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Los Perales Elementary

Public Grades K-5

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Perales Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 366 students in the affluent community of Moraga, part of the top-ranked Moraga Elementary district, and it has consistently earned a 5-star rating while performing in the top 10% of California elementary schools for the past decade.

Academically, the school performs well above state averages, with about 75% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science. It differentiates itself with an exceptional attendance culture, boasting a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.6%, the best among comparable local schools like Donald L. Rheem Elementary and Camino Pablo Elementary. Furthermore, it operates very efficiently, spending less per student than neighboring schools in Orinda Union and Lafayette Elementary districts while delivering strong results, showing consistent educational effectiveness through 5th grade.

While maintaining its 5-star status, the school's statewide rank has recently dipped to its lowest point in ten years. Compared to the highest-performing nearby schools, such as Happy Valley Elementary in Lafayette, Los Perales provides most of the academic outcomes at a lower cost. The school shows a notable pattern of female students outperforming male students, and its effectiveness with different student subgroups has shown some variability in recent years.

366

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,505

Per pupil spending ?

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 Wakefield Dr.
Moraga, CA 94556-1216

(925) 631-0105

District: Moraga Elementary

Students who attend Los Perales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Joaquin Moraga Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

Asian:

23.0%

Two or more races:

20.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

California avg41%

420^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Moraga Elementary

45^th of 1,543Moraga Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	420 of 5857	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	158 of 5869	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	272 of 5859	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	100 of 5883	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	248 of 5789	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	510 of 5662	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	216 of 5692	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	81 of 5614	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	22 of 5611	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	177 of 5530	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	94.7	111 of 5390	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	96.7	28 of 5377	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	95.4	112 of 5314	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	97.0	53 of 5193	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	97.7	42 of 5113	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	97.8	65 of 5113	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.7	17 of 4818	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	98.4	31 of 4822	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	98.9	23 of 4809	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	287 of 1203	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	395 of 1205	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	360 of 1190	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	373 of 1154	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	485 of 1149	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	328 of 5597	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	48 of 5612	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	140 of 5609	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	81 of 5635	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	154 of 5492	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	515 of 5413	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	98.7	52 of 5363	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	513 of 5628	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	337 of 5643	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	414 of 5638	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	163 of 5663	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	368 of 5510	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	479 of 5431	91.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	327 of 718	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	131 of 670	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	49 of 669	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	28 of 610	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	643 of 2598	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	96 of 2651	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	407 of 2661	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	237 of 2726	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	538 of 2834	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	750 of 2737	72.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science75%+42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Perales Elementary	Public	K-5	22 Wakefield Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 631-0105	366	16	22.8	2.5%	167 (45.6%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	84 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (20.5%)	93.7	420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		97.1	158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	262	74.7	74.7	67.6	75.0	81.7	74.7	69.0	80.8	77.5	75.3				$16,505	$968	$15,537
Donald L. Rheem Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Laird Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4441	441	19	23.2	8.4%	202 (45.8%)	6 (1.4%)	59 (13.4%)	82 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (20.9%)	96.4	205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.4	127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	78	61.5	61.5	84.3	89.1	81.8	84.8	87.1	86.2	70.5	80.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	$17,138	$1,021	$16,117
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	25 El Camino Moraga	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-3099	435	20	21.7	4.1%	231 (53.1%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (7.6%)	72 (16.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (20.5%)	98.1	65^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.9	83^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	18	73.6	73.6	87.0	85.3	86.1	86.1	88.4	88.2	83.3	86.6				$18,738	$158	$18,580
Camino Pablo Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Camino Pablo	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4435	340	17	20.0	4.4%	173 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	45 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (24.7%)	95.1	322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		94.7	370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	48	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.6	80.4	77.1	77.1	75.0	75.0	75.8				$18,087	$968	$17,119
Canyon Elementary	Public	K-8	187 Pinehurst Rd.	Canyon	94516	Contra Costa County	Canyon Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4671	68	2	30.9	20.6%	45 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)								(n/a)		30.8				53.7				51.2				$17,465	$575	$16,890
Glorietta Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Martha Rd.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8770	445	19	23.4	1.8%	222 (49.9%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	82 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (22.7%)	97.8	88^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.9	81^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	7	78.1	78.1	77.8	82.6	93.9	85.3	87.3	81.4	89.0	85.7				$18,968	$144	$18,824
Burton Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	561 Merriewood Dr.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3550	653	28	23.3	2.1%	322 (49.3%)	3 (0.5%)	73 (11.2%)	81 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (26.6%)	96.7	175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.6	111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	64	73.6	73.6	75.8	78.3	88.2	80.6	84.0	79.2	87.3	83.4				$17,829	$1,144	$16,685
Lafayette Early Intervention Preschool	Public	K	561 Merriwood	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 927-3550	3				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Moraga Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3570	515	21	24.5	9.7%	232 (45.0%)	7 (1.4%)	61 (11.8%)	75 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (27.2%)	96.7	178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.5	122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	56	63.9	63.9	88.3	83.5	85.5	85.9	87.4	81.5	69.9	79.9				$17,659	$777	$16,882
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3855 Happy Valley Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3560	463	20	23.1	3.2%	262 (56.6%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.9%)	57 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (21.6%)	98.6	31^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.9	22^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	9	82.1	82.1	89.6	85.1	92.5	89.0	94.8	83.8	85.1	88.1				$17,878	$459	$17,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Perales Elementary

Is Los Perales Elementary a good school?

Yes. Los Perales Elementary ranks in the top 7.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Los Perales Elementary?

Students at Los Perales Elementary are 46% White, 23% Asian, 20% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Los Perales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Perales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joaquin Moraga Intermediate

What district is Los Perales Elementary in?

Moraga Elementary

How many students attend Los Perales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Los Perales Elementary.

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