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Edgemont Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Edgemont Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 482 students in the Moreno Valley Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are substantially lower than both the district average and nearby schools like TownGate Elementary and William Howard Taft Elementary. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 8th percentile. A particularly concerning pattern is a steep drop in math scores between 3rd and 4th grade. The school spends more per student than most comparable schools in the area, but this higher investment has not yet translated to stronger academic outcomes.

There are some positive signs, most notably a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism falling from over 64% to 21% in recent years. The school's situation highlights a complex puzzle, as TownGate Elementary, located less than a mile away with similar (though slightly lower) poverty levels, performs significantly better. This suggests that factors beyond neighborhood demographics, such as specific programs or teaching strategies, may influence results and offer potential pathways for improvement at Edgemont.

482

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,917

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21790 Eucalyptus Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-8141

(951) 571-4570

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Edgemont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Badger Springs Middle
High:	Moreno Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

African American:

11.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,404^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Moreno Valley Unified

1265^th of 1,543Moreno Valley 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	13.2	5404 of 5857	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	5806 of 5869	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	5744 of 5859	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	5759 of 5883	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	5411 of 5789	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	5145 of 5662	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	5285 of 5692	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	5514 of 5614	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	5031 of 5611	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	3671 of 5530	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	3091 of 5390	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	2934 of 5377	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.6	3958 of 5314	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4321 of 5193	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	4328 of 5113	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	4830 of 5113	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	4489 of 4818	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	4462 of 4822	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	4685 of 4809	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	584 of 661	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	2188 of 2227	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1977 of 2585	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1500 of 2128	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	3125 of 3162	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	2951 of 3245	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2988 of 3311	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	2631 of 3275	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2267 of 3246	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	5039 of 5597	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5479 of 5612	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5491 of 5609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	5468 of 5635	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	5242 of 5492	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5064 of 5413	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4458 of 5107	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5026 of 5107	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	4998 of 5087	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	4993 of 5084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4560 of 4963	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4266 of 4830	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4857 of 5460	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	5460 of 5517	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5233 of 5363	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	5102 of 5264	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4679 of 5173	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4480 of 5084	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	5303 of 5628	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	5629 of 5643	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	5549 of 5638	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	5588 of 5663	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4994 of 5510	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4814 of 5431	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	2387 of 2847	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	2608 of 2635	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2402 of 2420	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2023)12th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 6, 2011

I have three kids that go to edgemont , last year they all got honor roll really proud of them and there teachers Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 30, 2009

This is an amazing school that has had a turnaround during the last four years. The principal is young, hard working and full of great ideas. Keep up the great work. Close Quote

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edgemont Elementary	Public	K-5	21790 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4570	482	20	23.9	97.1%	11 (2.3%)	56 (11.6%)	393 (81.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	13.2	5404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.2	5806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	402																	5.9		5.9	30.6	19.5	25.0				24.9	27.4	7.9	4.8				12.9						$27,917	$24,424	$3,493
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
Box Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	11900 Athens Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4530	428	18	23.7	91.4%	26 (6.1%)	56 (13.1%)	304 (71.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.8%)	24.3	4475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		25.5	4320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	155																	17.5		17.5	31.9	28.1	38.1	43.8			33.9	27.7	19.3	20.6	12.5			21.3	93.2		97.3	93.2		$25,990	$22,330	$3,660
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
Seneca Elementary	Public	K-6	11615 Wordsworth Rd.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4650	472	19	24.7	87.9%	41 (8.7%)	87 (18.4%)	292 (61.9%)	20 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	27.2	4199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		27.4	4169^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	30																	11.4		11.4	29.1	43.8	36.6				36.3	24.1	34.3	17.1				25.2						$24,254	$20,938	$3,316
Honey Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	11765 Honey Hollow Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4600	632	27	23.8	92.2%	28 (4.4%)	92 (14.6%)	475 (75.2%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	18 (2.8%)	17.2	5076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		24	4468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	608	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	36.4	15.0	38.9	30.0	18.2	15.0	11.1	15.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	3.3	18.2		18.2	29.3	22.4	26.3				26.0	27.4	11.2	13.1				17.3						$22,377	$19,618	$2,759
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgemont Elementary

How many students attend Edgemont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Edgemont Elementary.

Is Edgemont Elementary a good school?

Edgemont Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Edgemont Elementary?

Students at Edgemont Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Edgemont Elementary in?

Moreno Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Edgemont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edgemont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Badger Springs Middle
High : Moreno Valley High

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