📍 1815 E. Rider St., Perris, Riverside County, 92571
Avalon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perris, Riverside County. The school has 590 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Pulido. It is part of the Val Verde Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Avalon Elementary enrolls 590 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 428 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.3% |
| White | 25 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
504 of the school's 590 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.
Avalon 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.
Avalon 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 590 students, Avalon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 830 students per school.