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Morello Park Elementary

Q: Is Morello Park Elementary a good school?

Morello Park Elementary ranks 718 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Morello Park Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 496 students in the Martinez Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its strong and consistent academic performance, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly exceeding both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism, which is less than half the district average and a third of the state's, suggesting a very positive and engaging school environment. Furthermore, Morello Park achieves these excellent results efficiently, spending less per student than several other schools in the district, such as John Muir Elementary and Las Juntas Elementary, which have lower academic scores.

When compared to nearby schools, the "Morello Park Advantage" is clear. It substantially outperforms other Martinez Unified elementary schools like John Swett Elementary and even tops high-performing schools in the neighboring Mt. Diablo Unified district, such as Strandwood Elementary and Valhalla Elementary. This demonstrates that Morello Park has established effective practices that deliver outstanding educational outcomes for its students.

496

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,035

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Martinez Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg49%

California avg41%

718^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Martinez Unified

655^th of 1,543Martinez 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)78th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

Science57%+24 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)	% 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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	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%)	88.9	718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.4	841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	123	57.0	57.0	75.0	65.0	75.6	71.8	77.9	65.8	55.8	65.7							$19,035	$18,146	$889
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%)	28.8	4064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		31.7	3800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	264	16.3	16.3	34.2	41.2	27.9	35.5	29.3	33.3	14.0	26.8	94.1			96.1		96.1	$24,080	$22,854	$1,226
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%)	59.6	2085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.8	1783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	302	33.9	33.9	50.0	55.4	50.0	51.6	58.3	46.4	30.7	45.8	95.8			96.8	96.8	96.8	$24,611	$23,434	$1,177
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%)	71.1	1549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		63.1	1922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	373	40.5	40.5	62.8	55.9	51.2	56.8	56.9	50.4	54.4	54.0							$285	$132	$153
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%)	78.9	1199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.2	1627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	428	50.0	50.0	63.9	56.8	70.1	63.9	62.7	52.6	50.0	55.1							$21,592	$20,718	$874
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%)	77.7	1254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.5	1222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	32	40.4	40.4	62.6	62.6	65.3	63.4	58.1	55.7	57.6	57.0	97.1	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$313	$126	$187
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%)	44	2949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%		58.2	2134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	815	29.8	29.8	36.8	44.7	40.0	41.0	33.9	43.4	35.1	38.0
Rocketship Futuro Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2351 Olivera Rd.	Concord	94520	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%)	52	2496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		53.6	2366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	130	25.0	25.0	36.5	32.0	62.0	43.0	52.4	46.5	44.6	48.0	97.8						$24,835	$23,182	$1,653
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%)	78.3	1229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		80.8	1126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	103	48.8	48.8	69.8	61.5	61.9	64.3	64.0	59.4	40.5	54.9	96.9				96.9
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%)	23.2	4570^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		13.5	5434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	864	19.4	19.4	35.0	24.7	38.7	32.7	30.0	15.3	16.2	19.9	96.2			96.2			$575	$00	$575

Frequently Asked Questions about Morello Park Elementary

Is Morello Park Elementary a good school?

Morello Park Elementary ranks 718^th of 5857 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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