Moreno Valley High

Moreno Valley High, an expansive 9-12 campus in Moreno Valley, California, one of the schools within Moreno Valley Unified, instructs 2,103 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 151% above typical.

Within Moreno Valley Unified, which oversees 38 schools and 31,001 students, Moreno Valley High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Moreno Valley High reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 9% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Moreno Valley High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Moreno Valley High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alessandro, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Moreno Valley High. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moreno Valley High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 21.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 2,338 students in 2018 compared to 2,103 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.