Is Donald Graham Elementary a good school?

Donald Graham Elementary ranks 2128 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Donald Graham Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 442 students attended Donald Graham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Donald Graham Elementary?

Students at Donald Graham Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 29% White, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Donald Graham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Donald Graham Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : David A. Brown Middle High : Elsinore High

Donald Graham Elementary

Summary:

Donald Graham Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wildomar, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 442 students. The school is part of the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, which is ranked 1038 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donald Graham Elementary consistently outperforms the Lake Elsinore Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects are notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also significantly better than the district and state. The school's Hispanic students and students with disabilities have particularly strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools in these subgroups.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism and lower performance among White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, such as Tovashal Elementary and Cole Canyon Elementary, Donald Graham Elementary falls behind in overall academic performance, which may be related to its higher student-teacher ratio.

Detail:

Public K-5

35450 Frederick St.
Wildomar, CA 92595-9686

(951) 253-7590

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2128^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,201

Students who attend Donald Graham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	David A. Brown Middle
High:	Elsinore High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 442

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

White:

29.4%

Asian:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Donald Graham Elementary ranks better than 63.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.22. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Donald Graham Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.6%), White (29.4%), Asian (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Donald Graham Elementary is 21.7, which is the 7^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Donald Graham Elementary employs 20.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Donald Graham Elementary is $8,201, which is the 2^nd highest among 14 elementary schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Donald Graham Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Donald Graham Elementary 2128^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Donald Graham Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lake Elsinore Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Elsinore Unified 1038^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Donald Graham Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.75	2322^nd	4809	51.7%
2005	49.13	2237^th	4822	53.6%
2006	65.74	1515^th	4818	68.6%
2007	43.19	2722^nd	5113	46.8%
2008	50.56	2337^th	5113	54.3%
2009	38.46	3148^th	5193	39.4%
2010	50.69	2535^th	5314	52.3%
2011	55.80	2251^st	5377	58.1%
2012	62.85	1901^st	5390	64.7%
2013	61.48	2034^th	5530	63.2%
2015	43.84	2802^nd	5611	50.1%
2016	39.88	3081^st	5614	45.1%
2017	50.49	2517^th	5692	55.8%
2018	40.55	3115^th	5662	45.0%
2019	51.82	2504^th	5789	56.7%
2022	42.81	2919^th	5883	50.4%
2023	51.64	2456^th	5874	58.2%
2024	58.22	2128^th	5862	63.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.51	1454^th	2420	39.9%
2024	57.80	765^th	2634	71.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.13	2482^nd	5084	51.2%
2019	58.96	1834^th	5173	64.5%
2022	52.69	2110^th	5264	59.9%
2023	62.44	1602^nd	5374	70.2%
2024	63.76	1580^th	5511	71.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.94	2782^nd	5413	48.6%
2019	57.07	2113^th	5492	61.5%
2022	48.43	2505^th	5635	55.5%
2023	48.51	2489^th	5617	55.7%
2024	51.47	2344^th	5605	58.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	62.02	680^th	2585	73.7%
2022	39.44	1098^th	2227	50.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.38	3320^th	5431	38.9%
2019	45.37	2712^th	5510	50.8%
2022	38.16	3123^rd	5663	44.9%
2023	52.88	2290^th	5650	59.5%
2024	62.08	1885^th	5636	66.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.80	3432^nd	4830	28.9%
2019	59.57	1711^th	4963	65.5%
2022	50.03	2201^st	5084	56.7%
2023	67.31	1301^st	5098	74.5%
2024	69.10	1224^th	5102	76.0%

