Moraga Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 3 public elementary schools run from the 86th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Moraga Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 3 schools
from 86th to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Donald L. Rheem Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
Camino Pablo Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
Los Perales Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
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0Developing
0Solid
3Strong
Middle · 1 school
at 94th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
The average elementary school in the Moraga Elementary district had 3 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Where does the middle school we score in the Moraga Elementary district stand?
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate is at the 94th percentile.
That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Moraga Elementary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Where does Moraga Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Moraga Elementary district spent $17,248 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Moraga Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction64%
Instruction support12%
Student services7%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$3.2 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 24 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 10% of its $31.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 86 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 69% of the money. The plan itself puts 87% of it toward staff.
Counseling and Wellness - P6-C, P8 $934,078
School Facilities - P1-C $902,381
STEM and Digital Citizenship - P7-A, P7-B, P7-C $343,364
21 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
4 of the plan’s 24 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $275,792
Math $283,292
Catch-up help $275,792
English learners $198,287
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Literacy and Math Intervention - P1-A, P2-A, P4-A, P7-A, P8-A$275,792
English Language Development - P4-E, P4-F, P7-B$185,461
English Learner Family Engagement - P3-B$12,826
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $355,032 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $311,733 and estimates it spent $335,225, $23,492 (8%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$335,225 spent (estimated)$311,733 planned
What changed
The total is $21,985 (1%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Special Education - P4-A, P7-C, which went from $211,135 to $100,316.
Largest cuts
Special Education - P4-A, P7-C−$110,819
Technology - P1-B−$63,000
Largest increases
School Facilities - P1-C+$85,617
Access to Standards - P1- B, P2-A, P2-B+$41,578
Counseling and Wellness - P6-C, P8+$14,983
New in the 2026–27 plan
Teacher Leadership$9,765
Ask: What did Special Education - P4-A, P7-C pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $110,819 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
81%
82%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
75%
74%
down 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
4 in 100
4 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
0.5%
0.3%
down 0.2 pts
Goals 3, 4 and 5 aren’t shown because they track other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Counseling and Wellness - P6-C, P8 · $934,078
School Facilities - P1-C · $902,381
STEM and Digital Citizenship - P7-A, P7-B, P7-C · $343,364
The full plan5 goals, 35 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($3.2 million).
Where does the money go?
33% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1 · Maintenance of Progress GoalWe ensure universal student access to a high quality education and provide support to achieve at high levels$1.0 million32% of action budgets
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.1 million (−$88,247) · p. 12 ↗
Largest funded actions
STEM and Digital Citizenship - P7-A, P7-B, P7-C$343,364action 1.13 · p. 47 ↗
Literacy and Math Intervention - P1-A, P2-A, P4-A, P7-A, P8-A$275,792action 1.8 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $182,318 is state funding counted toward those services
English Language Development - P4-E, P4-F, P7-B$185,461action 1.12 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $161,948 is state funding counted toward those services
Special Education - P4-A, P7-C$100,316action 1.11 · p. 47 ↗
Access to Standards - P1- B, P2-A, P2-B$87,145action 1.1 · p. 47 ↗
4 more funded actions in this goal
Student Response Team (SRT) - P4-A, P8-A · action 1.5 · p. 47 ↗$15,000
Math Framework - P1-B, P2-A, P2-B · action 1.7 · p. 47 ↗$7,500
Teacher Collaboration - P2- E, P4-E, P4-F · action 1.2 · p. 47 ↗$5,000
School Instructional Schedules - P2-A, P7-A · action 1.3 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4,000
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Special Education - P4-A, P7-C−$110,819$211,135 → $100,316 · p. 47 ↗
Access to Standards - P1- B, P2-A, P2-B+$41,578$45,567 → $87,145 · p. 47 ↗
Literacy and Math Intervention - P1-A, P2-A, P4-A, P7-A, P8-A+$7,840$267,952 → $275,792 · p. 47 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
STEM and Digital Citizenship - P7-A, P7-B, P7-C · $337,586 → $343,364 · p. 47 ↗+$5,778
English Language Development - P4-E, P4-F, P7-B · $179,546 → $185,461 · p. 47 ↗+$5,915
Student Response Team (SRT) - P4-A, P8-A · $17,000 → $15,000 · p. 47 ↗−$2,000
Math Framework - P1-B, P2-A, P2-B · $7,000 → $7,500 · p. 47 ↗+$500
Teacher Collaboration - P2- E, P4-E, P4-F · $5,000 · p. 47 ↗new or renamed
School Instructional Schedules - P2-A, P7-A · $4,500 → $4,000 · p. 47 ↗−$500
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 12 ↗.
Goal 2We provide a safe environment that meets the social, emotional, and physical needs of all students$1.0 million33% of action budgets
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.0 million (+$27,972) · p. 21 ↗
Largest funded actions
Counseling and Wellness - P6-C, P8$934,078action 2.2 · p. 48 ↗
Certificated Professional Development$7,628action 3.3 · p. 48 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Human Resources Practices - P1-A+$5,184$76,732 → $81,916 · p. 48 ↗
Certificated Professional Development+$3,628$4,000 → $7,628 · p. 48 ↗
New Staff Support - P1-A−$3,143$50,805 → $47,662 · p. 48 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Teacher Leadership · $9,765 · p. 48 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 1 quoted
Dashboard: Teachers Appropriately Assigned and Fully Credentialed (P1-A)p. 28 ↗
Baseline
91.6% Clear Credentials (2021-22).
Target for year 3
93% Clear Credentials
3 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4 · Focus GoalWe maintain financial stability and accountability while efficiently overseeing operations, technology, and facilities$940,12830% of action budgets
English Learner Family Engagement - P3-B$12,826action 5.2 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $6,766 is state funding counted toward those services
Communication - P3-A, P3- B, P3-C$4,900action 5.5 · p. 49 ↗
Community Service - P3-A, P3-B, P3-C$500action 5.6 · p. 49 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
English Learner Family Engagement - P3-B+$487$12,339 → $12,826 · p. 49 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Communication - P3-A, P3- B, P3-C · $4,900 → $4,900 · p. 49 ↗unchanged
Community Service - P3-A, P3-B, P3-C · $500 → $500 · p. 49 ↗unchanged
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,805 students
1White47%
2Two or more races18%
3Asian18%
4Hispanic or Latino11%
5Not reported4%
6Filipino1%
7Black or African American<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
6%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 101 of 1,805 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Moraga Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 74% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (23 of 31 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in the Moraga Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Donald L. Rheem Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). Middle: Joaquin Moraga Intermediate, 94th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Moraga Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the Moraga Elementary district good?
Moraga Elementary’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 86th to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. Moraga Elementary has one public middle school we score, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate, at the 94th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the Moraga Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Moraga Elementary district had 3 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the Moraga Elementary district spend per student?
The Moraga Elementary district spent $17,248 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Moraga Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the Moraga Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $3.2 million into 24 funded actions in 5 goals, 10% of its $31.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $1.0 million, 33% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the Moraga Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.