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Moreno Valley High

Q: Is Moreno Valley High a good school?

Moreno Valley High ranks 1423 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Moreno Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,103 students attended Moreno Valley High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Moreno Valley High?

Students at Moreno Valley High are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into Moreno Valley High?

Moreno Valley High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Creekside Elementary Elementary : Edgemont Elementary Elementary : Ramona Elementary Elementary : Serrano Elementary Elementary : Sunnymead Elementary Elementary : Sunnymeadows Elementary Elementary : TownGate Elementary Middle : Badger Springs Middle Middle : Sunnymead Middle

Public Grades 9-12

1423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 34% of California high schools

Summary

Moreno Valley High is a public high school serving 2,143 students in grades 9-12 in Moreno Valley, California. The school is part of the Moreno Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1265 out of 1543 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Moreno Valley High consistently ranks in the bottom half of California high schools, with below-average performance on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 41.55% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.96% statewide, and just 16.53% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 30.5% statewide. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 86.2% and 95.3% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.9% to 8.9%, higher than the state average.

While Moreno Valley High spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $13,048 to $21,280 in recent years, the school's academic outcomes suggest that the additional resources may not be effectively translating into improved student learning and achievement. In contrast, the nearby Martin Luther King Junior High in the Riverside Unified School District significantly outperforms Moreno Valley High, ranking in the top quarter of California high schools.

2,103

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,280

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23300 Cottonwood Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-3437

(951) 571-4820

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Moreno Valley High:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	Edgemont Elementary
	Ramona Elementary
	Serrano Elementary
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	Sunnymead Elementary
	Sunnymeadows Elementary
	TownGate Elementary
Middle:	Badger Springs Middle
	Sunnymead Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

