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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Susan La Vorgna Elementary?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002811042
Susan La Vorgna Elementary
31777 Algarve Ave., Winchester, CA 92596 · (951) 294-6385 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
281 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 141 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
56.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
44.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.8% | 26.0% | 19.4% | 23.8% |
| Math | 19.1% | 25.7% | 27.9% | 27.3% |
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 | 56.8% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 61.1% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 59.1% | 52.4% |
| 2017-18 | 59.5% | 44.9% |
| 2016-17 | 56.1% | 48.0% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Susan La Vorgna Elementary
Susan La Vorgna Elementary's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan La Vorgna Elementary this school | 649 | 43.3% | 49.8% |
| Fort Washington Elementary Fresno | 568 | 41.4% | 61.8% |
| Foxboro Elementary Vacaville | 717 | 47.4% | 33.8% |
| Ivey Ranch Elementary Oceanside | 698 | 42.6% | 58.4% |
| Gehringer Elementary Oakley | 663 | 44.3% | 38.9% |
| Liberty Elementary Fresno | 618 | 44.7% | 82.4% |
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 Susan La Vorgna Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,735 of 5,151 | #57 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,947 of 5,172 ▼ 33 | #69 of 283 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,554 of 5,172 ▲ 190 | #52 of 283 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #1,985 of 5,116 | #121 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #1,025 of 5,915 | #136 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,779 of 5,352 | #199 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #637 of 5,354 | #15 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #4,205 of 5,625 | #277 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #971 of 3,837 | #31 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
649
-169 (-21%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 649 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 43% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 27 | 22.7:1 | 44% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 35 | 23.1:1 | 27% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 34 | 24.1:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 856 | 35 | 24.5:1 | 28% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 31 | 26.2:1 | 25% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | N/A | N/A | 22% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susan La Vorgna Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (856 to 649); teachers down 23% (35 to 27).
About Susan La Vorgna Elementary
Susan La Vorgna Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Winchester, California. It had 649 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
The 30 schools in Temecula Valley Unified enroll 26,274 students altogether, Susan La Vorgna Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Susan La Vorgna Elementary, about 43 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 30% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 7% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
There are about 24.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Susan La Vorgna Elementary, which has 27. The school's 24.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 43%. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
On the allk12 Grade, Susan La Vorgna Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Susan La Vorgna Elementary's results are 4.4 points below predicted: 49.8% against 54.2%.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Temecula Valley Charter is about 1.0 miles from Susan La Vorgna Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Susan La Vorgna Elementary at 6th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% drop, from 818 to 649.
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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
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- Temecula Valley Charter1.0 mi · 596
- Temecula Preparatory1.1 mi · 1,086
- Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy1.1 mi · 1,196
- Summit Academy1.1 mi · 767
- French Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 755
- Lisa J. Mails Elementary1.6 mi · 1,006
Frequently asked questions
About Susan La Vorgna ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Susan La Vorgna Elementary?
Susan La Vorgna Elementary enrolls approximately 649 students in grades KG-05.
Is Susan La Vorgna Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Susan La Vorgna Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Susan La Vorgna Elementary have?
Susan La Vorgna Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
How diverse is Susan La Vorgna Elementary?
Susan La Vorgna Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Susan La Vorgna Elementary public or private?
Susan La Vorgna Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Temecula Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.