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Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary

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Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary ranks 2961 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2961^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 639 students in the Val Verde Unified district in Moreno Valley, a school that has shown steady academic improvement in recent years despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in mathematics where its student proficiency notably exceeds the district average and rivals the state average, and in its exceptional support for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 20% of California schools for that group. It also shows strong results for African American and Hispanic students compared to state averages. However, the school faces a serious challenge with chronic student absenteeism, though this rate has improved dramatically over the last two years. A significant area for growth is in serving students with disabilities, where academic outcomes are currently low.

When compared to nearby schools, Bethune generally outperforms other high-need schools in the area, especially in mathematics. Within its own district, it performs better than neighbors like Rainbow Ridge Elementary and Lasselle Elementary in key subjects, though it trails Victoriano Elementary, which has similar demographics but lower absenteeism. Compared to schools in the neighboring Moreno Valley Unified district, such as Armada Elementary or Chaparral Hills Elementary, Bethune often has stronger academic results.

639

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,573

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25390 Krameria St.
Moreno Valley, CA 92551-2567

(951) 490-0380

District: Val Verde Unified

Students who attend Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	March Middle
High:	Rancho Verde High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

African American:

15.8%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,961^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	43.9	2961 of 5857	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	3180 of 5869	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3284 of 5859	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4159 of 5883	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2876 of 5789	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	3618 of 5662	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.6	4726 of 5692	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	3441 of 5614	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.9	3548 of 5611	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	3295 of 5530	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	2380 of 5390	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	1957 of 5377	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	1653 of 5314	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.6	1554 of 5193	70.1%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	1680 of 5113	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	2655 of 5113	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.3	3037 of 4818	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.4	3455 of 4822	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.1	2933 of 4809	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	146 of 569	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	92 of 593	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	31.8	441 of 661	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	258 of 663	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	206 of 747	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	326 of 700	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1833 of 2585	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1235 of 2128	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	599 of 3162	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	408 of 3245	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	617 of 3311	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	1467 of 3275	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	1313 of 3246	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2952 of 5597	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2886 of 5612	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3370 of 5609	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3576 of 5635	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2620 of 5492	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	3333 of 5413	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	1666 of 5107	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2215 of 5107	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	1824 of 5087	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	3081 of 5084	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	1477 of 4963	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	1778 of 4830	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	1977 of 5460	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2507 of 5517	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	2226 of 5363	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	3207 of 5264	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	1838 of 5173	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2805 of 5084	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2788 of 5628	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	3258 of 5643	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2944 of 5638	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4384 of 5663	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	2897 of 5510	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3685 of 5431	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	2414 of 2847	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2298 of 2635	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1437 of 2420	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary?

Students at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary a good school?

Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary ranks 2961^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary.

What district is Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary in?

Val Verde Unified

What schools do graduates of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : March Middle
High : Rancho Verde High

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