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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 92557

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2,418

Students

Top rankedVista Heights Middle1813^th of 2,740 California middle schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 92557 has two Vista Heights Middle and Palm Middle, both serving grades 6–8 in Moreno Valley Unified. In 2025–2026, their results were close in English language arts (ELA) and math, but both schools trailed California in all three subjects. Math is the clearest shared challenge: the schools averaged about 20% proficiency, roughly 18 percentage points below the state’s 38%.

Vista Heights stands out in science and has a narrow overall ELA lead, while Palm narrowly leads in math. Vista Heights’ science proficiency was 25%, compared with Palm’s 21%, a 4-point advantage; ELA was 40% versus 39%, about a 1-point lead. Math was 20.0% at Vista Heights and 20.3% at Palm, a difference of less than 1 point. The grade-level picture varies: Palm leads ELA in grades 6 and 7, but Vista Heights leads by 5 points in grade 8. SchoolDigger gives both schools 2 stars, ranking Vista Heights at the 34th percentile and Palm at the 32nd percentile statewide.

Recent trends differ by school and subject: Vista Heights’ science result rose 5 points from 2024–2025, while Palm’s fell 4; math declined at both, by 3 points at Vista Heights and less than 1 at Palm. ELA fell 1 point at Vista Heights and rose by less than 1 at Palm. Context may also help parents compare the schools, without explaining their achievement results: chronic absenteeism was 16% at Vista Heights and 23% at Palm in 2025–2026, while student-teacher ratios were 21.4 and 19.9, respectively. In 2024–2025, 80% of Vista Heights students and 84% of Palm students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista Heights Middle	Public	6-8	23049 Old Lake Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4300	1,419	66	21.4	80.3%	108 (7.6%)	183 (12.9%)	1,005 (70.8%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.4%)	30.4	1813^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.8%		34.2	1670^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.5%	143	25.4	25.4	37.6	38.0	43.4	39.7	22.9	19.8	17.5	20.0	$19,852	$3,105	$16,747
Palm Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Slawson Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4260	999	50	19.9	84.4%	99 (9.9%)	124 (12.4%)	712 (71.3%)	23 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.1%)	28.9	1874^th of 2740 public middle schools	31.6%		32.4	1743^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.9%	131	21.1	21.1	39.5	39.6	38.4	39.1	24.3	19.7	17.3	20.3	$21,790	$2,723	$19,067

Cities Near Zip Code 92557

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moreno Valley	0.29 mi	51	735^th
Riverside	2.81 mi	91	568^th
Colton	5.21 mi	16	754^th
Grand Terrace	5.28 mi	4	612^th
Loma Linda	5.69 mi	1	281^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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