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Columbia Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5299^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Columbia Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 704 students in Perris, California, within the Val Verde Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges and serves a community with high economic need.

Academic performance at Columbia is a serious concern, with the school currently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools and showing a steep decline over the past decade. Student proficiency in core subjects like English, math, and science is significantly lower than both the district and state averages. For example, only about 25% of students are proficient in English, compared to over 53% at nearby Triple Crown Elementary in the same district. This disparity is notable because both schools have similar per-student funding and serve high-poverty populations, suggesting factors beyond just resources are at play. Chronic student absenteeism, though improving, remains higher than the state average and is likely a major contributor to these academic struggles.

The school faces particular challenges in supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the very bottom percentiles statewide for this subgroup. While per-student spending has increased, it has not translated into better results, and performance varies widely by grade level. Compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Riverside Unified, such as Mark Twain Elementary, Columbia's outcomes are much weaker despite similar or higher funding. This highlights the importance of school-level leadership, teaching quality, and effective programs in student success.

704

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,423

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21350 Rider St.
Perris, CA 92570-8879

(951) 443-2460

District: Val Verde Unified

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tomas Rivera Middle
High:	Citrus Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

2.6%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,299^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Val Verde Unified

968^th of 1,543Val Verde 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	14.6	5299 of 5857	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4819 of 5869	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5273 of 5859	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5349 of 5883	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4611 of 5789	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4327 of 5662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	4385 of 5692	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	4209 of 5614	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	4107 of 5611	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.3	2675 of 5530	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.4	2718 of 5390	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	2721 of 5377	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.4	3210 of 5314	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	2832 of 5193	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	2413 of 5113	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	31.2	3484 of 5113	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	2197 of 2227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	2187 of 2585	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1671 of 2128	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	1491 of 3162	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	2672 of 3245	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	2606 of 3311	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2863 of 3275	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2518 of 3246	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5054 of 5597	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4318 of 5612	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5135 of 5609	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4916 of 5635	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4404 of 5492	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3952 of 5413	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4378 of 5107	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3907 of 5107	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4450 of 5087	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4486 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3695 of 4963	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3417 of 4830	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4681 of 5460	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4195 of 5517	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4599 of 5363	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4591 of 5264	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3757 of 5173	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3642 of 5084	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5128 of 5628	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4871 of 5643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4965 of 5638	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5261 of 5663	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4386 of 5510	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4411 of 5431	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2722 of 2847	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1998 of 2635	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1713 of 2420	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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 (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/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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	21350 Rider St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2460	704	28	24.7	95.9%	18 (2.6%)	9 (1.3%)	671 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	14.6	5299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		20.4	4819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	480									11.3		11.3	22.9	19.0	35.6				25.7	20.1	8.7	13.0				14.4	96.6	98.3			97.5		$16,423	$16,020	$403
Manuel L. Real Elementary	Public	K-5	19150 Clark St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8520	593	27	21.6	95.4%	16 (2.7%)	8 (1.3%)	560 (94.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	39.7	3238^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		26.9	4208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	970									21.0		21.0	40.7	38.5	38.5				39.1	41.9	34.8	36.5				37.4	93.4			96.7	95.9		$21,064	$19,566	$1,498
Mead Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	21-100 Oleander Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8540	788	33	23.5	91.9%	20 (2.5%)	9 (1.1%)	750 (95.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	35.4	3550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.3	3652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	102	22.6	22.6	54.8	54.8	29.0	29.0	16.1	16.1	22.5		22.5	39.5	32.4	51.4				41.0	31.2	30.6	25.2				29.1	98.3				98.3		$14,595	$14,026	$569
Val Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	2656 Indian Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8550	693	35	19.8	90.3%	21 (3.0%)	42 (6.1%)	608 (87.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	27	4216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		25.1	4357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	141									20.9		20.9	35.9	35.7	41.8	39.0			38.2	26.0	17.9	24.2	12.1			17.7	95.8	96.9		95.8	96.9	96.9	$21,973	$20,048	$1,925
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1357 Mt. Baldy St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-4790	447	19	23.5	85.7%	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	425 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	17.9	5019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	5053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	34									8.2		8.2	31.9	24.6	18.3	31.8			26.8	27.1	27.5	8.2	11.1			19.0							$31,426	$28,982	$2,444
Innovative Horizons Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1461 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-0728	894	40	22.4	85.6%	20 (2.2%)	35 (3.9%)	814 (91.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	29.1	4036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		24.3	4431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	395									20.4	30.2	25.8	39.1	32.2	34.4	43.5	45.8	44.8	40.4	32.6	24.4	22.6	13.0	18.6	19.8	21.6							$32,076	$29,846	$2,230
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	19411 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-8170	1,033	40	26.1	53.5%	289 (28.0%)	62 (6.0%)	493 (47.7%)	130 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.1%)	66.2	1781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%		70.9	1555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	226									45.6		45.6	51.3	57.0	55.5	57.1			55.2	49.1	48.3	45.2	38.5			45.3							$21,008	$20,568	$440
Perris Elementary	Public	K-7	500 A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2124	617	26	23.7	86.5%	14 (2.3%)	34 (5.5%)	546 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	12.6	5455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		14	5392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	63									4.2		4.2	24.4	26.0	14.5	17.8			20.5	31.7	22.2	6.7	4.3			15.1	96.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$28,342	$25,850	$2,492
Tomas Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	20440 Red Poppy Ln.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5757	699	27	25.8	54.6%	199 (28.5%)	24 (3.4%)	362 (51.8%)	46 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.9%)	71.6	1528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		68.9	1645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	117									55.1		55.1	56.3	51.1	69.4	45.1			55.5	57.8	52.3	64.3	35.3			52.6							$22,331	$21,874	$457
Good Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	24050 Theda St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-5181	648	28	23.1	84.1%	17 (2.6%)	11 (1.7%)	606 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	12.5	5463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		18.5	4981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	482									6.7		6.7	22.8	29.6	20.2	23.9			24.1	16.3	14.1	9.9	8.8			12.4	97.4						$28,763	$26,440	$2,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Elementary

Is Columbia Elementary a good school?

Columbia Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Columbia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tomas Rivera Middle
High : Citrus Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Elementary?

Students at Columbia Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

What district is Columbia Elementary in?

Val Verde Unified

How many students attend Columbia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Columbia Elementary.

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