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Pachappa Elementary

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Pachappa Elementary ranks 2206 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pachappa Elementary is a K–6 school in Riverside, California, serving 676 students in Riverside Unified. Its results put it among the strongest nearby schools overall, but that strength does not hold evenly across grades: third-grade math is exceptional, while fourth-grade math is a clear weakness.

Across all grades in 2025–26, Pachappa had 49% proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA), 44% in math, and 37% in science. Among nine nearby schools, it ranked second in ELA, highest in math, and second in science; Magnolia Elementary led ELA and science. Pachappa’s results were 10, 13, and 13 points above nearby-school averages in those subjects, respectively. Compared with the district and state, math was 9 points above the district and 6 above the state; science was 4 above the district and 1 above the state. ELA was 2 points above the district and just below the state. The schoolwide math result masks a sharp grade-level split: third-grade math was 67%, the highest nearby result and 18 points above the next-highest school, while fourth-grade math was 27%, 16 points below the state and the second-lowest nearby result.

Results have shifted over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, science rose 10 points, math rose 4, and ELA fell 4. But science also dropped 11 points from the prior year. SchoolDigger gave Pachappa 3 stars and placed it at the 62nd statewide percentile in 2025–26, down 8 points from its 2024–25 peak of 70; only Magnolia ranked higher nearby. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for African American students was at the 96th percentile in 2022–23, compared with the school’s overall 64th percentile that year. Its ranking for White students fell from the 73rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 46th in 2025–26, 16 points below its overall percentile. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 23.8, near the nearby average of 24.2; 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby-school average of 79%.

676

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,926

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

87%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 1% (any vaccine)

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 — 54th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

California avg42%

2,206^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

759^th of 1,530Riverside 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
2026	57.1	2206 of 5817	62.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	61.9	1874 of 5581	66.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.2	1503 of 5094	70.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.6	1440 of 5423	73.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.4	2361 of 5603	57.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	61.3	772 of 2927	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	774 of 2635	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	1363 of 2536	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
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

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

Special Education (2026)74th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	57.1	2206^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.1%		66.1	1786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	420	36.6	36.6	53.6	46.7	46.2	50.7	49.1	66.7	26.6	43.0	41.1	43.9	87%	1%	$25,926	$25,332	$594
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%)	57.8	2168^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.7%		66.3	1773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%	395	37.5	37.5	42.1	60.0	56.9	54.2	53.1	48.7	38.6	36.1	36.1	40.0	98%	0%	$23,693	$23,042	$651
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%)	34.4	3634^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.5%		41.2	3138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%	496	18.5	18.5	23.3	44.0	42.6	41.3	38.3	30.2	36.0	29.6	28.3	31.1	89%	0%	$28,368	$27,178	$1,190
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%)	44.9	2923^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.8%		38.5	3314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	391	25.0	25.0	35.1	47.7	39.0	52.4	43.6	42.6	38.6	25.0	42.7	37.1	≥ 98%		$24,418	$23,544	$874
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%)	35.5	3552^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	38.9%		23.1	4582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%	1030	26.6	26.6	35.4	35.5	41.8	30.6	35.7	45.5	37.4	30.4	18.8	33.8	≥ 99%		$23,620	$22,974	$646
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%)	36.9	3439^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.9%		41.7	3094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%	345	18.4	18.4	34.9	43.2	28.6	48.8	39.4	34.5	37.8	20.9	36.1	32.8	96%	0%	$21,318	$20,350	$968
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%)	40	3232^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	44.4%		38.9	3291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%	59	25.2	25.2	35.9	54.6	43.5	44.2	44.6	37.6	36.1	22.4	25.0	30.3	95%	0%	$22,968	$22,196	$772
Casa Blanca Elementary	Public	K-6	7351 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 788-7135	0			—															(n/a)	25.5	25.5	23.3	17.3	31.4	29.0	24.9	31.7	21.2	17.3	10.5	21.3
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%)	20	4815^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.2%		27	4224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	591	21.6	21.6	18.8	24.5	30.7	40.8	29.0	14.1	19.2	18.2	19.4	17.8	95%	0%	$26,271	$25,330	$941
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%)	28.5	4119^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.4	4007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	112	19.8	19.8	33.1	36.4	35.1	33.1	34.4	42.4	31.7	17.3	18.1	27.4	97%	0%	$21,897	$21,080	$817

Frequently Asked Questions about Pachappa Elementary

Is Pachappa Elementary a good school?

Pachappa Elementary ranks 2206^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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.

What district is Pachappa Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

How many students attend Pachappa Elementary?

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

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