📍 21350 Rider St., Perris, Riverside County, 92570
Columbia Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perris, Riverside County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendy Numata. It is part of the Val Verde Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
Columbia Elementary enrolls 659 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 626 | 95% |
| White | 16 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 659 students (97%) 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.
Columbia Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Columbia Elementary is one of 23 schools in Val Verde Unified, based in Perris, California. The district serves 19,080 students district-wide and employs 874 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 659 students, Columbia Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 830 students per school.
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