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Railway Elementary

Perris Elementary Perris Riverside County 92570
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,654 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
727 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
82%
Teachers
31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.3%
White 2.5%
Black 2.3%
Other 2.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Railway Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard4.9%
Met Standard15.4%
Below Standard79.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Railway Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Perris Elementary district average of 8.9%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
4.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
20.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+8.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
31.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,654
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 112 3.6% 13.4% 20.5% 62.5% 17.0%
4th 91 6.6% 16.5% 18.7% 58.2% 23.1%
5th 102 6.9% 25.5% 21.6% 46.1% 32.4%
6th 105 2.9% 23.8% 27.6% 45.7% 26.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 114 3.5% 15.8% 26.3% 54.4% 19.3%
4th 92 3.3% 8.7% 40.2% 47.8% 12.0%
5th 103 7.8% 12.6% 20.4% 59.2% 20.4%
6th 108 4.6% 6.5% 36.1% 52.8% 11.1%