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Best kept secret at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVORD UNIFIED·NCES 060243008784
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
4100 Golden Ave., Riverside, CA 92505 · (951) 358-1625 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- CThree-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
22.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
374 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
34.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.9pp since 2014
Math
26.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 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 down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 21.3% | 25.6% | 40.3% |
| Math | 7.7% | 18.3% | 29.7% | 44.3% |
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 | 34.1% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 36.2% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 35.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 34.3% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary this school | 508 | 73.6% | 33.5% |
| Valley View Community Elementary Newhall | 526 | 73.0% | 44.7% |
| Liberty Elementary Ontario | 578 | 72.7% | 50.4% |
| Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet Granada Hills | 560 | 74.8% | 50.5% |
| Barranca Elementary Covina | 529 | 75.4% | 50.9% |
| Decker Elementary Pomona | 437 | 76.4% | 29.6% |
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 S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,115 of 5,151 | #140 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,662 of 5,172 ▼ 824 | #166 of 283 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #3,543 of 5,172 ▼ 1,015 | #179 of 283 ▼ 80 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,590 of 5,116 | #59 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,328 of 5,915 | #229 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,419 of 5,352 | #80 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #3,054 of 5,354 | #136 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #2,721 of 5,625 | #192 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #412 of 3,837 | #7 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
508
-135 (-21%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 508 | 22.8 | 22.3:1 | 74% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 76% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 23.1 | 24.1:1 | 74% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 25 | 25.7:1 | 66% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 66% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 28 | 27.5:1 | 63% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 963 | 46 | 20.9:1 | 36% (347) |
| 1990-91 | 778 | 32 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (750 to 508); teachers down 26% (31 to 22.8).
About S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is an elementary school in Riverside, California, reachable at (951) 358-1625. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 508 students.
Alvord Unified, which runs S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary, has 23 schools and 16,432 students.
About 72% of the student body at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups make up 10% White, 9% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of Riverside County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 22.3:1 is based on 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. In all, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Riverside County average a similar 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary lands at C, ahead of 31% of California public elementary schools.
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.5% and a predicted 36.4%.
The county, Riverside County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Riverside County has 543 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is closest to La Sierra High, about 0.4 miles away. S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.0% on proficiency, and S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is above that at 33.5%.
NCES assigns S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 21% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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
Other schools in Alvord Unified
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,780 students
- La Sierra HighHigh · 1,514 students
- Ysmael Villegas MiddleMiddle · 1,136 students
- Loma Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,027 students
- Arizona MiddleMiddle · 804 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Other S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary schools
One other US public school is named S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary. S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- S. Christa McAuliffe ElementaryGermantown, MD · 467 students
Nearby schools
- La Sierra High0.4 mi · 1,514
- Collett Elementary0.7 mi · 425
- Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary0.8 mi · 621
- Alvord High1.0 mi · 130
- Allan Orrenmaa Elementary1.0 mi · 507
- Hillcrest High1.1 mi · 1,780
Frequently asked questions
About S. Christa McAuliffe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary enrolls approximately 508 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary serve?
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary.
What is the student diversity at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
Student demographics at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary are roughly 10% White, 72% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is overseen by Alvord Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.