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Twinhill Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 13 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 | 11.7% | 25.2% | 30.1% | 33.0% |
| Math | 6.7% | 19.1% | 36.8% | 37.3% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 28.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 24.2% |
| 2018-19 | 41.1% | 28.6% |
| 2017-18 | 41.3% | 24.9% |
| 2016-17 | 35.5% | 25.5% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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%.
Schools most like Twinhill Elementary
Twinhill Elementary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twinhill Elementary this school | 442 | 92.5% | 32.8% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary Corcoran | 467 | 92.9% | 23.1% |
| Winfield Elementary Winton | 444 | 92.6% | 34.7% |
| Balboa Elementary San Diego | 457 | 92.1% | 28.7% |
| Randall Pepper Elementary Fontana | 455 | 92.1% | 18.7% |
| Elsinore Elementary Lake Elsinore | 462 | 95.2% | 16.6% |
Where Twinhill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,202 of 5,151 | #143 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,681 of 5,172 ▼ 487 | #168 of 283 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #3,232 of 5,172 ▼ 555 | #163 of 283 ▼ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,338 of 5,116 | #144 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #3,125 of 5,915 | #261 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,729 of 5,352 | #103 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #4,254 of 5,354 | #229 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #766 of 5,625 | #45 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #2,183 of 3,837 | #110 of 207 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 442 | 19.5 | 22.7:1 | 93% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 19.1 | 21.9:1 | 92% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 19.1 | 22.1:1 | 93% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 18 | 23.7:1 | 85% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 91% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 21 | 25.8:1 | 93% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 61% (491) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 27 | 31.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (512 to 442); teachers down 7% (21 to 19.5).
About Twinhill Elementary
In Riverside, California, Twinhill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 442 students.
Twinhill Elementary is in Alvord Unified, a district with 16,432 students across 23 schools.
Twinhill Elementary's enrollment is 87% Hispanic. It is also 5% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Twinhill Elementary and a ratio of 22.7:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 93% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Riverside County averages 74%, lower than here.
Twinhill Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.8%) and its predicted rate (25.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and the median household income is $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Riverside County has 543 public schools and roughly 424,872 students.
The next-closest public school is Mission View High, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Twinhill Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Twinhill Elementary's enrollment climbed from 427 in 2020-21 to 442 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 23.7 in 2020-21 to 22.7 in 2024-25.
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