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Valley View High

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Valley View High ranks 1053 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Valley View High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,700 students in the Moreno Valley Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has significant strengths, particularly in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate; its 96.5% graduation rate is notably higher than the district and state averages, and it has the lowest dropout and chronic absenteeism rates among comparable schools in the Moreno Valley Unified district. It also excels in English Language Arts, where its proficiency rate of 57% is well above the district average and outperforms nearby schools like Moreno Valley High and Canyon Springs High. The school achieves these results with moderate per-student spending compared to peers.

However, Valley View faces a major challenge in mathematics, where only about 20% of students are proficient, creating a large gap compared to its success in English. Its statewide ranking has shown volatility from year to year. When compared to a very high-performing school like Riverside STEM Academy, the differences in academic outcomes are stark, though the schools serve very different student populations and sizes. Overall, Valley View is a relative bright spot within its low-performing district but has clear areas for academic improvement.

2,699

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,041

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13135 Nason St.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555-4504

(951) 571-4850

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Valley View High:

Elementary:	Bear Valley Elementary
	Butterfield Language Academy
	Cloverdale Elementary
	Moreno Elementary
Middle:	Mountain View Middle
	Palm Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

African American:

10.6%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moreno Valley Unified

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,053^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High 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	49.4	1053 of 2162	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	1300 of 2159	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1065 of 2170	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	1081 of 2123	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	919 of 2133	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	872 of 2017	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	792 of 2021	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	824 of 2039	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	949 of 1994	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.5	970 of 2426	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.0	882 of 2354	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.4	932 of 2367	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.7	974 of 2281	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.1	850 of 2238	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.7	849 of 2117	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.7	729 of 2063	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.3	804 of 1968	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.3	772 of 1901	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.7	559 of 1653	66.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	207 of 523	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	320 of 517	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	214 of 521	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	200 of 522	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	207 of 592	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	251 of 582	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	423 of 585	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	486 of 573	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	388 of 591	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	406 of 581	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	415 of 582	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	536 of 581	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	825 of 1161	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	788 of 1117	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	588 of 1052	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	768 of 1085	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	358 of 1064	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	670 of 1044	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	723 of 941	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	641 of 938	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1007 of 1906	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1263 of 1915	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	998 of 1915	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	925 of 1858	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	907 of 1833	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	913 of 1760	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	833 of 1900	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	1100 of 1902	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	896 of 1917	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	899 of 1861	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	755 of 1814	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	631 of 1742	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	899 of 2013	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1220 of 2026	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	888 of 2030	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	939 of 1943	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	831 of 1937	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	753 of 1862	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	925 of 1942	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	1156 of 1948	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1005 of 1963	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1124 of 1916	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	870 of 1880	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	768 of 1834	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	472 of 577	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	482 of 574	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	328 of 541	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	417 of 515	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	686 of 1252	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	983 of 1216	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	901 of 1197	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	643 of 1155	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	830 of 1173	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	836 of 1193	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	959 of 1204	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	406 of 1222	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	559 of 1173	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)60th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-33 vs school

Homeless (2024)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley View High	Public	9-12	13135 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4850	2,699	124	21.7	81.5%	168 (6.2%)	286 (10.6%)	2,023 (75.0%)	120 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	78 (2.9%)	49.4	1053^rd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		37.8	1300^th of 2159 public high schools	39.8%	247																						23.3	20.0	23.1				57.1	57.1				20.0	20.0	$25,041	$22,286	$2,755
Audeo Valley Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	27130 Eucalyptus Ave. Ste. A	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Audeo Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 242-6646	238	7	34.8	76.5%	32 (13.4%)	31 (13.0%)	154 (64.7%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	59.9	824^th of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		46.5	1087^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	263																				19.5	17.7	38.5	33.3	24.1	18.8	19.4	36.6	81.0	36.8	12.5	8.3	14.6	14.3	12.3	$21,684	$21,100	$584
Leadership Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	13730 Perris Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Leadership Military Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 421-8450	119	9	13.2	87.4%	3 (2.5%)	28 (23.5%)	79 (66.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	26.5	1562^nd of 2162 public high schools	27.8%		22.9	1633^rd of 2159 public high schools	24.4%	71																					0.0		36.4	10.5				38.2	38.2				2.9	2.9
Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	15150 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4880	1,924	95	20.2	87.8%	57 (3.0%)	212 (11.0%)	1,521 (79.1%)	66 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	59 (3.1%)	36.9	1330^th of 2162 public high schools	38.5%		31.5	1457^th of 2159 public high schools	32.5%	127	4.4	27.6	36.8	21.4	8.9	24.1	23.7	17.9	17.8	27.6	36.8	26.8	0.0	13.8	10.5	7.1	51.1	75.9	79.0			12.0	8.3	12.0				53.2	53.2				14.7	14.7	$27,617	$24,840	$2,777
March Mountain High	Public	9-12	24551 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4800	255	25	10.2	83.1%	5 (2.0%)	38 (14.9%)	194 (76.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.5%)	11.9	1917^th of 2162 public high schools	11.3%		14.6	1829^th of 2159 public high schools	15.3%	88																						7.6	0.0	7.0				15.7	15.7				0.7	0.7	$61,777	$57,494	$4,283
Bayside Community Day	Public	7-12	24501 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-7890	121	11	11.0	93.4%	2 (1.7%)	23 (19.0%)	91 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	7.8	2127^th of 2162 public high schools	1.6%		13.8	1858^th of 2159 public high schools	13.9%	269																						2.1		5.3				1.9	1.9				0.0	0.0	$63,958	$60,072	$3,886
Moreno Valley High	Public	9-12	23300 Cottonwood Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4820	2,103	105	19.9	92.5%	43 (2.0%)	194 (9.2%)	1,715 (81.6%)	57 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.4%)	63 (3.0%)	33	1423^rd of 2162 public high schools	34.2%		35.7	1345^th of 2159 public high schools	37.7%	78																						14.1	9.1	13.9				41.6	41.6				16.5	16.5	$27,503	$24,574	$2,929
Canyon Springs High	Public	9-12	23100 Cougar Canyon Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4760	2,251	103	21.9	83.3%	155 (6.9%)	307 (13.6%)	1,611 (71.6%)	59 (2.6%)	5 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	101 (4.5%)	38.2	1306^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		43.6	1157^th of 2159 public high schools	46.4%	149																						17.2	14.3	17.1				52.4	52.4				12.3	12.3	$26,143	$23,370	$2,773
Rancho Verde High	Public	9-12	17750 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4680	2,101	94	22.2	82.1%	67 (3.2%)	426 (20.3%)	1,404 (66.8%)	109 (5.2%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	85 (4.0%)	50.2	1040^th of 2162 public high schools	51.9%		50.5	985^th of 2159 public high schools	54.4%	55																						29.6		29.2				53.9	53.9				17.3	17.3	$19,184	$18,660	$524
Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	275	25	10.9	93.5%	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.8%)	230 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10.5	1998^th of 2162 public high schools	7.6%		10.5	2036^th of 2159 public high schools	5.7%	38																						2.0	9.1	2.9				14.5	14.5				0.0	0.0	$50,643	$48,942	$1,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View High

How many students attend Valley View High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,699 students attended Valley View High.

What schools feed into Valley View High?

Valley View High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Valley Elementary
Elementary : Butterfield Language Academy
Elementary : Cloverdale Elementary
Elementary : Moreno Elementary
Middle : Mountain View Middle
Middle : Palm Middle

What is the racial makeup of Valley View High?

Students at Valley View High are 75% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Valley View High a good school?

Valley View High ranks 1053^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley View High in?

Moreno Valley Unified

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