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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Innovative Horizons Charter this year?
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Enrollment
894
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRIS ELEMENTARY·NCES 063018008940
Innovative Horizons Charter
1461 North A St., Perris, CA 92570 · (951) 657-0728 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- AThree-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
22.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
765 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (124).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
40.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 26.8% | 29.6% | 29.9% |
| Math | 7.2% | 14.5% | 30.3% | 48.1% |
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 | 40.4% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 19.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 12.8% |
| 2018-19 | 42.4% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.4% | 23.8% |
| 2016-17 | 34.6% | 22.2% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Innovative Horizons Charter
Innovative Horizons Charter's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Horizons Charter this school | 894 | 85.6% | 29.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary Riverside | 886 | 86.5% | 29.1% |
| Triple Crown Elementary Perris | 971 | 85.1% | 46.4% |
| Railroad Canyon Elementary Lake Elsinore | 873 | 83.2% | 31.5% |
| Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield | 915 | 87.2% | 23.1% |
| Sylmar Leadership Academy Sylmar | 850 | 82.6% | 41.0% |
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 Innovative Horizons Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,584 of 5,151 | #173 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,146 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #208 of 283 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,888 of 5,172 ▲ 126 | #137 of 283 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #932 of 5,116 | #44 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #173 of 5,915 | #25 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,587 of 5,352 | #93 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #4,599 of 5,354 | #248 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #1,597 of 5,625 | #122 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #3,644 of 3,837 | #198 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
894
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,001
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
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 | 894 | 39.8 | 22.5:1 | 86% (765) |
| 2023-24 | 938 | 42.3 | 22.2:1 | 84% (790) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 42.2 | 21.4:1 | 84% (761) |
| 2020-21 | 907 | 40 | 22.7:1 | 71% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 38 | 24.0:1 | 78% (714) |
| 2015-16 | 916 | 36 | 25.4:1 | 84% (774) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | N/A | N/A | 88% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 78% (633) |
| 1990-91 | 1,001 | 37 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Innovative Horizons Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (912 to 894); teachers up 5% (38 to 39.8).
About Innovative Horizons Charter
This page covers Innovative Horizons Charter, a large elementary school in Perris, California. It serves 894 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 92% larger than that.
Innovative Horizons Charter is one school in Perris Elementary, a system of 9 schools with 5,518 students.
Innovative Horizons Charter's enrollment is 91% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 4% Black and 2% White. Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Innovative Horizons Charter's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Innovative Horizons Charter employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.5:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Innovative Horizons Charter's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 86%. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Innovative Horizons Charter receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Innovative Horizons Charter is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.4% actual, 29.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Among Riverside County residents, the median household income is $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Innovative Horizons Charter, Riverside County has 542 other public schools.
California Military Institute is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Innovative Horizons Charter holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 25.7% on proficiency, and Innovative Horizons Charter is above that at 29.4%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Innovative Horizons Charter is one of the charter schools in California.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 894, close to the 907 recorded in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Perris Elementary
- Skyview ElementaryElementary · 725 students
- Railway ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- Palms ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Clearwater ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Good Hope ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Perris ElementaryElementary · 617 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- California Military Institute0.6 mi · 1,031
- Perris High0.6 mi · 2,096
- Palms Elementary1.0 mi · 671
- Young Explorers Academy1.3 mi · 150
- Perris Elementary1.3 mi · 617
- Skyview Elementary1.4 mi · 725
Frequently asked questions
About Innovative Horizons CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Innovative Horizons Charter?
Innovative Horizons Charter enrolls approximately 894 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Innovative Horizons Charter serve?
Innovative Horizons Charter serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Innovative Horizons Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Innovative Horizons Charter is approximately 22.5:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Innovative Horizons Charter?
At Innovative Horizons Charter, the student body is approximately 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Innovative Horizons Charter?
Innovative Horizons Charter is overseen by Perris Elementary in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.