Idyllwild

Idyllwild, a tight-knit elementary campus in Idyllwild, California, overseen by Hemet Unified, caters to 268 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Idyllwild sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 27 schools in Hemet Unified (22,778 students total), Idyllwild accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Idyllwild lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Idyllwild has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Idyllwild tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Idyllwild tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

Around the school, census data for Riverside County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Idyllwild is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Valle Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.0 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Idyllwild ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 25.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Idyllwild has fell 18%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 36% to 41%.

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