Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is an elementary school of big scale in Riverside, California, part of Riverside Unified, serveing 818 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 76% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Riverside Unified, which oversees 48 schools and 38,002 students, Washington Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Washington Elementary shows that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Washington Elementary records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 29.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Matthew Gage Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Elementary comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

Washington Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 854 students in 2018 compared to 818 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 74% to 80%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.