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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Peter Pendleton Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907000927
Peter Pendleton Elementary
84-750 Calle Rojo, Coachella, CA 92236 · (760) 398-0178 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
480 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +33.0pp since 2014
Math
53.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +40.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 33 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.8% | 30.2% | 20.5% | 29.5% |
| Math | 23.8% | 29.5% | 23.5% | 23.1% |
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 | 50.0% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 43.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.1% | 8.5% |
| 2018-19 | 37.9% | 28.5% |
| 2017-18 | 28.1% | 18.9% |
| 2016-17 | 22.4% | 18.4% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% 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 24 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 Peter Pendleton Elementary
Peter Pendleton Elementary's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pendleton Elementary this school | 499 | 96.2% | 46.8% |
| Oasis Elementary Thermal | 488 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| Richgrove Elementary Richgrove | 477 | 95.8% | 17.1% |
| Teresa Hughes Elementary Cudahy | 515 | 96.7% | 40.4% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Maywood | 498 | 98.0% | 40.0% |
| Belvedere Elementary Los Angeles | 526 | 97.7% | 25.4% |
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 Peter Pendleton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,944 of 5,151 | #72 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #1,385 of 5,172 ▲ 556 | #31 of 283 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,027 of 5,172 ▲ 691 | #77 of 283 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.4pp | #9 of 5,116 | #1 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #2,441 of 5,915 | #233 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,390 of 5,352 | #149 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #5,287 of 5,354 | #288 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #296 of 5,625 | #9 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #2,493 of 3,837 | #130 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
499
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 499 | 21.2 | 23.5:1 | 96% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 22.9 | 20.9:1 | 97% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 22.4 | 22.1:1 | 96% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 96% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 95% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 94% (573) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | N/A | N/A | 95% (682) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 93% (628) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter Pendleton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (564 to 499); teachers down 15% (25 to 21.2).
About Peter Pendleton Elementary
Peter Pendleton Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Coachella, California. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 499 students in 2024-25.
Peter Pendleton Elementary is one school in a 21-school district, Coachella Valley Unified, which enrolls 15,817 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Peter Pendleton Elementary is Hispanic, at 98%. Riverside County's residents are about 51% Hispanic, 47 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
Peter Pendleton Elementary reported 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 23.5:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 96% of students at Peter Pendleton Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
Peter Pendleton Elementary is a top-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.2% with an actual 46.8%.
In Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Riverside County, 543 public schools serve about 424,872 students.
Peter Pendleton Elementary's closest public school neighbor is NOVA Academy - Coachella, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Peter Pendleton Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Peter Pendleton Elementary is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Peter Pendleton Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Peter Pendleton Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Nearby schools
- NOVA Academy - Coachella0.1 mi · 235
- Valley View Elementary0.6 mi · 603
- Bobby Duke Middle0.8 mi · 648
- Coral Mountain Academy0.8 mi · 815
- Palm View Elementary0.9 mi · 561
- Imagine Schools Riverside County1.3 mi · 1,454
Frequently asked questions
About Peter Pendleton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Peter Pendleton Elementary?
Peter Pendleton Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-06.
Is Peter Pendleton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peter Pendleton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Peter Pendleton Elementary have?
Peter Pendleton Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peter Pendleton Elementary?
At Peter Pendleton Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Peter Pendleton Elementary in?
Peter Pendleton Elementary is part of Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.