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La Jolla Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Jolla Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 671 students in the Moreno Valley Unified district, operating in a high-needs area where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average. Compared to other schools in the same district, such as Bear Valley Elementary and Armada Elementary, La Jolla's performance is generally lower, though its math scores are slightly above the district average. A notable finding is that student performance tends to decline in the upper grades, suggesting a need for stronger support as students progress.

Interestingly, schools in the neighboring Val Verde Unified district, like Lasselle Elementary and Victoriano Elementary, perform better, indicating that district-level factors may be at play. Within its own district, La Jolla spends less per student than several peers, but the link between spending and outcomes is not clear-cut, as some higher-spending schools have similar results. Key areas for potential improvement include boosting attendance, providing more support for older students, and strengthening science instruction.

671

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,149

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14745 Willowgrove Pl.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555-5746

(951) 571-4740

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Students who attend La Jolla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Landmark Middle
High:	Vista del Lago High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

22.8%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,763^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th 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	20.7	4763 of 5857	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4290 of 5869	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4833 of 5859	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4750 of 5883	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4661 of 5789	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4485 of 5662	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	4373 of 5692	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	4435 of 5614	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	4464 of 5611	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	4786 of 5530	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	4233 of 5390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	4488 of 5377	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	4132 of 5314	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	3627 of 5193	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.9	4057 of 5113	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	3768 of 5113	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	248 of 569	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	355 of 593	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	356 of 661	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	350 of 663	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	460 of 747	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	475 of 700	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	1731 of 2227	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2099 of 2585	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1174 of 2128	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	2651 of 3162	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	2465 of 3245	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2925 of 3311	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2317 of 3275	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1921 of 3246	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4366 of 5597	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3580 of 5612	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4761 of 5609	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4881 of 5635	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4753 of 5492	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4209 of 5413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4396 of 5107	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3088 of 5107	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4082 of 5087	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4015 of 5084	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3815 of 4963	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3863 of 4830	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4622 of 5460	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3957 of 5517	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4744 of 5363	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3889 of 5264	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3727 of 5173	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4342 of 5084	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4721 of 5628	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4560 of 5643	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4524 of 5638	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4246 of 5663	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	4059 of 5510	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4478 of 5431	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	2292 of 2847	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2268 of 2635	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1780 of 2420	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	2019 of 2651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2457 of 2661	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+38 vs school

White (2024)24th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science10%-22 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 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
La Jolla Elementary	Public	K-5	14745 Willowgrove Pl.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4740	671	27	24.8	84.1%	51 (7.6%)	153 (22.8%)	375 (55.9%)	39 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (7.2%)	20.7	4763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		25.9	4290^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.9%	473																													10.2		10.2	33.6	29.7	26.0				29.8	26.8	26.5	16.4				23.0	98.4						$18,149	$2,146	$16,003
Ridge Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	28500 John F Kennedy Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4640	575	23	25.0	83.0%	63 (11.0%)	84 (14.6%)	373 (64.9%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	26.9	4233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		30.2	3911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	322																													20.8		20.8	26.0	31.4	38.5	57.1			34.8	18.2	18.4	23.7	35.7			21.8	97.0				97.0		$17,964	$2,289	$15,675
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							$18,542	$2,189	$16,353
Lasselle Elementary	Public	K-5	26446 Krameria Ave.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0350	812	36	22.5	80.3%	48 (5.9%)	150 (18.5%)	547 (67.4%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	37.5	3377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		38.2	3291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	86																													27.2		27.2	37.8	40.2	50.7				43.4	35.1	26.5	22.1				27.5							$19,038	$1,225	$17,813
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							$20,784	$2,690	$18,094
Victoriano Elementary	Public	K-5	25650 Los Cabos Dr.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0390	608	25	23.8	83.9%	23 (3.8%)	140 (23.0%)	371 (61.0%)	33 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.9%)	51.7	2516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		53.8	2358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	158																													29.8		29.8	47.3	47.1	53.5				49.3	47.3	41.8	28.1				39.1							$18,990	$1,043	$17,947
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	$19,835	$1,864	$17,971
Armada Elementary	Public	K-5	25201 John F. Kennedy Dr.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4500	684	30	22.8	92.4%	16 (2.3%)	66 (9.6%)	568 (83.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.8%)	31.5	3840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		30.1	3921^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	81	38.8	40.5	4.8				28.1	75.5	54.1	45.2				59.4	42.9	56.8	9.5				35.9	26.5	40.5	4.8				23.4	17.7		17.7	44.3	33.0	42.5				40.1	35.3	25.9	15.9				25.9	95.7				97.5		$19,474	$2,137	$17,337
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	$21,763	$2,924	$18,839
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							$21,103	$3,534	$17,569

Frequently Asked Questions about La Jolla Elementary

What schools do graduates of La Jolla Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Jolla Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Landmark Middle
High : Vista del Lago High

What is the racial makeup of La Jolla Elementary?

Students at La Jolla Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 23% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is La Jolla Elementary in?

Moreno Valley Unified

Is La Jolla Elementary a good school?

La Jolla Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Jolla Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended La Jolla Elementary.

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