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Morello Park Elementary

Q: Is Morello Park Elementary a good school?

Morello Park Elementary ranks 955 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

In Martinez, CA, Morello Park Elementary serves 496 students in kindergarten through grade 5 as part of Martinez Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were higher than both state and district results in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and its chronic absenteeism rate was lower than the district’s and state’s. The clearest standout is math: Morello had the highest proficiency rate among nearby K–5 schools.

Morello’s strongest subject is math, with 61% proficient—23 percentage points above California and 17 points above the district. It ranked first among nearby K–5 schools in math, ahead of Strandwood Elementary at 57%. ELA was 65%, 16 points above the state and 8 above the district; that was second locally, just behind Strandwood at 66%. Science was 57%, 21 points above the state and 11 above the district, and also second locally behind Strandwood at 60%. ELA is Morello’s least pronounced advantage, but its results remain strong. Chronic absenteeism was 7%, compared with 12% in the district and 18% statewide, the lowest reported rate among nearby schools.

Scores remain high, but they have fallen from 2022–2023: ELA, math and science each declined by about 6 percentage points by 2025–2026. Because state results rose over that period, Morello’s lead over the state narrowed by 9 points in ELA, 10 in math and 11 in science; it still led by at least 15.89 points in every subject. SchoolDigger placed Morello at the 84th statewide percentile, rank 953 of 5,804, with 4 stars—the strongest overall standing among nearby schools, although several shared the star rating. Its student-teacher ratio was 21.3 in 2024–2025, and 20% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves White Students was at the 62nd percentile, below its overall 84th; for Multi-racial Students it was at the 39th percentile, down from the 55th in 2023–2024.

496

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,347

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1200 Morello Park Dr.
Martinez, CA 94553-3524

(925) 335-5840

District: Martinez Unified

Students who attend Morello Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martinez Junior High
High:	Alhambra Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Martinez Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg50%

