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Moreno Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3130th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 47% of California elementary schools
Summary

Moreno Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 428 students in Montclair, California, within the Ontario-Montclair School District, where it stands out for its strong support of specific student groups despite overall test scores that are below the state average.

While the school's academic proficiency rates are modest, it performs notably well for a school with its level of student need, outperforming some nearby schools with similar challenges like Lehigh Elementary. Moreno's most significant strength is its exceptional effectiveness with historically underserved student subgroups, including English learners and students with special needs, whose performance ranks much higher than the school's overall state ranking. The school also excels at ensuring students attend class regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is half the state average and has improved dramatically since the pandemic.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Claremont Unified, such as Sycamore Elementary, Moreno operates in a very different context with far greater socioeconomic challenges, making its subgroup successes and attendance management particularly commendable. The school receives higher per-student funding than comparison schools in its own district, which appears to support its targeted programs. For parents, Moreno represents a school that is intensely focused on and successful with supporting its most vulnerable students, even as it works to raise overall academic achievement.

428
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,066
Per pupil spending ?
79.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4825 Moreno St.
       Montclair, CA  91763-1419

(909) 624-2672

District: Ontario-Montclair


Students who attend Moreno Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Serrano Middle
High:    Montclair High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.6%
African American:
4.7%
White:
3.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg38%
California avg41%
3,130th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 47%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 27Elementary Schools in the Ontario-Montclair
745th of 1,543Ontario-Montclair 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202541.33130 of 585746.6%★★☆☆☆
202444.02923 of 586950.2%★★★☆☆
202349.02577 of 585956.0%★★★☆☆
202240.93028 of 588348.5%★★☆☆☆
201955.12311 of 578960.1%★★★☆☆
201847.02725 of 566251.9%★★★☆☆
201737.23294 of 569242.1%★★☆☆☆
201629.33828 of 561431.8%★★☆☆☆
201525.34104 of 561126.9%★☆☆☆☆
201336.13589 of 553035.1%★★☆☆☆
201235.13589 of 539033.4%★★☆☆☆
201145.82842 of 537747.1%★★☆☆☆
201040.43150 of 531440.7%★★☆☆☆
200933.43478 of 519333.0%★★☆☆☆
200838.33041 of 511340.5%★★☆☆☆
200726.73811 of 511325.5%★☆☆☆☆
200631.83182 of 481834.0%★★☆☆☆
200541.72616 of 482245.7%★★☆☆☆
200435.72899 of 480939.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202241.21030 of 222753.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202455.9887 of 316271.9%★★★★☆
202351.51106 of 324565.9%★★★☆☆
202241.71697 of 331148.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.52801 of 559750.0%★★☆☆☆
202449.32446 of 561256.4%★★★☆☆
202356.32111 of 560962.4%★★★☆☆
202245.82653 of 563552.9%★★★☆☆
201956.82128 of 549261.3%★★★☆☆
201846.02721 of 541349.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202557.11860 of 510763.6%★★★☆☆
202457.91788 of 510765.0%★★★☆☆
202362.31541 of 508769.7%★★★☆☆
202249.62229 of 508456.2%★★★☆☆
201970.81132 of 496377.2%★★★★☆
201859.91630 of 483066.3%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202559.7129 of 42969.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202554.42171 of 546060.2%★★★☆☆
202452.62224 of 551759.7%★★★☆☆
202357.41907 of 536364.4%★★★☆☆
202252.92093 of 526460.2%★★★☆☆
201969.81195 of 517376.9%★★★★☆
201860.81700 of 508466.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202539.23181 of 562843.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.23120 of 564344.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.12983 of 563847.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.93287 of 566342.0%★★☆☆☆
201950.82422 of 551056.0%★★★☆☆
201846.12670 of 543150.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202548.61109 of 284761.0%★★★☆☆
202449.3985 of 263562.6%★★★☆☆
202354.2791 of 242067.3%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+22 vs school
Homeless (2025)70th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school
Disabled (2022)54th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state
Mathematics32%-5 vs state
Science29%-4 vs state

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Students who attend Moreno Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Serrano Middle
High : Montclair High

Moreno Elementary ranks 3130th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Moreno Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Moreno Elementary.


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