La Jolla Elementary

La Jolla Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Moreno Valley, California, operated by Moreno Valley Unified. The school instructs 671 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 44% above typical.

Moreno Valley Unified comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 31,001 students; La Jolla Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, La Jolla Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder reads as 23% Black, 8% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian.

On the resource side, La Jolla Elementary lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), La Jolla Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.4%; this one delivers 27.6%.

Around the school, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. La Jolla Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Landmark Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Jolla Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. La Jolla Elementary's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 758 (now 671).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for La Jolla Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.