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Sugar Hill Elementary

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Sugar Hill Elementary ranks 3493 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Hill Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 629 students in the Moreno Valley Unified district, showing steady academic improvement in a high-need community.

The school is on a positive trajectory, consistently scoring above the district average in English, math, and science, with its math scores notably stronger. It has shown particular effectiveness in supporting several student groups, and its steady rise in statewide rankings over the past decade points to successful strategies. However, challenges remain, including a high rate of chronic absenteeism—though it is improving—and a significant struggle to support English Language Learners. An interesting internal pattern shows 3rd graders performing at the state average in math, but proficiency drops sharply by 5th grade, indicating a potential area for focus.

Compared to nearby schools, Sugar Hill stands out for getting solid results with its resources. It performs better academically than several schools in the area, including Sunnymead Elementary, Sunnymeadows Elementary, and Honey Hollow Elementary, despite similar or lower per-student spending. A striking comparison is with Cloverdale Elementary, which spends more than double per student but ranks significantly lower. Geographically, Sugar Hill's performance places it in the middle among its neighbors, performing better than some like Midland Elementary but below higher-ranked schools such as Hidden Springs Elementary and North Ridge Elementary.

629

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,328

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24455 Old Country Rd.
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-4011

(951) 571-4670

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Sugar Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Palm Middle
High:	Canyon Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

African American:

11.8%

White:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moreno Valley Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,493^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	36.0	3493 of 5857	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3605 of 5869	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	3052 of 5859	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3620 of 5883	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4143 of 5789	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3540 of 5662	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.7	4031 of 5692	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	4689 of 5614	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	3999 of 5611	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	4289 of 5530	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	3987 of 5390	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	4520 of 5377	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	3286 of 5314	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.3	3758 of 5193	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	4369 of 5113	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	3374 of 5113	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.9	2943 of 4818	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	2897 of 4822	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.1	2685 of 4809	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	188 of 569	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	275 of 593	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	324 of 661	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	313 of 663	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	265 of 747	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	183 of 700	73.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	1407 of 2585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3026 of 3162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	3862 of 5597	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3937 of 5612	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2980 of 5609	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3745 of 5635	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3875 of 5492	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3505 of 5413	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2193 of 5107	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2361 of 5107	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	1786 of 5087	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	2366 of 5084	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	3559 of 4963	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3079 of 4830	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	165 of 356	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	2964 of 5460	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3208 of 5517	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2619 of 5363	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	2498 of 5264	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2860 of 5173	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2675 of 5084	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2824 of 5628	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	3018 of 5643	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2885 of 5638	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3212 of 5663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4095 of 5510	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3372 of 5431	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1104 of 2847	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	2224 of 2635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	1922 of 2726	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2022)54th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2022)29th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science20%-13 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 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 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 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
Sugar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	24455 Old Country Rd.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4670	629	26	24.1	82.4%	55 (8.7%)	74 (11.8%)	457 (72.7%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	36	3493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		33.9	3605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	112																	19.6	19.6	48.5	34.4	40.2		41.1	46.5	28.1	15.5		30.1	95.1	95.9	98.4	95.9	95.9	96.7	$18,328	$2,137	$16,191
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
North Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	25101 Kalmia Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4630	700	28	24.9	66.4%	96 (13.7%)	70 (10.0%)	458 (65.4%)	33 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.3%)	58.2	2158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		63.7	1897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.7%	261																	35.3	35.3	51.7	40.7	57.0		49.7	49.2	44.7	41.0		44.9	95.0	98.3	98.3		95.0		$18,762	$2,096	$16,666
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
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
Hidden Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Hidden Springs Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4590	565	23	24.5	77.3%	66 (11.7%)	47 (8.3%)	399 (70.6%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (5.8%)	59.6	2084^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		55.9	2243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.8%	159																	28.4	28.4	52.5	53.4	55.7		53.8	54.6	42.1	37.5		45.1	96.7			98.4	97.5		$20,874	$2,465	$18,409
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Hill Elementary

How many students attend Sugar Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Sugar Hill Elementary.

What district is Sugar Hill Elementary in?

Moreno Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Sugar Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sugar Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palm Middle
High : Canyon Springs High

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Hill Elementary?

Students at Sugar Hill Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Sugar Hill Elementary a good school?

Sugar Hill Elementary ranks 3493^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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