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If you could change one rule at Sundance Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
735
Elementary
DISTRICT 778 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUMONT UNIFIED·NCES 060429011219
Sundance Elementary
1520 East Eighth St., Beaumont, CA 92223 · (951) 845-2621 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
25.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
546 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 149 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
45.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.9% | 33.0% | 24.3% | 20.8% |
| Math | 21.7% | 23.9% | 29.3% | 25.2% |
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 | 54.9% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 44.7% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 42.3% |
| 2018-19 | 53.8% | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 56.3% | 49.3% |
| 2016-17 | 53.5% | 46.6% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Sundance Elementary
Sundance Elementary's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance Elementary this school | 735 | 74.3% | 48.7% |
| Leo B. Hart Elementary Bakersfield | 705 | 71.6% | 48.5% |
| Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake Los Angeles | 718 | 70.3% | N/A |
| Eugene Padan Elementary Vacaville | 751 | 71.8% | 20.8% |
| Sing Lum Elementary Bakersfield | 809 | 77.1% | 36.3% |
| William Saroyan Elementary Fresno | 697 | 74.5% | 39.0% |
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 Sundance Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,808 of 5,151 | #64 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,886 of 5,172 ▼ 214 | #64 of 283 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,698 of 5,172 ▲ 358 | #62 of 283 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #1,522 of 5,116 | #89 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #602 of 5,915 | #89 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,594 of 5,352 | #259 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #1,759 of 5,354 | #80 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #2,669 of 5,625 | #190 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #1,852 of 3,837 | #85 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
735
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 735 | 29 | 25.3:1 | 74% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 30.5 | 24.6:1 | 73% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 29.2 | 25.2:1 | 68% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 30 | 24.3:1 | 60% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 33 | 26.6:1 | 56% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 30 | 28.6:1 | 58% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | N/A | N/A | 61% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sundance Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (879 to 735); teachers down 12% (33 to 29).
About Sundance Elementary
Sundance Elementary operates as a large elementary school in Beaumont, California. Enrolled students number 735 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 58% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Across its 14 schools, Beaumont Unified enrolls 12,430 students. Sundance Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 59% of enrollment at Sundance Elementary. Other groups make up 16% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Sundance Elementary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 25.3 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 74%. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is about the same, 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sundance Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sundance Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 48.7% actual against 36.0% predicted.
Sundance Elementary is located in Riverside County, where median household income is about $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Sundance Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
Nearest public school: Anna Hause Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sundance Elementary ranks 1st of 5 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sundance Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 735, close to the 730 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 25.3:1.
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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 Beaumont Unified
- Beaumont Senior HighHigh · 3,460 students
- San Gorgonio MiddleMiddle · 1,253 students
- Summerwind TrailsElementary · 1,107 students
- Mountain View MiddleMiddle · 978 students
- Starlight ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Tournament Hills ElementaryElementary · 805 students
Other schools in Beaumont
- Mission Vista AcademyCombined · 6,724 students
- Beaumont Senior HighHigh · 3,460 students
- San Gorgonio MiddleMiddle · 1,253 students
- Mountain View MiddleMiddle · 978 students
- Starlight ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Tournament Hills ElementaryElementary · 805 students
Other Sundance Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sundance Elementary. Sundance Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Sundance ElementarySan Diego, CA · 428 students
- Sundance ElementaryBUCKEYE, AZ · 656 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 617 students
- Sundance Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 549 students
- Sundance ElementarySundance, WY · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Anna Hause Elementary0.6 mi · 656
- Glen View High0.9 mi · 130
- 21st Century Learning Institute0.9 mi · 314
- Palm Innovation Academy1.1 mi · 565
- San Gorgonio Middle1.5 mi · 1,253
- Starlight Elementary1.6 mi · 872
Frequently asked questions
About Sundance ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sundance Elementary?
Sundance Elementary enrolls approximately 735 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sundance Elementary serve?
Sundance Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sundance Elementary have?
Sundance Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sundance Elementary?
At Sundance Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 59% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Sundance Elementary public or private?
Sundance Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaumont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.