Sundance Elementary

Located at 1520 East Eighth St., in Beaumont, California, Sundance Elementary is a big elementary-level community that hosts 735 students (grades K through 5), part of Beaumont Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 58% larger than typical.

Sundance Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Beaumont Unified, a district that hosts 12,430 students overall.

Demographically, Sundance Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 16% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sundance Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Sundance Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Anna Hause Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sundance Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Sundance Elementary's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 879 (now 735). White enrollment moved from 31% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

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