How does Manuel L. Real Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Perris?

Manuel L. Real Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.5/100, placing it at the 47th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,202 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Manuel L. Real Elementary?

16.0% of students at Manuel L. Real Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Manuel L. Real Elementary improving or declining?

Manuel L. Real Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Manuel L. Real Elementary?

23.2% of students at Manuel L. Real 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.

Manuel L. Real Elementary

Val Verde Unified Perris Riverside County 92570

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,202 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

633 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

93%

Teachers

28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 94.0%

White 3.2%

Asian 0.5%

Black 1.6%

Other 0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Manuel L. Real Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.0%
Met Standard	22.4%
Below Standard	61.6%

Exceeded

16.0%

Met

22.4%

Below

61.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Manuel L. Real Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Val Verde Unified district average of 15.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 14.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.