Pedley Elementary, Jurupa Valley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Pedley Elementary

Pedley Elementary serves a community with substantial economic need and faces significant academic challenges. The school is located in Jurupa Valley, a mixed semi-rural and suburban city in Riverside County that was formed by incorporating several older communities. The area's economy centers on logistics and distribution, with major warehouse and industrial facilities nearby, and the population is predominantly Hispanic and largely immigrant.

Pedley Elementary enrolls students across kindergarten through sixth grade in a school of moderate size for its grade band. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the families the school serves. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Academic performance is weak across the board. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from under one-fifth at the lower grades to somewhat higher at sixth grade. In mathematics, performance is lower still, with proficiency rates falling below one-fifth in most grades and dropping to single digits at fifth grade. In science, where the school administered the state assessment at fifth grade, proficiency was minimal. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Riverside County. This means the school is well below the typical performance level for its county.

The school has only one year of state assessment data available, so trend information is limited. A parent seeking to understand whether performance has been improving or declining would not find that information in the current record.

The community context includes growth. Jurupa Valley is adding housing through new master-planned communities and is pursuing major mixed-use development that would expand the city. This growth may affect school enrollment and resource pressure. The city secured voter approval in late 2024 for Measure V, a bond measure funding school facility improvements, campus security upgrades, and infrastructure repairs across the Jurupa Unified district. This represents a sustained commitment to physical plant and safety, though it also signals that aging facilities have been a concern.

The broader Jurupa Unified district had attempted facility funding earlier through a bond measure that was defeated in 2020, before succeeding with Measure V four years later. For a family considering Pedley Elementary, the recent bond passage suggests the district is moving to address long-standing facility needs, but the weak academic data indicates that infrastructure investment is one dimension of what the school faces. A parent may want to look into further with the school what instructional supports are in place and what the school's own priorities are for academic improvement.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 314%

School 14% · District 27% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 23%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 17% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 615%

School 15% · District 20% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 316%

School 16% · District 25% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 25% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 28% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 33% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 16% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolJurupa Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income12%Higher-income32%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income10%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income13%Higher-income40%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income40%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income13%Higher-income18%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income22%Higher-income25%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income6%Higher-income25%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income20%7 pp gap