Public school · Moreno Valley Unified

Moreno Valley High — Rating & test scores

23300 Cottonwood Avenue, Moreno Valley · 2,103 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 71

DevelopingScope Score · 26th percentile. Higher than 26 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (434 of 467); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 467
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Moreno Valley High a good high school?

Developing. Moreno Valley High is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced1742%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2717%
English, Advanced1613%
Math, Advanced265%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2130 in 100
Moreno Valley High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Moreno Valley Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 12% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Each bar is Moreno Valley High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 402 in English, 401 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Moreno Valley High say about itself?

We haven’t read Moreno Valley High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open morenovalley.mvusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 5 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Moreno Valley High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

6 high schools within 4.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Riverside STEM AcademyMagnet · by applicationScope Score 9698th
  2. Valley ViewNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7445th
  3. Vista del LagoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7339th
  4. Canyon SpringsNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7337th
  5. Moreno ValleyScope Score 7126th
  6. Moreno Valley Online AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 613rd
Moreno Valley UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 6 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Moreno Valley High compare with schools like it?

Moreno Valley High’s Scope Score is 71. 351 California high schools, counting Moreno Valley High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Moreno Valley High’s result is higher than 133 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 351

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 90%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

351 California public high schools where 86% to 98% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 86% to 98% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Moreno Valley High’s share. The count includes Moreno Valley High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 42% to 41% and math from 17% to 12%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%44%57%CaliforniaCalifornia51%Moreno Valley UnifiedDistrict41%Moreno Valley HighThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202620%17%32%CaliforniaCalifornia16%Moreno Valley UnifiedDistrict12%Moreno Valley HighThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Moreno Valley Unified’s line combines its 5 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Moreno Valley Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringMoreno Valley HighMoreno Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201744%53%60%508
201828%45%56%505
201947%51%57%499
202244%48%55%444
202349%50%55%484
202441%43%56%466
202542%50%57%503
202641%51%57%402
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringMoreno Valley HighMoreno Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201717%20%32%510
201814%19%31%511
201915%20%32%498
202212%14%27%448
202315%14%27%485
202412%12%28%466
202517%15%30%502
202612%16%32%401

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

41%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3029329
Moreno Valley Unified49%California57%

Math

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

66229
Moreno Valley Unified15%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 29 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school9%32%29%30%402
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Moreno Valley Unified17%32%25%26%2,185
Math, grade 11 · This school3%9%22%66%401
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Moreno Valley Unified5%10%21%64%2,176

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 402 tested in English, 401 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 81% of students. 648 of 2,171 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

30in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (648 of 2,171 students).

At the average Moreno Valley Unified high school: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.7% of students were suspended at least once (63 of 2,318). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,103

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 81%Black or African American 10%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%White 2%Pacific Islander 1%Not reported <1%Filipino <1%

Family income

92%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,945 of 2,103. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

108

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

1% were in their first year.

81% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

29%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (96 of 328 students).

Moreno Valley Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino81%
Black or African American10%
Two or more races2%
Asian2%
White2%
Pacific Islander1%
Not reported<1%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 86.5 of 106.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino317 tested12%California 21%
  • Low-income371 tested12%California 23%
  • Black or African American41 tested7%California 19%
  • English learners79 tested1%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities62 tested0%California 8%

12% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students, students with disabilities and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Moreno Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 372 tested in English, 371 in math
English40%−646%−949%
Math12%−214%−1123%
Hispanic or Latino · 317 tested
English41%−849%−849%
Math12%−214%−921%
Black or African American · 41 tested
English34%−842%−842%
Math7%−512%−1219%
English learners · 80 tested in English, 79 in math
English1%−45%−78%
Math1%−12%−78%
Students with disabilities · 62 tested
English10%−313%−919%
Math0%−22%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Moreno Valley Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian and homeless students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

93% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 56% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 53% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

56%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

50%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 434 of 467 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

56%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 262 of 467 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

50%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 215 of 434 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

53% enrolled in college within 12 months · 421 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓33 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓56 · 13%
  • California community college109 · 26%
  • In-state private16 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year5 · 1%
  • Not enrolled198 · 47%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
53%enrolled in college within a year

421 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California33 (8%)
  • California State University56 (13%)
  • California community college109 (26%)
  • In-state private16 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year5 (1%)
  • Not enrolled198 (47%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 434 of 467 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 262 of 467 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 215 of 434 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
104
Admitted
87
Enrolled
49

