Is Twinhill Elementary a good school?

Twinhill Elementary ranks 3172 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Twinhill Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 418 students attended Twinhill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Twinhill Elementary?

Students at Twinhill Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Twinhill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Twinhill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Loma Vista Middle High : Norte Vista High

Twinhill Elementary

Summary:

Twinhill Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 423 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alvord Unified School District, which is ranked 1091 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Twinhill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, it has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups. Male students and Hispanic students have performed relatively well, and the school has been particularly successful in supporting English Language Learner students. However, the school faces challenges common to many schools serving underprivileged communities, with a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Alvord Unified School District, such as Collett Elementary and Arlanza Elementary, Twinhill Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly better. However, some schools like S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary and Valley View Elementary have outperformed Twinhill Elementary in certain academic areas. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and exploring strategies to better support female students and students with special needs could be key focus areas for Twinhill Elementary to improve overall student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

11000 Campbell Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-2499

(951) 358-1665

District: Alvord Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3172^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,437

Students who attend Twinhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Loma Vista Middle
High:	Norte Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 418

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

4.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Twinhill Elementary ranks worse than 54.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.99. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.3%), White (4.5%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Twinhill Elementary is 21.8, which is the 6^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Twinhill Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Twinhill Elementary is $7,437. 10 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Twinhill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Twinhill Elementary 3172^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Twinhill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alvord Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Unified 1091^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Twinhill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.16	3550^th	4809	26.2%
2005	29.64	3308^th	4822	31.4%
2006	23.07	3794^th	4818	21.3%
2007	19.41	4339^th	5113	15.1%
2008	26.80	3839^th	5113	24.9%
2009	34.13	3431^st	5193	33.9%
2010	29.44	3894^th	5314	26.7%
2011	13.87	5013^th	5377	6.8%
2012	19.24	4694^th	5390	12.9%
2013	23.63	4484^th	5530	18.9%
2015	24.00	4223^rd	5611	24.7%
2016	23.36	4322^nd	5614	23.0%
2017	30.88	3770^th	5692	33.8%
2018	31.74	3692^nd	5662	34.8%
2019	29.87	3944^th	5789	31.9%
2022	32.11	3689^th	5883	37.3%
2023	38.48	3255^th	5874	44.6%
2024	39.99	3172^nd	5862	45.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.09	1070^th	3246	67.0%
2019	49.65	1267^th	3275	61.3%
2022	49.39	1226^th	3311	63.0%
2023	68.16	537^th	3250	83.5%
2024	62.82	619^th	3160	80.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.85	1866^th	2420	22.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.58	2914^th	5084	42.7%
2019	38.31	3253^rd	5173	37.1%
2022	44.79	2617^th	5264	50.3%
2023	53.02	2165^th	5374	59.7%
2024	50.30	2374^th	5511	56.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	56.17	122^nd	356	65.7%
2024	54.60	136^th	364	62.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.79	3560^th	5413	34.2%
2019	23.99	4297^th	5492	21.8%
2022	33.03	3489^th	5635	38.1%
2023	37.98	3145^th	5617	44.0%
2024	32.85	3571^st	5605	36.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	49.87	986^th	2585	61.9%
2022	59.66	607^th	2227	72.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.01	3550^th	5431	34.6%
2019	36.22	3305^th	5510	40.0%
2022	31.88	3635^th	5663	35.8%
2023	39.38	3096^th	5650	45.2%
2024	48.56	2536^th	5636	55.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Twinhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.54	2642^nd	4830	45.3%
2019	40.14	2955^th	4963	40.5%
2022	46.70	2409^th	5084	52.6%
2023	50.04	2225^th	5098	56.4%
2024	46.81	2479^th	5102	51.4%

