Rustic Lane Elementary

Set in Jurupa Valley, California, Rustic Lane Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, overseen by Jurupa Unified. It enrolls 519 students across grades K through 6.

Across the 24 schools in Jurupa Unified (17,739 students total), Rustic Lane Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rustic Lane Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%); the rest consists of 3% White, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Rustic Lane Elementary records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rustic Lane Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 16.7%.

Across the wider county, Riverside County reports that median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Rustic Lane Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rubidoux High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rustic Lane Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 21.3%.

Rustic Lane Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rustic Lane Elementary has edged down 23%, going from 671 students in 2018 to 519 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Rustic Lane Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.