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Mead Valley Elementary

Q: Is Mead Valley Elementary a good school?

Mead Valley Elementary ranks 3137 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mead Valley Elementary serves 788 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Perris, within Val Verde Unified. In 2025–2026, its overall results were still below California’s proficiency rates, but the school led the nearby Val Verde Unified schools in all three core subjects.

Mead Valley’s clearest strength is its performance compared with nearby schools in its district: its English language arts, math, and science proficiency rates were 43%, 34%, and 28%, respectively—about 10, 12, and 8 percentage points above the nearby-school averages. It remained below state rates in each subject, by 6 points in English, 4 in math, and 8 in science. Fifth grade stands out: 54% were proficient in English and 38% in math, with fifth-grade math slightly above the state rate. Fourth-grade math is a concern: 27% were proficient, 16 points below the state and 3 below the district. Comparisons by grade are more useful because some nearby schools serve additional grades.

Results have risen since 2022–2023: English proficiency increased by 16 percentage points, math by 15, and science by 10; chronic absenteeism also fell from 37% to 14%, now below district and state rates. SchoolDigger places Mead Valley at the 46th statewide percentile with 2 stars, up from the 20th percentile and 1 star in 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.5, and 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings are notably higher than the overall ranking: results for Hispanic students rank at the 63rd percentile and for Low Socio Economic Status students at the 62nd, compared with 46th overall.

788

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,595

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

21-100 Oleander Ave.
Perris, CA 92570-9415

(951) 940-8540

District: Val Verde Unified

Students who attend Mead Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tomas Rivera Middle
High:	Citrus Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

2.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg30%

California avg42%

3,137^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Val Verde Unified

650^th of 968Val Verde 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	41.4	3137 of 5804	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	3550 of 5857	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3652 of 5869	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4667 of 5859	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4568 of 5883	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3319 of 5789	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3527 of 5662	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	3948 of 5692	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	3407 of 5614	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	3663 of 5611	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	2302 of 5530	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.0	2052 of 5390	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	2411 of 5377	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	2393 of 5314	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.7	2894 of 5193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	2479 of 5113	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.5	2234 of 5113	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.4	2745 of 4818	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.0	2831 of 4822	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.3	3349 of 4809	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	1639 of 2227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2212 of 2585	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1812 of 2128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	1706 of 3162	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	2481 of 3245	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	2422 of 3311	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	2251 of 3275	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2086 of 3246	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	3008 of 5569	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	3290 of 5597	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3606 of 5612	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4849 of 5609	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4789 of 5635	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	3017 of 5492	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3173 of 5413	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	1859 of 5085	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	2401 of 5107	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2396 of 5107	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	3553 of 5087	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3435 of 5084	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	2262 of 4963	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2580 of 4830	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	2048 of 5412	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	2626 of 5460	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	3003 of 5517	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3835 of 5363	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3659 of 5264	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	2269 of 5173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2404 of 5084	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	3107 of 5590	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	3549 of 5628	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3475 of 5643	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4093 of 5638	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3979 of 5663	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3440 of 5510	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3717 of 5431	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1778 of 2920	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	1823 of 2847	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1511 of 2635	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Listening37%+13 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Writing30%+13 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

Overall18%+8 vs state

Reading12%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, January 26, 2014

My children attend this school I am looking for a good school to transfer them. Lunch has rotten milk. Kids sometimes can not tell the difference but the milk was lumpy and my 6 yr old thought it was weird... he did not drink it.
My Son had an accident in class... like many other students, he was ignored when trying to ask for permission to go to the restroom. He urinated him self. I didn't know until when I picked him up from school and he smelled like pee. How does a teacher ignore that? Teased at school no one to defend him. Also he was chocked by another student twice... Now the student is choking other kids... Nothing was done.
Last year I did not have as much problems.. but now it seems like they are lacking supervision and discipline. Most teachers are great, as long as your child is great! Close Quote

