Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENIFEE UNION·NCES 062454014726
Sally Buselt Elementary
29810 Wickerd Rd., Menifee, CA 92584 · (951) 672-1851 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
187 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
58.1%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
49.2%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.8% | 31.3% | 19.0% | 22.9% |
| Math | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.8% | 24.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Sally Buselt Elementary
Sally Buselt Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Buselt Elementary this school | 374 | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| MacArthur Elementary Lakewood | 340 | 47.6% | 61.2% |
| Gompers Lakewood | 366 | 46.7% | 45.3% |
| High Tech Elementary Explorer San Diego | 386 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Don Benito Fundamental Pasadena | 384 | 48.2% | 47.7% |
| Castlemont Elementary Campbell | 436 | 50.9% | 33.5% |
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 Sally Buselt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #1,476 of 5,151 | #41 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,649 of 5,172 | #50 of 283 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #1,462 of 5,172 | #45 of 283 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #4,012 of 5,915 | #278 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,627 of 5,352 | #95 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #825 of 5,354 | #28 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #3,913 of 5,625 | #267 of 294 |
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.
About Sally Buselt Elementary
Sally Buselt Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Menifee, California. It reported 374 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The district, Menifee Union, has 12,247 students enrolled across 17 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Sally Buselt Elementary is Hispanic, with 50% of students. The next largest groups are 17% White, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 9% Black. In Riverside County overall, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sally Buselt Elementary is 22.5:1, based on 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is 74%.
Sally Buselt Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.6% is 3.4 points above the 50.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Riverside County, is where the school is located. 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. Riverside County has 543 public schools with about 424,872 students, including Sally Buselt Elementary.
Liberty High is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Sally Buselt Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.1%; Sally Buselt Elementary's is 53.6%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
This page collects posts and questions about Sally Buselt Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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- Liberty High1.2 mi · 2,537
- Southshore Elementary1.5 mi · 843
- Oak Meadows Elementary1.9 mi · 818
- Bell Mountain Middle2.2 mi · 1,066
- Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary2.4 mi · 664
- Dorothy McElhinney Middle2.7 mi · 1,451
Frequently asked questions
About Sally Buselt ElementaryHow many students attend Sally Buselt Elementary?
Sally Buselt Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sally Buselt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sally Buselt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sally Buselt Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sally Buselt Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sally Buselt Elementary?
Student demographics at Sally Buselt Elementary are roughly 17% White, 50% Hispanic, 9% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Sally Buselt Elementary public or private?
Sally Buselt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Menifee Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.