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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 Twinhill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	472	24	35	192	5	n/a	n/a	0	728
1989	516	24	41	220	2	n/a	n/a	0	803
1990	455	22	49	216	3	n/a	n/a	0	745
1991	499	29	61	249	1	n/a	n/a	0	839
1992	427	20	57	204	1	n/a	n/a	0	709
1993	495	29	54	251	7	n/a	n/a	0	836
1994	468	37	56	276	10	n/a	n/a	0	847
1995	396	26	53	322	10	n/a	n/a	0	807
1996	396	26	53	322	10	n/a	n/a	0	807
1997	371	31	42	352	8	n/a	n/a	0	804
1998	341	36	39	338	13	n/a	n/a	0	767
1999	315	32	37	349	8	n/a	n/a	1	742
2000	256	27	34	474	2	n/a	n/a	1	794
2001	212	35	38	517	1	n/a	n/a	0	803
2002	146	22	22	414	2	n/a	n/a	7	613
2003	146	22	22	414	2	n/a	n/a	7	613
2004	92	26	16	411	2	n/a	n/a	69	616
2005	93	30	15	416	2	n/a	n/a	60	616
2006	75	23	13	448	2	n/a	n/a	57	618
2007	58	16	11	436	2	n/a	n/a	48	571
2008	43	15	8	414	1	n/a	n/a	0	481
2009	42	24	12	493	1	1	61	0	634
2010	37	13	20	560	3	0	5	0	638
2011	28	14	15	550	3	0	5	0	615
2012	24	15	14	567	0	0	7	0	627
2013	21	9	11	527	1	0	8	0	577
2014	23	10	9	536	2	0	6	0	586
2015	20	9	6	529	2	0	4	0	570
2016	22	13	6	494	1	1	4	0	541
2017	24	11	8	485	2	2	4	0	536
2018	21	9	7	469	1	2	3	0	512
2019	19	9	9	422	0	0	0	0	459
2020	24	12	8	408	0	0	0	0	452
2021	21	11	8	387	0	0	0	0	427
2022	20	12	10	386	1	0	2	0	431
2023	20	10	8	379	1	1	4	0	423
2024	19	9	8	369	1	1	11	0	418

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 Twinhill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	728	28.0	26.0	n/a
1989	803	30.0	26.7	n/a
1990	745	29.0	25.6	n/a
1991	839	27.0	31.0	n/a
1992	709	27.4	25.8	15.7
1993	836	31.0	27.0	16.3
1994	847	28.0	30.3	19.1
1995	807	28.0	28.8	41.5
1996	807	28.0	28.8	41.5
1997	804	31.0	25.9	45.9
1998	767	34.0	22.6	42.1
1999	742	31.0	23.9	46.2
2000	794	36.0	22.1	57.3
2001	803	36.0	22.3	61.1
2002	613	28.0	21.9	68
2003	613	28.0	21.9	68
2004	616	30.0	20.5	66.7
2005	616	30.6	20.1	64.9
2006	618	33.8	18.3	63.5
2007	571	29.0	19.7	72.3
2008	481	27.0	17.8	80.9
2009	634	29.0	19.8	84.1
2010	638	25.0	25.5	88.6
2011	615	n/a	n/a	0
2012	627	22.0	28.5	n/a
2013	577	20.0	28.8	91.3
2014	586	21.0	27.9	90.6
2015	570	21.0	27.1	95.8
2016	541	21.0	25.7	93.3
2017	536	20.4	26.2	89.7
2018	512	21.0	24.3	91.2
2019	459	20.0	22.9	84.7
2020	452	n/a	n/a	87.2
2021	427	18.6	22.9	85.5
2022	431	17.7	24.2	91.9
2023	423	19.1	22.1	93.1
2024	418	19.1	21.8	91.6

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 Twinhill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	728	28.0	26.0	n/a
1989	803	30.0	26.7	n/a
1990	745	29.0	25.6	n/a
1991	839	27.0	31.0	n/a
1992	709	27.4	25.8	15.7
1993	836	31.0	27.0	16.3
1994	847	28.0	30.3	19.1
1995	807	28.0	28.8	41.5
1996	807	28.0	28.8	41.5
1997	804	31.0	25.9	45.9
1998	767	34.0	22.6	42.1
1999	742	31.0	23.9	46.2
2000	794	36.0	22.1	57.3
2001	803	36.0	22.3	61.1
2002	613	28.0	21.9	68
2003	613	28.0	21.9	68
2004	616	30.0	20.5	66.7
2005	616	30.6	20.1	64.9
2006	618	33.8	18.3	63.5
2007	571	29.0	19.7	72.3
2008	481	27.0	17.8	80.9
2009	634	29.0	19.8	84.1
2010	638	25.0	25.5	88.6
2011	615	n/a	n/a	0
2012	627	22.0	28.5	n/a
2013	577	20.0	28.8	91.3
2014	586	21.0	27.9	90.6
2015	570	21.0	27.1	95.8
2016	541	21.0	25.7	93.3
2017	536	20.4	26.2	89.7
2018	512	21.0	24.3	91.2
2019	459	20.0	22.9	84.7
2020	452	n/a	n/a	87.2
2021	427	18.6	22.9	85.5
2022	431	17.7	24.2	91.9
2023	423	19.1	22.1	93.1
2024	418	19.1	21.8	91.6

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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