📍 555 Alpine Dr., Perris, Riverside County, 92570
Railway Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perris, Riverside County. The school has 779 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Lozano. It is part of the Perris Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
Railway Elementary enrolls 779 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 715 | 92% |
| White | 25 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
663 of the school's 779 students (85%) 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.
Railway Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Railway Elementary is one of 9 schools in Perris Elementary, based in Perris, California. The district serves 5,522 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 779 students, Railway Elementary is larger than the district average of about 614 students per school.