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Enrollment
999
Middle
DISTRICT 1,104 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580010278
Palm Middle
11900 Slawson Ave., Moreno Valley, CA 92557 · (951) 571-4260 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of California public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
843 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 334 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 334 | 33% |
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 34.3% |
| Math | 9.8% | 10.8% | 23.8% | 55.6% |
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 | 38.9% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 20.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 19.2% |
| 2018-19 | 31.2% | 26.1% |
| 2017-18 | 30.4% | 25.0% |
| 2016-17 | 34.6% | 26.2% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Palm Middle
Palm Middle's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Middle this school | 999 | 84.4% | 28.4% |
| Mountain View Middle Moreno Valley | 1,114 | 87.1% | 25.8% |
| Curran Middle Bakersfield | 973 | 87.4% | 19.3% |
| Quail Valley Middle Phelan | 870 | 80.5% | 20.1% |
| Alexander Fleming Middle Lomita | 1,110 | 88.8% | 38.0% |
| Grange Middle Fairfield | 944 | 86.5% | 17.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Palm Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #790 of 1,224 | #41 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #842 of 1,227 ▼ 57 | #42 of 78 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #748 of 1,227 ▲ 78 | #40 of 78 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #571 of 1,214 | #34 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 999 | #197 of 1,377 | #30 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #467 of 1,279 | #8 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #725 of 1,278 | #37 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #429 of 1,329 | #37 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #289 of 930 | #11 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
999
-90 (-8%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 1,533
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 999 | 50.1 | 20.0:1 | 84% (843) |
| 2023-24 | 1,042 | 53 | 19.6:1 | 83% (868) |
| 2022-23 | 1,014 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 71% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 1,089 | 55 | 19.8:1 | 82% (894) |
| 2017-18 | 1,279 | 47.7 | 26.8:1 | 77% (979) |
| 2015-16 | 1,239 | 47 | 26.4:1 | 77% (960) |
| 2010-11 | 1,303 | N/A | N/A | 72% (938) |
| 2000-01 | 1,533 | 66 | 23.2:1 | 45% (684) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palm Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,279 to 999); teachers up 5% (47.7 to 50.1).
About Palm Middle
Palm Middle is a large middle school in Moreno Valley, California, administered by Moreno Valley Unified. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 999 students. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Moreno Valley Unified enrolls 31,001 students in 38 schools, including Palm Middle.
Of every 100 students at Palm Middle, about 71 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Teacher count: 50.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.0:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Among California public middle schools, Palm Middle outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.1% at Palm Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.4%.
In Riverside County, home to about 2,478,600 people, median household income comes to about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside County's 543 public schools enroll about 424,872 students and include Palm Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cloverdale Elementary, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Palm Middle ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 8% over 4 years, reaching 999 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Palm Middle, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Cloverdale Elementary0.3 mi · 694
- North Ridge Elementary0.8 mi · 700
- Bear Valley Elementary1.0 mi · 721
- Mountain View Middle1.5 mi · 1,114
- Butterfield Language Academy1.5 mi · 963
- Midland Elementary1.6 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Palm MiddleHow large is Palm Middle?
Palm Middle enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Palm Middle serve?
Palm Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Palm Middle?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Palm Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palm Middle?
At Palm Middle, the student body is approximately 10% White, 71% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Palm Middle public or private?
Palm Middle 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.