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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JURUPA UNIFIED·NCES 061926008149
Sky Country Elementary
5520 Lucretia Ave., Jurupa Valley, CA 91752 · (951) 360-2816 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
378 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 49% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
35.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 24.8% | 27.9% | 36.2% |
| Math | 12.6% | 20.1% | 31.1% | 36.2% |
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 | 35.8% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.8% | 22.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 31.5% |
| 2017-18 | 34.1% | 27.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.5% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Sky Country Elementary
Sky Country Elementary's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Country Elementary this school | 525 | 72.0% | 32.1% |
| Riverview Elementary Parlier | 509 | 69.2% | 53.7% |
| Hannalei Elementary Vista | 480 | 73.5% | 24.6% |
| Napa Valley Language Academy Napa | 560 | 68.8% | 39.2% |
| Valley Oaks Elementary Galt | 541 | 69.1% | 38.6% |
| Arbuckle Elementary Arbuckle | 604 | 72.5% | 32.2% |
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 Sky Country Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,264 of 5,151 | #150 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #2,949 of 5,172 ▲ 248 | #115 of 283 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #3,344 of 5,172 ▲ 238 | #167 of 283 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #673 of 5,116 | #24 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,143 of 5,915 | #219 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,632 of 5,352 | #179 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #3,757 of 5,354 | #187 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #2,840 of 5,625 | #202 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.3% | #120 of 3,837 | #2 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
525
+106 (+25%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 525 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 72% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 23.4 | 20.3:1 | 73% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 18.4 | 23.3:1 | 70% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 36.1 | 24.8:1 | 68% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 30 | 25.7:1 | 65% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | N/A | N/A | 62% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 24% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 25 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sky Country Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (895 to 525); teachers down 39% (36.1 to 22).
About Sky Country Elementary
Sky Country Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Jurupa Valley. School enrollment was 525 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
Jurupa Unified is the local district for Sky Country Elementary. It runs 24 schools with 17,739 students.
Hispanic students account for 80% of enrollment at Sky Country Elementary. Other groups make up 14% White and 3% multiracial. Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Sky Country Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Teachers at Sky Country Elementary total 22 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.9:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 378 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 72%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
allk12 grades Sky Country Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sky Country Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.1% is 5.3 points below the 37.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sky Country Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
The closest public school to Sky Country Elementary is Troth Street Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Sky Country Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.1% is above the 29.0% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Sky Country Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Sky Country Elementary saw enrollment rise 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.1:1 in 2020-21, and 23.9:1 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 Jurupa Unified
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,399 students
- Jurupa Valley HighHigh · 1,693 students
- Rubidoux HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Del Sol AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Jurupa MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 819 students
Other schools in Jurupa Valley
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,399 students
- Jurupa Valley HighHigh · 1,693 students
- Rubidoux HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Del Sol AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Jurupa MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- Louis VanderMolen Fundamental ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Nearby schools
- Troth Street Elementary0.6 mi · 583
- Del Sol Academy0.8 mi · 1,213
- Jurupa Valley High1.1 mi · 1,693
- Mira Loma Middle1.6 mi · 711
- Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary1.7 mi · 959
- Van Buren Elementary2.2 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Sky Country ElementaryHow many students attend Sky Country Elementary?
Sky Country Elementary enrolls approximately 525 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Sky Country Elementary serve?
Sky Country Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sky Country Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sky Country Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sky Country Elementary?
At Sky Country Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 80% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sky Country Elementary?
Sky Country Elementary is overseen by Jurupa Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.