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Sunnymead Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Sunnymead Middle is a public school serving about 1,185 students in grades 6-8 within the Moreno Valley Unified district, operating in a community with high economic need where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are substantially lower than the district and state averages, and notably lower than several nearby schools like Vista Heights Middle and Palm Middle. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, placing it in the bottom 10% of California middle schools, a trend opposite to some neighboring schools that have maintained or improved their positions. While per-student spending has increased significantly in recent years, academic results have not shown a corresponding improvement, raising questions about how resources are used.

Despite these academic struggles, Sunnymead Middle has made clear progress in one important area: reducing chronic student absenteeism, which has improved markedly over the last few years. The school's effectiveness varies for different groups of students, with some subgroups performing better than others, indicating that certain instructional approaches may be working well for some. When compared to high-performing schools in neighboring districts like Amelia Earhart Middle in Riverside Unified, it suggests there are opportunities to learn from other schools' successful practices.

1,185

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,375

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23996 Eucalyptus Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-5509

(951) 571-4280

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Sunnymead Middle usually attend:

High:

Moreno Valley High

Feeder schools for Sunnymead Middle:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	Ramona Elementary
	Sunnymead Elementary
	Sunnymeadows Elementary
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	TownGate Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.2%

African American:

12.2%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,548^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle 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	12.1	2548 of 2761	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2593 of 2783	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2605 of 2781	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2496 of 2740	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2466 of 2715	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	2297 of 2480	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	2348 of 2508	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	2288 of 2497	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	2094 of 2477	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1827 of 2379	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	1698 of 2259	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1638 of 2236	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	1776 of 2179	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.8	1802 of 2063	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	1807 of 2005	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1805 of 1999	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1631 of 1804	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	1555 of 1777	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	1505 of 1769	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	487 of 609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	512 of 627	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	467 of 613	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	505 of 637	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	473 of 643	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	468 of 600	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	1484 of 1531	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1111 of 1491	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1025 of 1369	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	1401 of 1478	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1384 of 1521	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1287 of 1540	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1346 of 1442	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1289 of 1364	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	2403 of 2533	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2398 of 2551	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2412 of 2531	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2315 of 2509	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	2174 of 2380	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2092 of 2262	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	2186 of 2395	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2196 of 2388	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2181 of 2374	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2056 of 2359	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2003 of 2213	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1901 of 2072	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	443 of 477	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	294 of 320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	250 of 336	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2289 of 2542	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2351 of 2579	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2319 of 2531	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2129 of 2458	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2098 of 2369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2023 of 2230	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2318 of 2534	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2417 of 2552	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2340 of 2538	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2301 of 2527	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2241 of 2407	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	2145 of 2273	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	633 of 677	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	618 of 665	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1401 of 1566	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1303 of 1552	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1420 of 1531	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	7.1	1528 of 1602	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1384 of 1496	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)5th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Listening13%-12 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Writing10%-7 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

Reading7%~ state avg

Overall7%-3 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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnymead Middle	Public	6-8	23996 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4280	1,185	57	20.7	94.2%	27 (2.3%)	144 (12.2%)	927 (78.2%)	37 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	36 (3.0%)	12.1	2548^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.7%		11.9	2593^rd of 2783 public middle schools	6.8%	45	0.0	4.0	18.2	6.5	4.1	20.0	21.2	13.1	8.2	12.0	12.1	10.3	0.0	4.0	21.2	7.5	12.7	12.7	23.4	16.8	22.3	20.9	9.3	8.0	8.7	8.7	$24,375	$21,794	$2,581
Badger Springs Middle	Public	6-8	24750 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4200	1,058	47	22.4	94.5%	30 (2.8%)	93 (8.8%)	891 (84.2%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.0%)	16.9	2357^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.6%		17.8	2354^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	3	8.9	9.7	6.1	8.3	17.8	25.8	22.5	22.4	8.9	16.1	6.1	10.9	2.2	4.8	8.2	5.1	15.4	15.4	27.6	23.2	29.7	26.7	13.6	12.8	11.4	12.6	$24,724	$21,966	$2,758
Palm Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Slawson Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4260	999	50	19.9	84.4%	99 (9.9%)	124 (12.4%)	712 (71.3%)	23 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.1%)	32.4	1743^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.9%		31.1	1768^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.5%	25																	24.8	24.8	34.6	38.8	43.5	38.9	18.8	21.5	21.5	20.6	$27,851	$25,128	$2,723
Vista Heights Middle	Public	6-8	23049 Old Lake Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4300	1,419	66	21.4	80.3%	108 (7.6%)	183 (12.9%)	1,005 (70.8%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.4%)	34.2	1670^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.5%		37.2	1555^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.1%	115																	20.1	20.1	38.4	45.2	38.9	40.9	27.2	21.9	19.2	22.7	$23,587	$20,482	$3,105
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	13130 Morrison St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4240	1,114	52	21.5	87.1%	64 (5.7%)	129 (11.6%)	823 (73.9%)	53 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	26.1	1948^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.4%		26	1998^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.2%	50																	16.9	16.9	36.4	40.2	31.6	36.0	22.8	18.0	13.3	17.5	$26,747	$23,314	$3,433
March Middle	Public	6-8	15800 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0430	686	38	17.9	87.2%	18 (2.6%)	89 (13.0%)	528 (77.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	23.2	2089^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%		26.3	1987^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	102																	24.5	24.5	31.8	28.6	35.9	32.3	12.8	10.3	14.9	12.8	$26,570	$24,418	$2,152
Vista Verde Middle	Public	6-8	25777 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4690	900	39	22.8	82.8%	36 (4.0%)	199 (22.1%)	580 (64.4%)	43 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (3.9%)	34.8	1655^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		31.5	1751^st of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	96																	26.2	26.2	36.1	41.6	45.6	41.2	25.6	20.2	16.1	20.5	$18,886	$18,382	$504
Landmark Middle	Public	6-8	15261 Legendary Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4220	849	43	19.7	87.9%	49 (5.8%)	141 (16.6%)	584 (68.8%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.7%)	19.7	2237^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.0%		24.2	2077^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.4%	160																	15.4	15.4	23.3	30.5	31.6	28.6	15.9	14.2	16.1	15.4	$30,781	$27,624	$3,157
Amelia Earhart Middle	Public	7-8	20202 Aptos St.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5700	743	32	23.2	56.1%	213 (28.7%)	46 (6.2%)	370 (49.8%)	68 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.8%)	77.5	529^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.8%		71.8	658^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.4%	129																	42.6	42.6		59.8	60.4	60.1		50.3	50.6	50.4	$27,814	$27,228	$586
University Heights Middle	Public	7-8	1155 Massachusetts Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7388	870	39	22.5	91.4%	56 (6.4%)	53 (6.1%)	697 (80.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	30.7	1805^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.6%		28.4	1885^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	80																	14.8	14.8		44.9	36.5	40.8		23.7	17.0	20.4	$25,131	$24,200	$931

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnymead Middle

What district is Sunnymead Middle in?

Moreno Valley Unified

Is Sunnymead Middle a good school?

Sunnymead Middle ranks in the bottom 7.7% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnymead Middle?

Students at Sunnymead Middle are 78% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Sunnymead Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,185 students attended Sunnymead Middle.

What high school do graduates of Sunnymead Middle attend?

Students who attend Sunnymead Middle usually go on to attend Moreno Valley High

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