:1 | 62% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 59% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | N/A | N/A | 55% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 49% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Idyllwild.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (325 to 268); teachers down 15% (18.2 to 15.5).
About Idyllwild
Idyllwild is an elementary school with a street address in Idyllwild, California. A federal count lists 268 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Hemet Unified has 27 schools; together they serve 22,778 students.
At Idyllwild, White students make up 53% of the student body. It is also 41% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 38% White. Idyllwild's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.3:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 5.0 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. For comparison, public schools in Riverside County average 74%.
On BeatsExpectations, Idyllwild is 10.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Riverside County show that the median household income is $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Idyllwild is one of 543 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Idyllwild is Valle Vista Elementary, about 10.0 miles away. On proficiency, Idyllwild is ahead of the 25.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Idyllwild falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 19 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.9 to 17.3 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Valle Vista Elementary10.0 mi · 672
- Noli School10.9 mi · 95
- Bautista Creek Elementary11.3 mi · 959
- Cahuilla Elementary11.5 mi · 399
- Little Lake Elementary12.0 mi · 734
- Hamilton12.1 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About IdyllwildHow large is Idyllwild?
Idyllwild enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-08.
Is Idyllwild an elementary, middle, or high school?
Idyllwild is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Idyllwild have?
Idyllwild employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Idyllwild?
Student demographics at Idyllwild are roughly 53% White, 41% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Idyllwild in?
Idyllwild is part of Hemet Unified.
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