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Alcott Elementary

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Alcott Elementary ranks 3314 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alcott Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 603 students in the Riverside Unified School District, located at 2433 Central Ave. in Riverside, California.

Recent data shows a significant shift for Alcott Elementary. While historically a mid-performing school, its statewide ranking dropped notably in the 2024-2025 school year to the 43rd percentile, earning a 2-star rating. This decline is more dramatic than at nearby schools like Castle View Elementary or Pachappa Elementary, which maintained stronger rankings. The school faces particular challenges in supporting English Language Learners, where it has consistently ranked very low, and serves a student population where over 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It also operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than most other Riverside Unified schools in the area.

Despite these overall challenges, Alcott has some bright spots. Its science scores are consistently above both district and state averages, which is a notable strength compared to some peers. The school has also successfully reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, now reporting a rate slightly better than the state average. For parents, the key takeaways are that the school is navigating recent academic changes but has demonstrated areas of effective instruction and student engagement that could be foundations for improvement.

603

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,045

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2433 Central Ave.
Riverside, CA 92506-3408

(951) 788-7451

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Matthew Gage Middle
High:	Polytechnic High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

White:

25.4%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,314^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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	38.5	3314 of 5857	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	2590 of 5869	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2627 of 5859	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	2423 of 5883	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	2563 of 5789	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	2645 of 5662	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.7	2725 of 5692	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	2250 of 5614	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	2018 of 5611	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	2081 of 5530	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	2154 of 5390	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	1859 of 5377	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.5	1437 of 5314	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	59.4	1947 of 5193	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	1802 of 5113	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	1721 of 5113	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.3	1245 of 4818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	1043 of 4822	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	77.6	999 of 4809	79.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	73.5	139 of 747	81.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	1398 of 2227	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	765 of 2585	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	679 of 2128	68.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.6	3085 of 3162	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	3225 of 3245	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3230 of 3311	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1845 of 3275	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	2234 of 3246	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	3450 of 5597	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2615 of 5612	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	2753 of 5609	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2779 of 5635	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	2470 of 5492	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	2878 of 5413	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3211 of 5107	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2345 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2525 of 5087	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2342 of 5084	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	2614 of 4963	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2815 of 4830	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3505 of 5460	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2475 of 5517	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	2505 of 5363	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2411 of 5264	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	3050 of 5173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3477 of 5084	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2996 of 5628	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	2408 of 5643	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2344 of 5638	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1901 of 5663	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2471 of 5510	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2312 of 5431	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	2120 of 2847	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1505 of 2635	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1074 of 2420	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1475 of 2598	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	1117 of 2651	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	1210 of 2661	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	853 of 2726	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	1277 of 2834	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	1291 of 2737	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2019)81st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

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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 7th 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 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
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	2433 Central Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7451	603	23	26.1	62.5%	153 (25.4%)	34 (5.6%)	371 (61.5%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.5%)	38.5	3314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		49.3	2590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	724	34.7	34.7	27.3	37.4	41.2	36.7		35.8	47.2	29.3	31.6	26.7		33.5							$17,045	$1,216	$15,829
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	2910 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7441	488	22	22.1	81.6%	49 (10.0%)	13 (2.7%)	402 (82.4%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	41.2	3138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.4	3157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	19	17.0	17.0	30.7	44.1	34.0	51.7		40.3	25.8	33.8	49.1	38.3		36.2							$20,321	$1,725	$18,596
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-6	4660 Ottawa Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7462	669	29	22.9	84.3%	38 (5.7%)	73 (10.9%)	510 (76.2%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	27	4224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		27	4205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	19	26.0	26.0	30.4	26.2	38.5	37.2		33.1	20.4	23.8	25.0	23.1		23.0	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1		$17,827	$1,388	$16,439
Pachappa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Riverside Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7355	676	28	23.8	76.9%	108 (16.0%)	29 (4.3%)	475 (70.3%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.7%)	66.1	1786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		63	1927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	141	48.0	48.0	55.8	50.5	59.2	52.6		54.3	57.5	39.8	49.3	37.2		46.2	98.2						$18,409	$1,314	$17,095
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	3610 Eucalyptus Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7335	701	30	23.3	93.0%	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	633 (90.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	17.6	5047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		22.8	4597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	450	8.4	8.4	26.1	28.9	25.0	30.1		27.5	35.2	17.5	7.4	13.3		18.2	79.1	88.6	92.4	87.6	87.6	88.6	$16,941	$1,123	$15,818
Castle View Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 Shaker Dr.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7460	684	31	22.0	52.9%	118 (17.3%)	34 (5.0%)	475 (69.4%)	24 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	63.5	1902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		63.9	1884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.9%	18	36.1	36.1	47.7	52.8	52.9	54.0		51.9	49.4	43.8	47.1	49.5		47.5	91.7	96.2	97.7	94.7	94.7	95.5	$17,216	$1,061	$16,155
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	3975 Maplewood Pl.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7274	535	21	25.1	73.1%	111 (20.7%)	16 (3.0%)	375 (70.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	66.3	1773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		62.5	1958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	185	43.8	43.8	55.6	54.2	60.3	69.9		60.1	46.0	37.5	37.0	46.0		41.5	95.2				95.2		$17,289	$1,318	$15,971
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2760 Jane St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7305	818	35	23.3	63.7%	104 (12.7%)	21 (2.6%)	657 (80.3%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	23.1	4582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.1	3922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	660	12.8	12.8	23.6	33.3	29.0	34.1		29.5	26.8	34.4	18.1	20.0		25.1							$16,546	$855	$15,691
REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	645	23	28.0	57.1%	93 (14.4%)	106 (16.4%)	345 (53.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.8%)	53	2435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		56.2	2225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	210	32.6	32.6	43.7	55.7	43.0	52.2	70.0	49.9	51.1	39.8	31.4	33.3	35.0	38.7	97.4	97.4					$16,042	$1,385	$14,657
William Howard Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	959 Mission Grove Pkwy. North	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 776-3018	635	26	24.4	73.4%	121 (19.1%)	28 (4.4%)	430 (67.7%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	38 (6.0%)	47.9	2706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		45.7	2810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	104	32.1	32.1	42.9	53.1	39.5	42.7		44.8	41.8	42.9	34.6	27.7		37.2	98.0				98.0		$18,558	$1,500	$17,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcott Elementary

What district is Alcott Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

How many students attend Alcott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Alcott Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alcott Elementary?

Students at Alcott Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Alcott Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Matthew Gage Middle
High : Polytechnic High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

Is Alcott Elementary a good school?

Alcott Elementary ranks 3314^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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