Is Pedley Elementary a good school?

Pedley Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Pedley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 741 students attended Pedley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pedley Elementary?

Students at Pedley Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pedley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pedley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mira Loma Middle High : Jurupa Valley High

Pedley Elementary

Summary:

Pedley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riverside, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 739 students. The school is part of the Jurupa Unified School District, which is ranked 1304 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Pedley Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.7% in 2017-2018 to 41.2% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby Mission Bell Elementary at 35.8% and Sky Country Elementary at 19.3%. Academically, Pedley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Jurupa Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly below their peers at the state level.

Pedley Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.63% to 76.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Camino Real Elementary at 46.87%. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 18.9 and 21.8 over the past few years, which is generally higher than the nearby schools. These challenges suggest the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the persistent academic underperformance, high chronic absenteeism, and significant disparities among student subgroups at Pedley Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

5871 Hudson St.
Jurupa Valley, CA 92509-5012

(951) 360-2793

District: Jurupa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5184^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,646

Students who attend Pedley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mira Loma Middle
High:	Jurupa Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 741

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

3.9%

African American:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pedley Elementary ranks worse than 88.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Jurupa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.3%), White (3.9%), African American (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pedley Elementary is 21, which is the 5^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Jurupa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Pedley Elementary employs 35.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pedley Elementary is $10,646, which is the 3^rd highest among 16 elementary schools in the Jurupa Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pedley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pedley Elementary 5184^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pedley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Jurupa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Jurupa Unified 1304^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pedley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pedley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.27	4326^th	4809	10.0%
2005	17.11	4162^nd	4822	13.7%
2006	15.31	4333^rd	4818	10.1%
2007	21.11	4208^th	5113	17.7%
2008	23.31	4094^th	5113	19.9%
2009	24.16	4125^th	5193	20.6%
2010	24.37	4273^rd	5314	19.6%
2011	34.29	3664^th	5377	31.9%
2012	25.04	4312^th	5390	20.0%
2013	19.84	4749^th	5530	14.1%
2015	25.17	4114^th	5611	26.7%
2016	26.69	4040^th	5614	28.0%
2017	30.99	3755^th	5692	34.0%
2018	21.50	4564^th	5662	19.4%
2019	15.48	5205^th	5789	10.1%
2022	10.01	5728^th	5883	2.6%
2023	12.12	5567^th	5874	5.2%
2024	16.31	5184^th	5862	11.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pedley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.44	2435^th	3246	25.0%
2019	23.82	2944^th	3275	10.1%
2022	18.98	3236^th	3311	2.3%
2023	23.22	2987^th	3250	8.1%
2024	33.11	2323^rd	3160	26.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pedley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.08	4050^th	5084	20.3%
2019	17.74	4703^rd	5173	9.1%
2022	11.79	5122^nd	5264	2.7%
2023	13.98	5106^th	5374	5.0%
2024	18.77	4878^th	5511	11.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Pedley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.88	3612^th	5413	33.3%
2019	21.58	4496^th	5492	18.1%
2022	12.62	5390^th	5635	4.3%
2023	13.72	5257^th	5617	6.4%
2024	16.90	4968^th	5605	11.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Pedley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.09	5147^th	5431	5.2%
2019	11.68	5277^th	5510	4.2%
2022	9.31	5576^th	5663	1.5%
2023	12.15	5372^nd	5650	4.9%
2024	16.68	5007^th	5636	11.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pedley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.70	3701^st	4830	23.4%
2019	19.21	4427^th	4963	10.8%
2022	11.44	4969^th	5084	2.3%
2023	15.55	4758^th	5098	6.7%
2024	20.86	4403^rd	5102	13.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pedley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	562	23	6	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
1989	453	10	1	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
1990	441	7	2	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1991	423	6	2	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1992	413	4	1	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	599
1993	390	10	4	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1994	363	9	3	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1995	351	14	1	305	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
1996	351	14	1	305	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
1997	314	13	2	348	1	n/a	n/a	0	678
1998	308	10	0	423	2	n/a	n/a	0	743
1999	307	9	5	430	6	n/a	n/a	0	757
2000	316	13	6	465	15	n/a	n/a	0	815
2001	304	22	4	454	18	n/a	n/a	1	803
2002	249	22	12	486	10	n/a	n/a	0	779
2003	249	22	12	486	10	n/a	n/a	0	779
2004	218	26	8	510	7	n/a	n/a	2	771
2005	212	30	9	515	4	n/a	n/a	0	770
2006	171	29	8	515	5	n/a	n/a	0	728
2007	138	21	12	472	1	n/a	n/a	9	653
2008	129	29	18	545	2	n/a	n/a	0	723
2009	116	27	12	538	3	3	18	0	717
2010	101	15	13	537	0	2	9	0	677
2011	84	16	10	559	0	0	9	0	678
2012	68	15	3	581	0	0	12	0	679
2013	74	6	6	591	1	2	12	0	692
2014	47	4	6	573	0	0	10	0	640
2015	38	0	4	458	0	0	8	0	508
2016	43	1	2	446	0	0	11	0	503
2017	33	2	1	481	0	0	12	0	529
2018	26	4	2	532	0	0	12	0	576
2019	25	3	2	609	1	0	10	0	650
2020	30	4	2	603	1	0	13	0	653
2021	26	8	1	629	2	0	15	0	681
2022	27	7	0	678	2	0	15	0	729
2023	36	10	2	675	2	0	14	0	739
2024	29	14	0	684	2	1	11	0	741

