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Palm Middle

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Palm Middle ranks 1848 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Palm Middle serves 999 students in grades 6–8 in Moreno Valley, within Moreno Valley Unified. Its results compare favorably with its district and many nearby middle schools, but the clearest concern for families is that Palm remains below California’s proficiency rates in all three tested subjects, especially math, where the gap is 18 points.

Palm Middle is comparatively strong among nearby schools that also serve grades 6–8: its ELA score was 3 points above their average, and its math score was 2 points above; in science it was about 1 point below. Against the state, Palm scored 39% in ELA versus 49%, 20.3% in math versus 38%, and 21% in science versus 36%. It was above district rates in each subject: ELA was 39% versus 35%, math 20.3% versus 19.9%, and science 21% versus 20%. Among the five nearby schools in its district, Palm had the highest math result and the second-highest results in ELA and science.

Over time, ELA has improved, but Palm has not caught up with the state in math and science: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, its ELA score rose 3 points while the state’s also rose 3; math rose 1 point at Palm versus 4 statewide, and science rose 2 versus 6. Palm Middle also reduced chronic absenteeism from 38% in 2021–2022 to 23% in 2025–2026, though that latest rate remained above the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger gives the school 2 stars and a 32nd-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.9 in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 21.5; 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, close to the nearby average of 82%. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is that its statewide effectiveness percentile for Special Education Students rose from 19 in 2023–2024 to 41 in 2025–2026, a 22-point increase, while its overall percentile was 32 in 2025–2026.

999

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,851

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

11900 Slawson Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-6642

(951) 571-4260

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend Palm Middle usually attend:

High:

Valley View High

Feeder schools for Palm Middle:

Elementary:	Cloverdale Elementary
	Midland Elementary
	Sugar Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

African American:

12.4%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg42%

1,848^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Moreno Valley Unified

821^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1848 of 2703	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1743 of 2761	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1768 of 2783	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1685 of 2781	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1752 of 2740	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1934 of 2715	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1796 of 2480	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	1625 of 2508	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	1510 of 2497	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	1396 of 2477	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	1462 of 2379	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	1472 of 2259	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.6	1736 of 2236	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	1790 of 2179	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.2	1245 of 2063	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.9	1319 of 2005	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.0	1316 of 1999	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.1	1431 of 1804	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.5	1351 of 1777	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.6	1252 of 1769	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	411 of 583	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	464 of 609	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	362 of 627	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	344 of 613	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	317 of 637	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	374 of 643	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	365 of 600	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	573 of 743	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	434 of 745	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	845 of 1531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1075 of 1491	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1172 of 1369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	1321 of 1478	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1266 of 1521	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1208 of 1540	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1218 of 1442	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1303 of 1364	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1717 of 2483	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	1733 of 2533	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1806 of 2551	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1611 of 2531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1710 of 2509	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1711 of 2380	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1658 of 2262	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	1389 of 2325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	1244 of 2395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1275 of 2388	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1156 of 2374	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1195 of 2359	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1476 of 2213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1433 of 2072	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	298 of 442	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	192 of 394	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	1642 of 2493	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	1538 of 2542	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1518 of 2579	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1440 of 2531	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1335 of 2458	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1416 of 2369	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1676 of 2230	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1704 of 2478	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	1526 of 2534	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1511 of 2552	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1495 of 2538	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1538 of 2527	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1781 of 2407	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1689 of 2273	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	594 of 734	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	459 of 701	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	486 of 677	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	540 of 665	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	506 of 554	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	935 of 1586	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1085 of 1566	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1253 of 1552	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	812 of 1531	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	1118 of 1482	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1050 of 1520	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1227 of 1537	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1146 of 1543	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1314 of 1555	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1189 of 1602	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1213 of 1496	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

African American (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	28.9	1848^th of 2703 public middle schools	31.6%		32.4	1743^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.9%	105																	21.1	21.1	39.5	39.6	38.4	39.1	24.3	19.7	17.3	20.3	$27,851	$25,128	$2,723
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%)	23	2055^th of 2703 public middle schools	24.0%		26.1	1948^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.4%	107																	19.1	19.1	33.6	35.0	33.0	33.9	15.7	22.6	15.2	17.9	$26,747	$23,314	$3,433
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%)	13.9	2435^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.9%		12.1	2548^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.7%	113	5.6	15.9	4.0	9.5	13.9	34.1	32.0	26.7	13.9	15.9	12.0	14.3	5.6	11.4	8.0	8.6	15.0	15.0	23.8	28.9	29.3	27.3	6.3	11.5	10.2	9.3	$24,375	$21,794	$2,581
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%)	30.4	1788^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.9%		34.2	1670^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.5%	118																	25.4	25.4	37.6	38.0	43.4	39.7	22.9	19.8	17.5	20.0	$23,587	$20,482	$3,105
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%)	14	2431^st of 2703 public middle schools	10.1%		16.9	2357^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.6%	74	5.6	11.6	15.8	11.0	14.8	34.9	15.8	20.8	11.1	18.6	10.5	13.0	5.6	9.3	15.8	10.4	16.1	16.1	27.4	24.4	22.2	24.7	11.6	12.9	11.7	12.1	$24,724	$21,966	$2,758
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%)	19.1	2226^th of 2703 public middle schools	17.6%		19.7	2237^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.0%	11																	17.7	17.7	26.2	32.6	31.1	30.1	17.0	16.4	14.5	15.9	$30,781	$27,624	$3,157
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%)	20.7	2155^th of 2703 public middle schools	20.3%		23.2	2089^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%	66																	20.1	20.1	29.4	39.5	33.8	34.4	13.8	11.2	12.6	12.5	$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%)	40.8	1448^th of 2703 public middle schools	46.4%		34.8	1655^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%	207																	32.6	32.6	43.8	43.3	52.0	46.5	27.6	23.5	19.8	23.5	$18,886	$18,382	$504
Cope Middle	Public	6-8	1000 West Cypress Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5420	1,191	53	22.4	63.3%	231 (19.4%)	89 (7.5%)	621 (52.1%)	150 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	84 (7.1%)	52	1119^th of 2703 public middle schools	58.6%		52.2	1128^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.1%	9																	27.2	27.2	50.7	55.2	44.4	50.1	36.2	41.2	30.4	36.0	$2,217	$878	$1,339
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%)	74.1	581^st of 2703 public middle schools	78.5%		77.5	529^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.8%	52																	45.2	45.2		61.5	58.8	60.2		48.5	46.7	47.6	$27,814	$27,228	$586

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Middle

What district is Palm Middle in?

Moreno Valley Unified

What high school do graduates of Palm Middle attend?

Students who attend Palm Middle usually go on to attend Valley View High

How many students attend Palm Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 999 students attended Palm Middle.

Is Palm Middle a good school?

Palm Middle ranks 1848^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palm Middle?

Students at Palm Middle are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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