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 89 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 33
  • UC IrvineApplied 85 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 65 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 4
  • UC San DiegoApplied 49 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 34 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 24 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 22 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 18 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 104 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2024Applied 145 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2023Applied 116 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2022Applied 168 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2021Applied 144 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2020Applied 141 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2019Applied 126 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2018Applied 135 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2017Applied 144 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2016Applied 102 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 45

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
418
Admitted
388
Enrolled
29

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 1,534 · Admitted 1,424 · Enrolled 125
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 1,090 · Admitted 804 · Enrolled 21
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 1,016 · Admitted 298 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 896 · Admitted 528 · Enrolled 18
  • San Diego StateApplied 812 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 470 · Admitted 430 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 322 · Admitted 306 · Enrolled 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 298 · Admitted 254 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 188 · Admitted 164 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 132 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 130 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 7
  • Fresno StateApplied 120 · Admitted 112 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 120 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 116 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 90 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 54 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 50 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 48 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 42 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 24 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 18 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 418 · Admitted 388 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2024Applied 458 · Admitted 444 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2023Applied 412 · Admitted 392 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2022Applied 406 · Admitted 374 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2021Applied 306 · Admitted 280 · Enrolled 35
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science7
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts2
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course22 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • African American Studies
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Art History
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
165 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Moreno Valley High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$21,719 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$21,719

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,683
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,036
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,929
  • Moreno Valley High$21,719
  • Moreno Valley Unified high schools$21,337
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Moreno Valley High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92553. They are not figures for the families at Moreno Valley High.

Typical household income in a year

$78,246

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92553.

Typical home value
$453,100
People who live in this ZIP code
74,640
Typical age
31.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Moreno Valley High’s results?

Moreno Valley Unified’s board decides Moreno Valley High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Moreno Valley High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Moreno Valley Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Moreno Valley Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Moreno Valley High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?29% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (96 of 328 students); California: 47%
  2. What happens before a suspension, and who talks with the family?2.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (63 of 2,318 students); average Moreno Valley Unified high school: 1.3%
  3. What help do students get in math?12% in math and 41% in English scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026 (401 tested in math, 402 in English)
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Moreno Valley High, and how do I get in?

Ask Moreno Valley Unified which school serves your address. From Sunnymead Middle and parts of Badger Springs Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Sunnymead Middle Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile · 2026

Fed by 7 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Badger Springs Middle Scope Score 68Needs Support · 7th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Moreno Valley High

3 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (10)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Sunnymead Middle

  • TownGate ElementaryScope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile · 2026
  • Edgemont ElementarySome of its area goes to Badger Springs MiddleScope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile · 2026
  • Sunnymead ElementaryScope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile · 2026
  • Sunnymeadows ElementarySome of its area goes to Badger Springs MiddleScope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile · 2026
  • Creekside ElementarySome of its area goes to Badger Springs MiddleScope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile · 2026
  • Ramona ElementarySome of its area goes to another high schoolScope Score 70Needs Support · 20th percentile · 2026
  • Seneca ElementarySome of its area goes to another high schoolScope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile · 2026

Into Badger Springs Middle

  • Edgemont ElementarySome of its area goes to Sunnymead MiddleScope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile · 2026
  • Sunnymeadows ElementarySome of its area goes to Sunnymead MiddleScope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile · 2026
  • Creekside ElementarySome of its area goes to Sunnymead MiddleScope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile · 2026

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • TownGate Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 34th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Edgemont Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Sunnymead Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 31st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Sunnymeadows Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Creekside Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 18th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Serrano Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Chaparral Hills Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Ramona Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 20th percentile · elementary · 2026

    34% of the zone’s children

  • Seneca Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

    31% of the zone’s children

  • Hendrick Ranch Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 28th percentile · elementary · 2026

    46% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

  • Sunnymead Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 28th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Badger Springs Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 7th percentile · middle · 2026

    42% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Moreno Valley High?

Address
23300 Cottonwood Avenue, Moreno Valley 92553Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Steve QuinteroAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Moreno Valley Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Moreno Valley High a good high school?

