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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113507224
Manuel L. Real Elementary
19150 Clark St., Perris, CA 92570 · (951) 940-8520 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
566 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
39.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.1pp since 2014
Math
37.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.1% | 23.1% | 22.7% | 38.1% |
| Math | 15.6% | 21.9% | 24.5% | 38.1% |
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 | 39.1% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 38.5% | 34.8% |
| 2017-18 | 35.1% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 22.6% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Manuel L. Real Elementary
Manuel L. Real Elementary's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel L. Real Elementary this school | 593 | 95.4% | 33.4% |
| Cathedral City Elementary Cathedral City | 606 | 96.5% | 24.6% |
| Sheridan Street Elementary Los Angeles | 555 | 96.0% | 29.5% |
| Central Elementary Escondido | 575 | 94.3% | 23.3% |
| Karl F. Clemens Elementary Wasco | 551 | 95.5% | 17.3% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Tulare | 561 | 97.1% | 17.4% |
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 Manuel L. Real Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,121 of 5,151 | #141 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,501 of 5,172 ▲ 1,346 | #92 of 283 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #3,019 of 5,172 ▲ 317 | #145 of 283 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.3pp | #467 of 5,116 | #17 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #1,468 of 5,915 | #180 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,896 of 5,352 | #52 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #4,901 of 5,354 | #272 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #392 of 5,625 | #14 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #3,434 of 3,837 | #189 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
593
-25 (-4%) vs 2017
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.8:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
94%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
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 | 593 | 27.5 | 21.6:1 | 95% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 28.5 | 22.2:1 | 93% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 28.3 | 22.8:1 | 95% (613) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 26 | 23.8:1 | 93% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 39 | 22.5:1 | 84% (735) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manuel L. Real Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (618 to 593); teachers up 6% (26 to 27.5).
About Manuel L. Real Elementary
Manuel L. Real Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Perris, California. Its enrollment is 593 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 28% larger than average.
Manuel L. Real Elementary is in Val Verde Unified, a district with 19,065 students across 22 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Manuel L. Real Elementary is Hispanic, at 94%. The rest of enrollment is 3% White. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. The diversity index for Manuel L. Real Elementary is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 21 points.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.6%.
Census data for Riverside County show median household income comes to about $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 543 public schools and about 424,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Tomas Rivera Middle is about 0.2 miles from Manuel L. Real Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.4% is above the 26.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.6:1) than in 2017-18 (23.8:1).
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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 Val Verde Unified
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 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
- Tomas Rivera Middle0.2 mi · 1,014
- Columbia Elementary0.8 mi · 704
- Mead Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 788
- Val Verde Academy2.3 mi · 151
- Val Verde Student Success Academy2.3 mi · 27
- Val Verde High2.3 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Manuel L. Real ElementaryHow many students attend Manuel L. Real Elementary?
Manuel L. Real Elementary enrolls approximately 593 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Manuel L. Real Elementary serve?
Manuel L. Real Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manuel L. Real Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manuel L. Real Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manuel L. Real Elementary?
At Manuel L. Real Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Manuel L. Real Elementary in?
Manuel L. Real Elementary is part of Val Verde Unified.
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