How does Lake Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Riverside?

Lake Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 57.2/100, placing it at the 80th percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,128 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lake Hills Elementary?

34.1% of students at Lake Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 65.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lake Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Lake Hills Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lake Hills Elementary?

9.8% of students at Lake Hills Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lake Hills Elementary

Alvord Unified Riverside Riverside County 92503

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,128 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

650 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 54.5%

White 19.1%

Asian 12.5%

Black 4.6%

Other 9.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lake Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	34.1%
Met Standard	31.2%
Below Standard	34.8%

Exceeded

34.1%

Met

31.2%

Below

34.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Lake Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.1% of students exceeded standard while 31.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.3 points above the Alvord Unified district average of 11.7%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.2 points higher (vs 15.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.