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Sunnymeadows Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunnymeadows Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 583 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, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English (29.6%) and math (17.6%) well below state averages; science scores are a particular concern at only 10.7% proficient. Performance has declined over the past decade, and there are notable gaps, with male students and students in special education struggling significantly more than their peers. However, the school has made impressive progress in one key area: chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 43.8% to 27.6% in just two years, a steeper improvement than most neighboring schools like Serrano Elementary or Sunnymead Elementary.

Compared to other local schools, Sunnymeadows performs in the middle of the pack within the district, doing better than Ramona Elementary but trailing TownGate Elementary. A notable comparison is the nearby Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM, a charter school serving a similar student population that achieves higher academic results. Sunnymeadows operates with the highest student-teacher ratio (25-to-1) among its immediate neighbors, even though per-student spending has risen significantly in recent years.

583

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,120

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23200 Eucalyptus Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-5937

(951) 571-4690

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Sunnymeadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sunnymead Middle
High:	Moreno Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

African American:

9.4%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,025^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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	17.8	5025 of 5857	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	5109 of 5869	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4947 of 5859	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4448 of 5883	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3506 of 5789	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3431 of 5662	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	3890 of 5692	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4503 of 5614	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4619 of 5611	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	4418 of 5530	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	4849 of 5390	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	4708 of 5377	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	4926 of 5314	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	4591 of 5193	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	4253 of 5113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	3659 of 5113	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	4122 of 4818	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.9	3836 of 4822	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	3337 of 4809	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	309 of 569	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	282 of 661	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	275 of 663	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.3	737 of 747	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	1256 of 2227	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	2028 of 2585	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1753 of 2128	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	2014 of 3162	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	1277 of 3245	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	2848 of 3311	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1635 of 3275	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	1075 of 3246	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4264 of 5597	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4372 of 5612	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4298 of 5609	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3542 of 5635	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2892 of 5492	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3148 of 5413	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4271 of 5107	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4471 of 5107	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4363 of 5087	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3507 of 5084	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	2010 of 4963	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	2008 of 4830	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	351 of 356	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4343 of 5460	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4551 of 5517	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4196 of 5363	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3389 of 5264	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2552 of 5173	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2418 of 5084	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5225 of 5628	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5329 of 5643	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5176 of 5638	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4984 of 5663	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3817 of 5510	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3604 of 5431	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2698 of 2847	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	2066 of 2635	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1946 of 2420	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)46th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2022)1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science11%-22 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 (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 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
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		$19,120	$2,316	$16,804
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	$19,962	$2,662	$17,300
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		$18,300	$2,210	$16,090
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							$18,592	$2,455	$16,137
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							$17,702	$1,161	$16,541
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							$18,097	$2,137	$15,960
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							$21,560	$3,082	$18,478
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		$18,096	$2,084	$16,012
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							$20,547	$2,341	$18,206
Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	11440 Davis St.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4610	553	23	24.0	91.7%	22 (4.0%)	51 (9.2%)	450 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	14.8	5276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		15.3	5277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	1																	9.5		9.5	19.0	32.6	27.7				26.2	19.2	13.6	12.6				15.2	93.6	97.3	97.3	97.3	94.5	98.2	$17,778	$2,360	$15,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnymeadows Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sunnymeadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnymeadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sunnymead Middle
High : Moreno Valley High

Is Sunnymeadows Elementary a good school?

Sunnymeadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnymeadows Elementary?

Students at Sunnymeadows Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Sunnymeadows Elementary in?

Moreno Valley Unified

How many students attend Sunnymeadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Sunnymeadows Elementary.

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