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Rank History for White students at Donald Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.24	1516^th	2737	44.6%
2019	30.13	2150^th	2834	24.1%
2022	21.51	2231^st	2726	18.2%
2023	27.13	2049^th	2662	23.0%
2024	32.52	1883^rd	2647	28.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Donald Graham Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	498	10	19	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	595
1995	411	8	17	82	10	n/a	n/a	0	528
1996	411	8	17	82	10	n/a	n/a	0	528
1997	368	6	24	93	7	n/a	n/a	0	498
1998	362	9	24	95	9	n/a	n/a	0	499
1999	362	8	18	105	11	n/a	n/a	0	504
2000	341	10	14	101	7	n/a	n/a	0	473
2001	306	16	19	124	7	n/a	n/a	0	472
2002	349	35	32	146	8	n/a	n/a	7	577
2003	349	35	32	146	8	n/a	n/a	7	577
2004	350	46	47	162	7	n/a	n/a	5	617
2005	339	55	49	195	9	n/a	n/a	5	652
2006	176	30	28	135	5	n/a	n/a	6	380
2007	195	49	33	202	4	n/a	n/a	10	493
2008	183	25	33	201	2	n/a	n/a	0	444
2009	194	31	32	315	2	5	16	0	595
2010	219	44	20	280	4	6	13	0	586
2011	212	26	15	295	7	6	27	0	588
2012	205	21	12	302	3	4	21	0	568
2013	183	21	8	274	5	5	21	0	517
2014	162	19	19	272	3	3	26	0	504
2015	149	23	23	284	4	3	29	0	515
2016	159	29	20	237	2	3	23	0	473
2017	182	22	19	251	3	2	38	0	517
2018	170	31	18	271	3	5	36	0	534
2019	185	20	23	267	2	4	39	0	540
2020	185	26	22	214	3	3	36	0	489
2021	141	27	26	249	3	2	28	0	476
2022	136	20	28	221	5	3	33	0	446
2023	130	23	30	228	4	4	23	0	442

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Donald Graham Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	595	21.0	28.3	18.8
1995	528	19.0	27.8	22.7
1996	528	19.0	27.8	22.7
1997	498	20.0	24.9	27.3
1998	499	22.0	22.7	19.6
1999	504	21.0	24.0	23
2000	473	21.0	22.5	24.1
2001	472	23.0	20.5	22.2
2002	577	26.0	22.2	23
2003	577	26.0	22.2	23
2004	617	30.0	20.6	25.3
2005	652	32.0	20.4	27.8
2006	380	19.0	20.0	24.3
2007	493	23.0	21.4	33.5
2008	444	25.0	17.8	37.4
2009	595	28.0	20.5	53.8
2010	586	27.0	21.7	51.9
2011	588	n/a	n/a	56.5
2012	568	24.5	23.1	n/a
2013	517	22.0	23.5	61.1
2014	504	22.0	22.9	61.9
2015	515	23.0	22.3	65.2
2016	473	22.0	21.5	60.5
2017	517	25.0	20.6	61.3
2018	534	24.2	22.0	63.7
2019	540	24.4	22.1	59.4
2020	489	n/a	n/a	59.7
2021	476	23.7	20.0	60.7
2022	446	23.9	18.6	55.6
2023	442	20.3	21.7	67.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Donald Graham Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	595	21.0	28.3	18.8
1995	528	19.0	27.8	22.7
1996	528	19.0	27.8	22.7
1997	498	20.0	24.9	27.3
1998	499	22.0	22.7	19.6
1999	504	21.0	24.0	23
2000	473	21.0	22.5	24.1
2001	472	23.0	20.5	22.2
2002	577	26.0	22.2	23
2003	577	26.0	22.2	23
2004	617	30.0	20.6	25.3
2005	652	32.0	20.4	27.8
2006	380	19.0	20.0	24.3
2007	493	23.0	21.4	33.5
2008	444	25.0	17.8	37.4
2009	595	28.0	20.5	53.8
2010	586	27.0	21.7	51.9
2011	588	n/a	n/a	56.5
2012	568	24.5	23.1	n/a
2013	517	22.0	23.5	61.1
2014	504	22.0	22.9	61.9
2015	515	23.0	22.3	65.2
2016	473	22.0	21.5	60.5
2017	517	25.0	20.6	61.3
2018	534	24.2	22.0	63.7
2019	540	24.4	22.1	59.4
2020	489	n/a	n/a	59.7
2021	476	23.7	20.0	60.7
2022	446	23.9	18.6	55.6
2023	442	20.3	21.7	67.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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