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Withrow Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 19.9% | 24.6% | 43.8% |
| Math | 6.7% | 17.5% | 29.0% | 46.8% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 21.1% |
| 2020-21 | 33.3% | 24.2% |
| 2018-19 | 30.9% | 27.7% |
| 2017-18 | 29.6% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 27.1% | 21.3% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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%.
Where Withrow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,810 of 5,151 | #195 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #3,851 of 5,172 | #180 of 283 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,810 of 5,172 | #197 of 283 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,169 of 5,116 | #138 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #1,539 of 5,915 | #182 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,376 of 5,352 | #75 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #3,554 of 5,354 | #172 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #1,676 of 5,625 | #126 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,226 of 3,837 | #47 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 | 583 | 26.2 | 22.3:1 | 85% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 25.5 | 23.1:1 | 81% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 28 | 21.7:1 | 83% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 28 | 21.8:1 | 83% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 28.5 | 26.1:1 | 82% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 30 | 25.3:1 | 80% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | N/A | N/A | 68% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 958 | 45 | 21.3:1 | 24% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 924 | 34 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
About Withrow Elementary
Withrow Elementary serves students in Lake Elsinore, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 583 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 25% above that.
Lake Elsinore Unified, which runs Withrow Elementary, has 24 schools and 20,539 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Withrow Elementary are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Riverside County's residents are about 51% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 85%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 11 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Withrow Elementary is 2.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 27.4%. Predicted: 29.8%.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), the median household income is $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 543 public schools in Riverside County, enrolling about 424,872 students in all.
Nearest public school: Terra Cotta Middle, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Withrow Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Withrow Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment dropped 5% from its 2020-21 level of 611.
Discussions about Withrow Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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