Moreno Valley High has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 26 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 26th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 30 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Moreno Valley Unified high school. 2.7% of students (63 of 2,318) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 29 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 40% of low-income students in grade 11 at Moreno Valley High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 165 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

53% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,098 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 5 in Moreno Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate93%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math9%4222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)56%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math29%4518%
Chronically absent30 in 100505%
Suspension rate3.6% (85 of 2,329)505%
English learners: top level12%435%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257126#1098California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1915 in 1005.7% (146 of 2,576)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2431 in 1003.4% (81 of 2,363)
2024–2530 in 1003.6% (85 of 2,329)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114029%32%29%30%41%57%−16

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114013%9%22%66%12%32%−20

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English4029%41%
2026 · Math4013%12%
2025 · English50313%42%
2025 · Math5025%17%
2024 · English46614%41%
2024 · Math4663%12%
2023 · English48415%49%
2023 · Math4854%15%
2022 · English44414%44%
2022 · Math4483%12%
2019 · English49914%47%
2019 · Math4982%15%
2018 · English50510%28%
2018 · Math5113%14%
2017 · English50811%44%
2017 · Math5103%17%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English50342%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math50217%
2024 · Grade 11 · English46641%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math46612%
2023 · Grade 11 · English48449%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math48515%
2022 · Grade 11 · English44444%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math44812%
2019 · Grade 11 · English49947%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math49815%
2018 · Grade 11 · English50528%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math51114%
2017 · Grade 11 · English50844%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math51017%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4151%12%69%18%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income37240%−6−9
Hispanic or Latino31741%−8−8
English learners801%−4−7
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 30 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.6% (85 of 2,329) → 2025–26 · 2.7% (63 of 2,318) · −0.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female16 in 10031 in 100+15 in 100
Male14 in 10028 in 100+14 in 100
Asian3 of 2913 of 45—
Black or African American24 in 10036 in 100+12 in 100
Filipino0 of 204 of 15—
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10029 in 100+16 in 100
Pacific Islander6 of 3512 of 24—
Two or more races6 of 2414 of 46—
White26 of 9114 of 41—
Students with disabilities25 in 10041 in 100+16 in 100
English learners16 in 10034 in 100+18 in 100
Foster youth7 of 2411 of 20—
Homeless19 in 10049 of 92—
Low-income15 in 10030 in 100+15 in 100
All students15 in 10030 in 100+15 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 56% · numerator 262 students classified Prepared · denominator 467 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 45% · AP-pathway numerator 117 · denominator 262 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 262 of 467 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
93%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
45%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
50%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
53%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202510487493.613.753.83
2024145100513.543.793.91
202311679373.633.863.94
202216879393.503.954.05
202114487443.563.893.98
202014192493.633.823.92
201912680513.723.944.07
201813560413.543.853.94
201714493613.543.753.92
201610266453.563.753.85

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025344under 3
Berkeley2024263under 3
Berkeley202333under 3under 3
Berkeley202229under 3under 3
Berkeley2021274under 3
Davis2025186under 3
Davis20242714under 3
Davis20232311under 3
Davis20223713under 3
Davis2021185under 3
Irvine202585194
Irvine2024116214
Irvine20238718under 3
Irvine2022124286
Irvine202194398
Los Angeles20256554
Los Angeles2024108104
Los Angeles20237673
Los Angeles20221064under 3
Los Angeles20218464
Merced20252626under 3
Merced202487under 3
Merced20232014under 3
Merced20222112under 3
Merced20212117under 3
Riverside2025897133
Riverside20241338637
Riverside20231026026
Riverside20221405327
Riverside20211286824
San Diego202549215
San Diego202497334
San Diego20236431under 3
San Diego202212534under 3
San Diego202191356
Santa Barbara20252210under 3
Santa Barbara20242913under 3
Santa Barbara20232913under 3
Santa Barbara20224415under 3
Santa Barbara20214215under 3
Santa Cruz20252415under 3
Santa Cruz20243210under 3
Santa Cruz2023133under 3
Santa Cruz2022264under 3
Santa Cruz20213314under 3
Universitywide20251048749
Universitywide202414510051
Universitywide20231167937
Universitywide20221687939
Universitywide20211448744

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count19
AP enrollment (male/female)449
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 165 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections19
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,119

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California338%
California State University5613%
California community college10926%
In-state private164%
Out-of-state, 4-year41%
Out-of-state, 2-year51%
Not enrolled19847%

421 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 53% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,975 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 31,597 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,396 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,103

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,533 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,103

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,463 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 66%Instruction support 10%Student services 9%Administration 3%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$406,662,22566.47%66%
Instruction support$58,857,5959.62%10%
Student services$52,246,3448.54%9%
Administration$20,355,1833.33%3%
Buildings & maintenance$72,190,90211.80%12%
Total$611,796,506100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $611,796,506 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,975 per pupil
2020$14,628 per pupil
2019$14,013 per pupil
2018$12,732 per pupil
2017$12,346 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92553 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92553 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$78,246
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population74,640
Median age31.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92553 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026