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S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 3969 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 508 students in Riverside's Alvord Unified School District, where it stands out for its exceptional support for English Language Learners and recent success in improving student attendance.

While the school's overall test scores are below state averages, it shows important strengths compared to other schools in the district, particularly in mathematics and science. The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, now matching the state average, which is a better rate than several nearby schools like La Granada Elementary and Myra Linn Elementary. Furthermore, its program for English Learner students is highly effective, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide. Academic performance also improves notably as students move through the grades, especially in English Language Arts.

Compared to a higher-performing school in the same district, Promenade Elementary, which has similar student demographics and funding, McAuliffe has room for growth in core academic areas. The school benefits from per-student spending that is among the highest in the local comparison group, and it performs better within the district than several peers, including Valley View Elementary and Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary. The data suggests the school has built a strong foundation with its ELL program and attendance initiatives that could support broader academic improvement.

508

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,612

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Golden Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-3403

(951) 358-1625

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ysmael Villegas Middle
High:	La Sierra High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

White:

9.8%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,969^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	29.9	3969 of 5857	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	3166 of 5869	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3773 of 5859	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3639 of 5883	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	3179 of 5789	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	3018 of 5662	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	3004 of 5692	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.5	2572 of 5614	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	2327 of 5611	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	2666 of 5530	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.6	3104 of 5390	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.0	2543 of 5377	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.4	2772 of 5314	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	2507 of 5193	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	1949 of 5113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	1687 of 5113	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.9	1964 of 4818	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.9	1799 of 4822	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.0	1490 of 4809	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.0	721 of 1205	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	971 of 1154	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.3	1085 of 2585	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	290 of 3162	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	57.3	891 of 3245	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	35.6	2155 of 3311	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1089 of 3275	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	498 of 3246	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3806 of 5597	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2793 of 5612	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	4122 of 5609	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3459 of 5635	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2980 of 5492	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3161 of 5413	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3520 of 5107	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2294 of 5107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	3369 of 5087	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3188 of 5084	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2746 of 4963	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2818 of 4830	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3668 of 5460	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2923 of 5517	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3386 of 5363	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3253 of 5264	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2775 of 5173	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2707 of 5084	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3809 of 5628	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3385 of 5643	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3163 of 5638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3552 of 5663	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3174 of 5510	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	2715 of 5431	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2568 of 2847	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2224 of 2635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	706 of 2420	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2292 of 2598	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2367 of 2651	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2325 of 2661	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2284 of 2726	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	2187 of 2834	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	2053 of 2737	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2019)58th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2024)40th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, August 26, 2019

This school is a horrible place to work at. Lots of favoritism and the principal let's the staff do whatever they want. The principal also harrasses the employees and is not confrontational therefore does not fix the issues from the root but let's it continue to harvest, fester and grow. DO NOT WORK IN THIS PLACE. 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	508	23	22.2	73.6%	50 (9.8%)	23 (4.5%)	365 (71.9%)	45 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	29.9	3969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		40.2	3166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	803																	25.5	25.5	20.3	34.4	43.4	34.1	24.3	23.7	29.3	26.0						$19,612	$1,443	$18,169
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
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1640	621	27	22.5	89.0%	47 (7.6%)	54 (8.7%)	487 (78.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	25.6	4349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.3	4558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	209																	17.0	17.0	31.0	33.3	35.6	33.3	33.0	19.7	21.7	25.3						$19,095	$2,056	$17,039
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fillmore St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1635	507	21	23.8	81.9%	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	399 (78.7%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	32.8	3741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.9	3445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	296																	18.3	18.3	30.1	37.8	36.3	34.2	40.8	37.3	23.5	34.4	97.0					$19,659	$1,431	$18,228
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
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
Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	91719	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	579	26	22.2	73.6%	72 (12.4%)	57 (9.8%)	333 (57.5%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	65.8	1803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		54.4	2324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	521																	40.0	40.0	54.3	54.8	53.1	54.1	54.3	51.6	40.6	48.5	97.0	98.0				$20,980	$1,954	$19,026
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary

What is the racial makeup of S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 3969^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ysmael Villegas Middle
High : La Sierra High

How many students attend S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

What district is S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?

Alvord Unified

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