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Arlanza Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arlanza Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 431 students in Riverside, part of the Alvord Unified School District, and it faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with very high economic need.

Academically, the school is struggling, with recent test scores showing only about 16% of students proficient in English and 10% in math, which places it significantly below both the district and state averages. Its statewide ranking has fallen sharply to the bottom 3% of California elementary schools. When compared to nearby schools like Myra Linn Elementary and Twinhill Elementary, Arlanza has the lowest proficiency rates in the area. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio and receives less funding per student than several neighboring schools, despite having the highest percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 97%.

Despite these steep challenges, there are some positive signs; the school has made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, and its programs for English Language Learners have shown relative strength. However, performance declines in the upper grades, and the school's dramatic recent drop in ranking highlight serious concerns. While all schools in the Alvord Unified district perform below state averages, Arlanza's results are the most severe, indicating it may require targeted support and resources to help its students succeed.

431

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,406

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5891 Rutland Ave.
Riverside, CA 92503-1741

(951) 358-1600

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Arlanza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wells Middle
High:	Norte Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

1.4%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 32 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,698^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Alvord Unified

1146^th of 1,543Alvord 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	8.8	5698 of 5857	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	5048 of 5869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5350 of 5859	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5386 of 5883	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	5035 of 5789	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4679 of 5662	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	4768 of 5692	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5123 of 5614	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5060 of 5611	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	5371 of 5530	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	5050 of 5390	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	4943 of 5377	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	4445 of 5314	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	4062 of 5193	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	4863 of 5113	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	4624 of 5113	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	4062 of 4818	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	4206 of 4822	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	4397 of 4809	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	2142 of 3162	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1804 of 3245	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	2496 of 3311	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1853 of 3275	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	1106 of 3246	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	5424 of 5597	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4964 of 5612	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5154 of 5609	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5172 of 5635	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4761 of 5492	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4599 of 5413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	4939 of 5107	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4211 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4458 of 5087	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4480 of 5084	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4129 of 4963	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3734 of 4830	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	380 of 429	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	249 of 335	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	280 of 356	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	5303 of 5460	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4504 of 5517	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4670 of 5363	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4523 of 5264	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4198 of 5173	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3810 of 5084	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	5479 of 5628	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4659 of 5643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5068 of 5638	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5164 of 5663	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4825 of 5510	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4376 of 5431	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	1982 of 2420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-32 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 13, 2017

My kids go to Arlanza and I'm so happy with the way they teach. But most of all proud to be part of the Arlanza family. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 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 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
Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	431	19	23.2	97.0%	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	416 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.8	5698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		17.8	5048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	650																	11.9	11.9	13.2	18.1	17.9		16.4	14.3	9.7	4.5		9.6	96.2			96.2			$19,406	$1,470	$17,936
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103																	6.3	6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4		18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4		17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$21,166	$2,268	$18,898
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Rutland St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1660	740	32	23.4	90.4%	26 (3.5%)	13 (1.8%)	686 (92.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	22.3	4650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		26.8	4222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	428	2.6	9.1	0.0	4.1	28.2	22.7	35.0	28.5	5.1	36.4	2.5	15.5	0.0	11.4	0.0	4.1	17.8	17.8	20.5	36.2	33.1		30.1	18.8	33.3	12.0		21.4							$15,621	$1,403	$14,218
Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	10368 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-6120	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	16.6	5140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	5316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																	10.0	10.0	18.8	23.4	27.8		23.2	25.3	21.9	20.0		22.4	92.7	95.5		96.4	93.6	94.6	$19,809	$2,244	$17,565
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33																	16.7	16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8	32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5	24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$17,780	$1,277	$16,503
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 Mitchell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1655	398	19	21.1	85.9%	30 (7.5%)	13 (3.3%)	330 (82.9%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	35.2	3561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		24.2	4441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	880																	23.3	23.3	44.8	51.0	30.0		41.5	29.9	38.8	13.3		26.7							$22,143	$1,524	$20,619
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72																	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5		30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1		26.4							$21,397	$2,273	$19,124
Twinhill Elementary	Public	K-5	11000 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1665	442	20	22.6	92.5%	21 (4.8%)	12 (2.7%)	386 (87.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	32.1	3786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		40	3177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	609																	21.3	21.3	20.3	29.9	57.3		36.9	19.7	16.2	40.0		25.8	96.3						$19,735	$1,491	$18,244
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550																	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$17,367	$1,240	$16,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlanza Elementary

Is Arlanza Elementary a good school?

Arlanza Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Arlanza Elementary in?

Alvord Unified

How many students attend Arlanza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Arlanza Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Arlanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arlanza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wells Middle
High : Norte Vista High

What is the racial makeup of Arlanza Elementary?

Students at Arlanza Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

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