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What's the most underrated thing about Pachappa Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005155
Pachappa Elementary
6200 Riverside Ave., Riverside, CA 92506 · (951) 788-7355 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
23.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
520 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
54.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
46.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.8% | 28.5% | 19.0% | 26.7% |
| Math | 20.1% | 26.0% | 31.9% | 21.9% |
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 | 54.3% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 40.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 39.8% |
| 2018-19 | 60.7% | 37.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 45.9% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 40.0% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in California's top 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 Pachappa Elementary
Pachappa Elementary's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pachappa Elementary this school | 676 | 76.9% | 48.9% |
| Golden Oak Elementary Visalia | 631 | 76.1% | 32.9% |
| William Howard Taft Elementary Riverside | 635 | 73.4% | 40.0% |
| Shasta Elementary Manteca | 726 | 78.9% | 24.1% |
| Louise Foussat Elementary Oceanside | 755 | 76.4% | 24.5% |
| Monroe Elementary Hanford | 611 | 80.7% | 49.0% |
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 Pachappa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,792 of 5,151 | #61 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,841 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #62 of 283 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,729 of 5,172 ▲ 86 | #63 of 283 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,734 of 5,116 | #101 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #866 of 5,915 | #119 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,663 of 5,352 | #182 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #2,968 of 5,354 | #127 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #2,465 of 5,625 | #181 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #2,444 of 3,837 | #124 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
676
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 676 | 28.3 | 23.9:1 | 77% (520) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 31.2 | 21.9:1 | 49% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 29.2 | 23.3:1 | 80% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 25 | 27.0:1 | 79% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 31 | 24.7:1 | 74% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 30 | 25.0:1 | 74% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | N/A | N/A | 69% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 753 | 36 | 20.9:1 | 56% (421) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 29 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pachappa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (767 to 676); teachers down 9% (31 to 28.3).
About Pachappa Elementary
Among the schools in Riverside, California, is Pachappa Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 676 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 45% higher.
Enrollment across the 48 schools in Riverside Unified totals 38,002 students.
Pachappa Elementary's enrollment is 70% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Pachappa Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Pachappa Elementary employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Pachappa Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 77%.
allk12 grades Pachappa Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Pachappa Elementary are 14.5 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.9%, compared with a predicted 34.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
Among Riverside County residents, median household income is about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Pachappa Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
Magnolia Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Pachappa Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pachappa Elementary is 2nd of 5 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 676, close to the 675 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 27.0:1 to 23.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Riverside Unified
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- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
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- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Elementary0.5 mi · 535
- California School for the Deaf-Riverside0.9 mi · 350
- Victoria Elementary1.0 mi · 488
- Gateway College and Career Academy1.1 mi · 394
- Polytechnic High1.1 mi · 2,484
- Central Middle1.1 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Pachappa ElementaryHow large is Pachappa Elementary?
Pachappa Elementary enrolls approximately 676 students in grades KG-06.
Is Pachappa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pachappa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pachappa Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pachappa Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pachappa Elementary?
Student demographics at Pachappa Elementary are roughly 16% White, 70% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Pachappa Elementary?
Pachappa Elementary is overseen by Riverside Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.