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Serrano Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Serrano Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 496 students in the Moreno Valley Unified district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it shows important strengths in specific subjects compared to other local schools; for instance, its math and science proficiency rates are notably higher than the district average and outperform several nearby schools like Hendrick Ranch Elementary and Sunnymead Elementary. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than both the district and state averages, and there are pronounced performance differences between grade levels and between male and female students.

Performance can vary greatly from year to year, and comparisons reveal that schools in the neighboring Val Verde Unified district, such as Victoriano Elementary, often achieve higher academic results while serving similar student populations, suggesting district-level factors may influence outcomes. The school's relative success in math and science points to effective teaching in those areas that could be a foundation for broader improvement, especially if paired with targeted efforts to improve attendance and support for students with disabilities.

496

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,572

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24100 Delphinium Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-3521

(951) 571-4660

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Serrano Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Badger Springs Middle
High:	Moreno Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

African American:

6.3%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,594^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	23.0	4594 of 5857	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4737 of 5869	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3872 of 5859	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5460 of 5883	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5287 of 5789	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	5191 of 5662	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	5105 of 5692	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	4925 of 5614	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	4920 of 5611	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	4443 of 5530	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	3505 of 5390	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.3	4589 of 5377	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	4698 of 5314	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	4867 of 5193	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	4826 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	4776 of 5113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	4329 of 4818	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	4251 of 4822	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	4078 of 4809	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	2171 of 2227	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2333 of 2585	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1926 of 2128	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	2085 of 3162	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	1162 of 3245	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	2482 of 3311	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2757 of 3275	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2682 of 3246	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	3833 of 5597	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3554 of 5612	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	3015 of 5609	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	5145 of 5635	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4595 of 5492	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4663 of 5413	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3714 of 5107	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3980 of 5107	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2866 of 5087	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4651 of 5084	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4406 of 4963	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4389 of 4830	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	225 of 356	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3676 of 5460	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4086 of 5517	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3189 of 5363	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4643 of 5264	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4465 of 5173	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4600 of 5084	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4855 of 5628	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5342 of 5643	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4494 of 5638	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5244 of 5663	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5256 of 5510	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5175 of 5431	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	2173 of 2847	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2269 of 2635	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)37th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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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
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							$19,572	$2,502	$17,070
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
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
Armada Elementary	Public	K-5	25201 John F. Kennedy Dr.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4500	684	30	22.8	92.4%	16 (2.3%)	66 (9.6%)	568 (83.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.8%)	31.5	3840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		30.1	3921^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	81	38.8	40.5	4.8	28.1	75.5	54.1	45.2	59.4	42.9	56.8	9.5	35.9	26.5	40.5	4.8	23.4	17.7		17.7	44.3	33.0	42.5				40.1	35.3	25.9	15.9				25.9	95.7				97.5		$19,474	$2,137	$17,337
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
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
Rainbow Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	15950 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0420	723	34	20.9	87.6%	28 (3.9%)	59 (8.2%)	575 (79.5%)	30 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	24.4	4463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		24.4	4424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	39																	17.8		17.8	36.8	29.6	35.2				33.7	29.1	22.8	15.0				22.5							$21,026	$2,485	$18,541
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Serrano Elementary

Is Serrano Elementary a good school?

Serrano Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Serrano Elementary?

Students at Serrano Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Serrano Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Serrano Elementary.

What district is Serrano Elementary in?

Moreno Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Serrano Elementary attend?

Students who attend Serrano Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Badger Springs Middle
High : Moreno Valley High

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