Sunnymeadows Elementary

Sunnymeadows Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Moreno Valley, California, run under Moreno Valley Unified. Current enrollment sits at 583 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 38 schools in Moreno Valley Unified (31,001 students total), Sunnymeadows Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sunnymeadows Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 9% Black, 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Sunnymeadows Elementary records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunnymeadows Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.5%; this one delivers 21.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household earnings sit near $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Sunnymeadows Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Alessandro, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunnymeadows Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 23.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Sunnymeadows Elementary's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 583). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 today.

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