Railway Elementary

779 Students

Elementary School K - 6th

School Overview

Railway Elementary School, located at 555 Alpine Dr. in Perris, California, is a public school serving students within the Perris Elementary School District. Situated in a growing residential area, the school is dedicated to providing a foundational education that focuses on core academic standards while fostering a supportive community environment for its diverse student body.

As part of the Perris educational landscape, Railway Elementary emphasizes student growth through a combination of classroom instruction and extracurricular engagement. The school works to prepare its young learners for the transition to middle school by encouraging literacy, mathematical proficiency, and social-emotional development. With its focus on local community involvement, the school strives to be a central resource for families in the Alpine Drive neighborhood and the surrounding Perris community.

779

Total Students

32.0

Full-Time Teachers

24.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

76.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Railway Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	25
Hispanic	715
Black	21
Two or More	16
American Indian	2

Hispanic
715 (91.8 %)
White
25 (3.2 %)
Black
21 (2.7 %)
Two or More
16 (2.1 %)
American Indian
2 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Perris Elementary
Phone:	(951)943-3259
Grade Range:	K - 6th
Total Students:	779
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	32.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	24.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	551
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	41

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 149

Grade 1 113

Grade 2 96

Grade 3 116

Grade 4 112

Grade 5 100

Grade 6 93