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Enrollment
803
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENIFEE UNION·NCES 062454014364
Taawila Elementary
30344 Stage Coach Rd., Menifee, CA 92586 · (951) 723-3001 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
23.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
400 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 187 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (187) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
70%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
58.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.8pp since 2018
Math
54.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 8 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.1% | 28.8% | 21.6% | 19.4% |
| Math | 26.9% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 17.8% |
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 | 58.9% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 45.6% |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | 47.7% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Taawila Elementary
Taawila Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taawila Elementary this school | 803 | 49.8% | 57.1% |
| Southport Elementary West Sacramento | 785 | 50.4% | 38.9% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Riverside | 767 | 48.9% | 62.6% |
| Jean Callison Elementary Vacaville | 762 | 55.0% | 37.8% |
| Foxboro Elementary Vacaville | 717 | 47.4% | 33.8% |
| Cottonwood Canyon Elementary Lake Elsinore | 813 | 53.9% | 49.6% |
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 Taawila Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,267 of 5,151 | #32 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1,337 of 5,172 ▼ 93 | #30 of 283 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #1,411 of 5,172 ▼ 162 | #40 of 283 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,405 of 5,116 | #83 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #381 of 5,915 | #61 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,455 of 5,352 | #157 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #690 of 5,354 | #23 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #3,919 of 5,625 | #268 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
803
+345 (+75%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 803 | 34 | 23.6:1 | 50% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 33.1 | 23.7:1 | 51% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 31 | 23.8:1 | 41% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 35% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taawila Elementary.
About Taawila Elementary
In Menifee, California, Taawila Elementary is a large elementary school. The student body numbers 803 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 73% larger than that.
Taawila Elementary is a school in Menifee Union. The district has 17 schools and 12,247 students.
The most common group at Taawila Elementary is Hispanic students, at 45%. It is also 27% White, 13% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 6% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 34 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Taawila Elementary is 50%. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
The allk12 Grade for Taawila Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Taawila Elementary would be expected to post about 50.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.1%.
Within Riverside County, the median household income is $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Taawila Elementary, Riverside County has 542 other public schools.
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is located about 0.6 miles from Taawila Elementary. The five-mile area around Taawila Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 57.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 458 in 2020-21 and 803 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
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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 Menifee Union
- Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. AcademyElementary · 1,196 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · 965 students
- Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Southshore ElementaryElementary · 843 students
- Oak Meadows ElementaryElementary · 818 students
Other schools in Menifee
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- Santa Rosa AcademyCombined · 1,736 students
- Ethan A Chase MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · 965 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education0.6 mi · 637
- Kathryn Newport Middle0.9 mi · 965
- Evans Ranch Elementary0.9 mi · 817
- Ridgemoor Elementary1.3 mi · 772
- Herk Bouris Elementary1.4 mi · 734
- Chester W. Morrison Elementary1.6 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Taawila ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Taawila Elementary?
Taawila Elementary enrolls approximately 803 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Taawila Elementary serve?
Taawila Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Taawila Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Taawila Elementary.
How diverse is Taawila Elementary?
Taawila Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 45% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Taawila Elementary public or private?
Taawila 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.