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Sugar Hill Elementary

Public Grades K-5
3206th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 45% of California elementary schools
Summary

Sugar Hill Elementary serves 629 students in kindergarten through Grade 5 in Moreno Valley, California, as part of Moreno Valley Unified. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were higher than the district’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, but lower than the state’s in all three. The clearest takeaway is that ELA is the school’s strongest relative subject, while it has ground to make up statewide in every subject.

Compared with nearby schools, Sugar Hill stands out most in ELA: 46% of students were proficient, versus a 35% nearby-school average, ranking third among 11 schools. Math proficiency was 31% (fourth locally), above the nearby average of 27%; science was 24% (fifth locally), compared with a 22% nearby average. The state comparisons show the main challenge: ELA was 3 percentage points below the state, math was 8 points below, and science was 12 points below—the largest gap. All three results were above the district’s, by 11 points in ELA, 11 in math, and 4 in science.

Results have improved most in science and ELA over the four years reported: science rose 6 percentage points, from 18% to 24%, and ELA rose 3 points, from 43% to 46%; math slipped 1 point, from 31% to 31%. SchoolDigger places Sugar Hill at the 45th statewide percentile with 2 stars, up from the 39th percentile in 2023–2024. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 24.1 was close to the nearby average of 24.4. The school reported 82% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby average of 87%; this is context, not an explanation for test results. SchoolDigger’s measure for African American students was at the 82nd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 45th percentile. For Special Education Students, it was at the 18th percentile, down from 61 the previous year.

629
Students ?
24.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,420
Per pupil spending ?
82.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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 — 29th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moreno Valley Unified
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 12 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg26%
California avg42%
3,206th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▲ up 28 pts since 2016
From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 23Elementary Schools in the Moreno Valley Unified
821st of 968Moreno 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.33206 of 580444.8%★★☆☆☆
202536.03493 of 585740.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.93605 of 586938.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.23052 of 585947.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.03620 of 588338.5%★★☆☆☆
201927.54143 of 578928.4%★☆☆☆☆
201833.93540 of 566237.5%★★☆☆☆
201727.74031 of 569229.2%★☆☆☆☆
201619.34689 of 561416.5%★☆☆☆☆
201526.33999 of 561128.7%★☆☆☆☆
201326.84289 of 553022.4%★☆☆☆☆
201229.43987 of 539026.0%★☆☆☆☆
201122.34520 of 537715.9%★☆☆☆☆
201038.23286 of 531438.2%★★☆☆☆
200929.33758 of 519327.6%★☆☆☆☆
200819.64369 of 511314.6%★☆☆☆☆
200732.93374 of 511334.0%★★☆☆☆
200635.92943 of 481838.9%★★☆☆☆
200536.92897 of 482239.9%★★☆☆☆
200439.12685 of 480944.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.392 of 50681.8%★★★★☆
202557.6188 of 56967.0%★★★☆☆
202445.9275 of 59353.6%★★★☆☆
202342.8324 of 66151.0%★★★☆☆
202244.0313 of 66352.8%★★★☆☆
201956.6265 of 74764.5%★★★☆☆
201864.5183 of 70073.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201937.41407 of 258545.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202421.13026 of 31624.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.73198 of 556942.6%★★☆☆☆
202529.83862 of 559731.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.43937 of 561229.8%★☆☆☆☆
202340.62980 of 560946.9%★★☆☆☆
202229.93745 of 563533.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.33875 of 549229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201833.63505 of 541335.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.82172 of 508557.3%★★★☆☆
202551.32193 of 510757.1%★★★☆☆
202448.72361 of 510753.8%★★★☆☆
202357.71786 of 508764.9%★★★☆☆
202247.52366 of 508453.5%★★★☆☆
201932.03559 of 496328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201837.03079 of 483036.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202247.0165 of 35653.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.82589 of 541252.2%★★★☆☆
202542.72964 of 546045.7%★★☆☆☆
202439.13208 of 551741.9%★★☆☆☆
202346.12619 of 536351.2%★★★☆☆
202246.62498 of 526452.5%★★★☆☆
201943.52860 of 517344.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.02675 of 508447.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.32977 of 559046.7%★★☆☆☆
202544.82824 of 562849.8%★★☆☆☆
202440.83018 of 564346.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.62885 of 563848.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.83212 of 566343.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.14095 of 551025.7%★☆☆☆☆
201834.53372 of 543137.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.72398 of 292017.9%★☆☆☆☆
202548.71104 of 284761.2%★★★☆☆
202423.22224 of 263515.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202233.51922 of 272629.5%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)82nd percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school
Homeless (2022)54th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)47th percentile~ school
Disabled (2019)46th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school
White (2022)29th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2026)18th percentile-27 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state
Mathematics31%-7 vs state
Science24%-12 vs state

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Sugar Hill Elementary ranks 3206th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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

Middle : Palm Middle
High : Canyon Springs High

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 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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