Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORONGO UNIFIED·NCES 062586003887
Morongo Valley Elementary
10951 Hess Blvd., Morongo Valley, CA 92256 · (760) 363-6216 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
17.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
128 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
46.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.4% | 23.4% | 27.0% | 26.1% |
| Math | 19.8% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 24.3% |
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 | 46.9% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 36.6% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.2% | 44.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.6% | 49.1% |
| 2016-17 | 49.1% | 45.8% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Morongo Valley Elementary
Morongo Valley Elementary's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morongo Valley Elementary this school | 170 | 75.3% | 42.7% |
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) Guerneville | 171 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
| Lake Don Pedro Elementary La Grange | 195 | 81.0% | 21.9% |
| Pine Hill Elementary Eureka | 189 | 76.2% | 41.1% |
| Inyokern Elementary Inyokern | 161 | 80.1% | 45.3% |
| East Lake Clearlake Oaks | 195 | 79.5% | 20.0% |
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 Morongo Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #2,253 of 5,151 | #85 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,736 of 5,172 ▲ 1,222 | #55 of 321 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #2,283 of 5,172 ▲ 114 | #95 of 321 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #563 of 5,116 | #33 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #5,449 of 5,915 | #329 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #2,594 of 5,625 | #208 of 331 |
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
170
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 170 | 9.5 | 17.9:1 | 75% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 10.6 | 17.4:1 | 74% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 8.1 | 22.6:1 | 66% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 8 | 20.5:1 | 88% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 7.6 | 26.2:1 | 76% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 8 | 24.6:1 | 76% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | N/A | N/A | 74% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 53% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 14 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morongo Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (198 to 170); teachers up 26% (7.6 to 9.5).
About Morongo Valley Elementary
As a small elementary school, Morongo Valley Elementary serves students in Morongo Valley, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 170 students. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Morongo Valley Elementary is one of the 16 schools that make up Morongo Unified (7,225 students in total).
White students make up a majority at Morongo Valley Elementary, at 51%. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 33% White. Morongo Valley Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.9:1, with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Morongo Valley Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Morongo Valley Elementary are 7.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.7% actual, 35.4% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
The nearest public school is Painted Hills Middle, at about 6.3 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Morongo Valley Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Morongo Valley Elementary had 164 students, to 2024-25, when it had 170. Students per teacher fell from 20.5 in 2020-21 to 17.9 in 2024-25.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morongo Unified
- Yucca Valley HighHigh · 1,168 students
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- La Contenta MiddleMiddle · 647 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
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- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Painted Hills Middle6.3 mi · 722
- Bella Vista Elementary6.4 mi · 779
- Desert Hot Springs High7.2 mi · 1,687
- Cabot Yerxa Elementary8.5 mi · 664
- Two Bunch Palms Elementary8.6 mi · 717
- Yucca Valley Elementary8.8 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Morongo Valley ElementaryHow large is Morongo Valley Elementary?
Morongo Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 170 students in grades KG-06.
Is Morongo Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morongo Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Morongo Valley Elementary have?
Morongo Valley Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morongo Valley Elementary?
At Morongo Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Morongo Valley Elementary public or private?
Morongo Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morongo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.