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Rosemary Kennedy Elementary

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Rosemary Kennedy Elementary ranks 3561 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rosemary Kennedy Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 398 students in Riverside, California, within the Alvord Unified School District, and it stands out for making impressive academic gains in recent years despite serving a community with high economic need.

The school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a low state ranking three years ago to a much stronger position today, consistently outperforming the Alvord Unified district average in English and Math. This positive trajectory, which includes a significant reduction in student absenteeism, contrasts with many nearby schools like Foothill Elementary and Arlanza Elementary that are performing below the district average. Rosemary Kennedy is particularly effective in supporting its students from low-income families, ranking above average statewide in this area.

While the school excels in early grades, especially fourth-grade English, it faces a common district-wide challenge with fifth-grade math scores. With higher per-student funding than peers like Valley View Elementary, the school's improving results suggest resources are being used effectively. Its performance is similar to a school like Jackson Elementary in the Riverside Unified district, which has similar demographics but lower funding, indicating that Rosemary Kennedy's approach is yielding positive outcomes for its students.

398

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,143

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6411 Mitchell Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-2055

(951) 358-1655

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Rosemary Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Loma Vista Middle
High:	Norte Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

White:

7.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alvord Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,561^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	35.2	3561 of 5857	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4441 of 5869	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3988 of 5859	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4889 of 5883	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3566 of 5789	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2993 of 5662	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.0	3167 of 5692	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	3073 of 5614	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	3308 of 5611	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	2444 of 5530	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.1	2736 of 5390	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	3069 of 5377	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	2991 of 5314	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	2788 of 5193	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3757 of 5113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3820 of 5113	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	3064 of 4818	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.0	3158 of 4822	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.5	3157 of 4809	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	1390 of 2227	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	2588 of 3162	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1801 of 3245	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3083 of 3311	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1591 of 3275	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	651 of 3246	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3178 of 5597	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	4112 of 5612	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3901 of 5609	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4645 of 5635	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	3084 of 5492	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	2523 of 5413	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2643 of 5107	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3665 of 5107	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2758 of 5087	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3964 of 5084	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2907 of 4963	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	1950 of 4830	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2675 of 5460	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	4148 of 5517	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3159 of 5363	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4334 of 5264	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2774 of 5173	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	1812 of 5084	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3691 of 5628	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4484 of 5643	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3752 of 5638	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4720 of 5663	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3862 of 5510	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3300 of 5431	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	1513 of 2635	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	940 of 2420	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	2262 of 2834	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)20th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, November 16, 2015

My daughter has been going here for 2 years now. Last year she had Mrs. Manda for a kindergarten teacher and this year Miss Reese as 1st grade. Both teachers have been amazing with communication, making sure each child is understanding the lessons & in my daughters case, giving her the challenge & even sending home extra work for her.

The principal Mrs. Casillas has been nothing but absolutely kind & amazing, as well as the rest of the office staff. Everyone in the office is very sweet, helpful & you can tell they genuinely care about the students and how they are doing rather than just only caring about their paycheck.

I would recommend this school to anyone who lives in the arlanza/La Sierra?Arlington Area. Close Quote

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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 (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	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	11750 Gramercy Pl.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1670	675	29	23.1	81.8%	42 (6.2%)	13 (1.9%)	593 (87.9%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	24.6	4447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.5	4526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	79	12.9	14.5	1.7	9.8	48.4	19.4	25.4	31.2	17.7	17.7	5.1	13.7	9.7	11.3	3.4	8.2	26.2	26.2	31.7	25.0	34.0	30.1	29.7	20.4	20.4	23.3	94.7	96.2		95.5	96.2	95.5	$14,631	$1,438	$13,193
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
Collett Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Collett Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1605	425	19	22.3	93.4%	24 (5.6%)	26 (6.1%)	346 (81.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	25.2	4375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		31.9	3791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	584																	21.8	21.8	28.6	29.2	34.6	31.0	34.9	19.4	21.8	24.9	93.3				93.3	97.1	$21,048	$2,539	$18,509

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosemary Kennedy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rosemary Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosemary Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Loma Vista Middle
High : Norte Vista High

What district is Rosemary Kennedy Elementary in?

Alvord Unified

Is Rosemary Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Rosemary Kennedy Elementary ranks 3561^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rosemary Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Rosemary Kennedy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rosemary Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Rosemary Kennedy Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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