Winchester Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in Winchester, California, Winchester Elementary educates 692 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Hemet Unified. That puts it 49% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Hemet Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 22,778 students, Winchester Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Winchester Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 9% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. 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, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Winchester Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Winchester Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Winchester Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Ethan A Chase Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winchester Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winchester Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.2%.

Winchester Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Winchester Elementary's enrollment has expanded 36% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 692). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 14% to 9%.

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