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Butterfield Language Academy

Public Grades K-8
3760th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of California elementary schools
Summary

In Moreno Valley, California, Butterfield Language Academy serves 963 students in kindergarten through eighth grade, a broader span than most nearby schools, which serve elementary grades only. Its 2025–2026 all-grades results were below state averages but above those in Moreno Valley Unified: Butterfield had 41% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 31% in math, and 27% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%, and district results of 35%, 20%, and 20%. Most importantly, Butterfield ranked second among 11 nearby schools in all three subjects, behind only Bear Valley Elementary.

Results vary considerably by grade: sixth graders reached 60% in ELA and 40% in math, above state results of 48% and 37%, while fourth graders scored 29% in ELA and 20% in math, below state results of 46% and 42%. Spanish-assessment results are also uneven. Reading was 9%, near the state’s 8% and the district’s 10%; listening was 20%, below the state’s 24%, the district’s 27%, and all four nearby schools with results. Writing was 16%, below the state’s 17%, the district’s 18%, and each of those nearby schools. Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 16% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 18%, the district’s 25%, and nearby reported rates.

Science rose from 13% in 2022–2023 to 27% in 2025–2026, and math increased from 24% to 31%; ELA rose from 39% to 41% over those years but fell from 45% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger ranked Butterfield in the 35th statewide percentile and gave it 2 stars in 2025–2026; the district ranked in the 15th percentile with 1 star. The student-teacher ratio was 24 in 2024–2025, close to the nearby average of 23.83. In 2024–2025, 88% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Special Education Students was at the 58th percentile, compared with 35th overall, indicating a stronger relative showing for this group. Its English Language Learner Students ranking rose from the 16th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 43rd in 2023–2024.

963
Students ?
24.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,343
Per pupil spending ?
87.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 99%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 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 2015 → 35th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moreno Valley Unified
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg25%
California avg42%
Elementary school
3,760th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 30 pts since 2016
From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
931st of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2023
From top 42% (2023) to top 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 23Elementary Schools in the Moreno Valley Unified
1248th of 1,530Moreno 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.73760 of 581735.4%★★☆☆☆
202532.13795 of 585735.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.73467 of 586940.9%★★☆☆☆
202330.83814 of 585934.9%★★☆☆☆
202222.94556 of 588322.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.33910 of 578932.5%★★☆☆☆
201824.74260 of 566224.8%★☆☆☆☆
201712.55328 of 56926.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.25295 of 56145.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.25340 of 56114.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201311.05249 of 55305.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201219.04709 of 539012.6%★☆☆☆☆
20115.45335 of 53770.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.95022 of 53145.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.14957 of 51934.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.44949 of 51133.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.14817 of 51135.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200611.74551 of 48185.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200515.34309 of 482210.6%★☆☆☆☆
200413.54452 of 48097.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202449.8243 of 59359.0%★★★☆☆
202339.2373 of 66143.6%★★☆☆☆
201935.3482 of 74735.5%★★☆☆☆
201830.8497 of 70029.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202247.9860 of 222761.4%★★★☆☆
201928.31885 of 258527.1%★☆☆☆☆
201853.4705 of 212866.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202440.11817 of 316242.5%★★☆☆☆
202329.12592 of 324520.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.52784 of 331115.9%★☆☆☆☆
201939.51813 of 327544.6%★★☆☆☆
201847.31374 of 324657.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.94108 of 558126.4%★☆☆☆☆
202524.54298 of 559723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.73739 of 561233.4%★★☆☆☆
202328.83881 of 560930.8%★★☆☆☆
202220.74651 of 563517.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.13812 of 549230.6%★★☆☆☆
201825.44143 of 541323.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202646.42584 of 509449.3%★★☆☆☆
202543.62746 of 510746.2%★★☆☆☆
202448.62368 of 510753.6%★★★☆☆
202340.92834 of 508744.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.13523 of 508430.7%★★☆☆☆
201944.12674 of 496346.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.53041 of 483037.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.63067 of 542343.4%★★☆☆☆
202540.23169 of 546042.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.22882 of 551747.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.03560 of 536333.6%★★☆☆☆
202231.43714 of 526429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201945.82694 of 517347.9%★★☆☆☆
201832.33600 of 508429.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.93146 of 560343.9%★★☆☆☆
202540.53083 of 562845.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.63032 of 564346.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.93548 of 563837.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.34027 of 566328.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.73746 of 551032.0%★★☆☆☆
201824.64141 of 543123.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202646.01235 of 292757.8%★★★☆☆
202552.5989 of 284765.3%★★★☆☆
202427.61960 of 263525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202331.61573 of 242035.0%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202660.1931 of 274066.0%★★★☆☆
202554.71043 of 276162.2%★★★☆☆
202456.3984 of 278364.6%★★★☆☆
202349.51178 of 278157.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202484.964 of 147895.7%★★★★★
202329.81227 of 152119.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202656.7918 of 251663.5%★★★☆☆
202560.8816 of 253367.8%★★★☆☆
202456.9887 of 255165.2%★★★☆☆
202348.41087 of 253157.1%★★★☆☆
202230.11661 of 250933.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.0397 of 235783.2%★★★★☆
202564.5642 of 239573.2%★★★★☆
202468.9531 of 238877.8%★★★★☆
202362.1681 of 237471.3%★★★★☆
202232.91530 of 235935.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.3550 of 252978.3%★★★★☆
202565.5637 of 254274.9%★★★★☆
202465.2640 of 257975.2%★★★★☆
202352.1956 of 253162.2%★★★☆☆
202232.51591 of 245835.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.9884 of 251464.8%★★★☆☆
202541.51334 of 253447.4%★★☆☆☆
202452.8982 of 255261.5%★★★☆☆
202348.51109 of 253856.3%★★★☆☆
202223.41921 of 252724.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2022)61st percentile+39 vs school
African American (2024)59th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2026)58th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)26th percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)65th percentile~ school
Female (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy41%-9 vs state
Mathematics31%-8 vs state
Science27%-9 vs state
Listening20%-4 vs state
Writing16%~ state avg
Overall9%~ state avg
Reading9%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Butterfield Language Academy

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

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Valley View High

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

Butterfield Language Academy ranks 3760th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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