How does Palm Middle compare to other middle schools in Moreno Valley?

Palm Middle has a Scope Score of 39.6/100, ranked #1120 among California middle schools. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,900 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palm Middle?

10.9% of students at Palm Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Palm Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Palm Middle's proficiency rate increases by 5.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Palm Middle?

22.8% of students at Palm Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Palm Middle

Middle School

Moreno Valley Unified Moreno ValleyRiverside County92557

📍 11900 Slawson Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,042 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

53 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 126 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic72.5%

White8.1%

Asian2.3%

Black12.4%

Other4.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palm Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.9%
Met Standard	18.8%
Below Standard	70.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +5.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 10.9%

6.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 29.8%

9.7pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 22.8%

3.5pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 29.8%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 16.1%

12.0pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Palm Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Moreno Valley Unified district average of 9.5%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.2 points higher (vs 5.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 5.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 17.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

29.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+5.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

16.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,900

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	321	10.6%	24.0%	28.4%	37.1%	34.6%
7th	325	11.1%	27.7%	25.5%	35.7%	38.8%
8th	301	14.6%	28.9%	26.6%	29.9%	43.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	324	8.6%	10.2%	25.3%	55.9%	18.8%
7th	326	9.2%	12.3%	23.9%	54.6%	21.5%
8th	303	11.6%	9.9%	22.1%	56.4%	21.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Sugar Hill Elementary

32.1# in state

Midland Elementary

22.9# in state

Cloverdale Elementary

21.9# in state

Also serves area

North Ridge Elementary

63.5# in state

Honey Hollow Elementary

19.1# in state

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Middle

Palm Middle

39.6# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.