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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113510290
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
25390 Krameria St., Moreno Valley, CA 92551 · (951) 490-0380 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
19.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
548 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 | 185 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (185) is 108% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
33.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.7% | 27.6% | 21.6% | 32.1% |
| Math | 13.4% | 20.4% | 32.0% | 34.2% |
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 | 46.3% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 20.5% |
| 2018-19 | 45.4% | 44.6% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 33.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.8% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary this school | 639 | 85.8% | 39.0% |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 579 | 86.4% | 42.0% |
| Addams Elementary Long Beach | 717 | 85.1% | 30.0% |
| Robinson Academy Long Beach | 708 | 83.1% | 25.3% |
| El Dorado Elementary Stockton | 554 | 88.3% | 13.9% |
| Munsey Elementary Bakersfield | 663 | 86.7% | 23.5% |
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 Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,585 of 5,151 | #103 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #2,844 of 5,172 ▼ 234 | #112 of 283 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #2,340 of 5,172 ▲ 350 | #97 of 283 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.6pp | #259 of 5,116 | #7 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #1,104 of 5,915 | #144 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #818 of 5,352 | #14 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #3,237 of 5,354 | #147 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #1,583 of 5,625 | #120 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #3,770 of 3,837 | #205 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
639
-6 (-1%) vs 2017
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 1,030
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 24.8:1
% White
4%
was 3%
% Hispanic
74%
was 67%
% Black
16%
was 23%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
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 | 639 | 32.4 | 19.7:1 | 86% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 30.5 | 21.9:1 | 88% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 25.3 | 23.1:1 | 89% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 86% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 43 | 23.9:1 | 55% (566) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (645 to 639); teachers up 25% (26 to 32.4).
About Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Moreno Valley, California. Federal data show 639 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 37% bigger than average.
District-wide, Val Verde Unified has 22 schools and 19,065 students.
The student body at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary is 74% Hispanic. The school is also 16% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 51%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.7:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Of all students at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, 86% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in Riverside County.
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, the prediction is 29.3% and the result is 39.0%.
For the population of Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Riverside County, 543 public schools serve about 424,872 students.
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Vista Verde Middle, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary at 2nd of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 645 in 2017-18 and 639 in 2024-25. Over that span, the Black share moved 7 points, to 16%. By 2024-25, the school had 19.7 students per teacher, compared with 24.8 in 2017-18.
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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
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Other Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Verde Middle0.4 mi · 900
- Victoriano Elementary0.8 mi · 608
- Lasselle Elementary0.9 mi · 812
- Rainbow Ridge Elementary1.1 mi · 723
- March Middle1.1 mi · 686
- Vista del Lago High1.5 mi · 1,924
Frequently asked questions
About Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary?
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary enrolls approximately 639 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary serve?
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary?
At Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary public or private?
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Val Verde Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.