9.2%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,423^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High 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	33.0	1423 of 2162	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1345 of 2159	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1124 of 2170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1270 of 2123	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1252 of 2133	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1371 of 2017	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	1231 of 2021	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	1238 of 2039	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	1172 of 1994	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	1211 of 2426	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.8	1086 of 2354	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.5	1243 of 2367	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.4	1125 of 2281	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.6	1103 of 2238	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.5	1110 of 2117	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.2	1150 of 2063	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1128 of 1968	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.6	1063 of 1901	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.7	1113 of 1653	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	304 of 523	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	347 of 517	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	229 of 521	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	168 of 522	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	364 of 592	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	438 of 582	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	392 of 1161	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	878 of 1117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	968 of 1052	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	577 of 1085	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	556 of 1064	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	832 of 1044	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	585 of 941	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	736 of 938	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1358 of 1906	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1314 of 1915	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1122 of 1915	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1110 of 1858	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1105 of 1833	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1268 of 1760	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1186 of 1900	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1067 of 1902	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	867 of 1917	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1009 of 1861	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	952 of 1814	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1145 of 1742	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	137 of 299	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	185 of 290	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1267 of 2013	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1164 of 2026	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	896 of 2030	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	986 of 1943	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1038 of 1937	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1237 of 1862	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1275 of 1942	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1194 of 1948	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	992 of 1963	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1270 of 1916	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1229 of 1880	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1309 of 1834	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	419 of 577	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	6.6	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1180 of 1252	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1029 of 1216	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	608 of 1197	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	1020 of 1173	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	831 of 1193	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	971 of 1204	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	912 of 1222	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1035 of 1173	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2023)54th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)13th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-28 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)<1st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science14%-19 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)				CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)			CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Moreno Valley High	Public	9-12	23300 Cottonwood Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4820	2,103	105	19.9	92.5%	43 (2.0%)	194 (9.2%)	1,715 (81.6%)	57 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.4%)	63 (3.0%)	33	1423^rd of 2162 public high schools	34.2%		35.7	1345^th of 2159 public high schools	37.7%	78																							14.1	9.1	13.9					41.6	41.6					16.5	16.5	$21,280	$2,859	$18,421
March Mountain High	Public	9-12	24551 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4800	255	25	10.2	83.1%	5 (2.0%)	38 (14.9%)	194 (76.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.5%)	11.9	1917^th of 2162 public high schools	11.3%		14.6	1829^th of 2159 public high schools	15.3%	88																							7.6	0.0	7.0					15.7	15.7					0.7	0.7	$35,454	$4,817	$30,637
Bayside Community Day	Public	7-12	24501 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-7890	121	11	11.0	93.4%	2 (1.7%)	23 (19.0%)	91 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	7.8	2127^th of 2162 public high schools	1.6%		13.8	1858^th of 2159 public high schools	13.9%	269																							2.1		5.3					1.9	1.9					0.0	0.0	$18,800	$2,489	$16,311
Leadership Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	13730 Perris Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Leadership Military Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 421-8450	119	9	13.2	87.4%	3 (2.5%)	28 (23.5%)	79 (66.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	26.5	1562^nd of 2162 public high schools	27.8%		22.9	1633^rd of 2159 public high schools	24.4%	71																						0.0		36.4	10.5					38.2	38.2					2.9	2.9	$20,999	$755	$20,244
Canyon Springs High	Public	9-12	23100 Cougar Canyon Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4760	2,251	103	21.9	83.3%	155 (6.9%)	307 (13.6%)	1,611 (71.6%)	59 (2.6%)	5 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	101 (4.5%)	38.2	1306^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		43.6	1157^th of 2159 public high schools	46.4%	149																							17.2	14.3	17.1					52.4	52.4					12.3	12.3	$19,689	$2,737	$16,952
Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	15150 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4880	1,924	95	20.2	87.8%	57 (3.0%)	212 (11.0%)	1,521 (79.1%)	66 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	59 (3.1%)	36.9	1330^th of 2162 public high schools	38.5%		31.5	1457^th of 2159 public high schools	32.5%	127	4.4	27.6	36.8	21.4	8.9	24.1	23.7	17.9	17.8	27.6	36.8	26.8	0.0	13.8	10.5	7.1	51.1	75.9	79.0				12.0	8.3	12.0					53.2	53.2					14.7	14.7	$20,711	$2,489	$18,222
Valley View High	Public	9-12	13135 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4850	2,699	124	21.7	81.5%	168 (6.2%)	286 (10.6%)	2,023 (75.0%)	120 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	78 (2.9%)	49.4	1053^rd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		37.8	1300^th of 2159 public high schools	39.8%	247																							23.3	20.0	23.1					57.1	57.1					20.0	20.0	$19,219	$2,419	$16,800
Audeo Valley Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	27130 Eucalyptus Ave. Ste. A	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Audeo Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 242-6646	238	7	34.8	76.5%	32 (13.4%)	31 (13.0%)	154 (64.7%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	59.9	824^th of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		46.5	1087^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	263																					19.5	17.7	38.5	33.3	24.1		18.8	19.4	36.6	81.0	36.8		12.5	8.3	14.6	14.3	12.3	$13,637	$1,951	$11,686
Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	99.5	2^nd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.3	11^th of 2159 public high schools	99.5%	9																				77.7	77.1		94.7		81.1	89.3	68.9	74.0	88.6	100.0	82.7	77.7	74.8	61.0	85.7	100.0	78.0	$17,812	$731	$17,081
Martin Luther King Junior High	Public	9-12	9301 Wood Rd.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-5690	2,699	112	24.0	54.7%	828 (30.7%)	217 (8.0%)	1,212 (44.9%)	302 (11.2%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	124 (4.6%)	75	495^th of 2162 public high schools	77.1%		81.7	381^st of 2159 public high schools	82.4%	114																							36.3	46.2	36.5					71.7	71.7					36.1	36.1	$16,638	$866	$15,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Moreno Valley High

What district is Moreno Valley High in?

Moreno Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Moreno Valley High?

Students at Moreno Valley High are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Moreno Valley High a good school?

Moreno Valley High ranks 1423^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Moreno Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,103 students attended Moreno Valley High.

What schools feed into Moreno Valley High?

Moreno Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Creekside Elementary
Elementary : Edgemont Elementary
Elementary : Ramona Elementary
Elementary : Serrano Elementary
Elementary : Sunnymead Elementary
Elementary : Sunnymeadows Elementary
Elementary : TownGate Elementary
Middle : Badger Springs Middle
Middle : Sunnymead Middle

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