Is Perris Elementary a good school?

Perris Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Perris Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 819 students attended Perris Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Perris Elementary?

Students at Perris Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Perris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Perris Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pinacate Middle High : Perris High

Perris Elementary

Summary:

Perris Elementary is a public elementary school located in Perris, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 684 students. The school is part of the Perris Elementary School District, which is ranked 1335 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Perris Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.64% of Perris Elementary students proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 47.04%. Perris Elementary's performance is also lower than the nearby Good Hope Elementary and Clearwater Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates.

Perris Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.7% in 2017-2018 to 44.8% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the Perris Elementary School District. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 86.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 22.8 in 2022-2023.

Detail:

Public K-6

500 A St.
Perris, CA 92570-1956

(951) 657-2124

District: Perris Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5385^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,183

Students who attend Perris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinacate Middle
High:	Perris High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 819

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

African American:

7.0%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Perris Elementary ranks worse than 91.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Perris Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.97. (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 (85.8%), African American (7%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Perris Elementary is 22.1, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Perris Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Perris Elementary employs 36.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Perris Elementary is $9,183. 4 elementary schools in the Perris Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Perris Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Perris Elementary 5385^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Perris Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Perris Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Perris Elementary 1335^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Perris Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.70	4359^th	4809	9.4%
2005	12.15	4507^th	4822	6.5%
2006	13.71	4425^th	4818	8.2%
2007	15.14	4633^rd	5113	9.4%
2008	13.85	4727^th	5113	7.5%
2009	19.04	4496^th	5193	13.4%
2010	34.03	3548^th	5314	33.2%
2011	18.08	4796^th	5377	10.8%
2012	26.54	4208^th	5390	21.9%
2013	32.62	3839^th	5530	30.6%
2015	29.78	3718^th	5611	33.7%
2016	22.17	4409^th	5614	21.5%
2017	23.53	4379^th	5692	23.1%
2018	17.33	4909^th	5662	13.3%
2019	9.64	5586^th	5789	3.5%
2022	14.96	5364^th	5883	8.8%
2023	14.42	5370^th	5874	8.6%
2024	13.97	5385^th	5862	8.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.43	1847^th	3246	43.1%
2019	30.07	2491^st	3275	23.9%
2022	48.69	1269^th	3311	61.7%
2023	46.43	1385^th	3250	57.4%
2024	40.39	1788^th	3160	43.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.71	1658^th	2420	31.5%
2024	31.93	1705^th	2634	35.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.30	4249^th	5084	16.4%
2019	13.08	4936^th	5173	4.6%
2022	19.97	4659^th	5264	11.5%
2023	18.40	4817^th	5374	10.4%
2024	18.64	4891^st	5511	11.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.66	4483^rd	5413	17.2%
2019	11.03	5260^th	5492	4.2%
2022	16.34	5057^th	5635	10.3%
2023	16.03	5051^st	5617	10.1%
2024	15.65	5067^th	5605	9.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.28	1743^rd	2128	18.1%
2019	18.63	2418^th	2585	6.5%
2022	24.42	1764^th	2227	20.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.10	4883^rd	5431	10.1%
2019	9.53	5368^th	5510	2.6%
2022	14.98	5214^th	5663	7.9%
2023	14.55	5205^th	5650	7.9%
2024	13.83	5249^th	5636	6.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.19	420^th	700	40.0%
2023	15.28	641^st	662	3.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Perris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.19	3960^th	4830	18.0%
2019	13.72	4721^st	4963	4.9%
2022	21.35	4414^th	5084	13.2%
2023	19.86	4510^th	5098	11.5%
2024	19.05	4520^th	5102	11.4%

