Twinhill Elementary

Twinhill Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Riverside, California, part of Alvord Unified. The school educates 442 students in grades K through 5.

Alvord Unified comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 16,432 students; Twinhill Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Twinhill Elementary records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, Twinhill Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Riverside County) reports that median household earnings sit near $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Twinhill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mission View High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Twinhill Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Twinhill Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 23.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Twinhill Elementary has decreased 14%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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