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Pacific Avenue Academy of Music

Public Grades K-6

5171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Avenue Academy of Music is a K-6 elementary school serving 352 students in the Jurupa Unified School District, but its statewide academic ranking places it among the lowest-performing schools in California.

The school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 32.1% of students missing too much school—a rate much higher than the district average and more than double that of nearby Camino Real Elementary. Performance has declined over several years, and outcomes for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are particularly low. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student than surrounding schools, including Mountain View Elementary in Riverside Unified, yet this higher funding has not led to better academic results.

While the school's music-focused curriculum is a unique feature, it has not translated to strength in core academic subjects. The struggles are not isolated, as the very low-performing West Riverside Elementary is located less than a mile away, suggesting broader neighborhood factors. However, other schools within Jurupa Unified with similar student demographics, like Camino Real Elementary and Indian Hills Elementary, achieve better academic outcomes, indicating that improvement is possible within the district context.

352

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,757

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6110 45th St.
Jurupa Valley, CA 92509-7201

(951) 222-7877

District: Jurupa Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.7%

White:

8.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,171^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Jurupa Unified

1328^th of 1,543Jurupa 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5171 of 5857	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4871 of 5869	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4596 of 5859	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4805 of 5883	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3584 of 5789	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3411 of 5662	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	3608 of 5692	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.0	3773 of 5614	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	3785 of 5611	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	3391 of 5530	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	2856 of 5390	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	3269 of 5377	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3679 of 5314	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.3	3608 of 5193	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.9	3683 of 5113	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	4171 of 5113	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3739 of 4818	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	3598 of 4822	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.6	4372 of 4809	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.3	1856 of 3246	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4821 of 5597	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4640 of 5612	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4235 of 5609	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4702 of 5635	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3845 of 5492	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3354 of 5413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4489 of 5107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3881 of 5107	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3474 of 5087	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3942 of 5084	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2866 of 4963	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2773 of 4830	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5076 of 5460	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4853 of 5517	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4287 of 5363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4108 of 5264	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2629 of 5173	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2562 of 5084	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5073 of 5628	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4856 of 5643	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4457 of 5638	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4460 of 5663	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3069 of 5510	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3313 of 5431	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2018)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

THIS SCHOOL WAS AMAZING!
MY CHILDREN LOVED IT!
AND THEY'LL NEVER FORGET THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS THERE! 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 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
Pacific Avenue Academy of Music	Public	K-6	6110 45th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7877	352	16	22.0	83.2%	28 (8.0%)	9 (2.6%)	298 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	16.2	5171^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		19.9	4871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	300	12.2	12.2	17.0	7.5	31.7	36.2	23.4	17.4	15.0	15.0	18.8	16.7							$27,757	$3,369	$24,388
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
Rustic Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6420 Rustic Ln.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7837	519	25	20.5	89.2%	17 (3.3%)	14 (2.7%)	472 (90.9%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	15.3	5236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.4	5362^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	126	4.0	4.0	34.5	16.7	17.8	24.0	23.9	31.8	7.5	5.3	17.7	16.3	96.8				96.8		$22,375	$1,935	$20,440
Peralta Elementary	Public	K-6	6450 Peralta Pl.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7701	443	21	21.4	81.5%	32 (7.2%)	8 (1.8%)	380 (85.8%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	28.4	4099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		30.1	3920^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	179	20.3	20.3	22.2	28.2	44.3	40.8	35.4	30.4	20.8	24.1	22.1	23.7							$22,787	$2,071	$20,716
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
Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	4655 Camino Real	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2714	721	29	24.5	55.1%	134 (18.6%)	25 (3.5%)	486 (67.4%)	39 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	34.6	3614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		35.8	3455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	159	15.3	15.3	42.9	37.0	38.1	47.2	41.4	47.6	22.0	17.4	21.1	27.1	95.2	97.6	97.6	98.4	97.6	97.6	$20,179	$1,972	$18,207
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	7050 38th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2781	819	34	24.0	78.3%	33 (4.0%)	10 (1.2%)	755 (92.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	22.5	4630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		20.3	4842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	212	18.4	18.4	25.4	27.5	27.2	27.9	26.9	27.6	27.5	20.2	26.1	25.4	91.2	96.2		97.5	92.5	98.1	$20,800	$1,710	$19,090
Indian Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7750 Linares Ave.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2724	457	19	24.0	76.4%	54 (11.8%)	19 (4.2%)	354 (77.5%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	34.7	3610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		31.1	3850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	240	40.4	40.4	27.6	31.4	54.4	37.7	37.2	18.4	23.5	35.1	23.5	24.6							$21,440	$1,841	$19,599
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	6180 Streeter Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7433	851	35	24.3	82.8%	51 (6.0%)	25 (2.9%)	728 (85.5%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	24 (2.8%)	38.9	3291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.7	3720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	429	23.2	23.2	37.8	37.6	43.2	52.7	42.5	40.2	28.8	24.8	28.2	30.6	90.7	92.3	96.9	94.6	92.3	95.4	$17,029	$1,141	$15,888
Glen Avon Elementary	Public	K-6	4352 Pyrite St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2764	488	20	24.3	83.8%	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	431 (88.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	27.2	4203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		33	3691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	512	17.6	17.6	32.9	30.3	24.7	40.5	32.2	34.2	32.8	18.9	21.1	26.6	96.3						$21,389	$2,084	$19,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Avenue Academy of Music

How many students attend Pacific Avenue Academy of Music?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Pacific Avenue Academy of Music.

What district is Pacific Avenue Academy of Music in?

Jurupa Unified

Is Pacific Avenue Academy of Music a good school?

Pacific Avenue Academy of Music ranks in the bottom 11.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Avenue Academy of Music?

Students at Pacific Avenue Academy of Music are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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