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How has Railroad Canyon Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
873
Elementary
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED·NCES 060002709497
Railroad Canyon Elementary
1300 Mill St., Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 · (951) 253-7510 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL873 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
23.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
726 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 193 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (193) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
35.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.2pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.2pp 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 26 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 21.3% | 24.6% | 40.2% |
| Math | 9.9% | 16.3% | 27.2% | 46.5% |
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 | 35.2% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 28.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.3% | 24.2% |
| 2020-21 | 41.2% | 29.4% |
| 2018-19 | 33.5% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 30.3% | 26.6% |
| 2016-17 | 23.9% | 27.8% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Railroad Canyon Elementary
Railroad Canyon Elementary's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Canyon Elementary this school | 873 | 83.2% | 31.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary Riverside | 851 | 82.8% | 33.8% |
| Rio Hondo Elementary Downey | 838 | 82.6% | 47.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary Riverside | 886 | 86.5% | 29.1% |
| Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary Bakersfield | 960 | 84.2% | 29.4% |
| Maple Elementary Hesperia | 988 | 84.0% | 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 Railroad Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,333 of 5,151 | #158 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,630 of 5,172 ▼ 437 | #165 of 283 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #3,414 of 5,172 ▼ 333 | #172 of 283 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,107 of 5,116 | #132 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 873 | #210 of 5,915 | #28 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,963 of 5,352 | #116 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #4,142 of 5,354 | #220 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #1,863 of 5,625 | #143 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #329 of 1,139 | #19 of 66 |
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
873
+41 (+5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,086
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 873 | 38 | 23.0:1 | 83% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 36.8 | 22.4:1 | 79% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 36.3 | 22.1:1 | 80% (640) |
| 2020-21 | 832 | 38 | 21.9:1 | 77% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 30.8 | 24.4:1 | 78% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 29 | 24.3:1 | 81% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 78% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 33 | 21.9:1 | 38% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 1,086 | 42 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Railroad Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (752 to 873); teachers up 23% (30.8 to 38).
About Railroad Canyon Elementary
Railroad Canyon Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Lake Elsinore, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 873 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
The district for Railroad Canyon Elementary is Lake Elsinore Unified, with 24 schools and 20,539 students.
Railroad Canyon Elementary is 86% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Riverside County overall, about 51% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Railroad Canyon Elementary reported 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 23.0:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 83% of students at Railroad Canyon Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
On the allk12 Grade, Railroad Canyon Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 40% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Railroad Canyon Elementary, the prediction is 30.8% and the result is 31.5%.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Elsinore Elementary is the nearest public school to Railroad Canyon Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Railroad Canyon Elementary comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% gain, from 832 to 873. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 21.9:1 in 2020-21 to 23.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Lake Elsinore Unified
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Elsinore HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- David A. Brown MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
Other schools in Lake Elsinore
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Lakeland VillageElementary · 909 students
Nearby schools
- Elsinore Elementary1.4 mi · 462
- Elsinore Middle1.9 mi · 947
- Tuscany Hills Elementary1.9 mi · 606
- Ortega High2.0 mi · 463
- Keith McCarthy Academy2.0 mi · 332
- Earl Warren Elementary2.2 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Railroad Canyon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Railroad Canyon Elementary?
Railroad Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 873 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Railroad Canyon Elementary serve?
Railroad Canyon Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Railroad Canyon Elementary?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Railroad Canyon Elementary.
How diverse is Railroad Canyon Elementary?
Railroad Canyon Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 86% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Railroad Canyon Elementary in?
Railroad Canyon Elementary is part of Lake Elsinore Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.