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Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM is a unique K-8 public school in Moreno Valley, serving about 210 students with a specialized curriculum that blends the arts with science, technology, engineering, and math.

This school stands out in several key areas when compared to nearby elementary schools like Creekside Elementary, Serrano Elementary, and Sunnymead Elementary. Most notably, it achieves significantly higher science proficiency than all its neighbors, and its English Language Arts scores are also strong. Remarkably, it accomplishes this while spending less money per student than other local schools in the Moreno Valley Unified district. The school's K-8 structure provides continuity for students through middle school, which is uncommon in the area.

Parents should note that math scores are an area for growth, as they are lower than the state average. The school's test scores and attendance rates have shown notable year-to-year changes, and it serves a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges and lower funding, the school's focused arts and STEM program appears to be delivering solid academic results, particularly in science, making it a distinctive option in the community.

210

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,823

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23750 Alessandro Blvd.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-8532

(951) 384-2015

District: Garvey/Allen Visual & Perf Arts Academy for STEM District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.1%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

California avg41%

1,609^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 6 pts since 2022

From bottom 36% (2022) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

932^nd of 1,543Garvey/Allen Visual & Perf Arts Academy for STEM District 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	36.2	1609 of 2761	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1851 of 2783	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1976 of 2781	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1763 of 2740	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	194 of 609	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	309 of 627	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	321 of 613	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	275 of 637	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1224 of 2533	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	1445 of 2551	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1411 of 2531	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1524 of 2509	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	314 of 2395	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1176 of 2542	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	1676 of 2579	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1488 of 2531	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1560 of 2458	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1874 of 2534	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2030 of 2552	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2203 of 2538	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1677 of 2527	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM	Public, Charter	K-8	23750 Alessandro Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Garvey/Allen Visual & Perf Arts Academy for STEM District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 384-2015	210	9	22.6	93.3%	5 (2.4%)	141 (67.1%)	44 (21.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.6%)								(n/a)																	25.0	31.4	29.3			61.5	41.7	31.4	46.3	43.1			24.0	19.4	19.6	24.1	21.7							$34,823	$33,776	$1,047
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	13563 Heacock St.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4560	612	28	21.8	89.9%	24 (3.9%)	57 (9.3%)	492 (80.4%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.6%)	22.7	4623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		22.7	4608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	15	11.4	19.1	2.3	10.9	31.8	16.7	20.9	23.3	18.2	23.8	0.0	14.0	9.1	21.4	4.7	11.6	13.5		13.5	35.1	30.7	36.1				34.1	30.9	19.3	10.4				20.1							$23,472	$20,732	$2,740
Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	24100 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4660	496	21	23.6	94.4%	21 (4.2%)	31 (6.3%)	423 (85.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	23	4594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		21.4	4737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	143																	22.5		22.5	22.1	15.0	36.4	25.0			25.7	30.8	11.5	29.2	0.0			23.4							$23,588	$20,744	$2,844
Sunnymead Elementary	Public	K-5	24050 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4680	642	27	23.7	95.3%	15 (2.3%)	55 (8.6%)	538 (83.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	13 (2.0%)	18.1	5000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.3	5279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	279	13.2	13.6	10.8	12.6	39.5	20.5	40.5	32.8	21.1	29.6	13.5	21.9	2.6	13.6	8.1	8.4	16.2		16.2	18.5	24.8	40.4				27.7	20.6	16.4	15.2				17.4	97.3				98.0		$22,857	$19,548	$3,309
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	24801 Bay Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4720	528	22	24.0	91.7%	10 (1.9%)	37 (7.0%)	442 (83.7%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	13.4	5390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		13.2	5460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	70																	10.3		10.3	21.9	24.0	22.8	26.3			23.2	20.6	20.0	8.9	5.3			15.5							$25,222	$21,652	$3,570
Sunnymeadows Elementary	Public	K-5	23200 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4690	583	23	25.3	94.0%	25 (4.3%)	55 (9.4%)	465 (79.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.1%)	17.8	5025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.2%		17.1	5109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	84																	10.7		10.7	32.7	27.1	28.6				29.6	22.7	20.0	10.7				17.6	95.7			98.3	96.6		$23,509	$20,558	$2,951
Chaparral Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	24850 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4730	547	23	23.7	93.8%	21 (3.8%)	50 (9.1%)	432 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.3%)	25.7	4336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		23.1	4569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	233																	14.9		14.9	37.3	23.8	40.2				33.7	33.0	14.3	25.5				24.2							$26,633	$22,734	$3,899
TownGate Elementary	Public	K-5	22480 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4700	685	28	24.4	86.0%	38 (5.5%)	118 (17.2%)	428 (62.5%)	46 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	45 (6.6%)	26.3	4296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		26.1	4278^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	18																	19.6		19.6	35.7	26.5	36.7				33.1	31.9	24.5	19.4				25.6	96.1	98.5		97.7	97.7	97.7	$24,504	$20,812	$3,692
Journey	Public, Charter	K-6	25560 Alessandsro Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Journey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 601-6620	570	22	25.5	82.1%	18 (3.2%)	222 (38.9%)	275 (48.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	40 (7.0%)	24.2	4483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		25.5	4325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	158																	8.0		8.0	36.8	32.1	27.6	31.2			32.1	39.1	22.2	11.8	21.3			24.3	63.2	81.1	93.7	82.1	71.6	79.0	$9,697	$6,250	$3,447
Armada Elementary	Public	K-5	25201 John F. Kennedy Dr.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4500	684	30	22.8	92.4%	16 (2.3%)	66 (9.6%)	568 (83.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.8%)	31.5	3840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		30.1	3921^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	81	38.8	40.5	4.8	28.1	75.5	54.1	45.2	59.4	42.9	56.8	9.5	35.9	26.5	40.5	4.8	23.4	17.7		17.7	44.3	33.0	42.5				40.1	35.3	25.9	15.9				25.9	95.7				97.5		$24,802	$22,196	$2,606

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Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM ranks 1609^th of 2761 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM?

Students at Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM are 67% African American, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM.

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