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Butterfield Language Academy

Q: Is Butterfield Language Academy a good school?

Butterfield Language Academy ranks 3795 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Butterfield Language Academy is a large K-8 public school serving 963 students in the Moreno Valley Unified School District, and it stands out as a strong performer that has shown remarkable improvement within a challenging local context.

Academically, the school consistently outperforms both the district average and most of its neighbors in core subjects like English, math, and science. A key differentiator is its K-8 structure, which appears to benefit students in the upper grades, with 7th and 8th graders achieving proficiency rates that far exceed district averages. The school's focus as a language academy is also evident in its strong Spanish assessment scores. Furthermore, Butterfield excels at managing student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate significantly lower than the district and nearly all nearby schools, including Armada Elementary and Cloverdale Elementary.

While Butterfield is a relative success story within its district, there is still room for growth to reach state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. The school's progress coincides with higher per-student funding, and it demonstrates that even higher achievement is possible in the community, as seen at the top-performing Bear Valley Elementary. Overall, Butterfield Language Academy represents a model of effective programming and management that delivers above-average results for its students.

963

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,103

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13400 Kitching St.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-6807

(951) 571-4540

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Butterfield Language Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Valley View High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.6%

African American:

6.5%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moreno Valley Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,795^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,043^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 42% (2023) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3795 of 5857	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3467 of 5869	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3814 of 5859	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4556 of 5883	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3910 of 5789	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4260 of 5662	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	5328 of 5692	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	5295 of 5614	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	5340 of 5611	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	5249 of 5530	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	4709 of 5390	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	5335 of 5377	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	5022 of 5314	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	4957 of 5193	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	4949 of 5113	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	4817 of 5113	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	4551 of 4818	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	4309 of 4822	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.5	4452 of 4809	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	243 of 593	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	373 of 661	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	482 of 747	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	497 of 700	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	860 of 2227	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	1885 of 2585	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	705 of 2128	66.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	1817 of 3162	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	2592 of 3245	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	2784 of 3311	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1813 of 3275	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	1374 of 3246	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4298 of 5597	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3739 of 5612	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3881 of 5609	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4651 of 5635	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3812 of 5492	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4143 of 5413	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2746 of 5107	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	2368 of 5107	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	2834 of 5087	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3523 of 5084	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2674 of 4963	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3041 of 4830	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	3169 of 5460	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2882 of 5517	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3560 of 5363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3714 of 5264	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2694 of 5173	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3600 of 5084	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3083 of 5628	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	3032 of 5643	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3548 of 5638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	4027 of 5663	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3746 of 5510	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4141 of 5431	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	989 of 2847	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	1960 of 2635	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1573 of 2420	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1043 of 2761	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	984 of 2783	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	1178 of 2781	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.9	64 of 1478	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	29.8	1227 of 1521	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	816 of 2533	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	887 of 2551	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1087 of 2531	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	1661 of 2509	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	642 of 2395	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	531 of 2388	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	681 of 2374	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	32.9	1530 of 2359	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	637 of 2542	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	640 of 2579	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	956 of 2531	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	1591 of 2458	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1334 of 2534	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	982 of 2552	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1109 of 2538	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.4	1921 of 2527	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+39 vs school

African American (2024)59th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Listening32%+6 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Writing22%+5 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading9%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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
Butterfield Language Academy	Public	K-8	13400 Kitching St.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4540	963	40	24.0	87.9%	29 (3.0%)	63 (6.5%)	834 (86.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.0%)	32.1	3795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.7	3467^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	328	18.0	13.2	7.3	9.6	9.7	15.9	12.0	52.0	13.2	43.6	17.3	32.3	31.8	31.7	26.0	28.3	10.9	13.5	33.9	15.9	21.8	8.0	13.2	3.6	7.7	4.8	20.5	9.2	16.6	29.6	19.6	34.5	41.6	45.5	46.2	58.1	59.1	44.8	35.0	28.0	13.8	23.1	24.2	52.3	26.8							$21,103	$3,534	$17,569
Journey	Public, Charter	K-6	25560 Alessandsro Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Journey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 601-6620	570	22	25.5	82.1%	18 (3.2%)	222 (38.9%)	275 (48.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	40 (7.0%)	24.2	4483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		25.5	4325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	158																													8.0		8.0	36.8	32.1	27.6	31.2			32.1	39.1	22.2	11.8	21.3			24.3	63.2	81.1	93.7	82.1	71.6	79.0	$19,835	$1,864	$17,971
Bear Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	26125 Fir Ave.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4520	721	28	25.7	88.6%	36 (5.0%)	86 (11.9%)	510 (70.7%)	45 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	48.8	2652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		46.1	2788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	136																													35.1		35.1	42.1	47.4	51.4				46.9	36.3	37.1	34.6				36.0	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$21,763	$2,924	$18,839
Hendrick Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	25570 Brodiaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4580	490	22	22.7	88.2%	16 (3.3%)	68 (13.9%)	377 (76.9%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	14.6	5303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		16.1	5209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	94																													15.1		15.1	25.9	19.2	27.9				24.5	18.1	15.2	11.5				14.9							$20,784	$2,690	$18,094
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
Cloverdale Elementary	Public	K-5	12050 Kitching St.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4550	694	29	23.9	86.6%	33 (4.8%)	49 (7.1%)	562 (81.0%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.9%)	20	4829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		19.5	4906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	77	15.0	15.0	0.0				10.5	40.0	20.0	41.2				33.3	35.0	20.0	0.0				19.3	10.0	15.0	0.0				8.8	20.4		20.4	31.0	24.0	27.0				27.3	29.8	20.7	11.5				20.7	96.9	96.9			96.9		$37,992	$4,884	$33,108
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
Moreno Elementary	Public	K-6	13700 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4620	809	33	24.5	82.9%	47 (5.8%)	130 (16.1%)	538 (66.5%)	44 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	41 (5.1%)	19.6	4860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		19.4	4917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	57																													14.3		14.3	32.7	28.2	25.0	35.5			30.4	26.5	16.2	9.5	16.3			17.4							$18,542	$2,189	$16,353
Chaparral Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	24850 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4730	547	23	23.7	93.8%	21 (3.8%)	50 (9.1%)	432 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.3%)	25.7	4336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		23.1	4569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	233																													14.9		14.9	37.3	23.8	40.2				33.7	33.0	14.3	25.5				24.2							$19,358	$2,208	$17,150
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Butterfield Language Academy

What schools do graduates of Butterfield Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Butterfield Language Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Valley View High

How many students attend Butterfield Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Butterfield Language Academy.

What district is Butterfield Language Academy in?

Moreno Valley Unified

Is Butterfield Language Academy a good school?

Butterfield Language Academy ranks 3795^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Butterfield Language Academy?

Students at Butterfield Language Academy are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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