California avg42%

955^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Martinez Unified

555^th of 1,530Martinez Unified 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
2026	84.1	955 of 5817	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.9	718 of 5857	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	841 of 5869	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	630 of 5859	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	95.8	313 of 5883	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	855 of 5789	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	953 of 5662	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	1055 of 5692	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	1288 of 5614	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	90.6	591 of 5611	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	87.7	599 of 5530	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	87.6	579 of 5390	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	769 of 5377	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	85.2	721 of 5314	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	86.7	663 of 5193	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	86.5	681 of 5113	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	91.0	465 of 5113	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	89.0	532 of 4818	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	867 of 4822	82.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	877 of 4809	81.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.0	558 of 2585	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	863 of 5581	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	641 of 5597	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	777 of 5612	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	678 of 5609	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	95.9	230 of 5635	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	1110 of 5492	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	1163 of 5413	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	691 of 5094	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	742 of 5107	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	763 of 5107	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.5	217 of 5087	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	50 of 5084	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	550 of 4963	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	261 of 4830	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	752 of 5423	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	970 of 5460	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	934 of 5517	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	408 of 5363	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	81 of 5264	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	53.0	2205 of 5173	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	1037 of 5084	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	1016 of 5603	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	793 of 5628	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	923 of 5643	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	609 of 5638	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	447 of 5663	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	707 of 5510	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	788 of 5431	85.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	456 of 753	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.1	338 of 718	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	302 of 670	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	304 of 669	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.2	60 of 610	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	350 of 2635	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	963 of 2536	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	776 of 2598	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	844 of 2651	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.9	543 of 2661	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	476 of 2726	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	922 of 2834	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	1181 of 2737	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)78th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science57%+21 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morello Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morello Park Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5840	496	23	21.3	20.4%	241 (48.6%)	3 (0.6%)	95 (19.2%)	75 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (16.1%)	84.1	955^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.6%		88.9	718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%	237	57.1	57.1	62.0	64.0	69.1	65.2	62.0	68.5	53.6	61.5	≥ 99%		$15,347	$889	$14,458
Las Juntas Elementary	Public	K-5	4105 Pacheco Blvd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5830	353	18	19.1	49.3%	123 (34.8%)	11 (3.1%)	152 (43.1%)	23 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.9%)	44.2	2971^st of 5817 public elementary schools	48.9%		28.8	4064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%	1093	33.9	33.9	47.5	31.3	52.5	46.1	31.2	29.0	34.5	32.0	96%	0%	$18,650	$1,226	$17,424
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Vista Way	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5850	423	20	20.8	38.3%	175 (41.4%)	13 (3.1%)	130 (30.7%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (18.2%)	52.2	2481^st of 5817 public elementary schools	57.3%		59.6	2085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%	396	37.9	37.9	37.5	42.9	52.5	44.7	56.3	53.2	19.3	42.5	≥ 98%		$18,953	$1,177	$17,776
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Glacier Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 228-9530	831	31	26.5	44.4%	322 (38.7%)	18 (2.2%)	276 (33.2%)	94 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (14.2%)	63	1931^st of 5817 public elementary schools	66.8%		71.1	1549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%	382	26.7	26.7	58.5	60.3	48.1	55.6	53.9	58.0	38.9	50.3	92%	2%	$219	$153	$66
John Swett Elementary	Public	K-5	4955 Alhambra Valley Rd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5860	533	24	21.8	22.5%	273 (51.2%)	5 (0.9%)	146 (27.4%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (13.9%)	75.1	1363^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.9	1199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%	164	50.0	50.0	68.1	57.3	57.5	60.6	62.5	56.2	42.5	53.5	97%	0%	$16,862	$874	$15,988
Valhalla Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Kiki Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-1700	721	26	27.7	20.2%	332 (46.0%)	9 (1.2%)	132 (18.3%)	131 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (16.1%)	70.5	1555^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.7	1254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%	301	37.3	37.3	51.7	65.1	58.1	58.0	54.2	59.2	49.6	54.1	97%	1%	$250	$187	$63
Gregory Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Corritone Ct.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 827-3770	409	16	25.5	47.4%	102 (24.9%)	20 (4.9%)	135 (33.0%)	83 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (15.9%)	49.8	2622^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	54.9%		44	2949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%	327	39.7	39.7	36.5	60.0	39.7	44.8	31.8	45.9	38.5	38.6	95%	0%
Rocketship Futuro Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2351 Olivera Rd.	Concord	95110	Contra Costa County	Rocketship Futuro Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 246-5537	669	20	33.4	70.7%	30 (4.5%)	43 (6.4%)	524 (78.3%)	47 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.3%)	63.2	1914^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.1%		52	2496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%	582	32.2	32.2	50.0	46.9	53.9	50.2	59.8	48.5	52.2	53.6	≥ 99%		$17,924	$1,653	$16,271
Strandwood Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Gladys Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3212	596	23	26.4	23.3%	328 (55.0%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.6%)	71 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (16.6%)	82.6	1029^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.3%		78.3	1229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%	200	60.0	60.0	66.7	63.0	67.4	65.8	61.3	58.5	51.6	56.8	97%	0%
Sun Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	2448 Floyd Ln.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-4861	418	16	25.5	73.9%	64 (15.3%)	19 (4.5%)	250 (59.8%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	37 (8.9%)	10.1	5593^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	3.9%		23.2	4570^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%	1023	9.6	9.6	17.0	20.0	24.3	20.6	15.0	10.8	10.8	12.1	≥ 98%		$575	$575	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Morello Park Elementary

Is Morello Park Elementary a good school?

Morello Park Elementary ranks 955^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Morello Park Elementary in?

Martinez Unified

What is the racial makeup of Morello Park Elementary?

Students at Morello Park Elementary are 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 15% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Morello Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morello Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martinez Junior High
High : Alhambra Senior High

How many students attend Morello Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Morello Park Elementary.

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