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Pachappa Elementary

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Pachappa Elementary ranks 1786 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pachappa Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 682 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Riverside Unified School District, which is ranked 772 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Pachappa Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with 54.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.33% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In mathematics, 46.15% of Pachappa students are proficient or better, compared to 33.2% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. However, Pachappa Elementary has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.6% to 24.9% in recent years, which is a concern.

When compared to nearby schools in the Riverside Unified School District, such as Madison Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, and Emerson Elementary, Pachappa Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement. However, the nearby schools also face similar challenges with chronic absenteeism, suggesting this is a district-wide issue. Additionally, the high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch at Pachappa Elementary and the nearby schools indicates that the Riverside Unified School District serves a predominantly low-income community.

676

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,409

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Riverside Ave.
Riverside, CA 92506-2147

(951) 788-7355

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Pachappa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Polytechnic High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

White:

16.0%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Riverside Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,786^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	66.1	1786 of 5857	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1927 of 5869	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	2097 of 5859	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	2157 of 5883	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	2285 of 5789	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	1628 of 5662	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	63.6	1852 of 5692	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.3	1603 of 5614	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	48.1	2557 of 5611	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	2205 of 5530	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	2033 of 5390	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.9	2656 of 5377	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.8	2174 of 5314	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.6	2093 of 5193	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.1	2607 of 5113	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	2070 of 5113	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.4	2647 of 4818	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.4	2370 of 4822	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.8	2368 of 4809	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	91.8	27 of 661	95.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	617 of 3162	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	892 of 3245	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	45.9	1416 of 3311	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	711 of 3275	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	992 of 3246	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	1716 of 5597	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	2015 of 5612	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	2184 of 5609	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1947 of 5635	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	2395 of 5492	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	1765 of 5413	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1100 of 5107	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1068 of 5107	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	1261 of 5087	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	1017 of 5084	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1545 of 4963	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	884 of 4830	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	950 of 5460	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	1282 of 5517	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	1430 of 5363	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	1209 of 5264	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	1562 of 5173	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	724 of 5084	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1769 of 5628	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	1688 of 5643	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1856 of 5638	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2255 of 5663	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	2056 of 5510	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	1519 of 5431	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	774 of 2635	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	713 of 2598	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	950 of 2661	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	1858 of 2726	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1837 of 2834	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.9	757 of 2737	72.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)96th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	3635 Madison St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8236	675	27	25.0	86.7%	66 (9.8%)	38 (5.6%)	535 (79.3%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.1%)	41.7	3094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		42.9	3004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	90	22.5	22.5	41.2	34.5	30.2	56.1	40.4	46.6	34.8	19.3	40.2	36.0	91.4	97.1	98.1	97.1	93.3	98.1	$17,011	$1,421	$15,590
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
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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	4285 Jefferson St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8218	886	35	25.6	86.5%	39 (4.4%)	38 (4.3%)	769 (86.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.0%)	29.4	4007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		28.6	4057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	50	21.9	21.9	34.4	30.4	42.7	39.7	36.9	38.7	14.5	21.0	18.8	23.3	96.2				97.5		$16,296	$1,091	$15,205
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pachappa Elementary

What district is Pachappa Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

What is the racial makeup of Pachappa Elementary?

Students at Pachappa Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Pachappa Elementary a good school?

Pachappa Elementary ranks 1786^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pachappa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Pachappa Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pachappa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pachappa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Polytechnic High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

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