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Machado Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Machado Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 531 students in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 13% of all California elementary schools with test scores well below state averages; for example, only about 27% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to nearly 49% statewide. While the school spends more per student ($18,628) than many nearby schools, this higher funding has not translated to stronger academic results. A notable bright spot is the school's dramatic improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half over the last three years, and its relative strength in supporting special education students, where it performs better than it does overall.

Interesting comparisons emerge when looking at schools very close by. For instance, Rice Canyon Elementary, less than two miles away, ranks in the 60th percentile with similar demographics, and Tuscany Hills Elementary, five miles away, ranks in the 70th percentile. This shows that higher performance is achievable for similar student populations within the same district. The school's most critical area for improvement is support for English Language Learners, where it ranks in the bottom 2% statewide.

531

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,513

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15150 Joy St.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530-7912

(951) 253-7500

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Students who attend Machado Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Terra Cotta Middle
High:	Lakeside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

7.5%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,082^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified

1075^th of 1,543Lake Elsinore 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	17.2	5082 of 5857	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5443 of 5869	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	5080 of 5859	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4951 of 5883	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5432 of 5789	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5250 of 5662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	5428 of 5692	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	5139 of 5614	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	5189 of 5611	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	4549 of 5530	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	4522 of 5390	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	4353 of 5377	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	4428 of 5314	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	4597 of 5193	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	3641 of 5113	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	4699 of 5113	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3968 of 4818	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	4058 of 4822	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	3856 of 4809	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	1299 of 2227	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1181 of 2585	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	673 of 2128	68.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	3094 of 3162	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	2819 of 3245	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	3000 of 3311	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2921 of 3275	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	3229 of 3246	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4775 of 5597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5130 of 5612	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4916 of 5609	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4389 of 5635	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5130 of 5492	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5196 of 5413	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4200 of 5107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4607 of 5107	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4170 of 5087	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3831 of 5084	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4547 of 4963	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4254 of 4830	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4652 of 5460	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5119 of 5517	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4400 of 5363	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4069 of 5264	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4787 of 5173	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4563 of 5084	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4968 of 5628	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5235 of 5643	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4597 of 5638	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4996 of 5663	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5117 of 5510	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4835 of 5431	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1904 of 2847	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1386 of 2420	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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 (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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
Machado Elementary	Public	K-5	15150 Joy St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7500	531	24	22.3	91.3%	40 (7.5%)	15 (2.8%)	448 (84.4%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	17.2	5082^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.4	5443^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	361													19.5		19.5	29.9	24.7	25.6				26.9	21.7	18.0	7.3				16.0							$24,513	$23,010	$1,503
Withrow Elementary	Public	K-5	30100 Audelo St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7570	583	26	22.2	84.9%	71 (12.2%)	26 (4.5%)	452 (77.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.6%)	23.8	4517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		25.7	4301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	216													16.5		16.5	24.3	38.3	33.7				31.7	29.5	27.7	14.3				24.2	93.0	97.4		97.4	95.6	98.3	$20,855	$19,316	$1,539
Rice Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	29535 Westwind Dr.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 471-2184	596	27	21.9	70.5%	129 (21.6%)	15 (2.5%)	403 (67.6%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	54.9	2317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		55.7	2254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	63													31.1		31.1	53.0	57.4	48.1				52.9	47.0	38.0	34.0				39.1	95.5			97.0			$19,479	$18,112	$1,367
Alberhill Elementary	Public	K-5	4170 Brianna Cir.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 440-3910	485	23	21.3	70.1%	87 (17.9%)	22 (4.5%)	328 (67.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	42.6	3037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		37	3370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	333													33.3		33.3	32.5	43.8	60.7				44.5	35.1	33.7	24.6				31.7	96.4						$22,588	$20,958	$1,630
Elsinore Elementary	Public	K-5	212 North Langstaff St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7615	462	20	23.5	95.2%	21 (4.5%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (90.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	10.9	5578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.5	5437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	141													9.3		9.3	15.9	17.7	28.6				21.1	14.1	15.9	4.7				11.3	88.6	97.5	93.7	92.4	96.2	92.4	$26,157	$24,714	$1,443
Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-5	41221 Rosetta Canyon Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7810	821	34	23.9	81.2%	92 (11.2%)	37 (4.5%)	614 (74.8%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (4.0%)	40	3220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		34.3	3584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	364													25.9		25.9	44.5	38.3	46.3				43.0	43.4	28.9	23.7				32.0							$19,259	$17,958	$1,301
Luiseno	Public	K-8	13500 Mountain Rd.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7480	819	37	22.3	55.7%	205 (25.0%)	54 (6.6%)	491 (60.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.1%)	46.1	2827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		55.4	2261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	566													26.1	32.2	29.7	47.9	48.2	39.8	44.9	52.3	47.9	46.9	56.4	40.7	18.2	26.5	31.8	33.9	34.6	98.1					98.1	$22,343	$21,172	$1,171
Railroad Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Mill St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7510	873	38	22.9	83.2%	52 (6.0%)	29 (3.3%)	749 (85.8%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.0%)	28.8	4069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		32.8	3708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	361	14.0	4.4	9.4	16.0	34.8	25.0	26.0	4.4	15.6	14.0	2.2	8.3	22.4		22.4	34.9	35.9	34.8				35.2	35.6	23.9	17.2				26.2							$19,153	$17,956	$1,197
Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	909	46	19.9	94.1%	118 (13.0%)	26 (2.9%)	725 (79.8%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	16.5	5151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.5	4987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	164													12.4	11.3	11.8	31.1	21.9	26.2	26.1	24.4	24.8	25.7	24.2	18.3	9.5	17.1	9.1	6.0	13.8	93.9	95.9		95.9	95.9		$23,200	$21,600	$1,600
Tuscany Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	23 Ponte Russo	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 245-6850	606	27	22.2	54.0%	266 (43.9%)	50 (8.3%)	210 (34.7%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.6%)	67.3	1729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		63.4	1908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	179													31.4		31.4	61.1	51.4	60.8				57.7	65.7	44.9	42.2				51.1	95.2	98.1			96.2		$20,719	$19,262	$1,457

Frequently Asked Questions about Machado Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Machado Elementary?

Students at Machado Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Machado Elementary in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

What schools do graduates of Machado Elementary attend?

Students who attend Machado Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Terra Cotta Middle
High : Lakeside High

How many students attend Machado Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Machado Elementary.

Is Machado Elementary a good school?

Machado Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

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