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Rainbow Ridge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rainbow Ridge Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 723 students in the Val Verde Unified School District, located in a high-need community within Moreno Valley, CA.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, currently ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English and math below the district average. It's important for parents to know that while Rainbow Ridge has a higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes. The school has shown a promising decrease in chronic student absenteeism over the past few years, indicating effective efforts to improve student attendance.

When compared to other local schools, Rainbow Ridge's performance is notably lower than several schools in its own district with similar student demographics, such as Victoriano Elementary and Lasselle Elementary. However, its statewide ranking would place it above several schools in the neighboring Moreno Valley Unified district, like Hendrick Ranch Elementary. This suggests the school's challenges may be specific to its context within Val Verde Unified, and the proximity of higher-performing district peers indicates that improvement is an achievable goal.

723

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,026

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15950 Indian Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92551-7302

(951) 490-0420

District: Val Verde Unified

Students who attend Rainbow Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	March Middle
High:	Rancho Verde High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

African American:

8.2%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,463^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

968^th of 1,543Val 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
2025	24.4	4463 of 5857	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4424 of 5869	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4805 of 5859	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4528 of 5883	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3761 of 5789	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3490 of 5662	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	3190 of 5692	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	3691 of 5614	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	3873 of 5611	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.2	2494 of 5530	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.4	3044 of 5390	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	3926 of 5377	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	3895 of 5314	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.5	2907 of 5193	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.0	1997 of 5113	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.4	3146 of 5113	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.7	2843 of 4818	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.8	3358 of 4822	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	2601 of 4809	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.8	267 of 593	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	410 of 661	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	508 of 663	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	245 of 747	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	186 of 700	73.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	1708 of 2227	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1698 of 2585	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1380 of 2128	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	2192 of 3162	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3011 of 3245	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1526 of 3311	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1706 of 3275	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2061 of 3246	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4092 of 5597	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3984 of 5612	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4487 of 5609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4439 of 5635	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3293 of 5492	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3224 of 5413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3514 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3569 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3793 of 5087	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3150 of 5084	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2483 of 4963	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2215 of 4830	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3730 of 5460	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	4014 of 5517	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4144 of 5363	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3565 of 5264	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2623 of 5173	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2387 of 5084	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4434 of 5628	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4513 of 5643	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4693 of 5638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4287 of 5663	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3960 of 5510	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3576 of 5431	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	2392 of 2847	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2330 of 2635	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2144 of 2420	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)55th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science18%-15 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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	24.4	4463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		24.4	4424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	39																	17.8		17.8	36.8	29.6	35.2				33.7	29.1	22.8	15.0				22.5			$21,026	$2,485	$18,541
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	K-5	25390 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0380	639	32	19.7	85.8%	23 (3.6%)	101 (15.8%)	470 (73.6%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	43.9	2961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		39.9	3180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	219																	25.3		25.3	44.1	47.3	47.3				46.3	41.2	32.3	28.6				33.8	98.3	98.3	$19,573	$1,987	$17,586
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
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
Chaparral Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	24850 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4730	547	23	23.7	93.8%	21 (3.8%)	50 (9.1%)	432 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.3%)	25.7	4336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		23.1	4569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	233																	14.9		14.9	37.3	23.8	40.2				33.7	33.0	14.3	25.5				24.2			$19,358	$2,208	$17,150
Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	24100 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4660	496	21	23.6	94.4%	21 (4.2%)	31 (6.3%)	423 (85.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	23	4594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		21.4	4737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	143																	22.5		22.5	22.1	15.0	36.4	25.0			25.7	30.8	11.5	29.2	0.0			23.4			$19,572	$2,502	$17,070
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
Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM	Public, Charter	K-8	23750 Alessandro Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Garvey/Allen Visual & Perf Arts Academy for STEM District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 384-2015	210	9	22.6	93.3%	5 (2.4%)	141 (67.1%)	44 (21.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.6%)								(n/a)																	25.0	31.4	29.3			61.5	41.7	31.4	46.3	43.1			24.0	19.4	19.6	24.1	21.7			$17,702	$1,161	$16,541
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	24801 Bay Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4720	528	22	24.0	91.7%	10 (1.9%)	37 (7.0%)	442 (83.7%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	13.4	5390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		13.2	5460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	70																	10.3		10.3	21.9	24.0	22.8	26.3			23.2	20.6	20.0	8.9	5.3			15.5			$20,547	$2,341	$18,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Ridge Elementary

Is Rainbow Ridge Elementary a good school?

Rainbow Ridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Rainbow Ridge Elementary in?

Val Verde Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rainbow Ridge Elementary?

Students at Rainbow Ridge Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend Rainbow Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended Rainbow Ridge Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rainbow Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rainbow Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : March Middle
High : Rancho Verde High

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