Magnolia Elementary

Magnolia Elementary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Riverside, California, run under Riverside Unified, caters to 535 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 48 schools in Riverside Unified (38,002 students total), Magnolia Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Magnolia Elementary records that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 21% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Magnolia Elementary shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Magnolia Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Magnolia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

Around the school, census data for Riverside County shows median household earnings sit near $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Magnolia Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Pachappa Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Magnolia Elementary. On composite proficiency, Magnolia Elementary comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Magnolia Elementary has contracted 16%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 65% to 70%.

On the community side, members of the Magnolia Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.