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Patricia Beatty Elementary

4261 Latham Rd., Riverside, CA 92501 · (951) 276-2070 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
  • 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
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
419 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10922%
Grade 17916%
Grade 26814%
Grade 37014%
Grade 45411%
Grade 55712%
Grade 65712%

This year's kindergarten class (109) is 91% larger than its 6th grade class (57).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
173%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
38378%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
357%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
296%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
286%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
27355%
Female
22145%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.5pp since 2014

What 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

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts20.1%23.9%23.1%32.9%
Math14.9%16.6%28.1%40.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.0%31.5%
2023-2440.3%30.2%
2022-2338.8%29.4%
2021-2233.8%23.1%
2018-1944.7%27.0%
2017-1840.5%23.2%
2016-1731.4%21.1%
2015-1637.0%26.0%
2014-1533.0%27.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Patricia Beatty Elementary this school49484.8%36.7%
Lugonia Elementary
Redlands
52783.7%21.8%
Mission Preparatory
San Francisco
49183.7%N/A
Billy Mitchell Elementary
Lawndale
47187.5%37.5%
Citrus Elementary
Upland
49487.2%29.8%
Audubon K-8
San Diego
49587.9%27.2%
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 Patricia Beatty Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
494
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2549420.923.6:185% (419)
2023-2448219.524.7:161% (292)
2022-2348621.922.2:183% (404)
2020-215302224.1:186% (454)
2017-1865427.224.0:187% (569)
2015-166832824.4:185% (580)
2010-11709N/AN/A77% (545)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patricia Beatty Elementary.

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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Riverside County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Patricia Beatty Elementary
District
Riverside Unified
Address
4261 Latham Rd., Riverside, CA 92501
Phone
(951) 276-2070
County
Riverside County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
494
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
23.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
419 (85%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
063315012047
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Patricia Beatty Elementary
How many students attend Patricia Beatty Elementary?
Patricia Beatty Elementary enrolls approximately 494 students in grades KG-06.
Is Patricia Beatty Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patricia Beatty Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Patricia Beatty Elementary have?
Patricia Beatty Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Patricia Beatty Elementary?
Student demographics at Patricia Beatty Elementary are roughly 3% White, 78% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Patricia Beatty Elementary in?
Patricia Beatty Elementary is part of Riverside Unified.
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