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What's something Moreno Valley High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,103
High
DISTRICT 1,350 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580003869
Moreno Valley High
23300 Cottonwood Ave., Moreno Valley, CA 92553 · (951) 571-4820 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,103 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,945 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 570 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 524 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 536 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 473 | 22% |
Student demographics
32%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
16.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 28.4% | 26.4% | 32.0% |
| Math | 4.6% | 11.9% | 21.7% | 61.8% |
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 | 41.5% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 15.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 47.3% | 15.1% |
| 2017-18 | 28.1% | 14.5% |
| 2016-17 | 44.5% | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Moreno Valley High
Moreno Valley High's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno Valley High this school | 2,103 | 92.5% | 27.6% |
| San Jacinto High San Jacinto | 2,388 | 89.9% | 22.9% |
| West High Bakersfield | 2,159 | 91.1% | 29.8% |
| South High Bakersfield | 2,107 | 96.8% | 36.3% |
| Indian Springs High San Bernardino | 1,810 | 96.8% | 27.2% |
| San Gorgonio High San Bernardino | 1,431 | 91.6% | 29.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Moreno Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #870 of 1,052 | #51 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #789 of 1,056 ▲ 83 | #38 of 60 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #873 of 1,056 ▼ 23 | #53 of 60 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #581 of 1,044 | #36 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,103 | #233 of 2,093 | #26 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #546 of 1,352 | #12 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #954 of 1,351 | #53 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #215 of 1,575 | #17 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #456 of 802 | #27 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,103
-153 (-7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 2,315
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 2,103 | 105.2 | 20.0:1 | 92% (1,945) |
| 2023-24 | 2,143 | 107.8 | 19.9:1 | 91% (1,953) |
| 2022-23 | 2,232 | 107 | 20.9:1 | 75% (1,672) |
| 2020-21 | 2,256 | 104 | 21.7:1 | 67% (1,515) |
| 2017-18 | 2,338 | 98.8 | 23.7:1 | 89% (2,087) |
| 2015-16 | 2,335 | 91 | 25.7:1 | 89% (2,067) |
| 2010-11 | 2,471 | N/A | N/A | 87% (2,149) |
| 2000-01 | 2,877 | 133 | 21.6:1 | 59% (1,705) |
| 1990-91 | 2,315 | 96 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moreno Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (2,338 to 2,103); teachers up 7% (98.8 to 105.2).
About Moreno Valley High
Moreno Valley High operates as a large high school in Moreno Valley, California. Enrolled students number 2,103 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Moreno Valley High is run by Moreno Valley Unified, whose 38 schools enroll 31,001 students.
Moreno Valley High's enrollment is 82% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 9% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points above the 51% share among Riverside County residents. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Moreno Valley High is 105.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.0:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. That is 18 points above the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
The allk12 Grade for Moreno Valley High is C. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Moreno Valley High's results are 2.3 points above predicted: 27.6% against 25.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures 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 residents live below the federal poverty line. Moreno Valley High is one of 543 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Alessandro, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Moreno Valley High ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
Moreno Valley High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Moreno Valley High's enrollment declined 7%, to 2,103. By 2024-25, the school had 20.0 students per teacher, compared with 21.7 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Moreno Valley High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
- Mountain View MiddleMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in Moreno Valley
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other Moreno Valley High schools
One other US public school is named Moreno Valley High. Moreno Valley High is the largest of the 2.
- MORENO VALLEY HIGHANGEL FIRE, NM · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Alessandro0.2 mi · 46
- Sunnymeadows Elementary0.5 mi · 583
- Creekside Elementary0.6 mi · 612
- Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM0.7 mi · 210
- Sunnymead Middle0.8 mi · 1,185
- Sunnymead Elementary0.8 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Moreno Valley HighHow large is Moreno Valley High?
Moreno Valley High enrolls approximately 2,103 students in grades 09-12.
Is Moreno Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moreno Valley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Moreno Valley High have?
Moreno Valley High employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moreno Valley High?
At Moreno Valley High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Moreno Valley High public or private?
Moreno Valley High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moreno Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.