Perris Elementary

Perris Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in Perris, California, run under Perris Elementary, with 617 students on its rolls from grades K through 7. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

Perris Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Perris Elementary, a district that enrolls 5,518 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Perris Elementary records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Perris Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.9%; this one delivers 17.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Perris Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is Young Explorers Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Perris Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 18.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 26%: 830 students in 2018 compared to 617 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.