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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVORD UNIFIED·NCES 060243000139
Terrace Elementary
6601 Rutland St., Riverside, CA 92503 · (951) 358-1660 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
669 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 160 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
30.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
21.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 21.4% | 24.0% | 46.0% |
| Math | 4.9% | 16.5% | 31.2% | 47.4% |
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 | 30.1% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 24.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 21.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 15.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 20.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.2% | 22.7% |
| 2016-17 | 27.3% | 18.9% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Terrace Elementary
Terrace Elementary's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Elementary this school | 740 | 90.4% | 27.2% |
| Huron Elementary Huron | 723 | 90.6% | 16.0% |
| Golden Oak Elementary Shafter | 717 | 89.7% | 33.7% |
| Alpha Elementary Madera | 735 | 92.1% | 28.7% |
| KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory Redwood City | 711 | 91.0% | N/A |
| Alice Birney Elementary Colton | 681 | 90.7% | 17.1% |
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 Terrace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #3,834 of 5,151 | #197 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,170 of 5,172 ▼ 513 | #210 of 283 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,974 of 5,172 ▼ 504 | #206 of 283 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,687 of 5,116 | #66 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #575 of 5,915 | #86 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,352 of 5,352 | #144 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #4,759 of 5,354 | #259 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #1,053 of 5,625 | #72 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #433 of 1,139 | #27 of 66 |
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
740
+56 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 740 | 31.5 | 23.5:1 | 90% (669) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 32.9 | 22.1:1 | 90% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 91% (667) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 30 | 22.8:1 | 82% (558) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 26 | 25.4:1 | 88% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 24 | 26.5:1 | 90% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 902 | 41 | 22.0:1 | 78% (705) |
| 1990-91 | 860 | 32 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrace Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (659 to 740); teachers up 21% (26 to 31.5).
About Terrace Elementary
Terrace Elementary is a large elementary school in Riverside, California. Federal data show 740 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 59% bigger than average.
Terrace Elementary reports to Alvord Unified, which has 23 schools and 16,432 students.
Hispanic students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 51%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 31.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.5:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 16 points lower.
Terrace Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.2%, compared with a predicted 26.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Riverside County, home to about 2,478,600 people, median household income comes to about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 543 public schools in the county, enrolling about 424,872, Terrace Elementary among them.
Norte Vista High is the nearest public school to Terrace Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 22.5% proficiency; Terrace Elementary posts 27.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 56 students, from 684 to 740.
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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 Alvord Unified
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,780 students
- La Sierra HighHigh · 1,514 students
- Ysmael Villegas MiddleMiddle · 1,136 students
- Loma Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,027 students
- Arizona MiddleMiddle · 804 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Other Terrace Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Terrace Elementary. Terrace Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Terrace ElementaryDelano, CA · 363 students
- Terrace Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 457 students
- Terrace Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Norte Vista High0.3 mi · 1,804
- Arlanza Elementary0.6 mi · 431
- Foothill Elementary1.2 mi · 451
- Wells Middle1.3 mi · 768
- Mission View High1.3 mi · 90
- Rosemary Kennedy Elementary1.3 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Terrace ElementaryHow many students attend Terrace Elementary?
Terrace Elementary enrolls approximately 740 students in grades KG-05.
Is Terrace Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terrace Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Terrace Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Terrace Elementary is approximately 23.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Terrace Elementary?
At Terrace Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Terrace Elementary in?
Terrace Elementary is part of Alvord Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.