Alvord Unified School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 26 public schools serving 18,977 students in Alvord Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Alvord Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Alvord Unified School District are Lake Hills Elementary School, Promenade Elementary School and Hillcrest High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Alvord Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Alvord Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

School District Name

Alvord Unified School District

School District Website

http://www.alvord.k12.ca.us

School District Phone Number

(951) 509-5000

School District Grades Offered

KG - 12

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

26 Schools

10,233 Schools

# Students

18,977 Students

6,168,558 Students

# Teachers

788 Teachers

263,481 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

24:1

District Rank

Alvord Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 988 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 84% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

Overall District Rank

#1196 out of 1942 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

28%

40%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Alvord Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

42%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alvord Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

92%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Alvord Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.36

0.64

# American Indian Students

43 Students

32,775 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

985 Students

716,889 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

15,035 Students

3,350,293 Students

% Hispanic Students

79%

54%

# Black Students

693 Students

335,281 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

1,870 Students

1,429,452 Students

% White Students

10%

23%

# Hawaiian Students

86 Students

28,573 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

265 Students

271,340 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

1,651

526,799

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,390

453,975

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,394

451,494

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,359

443,439

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,454

462,447

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,288

467,886

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,514

482,667

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,455

472,586

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,470

469,754

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,474

492,115

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,468

480,320

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,509

472,076

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,540

484,898

# Ungraded Students:

8,084

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,777 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,969. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,965 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$261 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total revenue of Alvord Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending

$265 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total spending of Alvord Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$13,777

$15,969

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Alvord Unified School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,965

$16,042

This chart display average spending per public school student in Alvord Unified School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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