📍 26700 State Highway 243, Idyllwild, Riverside County, 92549
Idyllwild is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Idyllwild, Riverside County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gayle Carpenter. It is part of the Hemet Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
Idyllwild enrolls 269 students across grades K–8. The student body is 45% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 129 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 269 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Idyllwild is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Idyllwild is one of 28 schools in Hemet Unified, based in Hemet, California. The district serves 22,891 students district-wide and employs 967 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, Idyllwild is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.