About Railroad Canyon Elementary School
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Railroad Canyon Elementary School is located in Lake Elsinore, CA and is one of 15 elementary schools in Lake Elsinore Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 537 students in grades K-5.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Railroad Canyon Elementary School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Railroad Canyon Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Railroad Canyon Elementary School had an API growth score of 820 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Railroad Canyon Elementary School's 2009 base score was 787 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Railroad Canyon Elementary School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Railroad Canyon Elementary School's students and teachers.
Railroad Canyon Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
71 %
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White
17 %
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Black
6 %
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Filipino
2 %
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Multiple or No Response
1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
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