Richard M. Moon Primary

Located at 319 North Reinway Ave., in Waterford, California, Richard M. Moon Primary is a mid-tier primary school that educates 510 students (grades K through 3), operated by Waterford Unified.

Within Waterford Unified, which oversees 5 schools and 1,721 students, Richard M. Moon Primary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Richard M. Moon Primary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Richard M. Moon Primary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Richard M. Moon Primary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richard M. Moon Primary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.0%, the actual is 38.4%, a residual of +12.4 points.

In the area at large, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Richard M. Moon Primary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lucille Whitehead Intermediate, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richard M. Moon Primary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richard M. Moon Primary has declined 6%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 27% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

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