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Patricia Beatty Elementary

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Patricia Beatty Elementary ranks 3045 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Patricia Beatty Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 494 students in the Riverside Unified district, known for achieving stronger academic results than many nearby schools with similar student populations.

While the school's overall test scores are below state averages, it performs significantly better for its students than comparable schools like Longfellow Elementary and Harada Elementary. The school has shown impressive improvement, reducing chronic student absenteeism from over 42% to under 20% in recent years—a rate better than neighbors such as Highgrove Elementary and Emerson Elementary. It also benefits from the highest per-student spending among the local Riverside Unified schools in the area.

Notable strengths include reading and language arts, where sixth-grade performance exceeds district and state averages, and a positive trajectory recovering from pandemic-era learning loss. Challenges include math scores, which tend to decline in upper grades, and supporting English Language Learners. Compared to the high-performing Magnolia Elementary or the charter school REACH Leadership STEAM Academy, Patricia Beatty faces greater economic challenges but delivers solid results within its context.

494

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,506

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4261 Latham Rd.
Riverside, CA 92501-1712

(951) 276-2070

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Patricia Beatty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	John W. North High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

African American:

7.1%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,045^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	3045 of 5857	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	3053 of 5869	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3212 of 5859	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3792 of 5883	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3644 of 5789	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3823 of 5662	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.7	4360 of 5692	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	3574 of 5614	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	3134 of 5611	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.6	2955 of 5530	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.5	3429 of 5390	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.0	3913 of 5377	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.1	3222 of 5314	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	3125 of 5193	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	1406 of 2585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1858 of 2128	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	3034 of 3162	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1962 of 3245	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1746 of 3311	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	2353 of 3275	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	2387 of 3246	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3040 of 5597	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2847 of 5612	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3010 of 5609	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3595 of 5635	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3106 of 5492	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3229 of 5413	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2114 of 5107	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	1741 of 5107	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2235 of 5087	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2691 of 5084	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2705 of 4963	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3102 of 4830	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2466 of 5460	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2400 of 5517	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2235 of 5363	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	3038 of 5264	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2939 of 5173	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3097 of 5084	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2873 of 5628	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3046 of 5643	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3229 of 5638	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3716 of 5663	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4029 of 5510	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4296 of 5431	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

This school is outstanding staff care about the children the new principal is outstanding and wonderful cannot say enough about the school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Patricia Beatty Elementary	Public	K-6	4261 Latham Rd.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-2070	494	21	23.6	84.8%	17 (3.4%)	35 (7.1%)	383 (77.5%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	42.4	3045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.2	3053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	8	30.4	30.4	39.7	33.3	50.0	52.5		44.0	36.2	33.3	26.8	28.8		31.5	95.6			96.7			$18,506	$1,360	$17,146
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1925 Orange St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7466	593	28	21.1	88.0%	21 (3.5%)	29 (4.9%)	530 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	27.8	4155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		31.2	3844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	311	21.2	21.2	22.9	35.3	41.8	41.7		35.1	27.7	28.2	19.7	17.9		23.6	95.2				95.2		$17,333	$1,579	$15,754
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	4324 Third St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7453	332	14	23.7	81.0%	41 (12.3%)	26 (7.8%)	241 (72.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	44.9	2893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		48.1	2661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	232	24.5	24.5	44.7	31.6	36.7	72.7		46.6	40.4	23.7	24.5	47.7		34.3							$18,073	$1,075	$16,998
Ina Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-6	3600 Packard St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7788	407	18	22.2	89.2%	7 (1.7%)	21 (5.2%)	368 (90.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	8.5	5707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		11.3	5595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	112	9.1	9.1	10.3	17.7	20.9	14.7		15.6	10.2	11.6	6.8	10.3		10.0	96.8						$24,455	$2,402	$22,053
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	3610 Eucalyptus Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7335	701	30	23.3	93.0%	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	633 (90.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	17.6	5047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		22.8	4597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	450	8.4	8.4	26.1	28.9	25.0	30.1		27.5	35.2	17.5	7.4	13.3		18.2	79.1	88.6	92.4	87.6	87.6	88.6	$16,941	$1,123	$15,818
West Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	5671 42nd St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7759	648	27	23.9	84.3%	11 (1.7%)	14 (2.2%)	605 (93.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	12.6	5456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.2	5721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.5%	265	13.9	13.9	6.7	17.7	18.6	17.9		15.3	12.0	28.4	18.1	9.5		17.0	96.4			96.4			$21,271	$1,946	$19,325
REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	645	23	28.0	57.1%	93 (14.4%)	106 (16.4%)	345 (53.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.8%)	53	2435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		56.2	2225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	210	32.6	32.6	43.7	55.7	43.0	52.2	70.0	49.9	51.1	39.8	31.4	33.3	35.0	38.7	97.4	97.4					$16,042	$1,385	$14,657
Highgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	690 Center St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7296	848	33	26.0	80.4%	33 (3.9%)	44 (5.2%)	705 (83.1%)	43 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.6%)	24.8	4427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.6	4058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	369	23.1	23.1	25.2	40.5	32.2	33.6		32.9	24.6	25.6	18.2	15.3		20.9	95.5						$15,746	$1,283	$14,463
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-6	4660 Ottawa Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7462	669	29	22.9	84.3%	38 (5.7%)	73 (10.9%)	510 (76.2%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	27	4224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		27	4205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	19	26.0	26.0	30.4	26.2	38.5	37.2		33.1	20.4	23.8	25.0	23.1		23.0	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1		$17,827	$1,388	$16,439
Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	603	27	22.1	89.9%	46 (7.6%)	75 (12.4%)	421 (69.8%)	31 (5.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	13.8	5363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		17.1	5113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	250	8.1	8.1	9.2	24.1	30.7	30.5		22.8	11.2	18.4	12.2	15.9		14.4	92.9	94.9	95.9	93.9	92.9	94.9	$17,469	$1,427	$16,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Patricia Beatty Elementary

What schools do graduates of Patricia Beatty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patricia Beatty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : John W. North High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

What district is Patricia Beatty Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

What is the racial makeup of Patricia Beatty Elementary?

Students at Patricia Beatty Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Patricia Beatty Elementary a good school?

Patricia Beatty Elementary ranks 3045^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Patricia Beatty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Patricia Beatty Elementary.

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