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What advice would you give to incoming students at Box Springs Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580009586
Box Springs Elementary
11900 Athens Dr., Moreno Valley, CA 92557 · (951) 571-4530 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
391 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 447% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Box Springs Elementary→Bayside Community Day
Based on grade levels within Moreno Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.9pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 24.6% | 23.5% | 42.6% |
| Math | 6.6% | 14.8% | 27.3% | 51.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 31.7% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 30.6% | 19.5% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 17.1% |
| 2016-17 | 25.1% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Box Springs Elementary
Box Springs Elementary's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Springs Elementary this school | 428 | 91.4% | 26.9% |
| Edison Elementary Long Beach | 426 | 90.1% | 22.4% |
| Muir Elementary Fresno | 469 | 94.5% | 24.1% |
| Hamilton Elementary San Diego | 406 | 93.6% | 34.6% |
| Frank E. Woodruff Elementary Bellflower | 444 | 89.4% | 27.3% |
| Craig Williams Elementary Lakewood | 478 | 87.2% | 30.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Box Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,873 of 5,151 | #203 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,176 of 5,172 ▼ 447 | #211 of 283 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,572 of 5,172 ▲ 212 | #181 of 283 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #1,433 of 5,116 | #87 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #3,304 of 5,915 | #267 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,573 of 5,352 | #170 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #2,991 of 5,354 | #130 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #916 of 5,625 | #62 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,677 of 3,837 | #146 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 91% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 86% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 21.1 | 20.6:1 | 76% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 93% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 83% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 17 | 25.2:1 | 84% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | N/A | N/A | 84% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 49% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 30 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Box Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (476 to 428); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About Box Springs Elementary
Box Springs Elementary, located in Moreno Valley, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 428 students in kindergarten through 6.
Box Springs Elementary is part of Moreno Valley Unified, where 38 schools serve 31,001 students.
Box Springs Elementary is 71% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% White. County-wide, 51% of Riverside County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Box Springs Elementary's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.8:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 91%. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Box Springs Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Box Springs Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.9% and a predicted 26.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Riverside County show that the median household income is $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Box Springs Elementary is one of 543 public schools in the county.
Honey Hollow Elementary is located about 1.1 miles from Box Springs Elementary. The five-mile area around Box Springs Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 26.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 428, close to the 435 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 20.7 to 23.8 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moreno Valley Unified
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other schools in Moreno Valley
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
Nearby schools
- Honey Hollow Elementary1.1 mi · 632
- Edgemont Elementary1.1 mi · 482
- Seneca Elementary1.2 mi · 472
- TownGate Elementary1.3 mi · 685
- Canyon Springs High1.5 mi · 2,251
- Sunnymeadows Elementary1.5 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Box Springs ElementaryHow large is Box Springs Elementary?
Box Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-06.
Is Box Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Box Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Box Springs Elementary have?
Box Springs Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
How diverse is Box Springs Elementary?
Box Springs Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 71% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Box Springs Elementary?
Box Springs Elementary is overseen by Moreno Valley Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.