Summary:
Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 801 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Riverside Unified School District, which is ranked 774 out of 1,568 districts in the state.
While Washington Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.42% to 65.2% in recent years, the school's academic performance has been consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, only 34.3% of Washington Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.48% in the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate at Washington Elementary was 25.18%, while the district and state averages were 31.57% and 35.54%, respectively. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 4.9% in 2017-2018 to 28.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.
When compared to other elementary schools within the same district, such as Magnolia Elementary and Castle View Elementary, Washington Elementary generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, from 1,890 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3,916 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, suggesting that it is struggling to keep pace with academic performance improvements across the state.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Riverside Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
3916th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,352
Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.9
Number of students: 812
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
80.3%
White:
13.5%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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Asian:
2.0%
African American:
1.8%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.2%
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