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If you had an hour of school board time for Peralta Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JURUPA UNIFIED·NCES 061926006247
Peralta Elementary
6450 Peralta Pl., Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 · (951) 222-7701 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
361 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
35.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.4pp since 2014
Math
23.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 23.6% | 27.7% | 36.9% |
| Math | 8.4% | 15.3% | 33.6% | 42.7% |
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 | 35.4% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 17.8% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 35.9% | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 35.4% | 26.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.8% | 20.9% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Peralta Elementary
Peralta Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta Elementary this school | 443 | 81.5% | 29.3% |
| Global Learning Charter Visalia | 438 | 81.1% | 25.7% |
| Leonora Fillmore Elementary Lompoc | 469 | 83.4% | 19.0% |
| Levi H. Dickey Elementary Ontario | 413 | 83.8% | 38.5% |
| West Orange Elementary Orange | 410 | 82.2% | 44.8% |
| Canyon Springs Community Elementary Canyon Country | 496 | 82.3% | 36.2% |
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 Peralta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,597 of 5,151 | #174 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #3,914 of 5,172 ▼ 376 | #185 of 283 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #3,386 of 5,172 ▲ 73 | #171 of 283 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #705 of 5,116 | #28 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #3,118 of 5,915 | #260 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,813 of 5,352 | #47 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #4,143 of 5,354 | #221 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #2,037 of 5,625 | #157 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #1,281 of 3,837 | #53 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
443
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 443 | 20.6 | 21.5:1 | 81% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 21.3 | 22.2:1 | 79% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 22.9 | 22.9:1 | 77% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 21 | 23.2:1 | 72% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 25.1 | 22.4:1 | 76% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 28 | 20.9:1 | 75% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | N/A | N/A | 71% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 59% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peralta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (563 to 443); teachers down 18% (25.1 to 20.6).
About Peralta Elementary
Peralta Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Jurupa Valley, California. The school enrolls 443 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Peralta Elementary is a school in Jurupa Unified. The district has 24 schools and 17,739 students.
At Peralta Elementary, Hispanic students make up 86% of the student body. Other students are 7% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Riverside County residents are about 51% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Peralta Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
The count of teachers at Peralta Elementary is 20.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 21.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Around 81% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Peralta Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Peralta Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.3%; the prediction is 31.8%.
Federal survey data for Riverside County show that median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Peralta Elementary is among the 543 public schools in Riverside County.
Indian Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Peralta Elementary is ahead of the 24.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 487 in 2020-21 and 443 in 2024-25, a decrease of 44 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.2:1 in 2020-21 to 21.5:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Peralta Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Jurupa Unified
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,399 students
- Jurupa Valley HighHigh · 1,693 students
- Rubidoux HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Del Sol AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Jurupa MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 819 students
Other schools in Jurupa Valley
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,399 students
- Jurupa Valley HighHigh · 1,693 students
- Rubidoux HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Del Sol AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Jurupa MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- Louis VanderMolen Fundamental ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Other Peralta Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Peralta Elementary. Peralta Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Peralta ElementaryOakland, CA · 355 students
- PERALTA ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 457
- Pacific Avenue Academy of Music1.2 mi · 352
- Mountain View Elementary1.4 mi · 851
- Rubidoux High1.6 mi · 1,259
- West Riverside Elementary1.7 mi · 648
- Rustic Lane Elementary2.0 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Peralta ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Peralta Elementary?
Peralta Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Peralta Elementary serve?
Peralta Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Peralta Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Peralta Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peralta Elementary?
At Peralta Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Peralta Elementary public or private?
Peralta Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jurupa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.