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mead Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	21-100 Oleander Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8540	788	33	23.5	91.9%	20 (2.5%)	9 (1.1%)	750 (95.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	41.4	3137^th of 5804 public elementary schools	46.0%		35.4	3550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%	413	18.9	16.7	17.9	46.0	26.7	37.3	21.6	40.0	29.9	5.4	20.0	11.9	27.9	27.9	38.3	38.5	53.6		43.1	37.5	26.5	38.4		34.2	98.3			98.3		$14,595	$14,026	$569
Manuel L. Real Elementary	Public	K-5	19150 Clark St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8520	593	27	21.6	95.4%	16 (2.7%)	8 (1.3%)	560 (94.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	41.9	3102^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	46.6%		39.7	3238^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%	136													26.0	26.0	34.9	38.5	51.0		42.0	40.7	35.4	35.2		36.9	93.4		96.7	95.9		$21,064	$19,566	$1,498
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	21350 Rider St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2460	704	28	24.7	95.9%	18 (2.6%)	9 (1.3%)	671 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	16.8	5069^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.6	5299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%	230													20.9	20.9	25.6	25.8	29.5		26.8	24.2	15.3	10.6		17.0	96.6	98.3		97.5		$16,423	$16,020	$403
Tomas Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	20440 Red Poppy Ln.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5757	699	27	25.8	54.6%	199 (28.5%)	24 (3.4%)	362 (51.8%)	46 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.9%)	64.1	1868^th of 5804 public elementary schools	67.8%		71.6	1528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%	340													39.3	39.3	41.9	51.2	57.3	60.8	52.7	44.1	50.4	49.4	46.4	47.8						$22,331	$21,874	$457
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	19411 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-8170	1,033	40	26.1	53.5%	289 (28.0%)	62 (6.0%)	493 (47.7%)	130 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.1%)	67.6	1701^st of 5804 public elementary schools	70.7%		66.2	1781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%	80													44.4	44.4	48.4	52.2	61.6	58.3	55.4	61.5	51.0	40.8	40.4	47.8						$21,008	$20,568	$440
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-6502	767	30	25.5	48.9%	227 (29.6%)	46 (6.0%)	330 (43.0%)	115 (15.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	84.3	948^th of 5804 public elementary schools	83.7%		86.7	835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%	113													58.9	58.9	58.1	57.6	68.2	70.0	63.8	61.0	58.5	69.8	60.9	62.9						$22,593	$21,918	$675
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	19125 Schoolhouse Ln.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-7570	864	35	24.4	56.8%	201 (23.3%)	73 (8.4%)	439 (50.8%)	94 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.5%)	82.5	1030^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.3%		72.1	1515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%	485													44.1	44.1	67.0	65.0	67.0	68.0	66.7	72.3	57.3	58.5	50.8	59.4						$22,935	$22,454	$481
Rainbow Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	15950 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0420	723	34	20.9	87.6%	28 (3.9%)	59 (8.2%)	575 (79.5%)	30 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	24.1	4445^th of 5804 public elementary schools	23.4%		24.4	4463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%	18													22.3	22.3	27.9	34.7	36.9		33.5	29.1	21.8	16.2		21.9						$20,472	$18,128	$2,344
Val Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	2656 Indian Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8550	693	35	19.8	90.3%	21 (3.0%)	42 (6.1%)	608 (87.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	18.7	4915^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.3%		27	4216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%	699													12.4	12.4	18.6	28.2	30.0	37.4	31.0	11.4	11.0	13.6	17.5	14.5	95.8	96.9	95.8	96.9	96.9	$21,973	$20,048	$1,925
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	16940 Krameria Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 776-4122	660	27	24.9	63.0%	219 (33.2%)	24 (3.6%)	360 (54.5%)	44 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	41.2	3149^th of 5804 public elementary schools	45.7%		46.7	2782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%	367													19.2	19.2	43.4	36.8	32.1	53.8	41.9	47.4	29.9	21.8	40.9	35.0	92.3				96.7	$24,363	$23,898	$465

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Valley Elementary

Is Mead Valley Elementary a good school?

Mead Valley Elementary ranks 3137^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mead Valley Elementary?

Students at Mead Valley Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mead Valley Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Tomas Rivera Middle
High : Citrus Hill High

What district is Mead Valley Elementary in?

Val Verde Unified

How many students attend Mead Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Mead Valley Elementary.

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