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Bear Valley Elementary

Q: Is Bear Valley Elementary a good school?

Bear Valley Elementary ranks 2652 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bear Valley Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 721 students in grades K-5 within the Moreno Valley Unified district, and it stands out for its strong and consistent academic improvement over the past decade despite the economic challenges faced by many of its families.

The school's academic performance is notably strong compared to other local schools with similar student populations. In English, Math, and especially Science, Bear Valley's students outperform the district average by a wide margin and score better than nearby schools like Ramona Elementary, Sunnymead Elementary, and Chaparral Hills Elementary. While North Ridge Elementary ranks higher, it serves a community with significantly fewer students in need of economic assistance, making Bear Valley's achievements particularly impressive.

Key areas of focus for the school include continuing to reduce chronic student absences, which have already improved dramatically, and strengthening support for students in special education programs. With substantial per-student funding and a clear record of using resources effectively to boost scores, Bear Valley represents one of the stronger elementary options in the Moreno Valley Unified district, demonstrating that dedicated programs and leadership can lead to excellent student outcomes.

721

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,465

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26125 Fir Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555-2203

(951) 571-4520

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Bear Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Valley View High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

11.9%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moreno Valley Unified

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,652^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	48.8	2652 of 5857	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2788 of 5869	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	3003 of 5859	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3095 of 5883	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3117 of 5789	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	3177 of 5662	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	3501 of 5692	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4515 of 5614	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	3983 of 5611	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	3867 of 5530	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	3529 of 5390	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	3770 of 5377	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	3810 of 5314	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	4198 of 5193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	4343 of 5113	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	3735 of 5113	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3738 of 4818	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	3857 of 4822	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	4135 of 4809	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	118 of 569	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	210 of 593	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	152 of 661	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	185 of 663	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	263 of 747	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	211 of 700	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.7	1933 of 2227	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1370 of 2585	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1458 of 2128	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	1589 of 3162	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1839 of 3245	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1302 of 3311	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	2272 of 3275	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	2405 of 3246	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	2577 of 5597	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	2895 of 5612	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2822 of 5609	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	3031 of 5635	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2994 of 5492	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3278 of 5413	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1712 of 5107	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1661 of 5107	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2340 of 5087	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1947 of 5084	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	1803 of 4963	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2075 of 4830	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1726 of 5460	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	2191 of 5517	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2408 of 5363	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	1804 of 5264	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1630 of 5173	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2225 of 5084	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2557 of 5628	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	2488 of 5643	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	3018 of 5638	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2973 of 5663	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3040 of 5510	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2908 of 5431	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	343 of 670	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2246 of 2847	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1379 of 2420	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	2106 of 2726	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	1386 of 2737	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)23rd percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science35%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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
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	$23,465	$20,460	$3,005
Butterfield Language Academy	Public	K-8	13400 Kitching St.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4540	963	40	24.0	87.9%	29 (3.0%)	63 (6.5%)	834 (86.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.0%)	32.1	3795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.7	3467^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	328	18.0	13.2	7.3	9.6	9.7	15.9	12.0	52.0	13.2	43.6	17.3	32.3	31.8	31.7	26.0	28.3	10.9	13.5	33.9	15.9	21.8	8.0	13.2	3.6	7.7	4.8	20.5	9.2	16.6	29.6	19.6	34.5	41.6	45.5	46.2	58.1	59.1	44.8	35.0	28.0	13.8	23.1	24.2	52.3	26.8							$21,343	$18,858	$2,485
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		$23,783	$21,366	$2,417
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	$9,697	$6,250	$3,447
Moreno Elementary	Public	K-6	13700 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4620	809	33	24.5	82.9%	47 (5.8%)	130 (16.1%)	538 (66.5%)	44 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	41 (5.1%)	19.6	4860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		19.4	4917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	57																													14.3		14.3	32.7	28.2	25.0	35.5			30.4	26.5	16.2	9.5	16.3			17.4							$21,992	$19,618	$2,374
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							$26,403	$23,186	$3,217
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							$25,222	$21,652	$3,570
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		$23,426	$20,734	$2,692
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		$22,857	$19,548	$3,309
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	$21,758	$18,528	$3,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Valley Elementary

How many students attend Bear Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Bear Valley Elementary.

Is Bear Valley Elementary a good school?

Bear Valley Elementary ranks 2652^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bear Valley Elementary in?

Moreno Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Bear Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bear Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Valley View High

What is the racial makeup of Bear Valley Elementary?

Students at Bear Valley Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% White.

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