Taawila Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Menifee, California

Taawila Elementary in Menifee, California enrolled 803 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 23.6 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 52-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

739 students in 2022-23, 786 students in 2023-24, 803 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Taawila Elementary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-237392023-247862024-25803
Students enrolled at Taawila Elementary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-237392023-247862024-25803
Students enrolled at Taawila Elementary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-237392023-247862024-25803
Students enrolled at Taawila Elementary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-237392023-247862024-25803
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373931.023.8
2023-2478633.123.7
2024-2580334.023.6

23.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taawila Elementary 23.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaawila Elementary 23.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taawila Elementary 23.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaawila Elementary 23.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taawila Elementary 23.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaawila Elementary 23.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taawila Elementary 23.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaawila Elementary 23.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 602 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Taawila Elementary enrolled 602 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 602 of the 602 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were Hispanic, 26.8% White, 13.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.3%
  2. White26.8%
  3. Two or more races13.2%
  4. Asian7.7%
  5. Black6.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Taawila Elementary scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2252‑56%47%45%
Math, 2022-2348%34% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Menifee

9 public elementary schools in Menifee report 2024-25 enrollment; Taawila Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Boulder Ridge Elementary93825.453.5%
Southshore Elementary84323.441.8%
Evans Ranch Elementary81724.447.0%
Taawila Elementary80323.630.9%
Freedom Crest Elementary70724.459.1%
Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary66423.748.9%
Chester W. Morrison Elementary51824.149.4%
Hillside Innovation Academy15515.672.3%

All public schools in Menifee →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Taawila Elementary

  1. Evans Ranch ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 817 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Ridgemoor ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 772 students, 23.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Taawila Elementary with Evans Ranch ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Menifee Union spends per student$13,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,911
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaTaawila Elementary is the number 377 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#377 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher23.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.23.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Taawila Elementary

  1. How many students attend Taawila Elementary?
    803 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 739 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Menifee, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Taawila Elementary?
    23.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Taawila Elementary a Title I school?
    Taawila Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Taawila Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Taawila Elementary scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Taawila Elementary in?
    Menifee Union, NCES district ID 0624540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062454014364 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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