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Patricia Beatty Elementary
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 91% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.1% | 23.9% | 23.1% | 32.9% |
| Math | 14.9% | 16.6% | 28.1% | 40.4% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 30.2% |
| 2022-23 | 38.8% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 44.7% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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%.
Schools most like Patricia Beatty Elementary
Patricia Beatty Elementary's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Beatty Elementary this school | 494 | 84.8% | 36.7% |
| Lugonia Elementary Redlands | 527 | 83.7% | 21.8% |
| Mission Preparatory San Francisco | 491 | 83.7% | N/A |
| Billy Mitchell Elementary Lawndale | 471 | 87.5% | 37.5% |
| Citrus Elementary Upland | 494 | 87.2% | 29.8% |
| Audubon K-8 San Diego | 495 | 87.9% | 27.2% |
Where Patricia Beatty Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,788 of 5,151 | #115 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,075 of 5,172 ▼ 21 | #126 of 283 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,550 of 5,172 ▲ 153 | #111 of 283 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #711 of 5,116 | #30 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #2,516 of 5,915 | #236 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,470 of 5,352 | #158 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #3,519 of 5,354 | #167 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,685 of 5,625 | #127 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #948 of 3,837 | #30 of 207 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 494 | 20.9 | 23.6:1 | 85% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 19.5 | 24.7:1 | 61% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 21.9 | 22.2:1 | 83% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 86% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 27.2 | 24.0:1 | 87% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 28 | 24.4:1 | 85% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | N/A | N/A | 77% (545) |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (654 to 494); teachers down 23% (27.2 to 20.9).
About Patricia Beatty Elementary
Patricia Beatty Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Riverside. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 494 students.
Patricia Beatty Elementary reports to Riverside Unified, which has 48 schools and 38,002 students.
Hispanic students are 78% of those enrolled at Patricia Beatty Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Riverside County's population at about 51%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Patricia Beatty Elementary has a ratio of 23.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is 74%.
Patricia Beatty Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools.
Patricia Beatty Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.7%) and its predicted rate (29.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Riverside County has 543 public schools with about 424,872 students, including Patricia Beatty Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Patricia Beatty Elementary is closest to Fremont Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Patricia Beatty Elementary places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school shrank from 530 students in 2020-21 to 494 in 2024-25.
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