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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 Perris Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	362	188	3	376	2	n/a	n/a	0	931
1989	383	183	8	490	4	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1990	172	156	6	480	6	n/a	n/a	0	820
1991	235	119	15	538	4	n/a	n/a	0	911
1992	215	144	12	593	5	n/a	n/a	0	969
1993	194	143	15	587	2	n/a	n/a	0	941
1994	125	121	16	609	4	n/a	n/a	0	875
1995	106	126	12	533	2	n/a	n/a	0	779
1996	106	126	12	533	2	n/a	n/a	0	779
1997	128	162	10	551	1	n/a	n/a	0	852
1998	99	174	12	500	2	n/a	n/a	0	787
1999	107	134	2	505	2	n/a	n/a	24	774
2000	120	113	3	501	0	n/a	n/a	38	775
2001	103	123	4	495	1	n/a	n/a	45	771
2002	44	145	5	528	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
2003	44	145	5	528	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
2004	41	120	3	525	2	n/a	n/a	0	691
2005	42	127	3	548	1	n/a	n/a	1	722
2006	38	136	11	688	0	n/a	n/a	0	873
2007	22	97	13	500	1	n/a	n/a	5	638
2008	28	85	12	519	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	644
2009	20	68	9	502	1	3	10	0	613
2010	17	72	9	477	0	1	9	0	585
2011	11	67	5	509	0	1	3	0	596
2012	10	62	1	494	1	0	11	0	579
2013	6	62	1	488	1	1	13	0	572
2014	9	52	0	495	2	1	12	0	571
2015	11	40	0	494	2	1	27	0	575
2016	12	60	3	523	1	1	9	0	609
2017	32	80	1	761	1	1	1	0	877
2018	20	69	1	737	1	0	2	0	830
2019	19	58	0	673	0	0	2	0	752
2020	16	54	1	636	0	0	1	0	708
2021	10	40	1	607	0	0	12	0	670
2022	21	47	4	684	1	0	18	0	775
2023	13	51	3	594	1	1	21	0	684
2024	20	57	8	703	3	1	27	0	819

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 Perris Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	931	40.0	23.2	n/a
1989	1068	39.0	27.3	n/a
1990	820	33.0	24.8	n/a
1991	911	33.9	26.8	n/a
1992	969	34.4	28.1	77.2
1993	941	35.0	26.9	80.9
1994	875	31.0	28.2	89.7
1995	779	31.0	25.1	80.9
1996	779	31.0	25.1	80.9
1997	852	38.0	22.4	79.5
1998	787	38.0	20.7	88.6
1999	774	39.0	19.8	93.9
2000	775	40.0	19.4	96.2
2001	771	40.0	19.3	93
2002	724	38.0	19.1	91.3
2003	724	38.0	19.1	91.3
2004	691	37.0	18.7	86.8
2005	722	37.0	19.5	96.7
2006	873	44.5	19.6	96.7
2007	638	35.0	18.2	93.8
2008	644	40.0	16.1	98.6
2009	613	36.0	15.7	89.1
2010	585	31.0	18.8	93.7
2011	596	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	579	30.0	19.3	n/a
2013	572	29.0	19.7	99.5
2014	571	29.0	19.6	90.5
2015	575	28.0	20.5	85.7
2016	609	25.0	24.3	88.5
2017	877	37.0	23.7	88.8
2018	830	38.0	21.8	92.8
2019	752	32.0	23.5	93.5
2020	708	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	670	29.0	23.1	77.6
2022	775	33.0	23.4	79.9
2023	684	30.0	22.8	86.8
2024	819	36.9	22.1	83.6

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 Perris Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	931	40.0	23.2	n/a
1989	1068	39.0	27.3	n/a
1990	820	33.0	24.8	n/a
1991	911	33.9	26.8	n/a
1992	969	34.4	28.1	77.2
1993	941	35.0	26.9	80.9
1994	875	31.0	28.2	89.7
1995	779	31.0	25.1	80.9
1996	779	31.0	25.1	80.9
1997	852	38.0	22.4	79.5
1998	787	38.0	20.7	88.6
1999	774	39.0	19.8	93.9
2000	775	40.0	19.4	96.2
2001	771	40.0	19.3	93
2002	724	38.0	19.1	91.3
2003	724	38.0	19.1	91.3
2004	691	37.0	18.7	86.8
2005	722	37.0	19.5	96.7
2006	873	44.5	19.6	96.7
2007	638	35.0	18.2	93.8
2008	644	40.0	16.1	98.6
2009	613	36.0	15.7	89.1
2010	585	31.0	18.8	93.7
2011	596	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	579	30.0	19.3	n/a
2013	572	29.0	19.7	99.5
2014	571	29.0	19.6	90.5
2015	575	28.0	20.5	85.7
2016	609	25.0	24.3	88.5
2017	877	37.0	23.7	88.8
2018	830	38.0	21.8	92.8
2019	752	32.0	23.5	93.5
2020	708	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	670	29.0	23.1	77.6
2022	775	33.0	23.4	79.9
2023	684	30.0	22.8	86.8
2024	819	36.9	22.1	83.6

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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