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What's the most underrated thing about Mecca Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907000924
Mecca Elementary
65250 Coahuilla St., Mecca, CA 92254 · (760) 396-2143 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
658 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (104).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.1pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.4% | 17.6% | 22.1% | 51.9% |
| Math | 6.6% | 13.3% | 25.1% | 55.0% |
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 | 26.1% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.6% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.3% | 14.2% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 8.1% |
| 2018-19 | 30.9% | 24.7% |
| 2017-18 | 29.1% | 23.9% |
| 2016-17 | 23.0% | 20.7% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Mecca Elementary
Mecca Elementary's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca Elementary this school | 677 | 97.2% | 18.4% |
| Hoover Elementary Redwood City | 675 | 96.7% | 16.8% |
| Sanchez (David J.) Elementary Santa Maria | 654 | 96.2% | 26.2% |
| ISANA Himalia Academy Los Angeles | 655 | 96.5% | N/A |
| Fairlawn Elementary Santa Maria | 716 | 97.6% | 20.0% |
| Fremont Elementary Salinas | 711 | 96.9% | 16.2% |
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 Mecca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,704 of 5,151 | #259 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #4,313 of 5,172 ▲ 656 | #224 of 283 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #4,383 of 5,172 ▲ 563 | #238 of 283 ▲ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,194 of 5,116 | #67 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #860 of 5,915 | #118 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,572 of 5,352 | #92 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #5,244 of 5,354 | #287 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #183 of 5,625 | #1 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #2,784 of 3,837 | #156 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
677
-69 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 677 | 30.1 | 22.5:1 | 97% (658) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 34.2 | 20.6:1 | 97% (681) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 33.3 | 21.2:1 | 97% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 95% (710) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 95% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 35 | 23.2:1 | 97% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | N/A | N/A | 99% (805) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 34 | 24.9:1 | 92% (777) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 32 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mecca Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (746 to 677); teachers down 9% (33 to 30.1).
About Mecca Elementary
Mecca Elementary serves students in Mecca, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 677 students are in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Coachella Valley Unified, which runs Mecca Elementary, has 21 schools and 15,817 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mecca Elementary is 98% Hispanic. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 22.5 students per teacher and 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mecca Elementary is 4.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.4% actual, 22.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and the median household income is $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 543 public schools in Riverside County, enrolling about 424,872 students in all.
Saul Martinez Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Mecca Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mecca Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment has fallen by 69 students since 2020-21, to 677.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mecca Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Other schools in Mecca
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- North Shore ElementaryElementary
Nearby schools
- Saul Martinez Elementary0.8 mi · 961
- Las Palmitas Elementary5.0 mi · 570
- Toro Canyon Middle5.0 mi · 989
- Desert Mirage High5.0 mi · 1,875
- Oasis Elementary5.5 mi · 488
- La Familia Continuation High5.7 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Mecca ElementaryHow many students attend Mecca Elementary?
Mecca Elementary enrolls approximately 677 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mecca Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mecca Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mecca Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mecca Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mecca Elementary?
At Mecca Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Mecca Elementary public or private?
Mecca Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.