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pedley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	680	25.0	27.2	n/a
1989	585	23.0	25.4	n/a
1990	576	24.0	24.0	n/a
1991	570	22.0	25.9	n/a
1992	599	22.4	26.7	32.6
1993	613	23.0	26.7	33.8
1994	595	23.7	25.1	50.3
1995	673	26.0	25.9	59.7
1996	673	26.0	25.9	59.7
1997	678	27.0	25.1	60.2
1998	743	32.0	23.2	65.9
1999	757	33.0	22.9	63.5
2000	815	34.0	24.0	66.7
2001	803	35.0	22.9	67.3
2002	779	36.0	21.6	70.2
2003	779	36.0	21.6	70.2
2004	771	33.0	23.4	73.5
2005	770	34.0	22.6	71.3
2006	728	33.0	22.1	75.4
2007	653	31.0	21.1	77
2008	723	35.5	20.4	79.4
2009	717	34.0	19.9	75
2010	677	32.5	20.8	74.2
2011	678	n/a	n/a	80.8
2012	679	29.5	23.0	84.5
2013	692	30.0	23.0	83.7
2014	640	25.5	25.0	85.6
2015	508	22.0	23.0	81.7
2016	503	22.0	22.8	77.9
2017	529	23.6	22.3	80.5
2018	576	27.7	20.7	79
2019	650	28.8	22.5	77.8
2020	653	n/a	n/a	75.3
2021	681	36.0	18.9	76.8
2022	729	33.2	21.8	67.6
2023	739	34.5	21.3	73.6
2024	741	35.1	21.0	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pedley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	680	25.0	27.2	n/a
1989	585	23.0	25.4	n/a
1990	576	24.0	24.0	n/a
1991	570	22.0	25.9	n/a
1992	599	22.4	26.7	32.6
1993	613	23.0	26.7	33.8
1994	595	23.7	25.1	50.3
1995	673	26.0	25.9	59.7
1996	673	26.0	25.9	59.7
1997	678	27.0	25.1	60.2
1998	743	32.0	23.2	65.9
1999	757	33.0	22.9	63.5
2000	815	34.0	24.0	66.7
2001	803	35.0	22.9	67.3
2002	779	36.0	21.6	70.2
2003	779	36.0	21.6	70.2
2004	771	33.0	23.4	73.5
2005	770	34.0	22.6	71.3
2006	728	33.0	22.1	75.4
2007	653	31.0	21.1	77
2008	723	35.5	20.4	79.4
2009	717	34.0	19.9	75
2010	677	32.5	20.8	74.2
2011	678	n/a	n/a	80.8
2012	679	29.5	23.0	84.5
2013	692	30.0	23.0	83.7
2014	640	25.5	25.0	85.6
2015	508	22.0	23.0	81.7
2016	503	22.0	22.8	77.9
2017	529	23.6	22.3	80.5
2018	576	27.7	20.7	79
2019	650	28.8	22.5	77.8
2020	653	n/a	n/a	75.3
2021	681	36.0	18.9	76.8
2022	729	33.2	21.8	67.6
2023	739	34.5	21.3	73.6
2024	741	35.1	21.0	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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