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Schools in March ARB · Moreno Valley Unified School District, Val Verde Unified School District

March ARB’s public schools score below 59% of California districts on tests and graduation

In March ARB, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving March ARB, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 13 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 3% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Moreno Valley Unified
Students per teacher
21.9
CA 21.6
Schools in town
0
48,374 students on the public path
In brief

March ARB’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Moreno Valley Unified spends $20,508 per student and Val Verde Unified $20,692, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind March ARB’s grade

C Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 41% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (499)Better than 37%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 26,246 test results and a graduating class of 2,463 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of March ARB’s students in the tested grades sat them (26,250 in math, 26,241 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve March ARB, with each school’s own grade.

35 schools teach K in March ARB’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Triple Crown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
971 students27:1Rate it →
Butterfield Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moreno Valley
963 students24:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
867 students24:1Rate it →
May Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
848 students25:1Rate it →
Lasselle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
812 students23:1Rate it →
Moreno Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
809 students25:1Rate it →
Mead Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
788 students24:1Rate it →
Rainbow Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
723 students21:1Rate it →
Bear Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
721 students26:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
704 students25:1Rate it →
North Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
700 students25:1Rate it →
Cloverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
694 students24:1Rate it →
Val Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
693 students20:1Rate it →
TownGate Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
685 students24:1Rate it →
Armada Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
684 students23:1Rate it →
La Jolla Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
671 students25:1Rate it →
Sunnymead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
642 students24:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
639 students20:1Rate it →
Honey Hollow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
632 students24:1Rate it →
Sugar Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
629 students24:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
612 students22:1Rate it →
Victoriano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
608 students24:1Rate it →
Manuel L. Real Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
593 students22:1Rate it →
Sunnymeadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
583 students25:1Rate it →
Ridge Crest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
575 students25:1Rate it →
Hidden Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
565 students25:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
563 students24:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
553 students24:1Rate it →
Chaparral Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
547 students24:1Rate it →
Ramona Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
528 students24:1Rate it →
Serrano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
496 students24:1Rate it →
Hendrick Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
490 students23:1Rate it →
Edgemont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
482 students24:1Rate it →
Seneca Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
472 students25:1Rate it →
Box Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
428 students24:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–535 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

March ARB runs its own schools through grade 12 (Moreno Valley Unified School District). From grade K, students attend the Val Verde Unified School District, shared with Perris. Its elementary school is in Perris. Parts of March ARB (3% of its land) are served by Riverside Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve March ARB

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 37 schools · 30,906 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 22.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,508CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Val Verde Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 22 schools · 19,065 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 21.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,692CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Moreno Valley Unified School District31%
State average 46.7% · 16170 students tested
Math · K–12, Moreno Valley Unified School District17%
State average 33.1% · 16166 students tested
Reading · K–12, Val Verde Unified School District37%
State average 46.7% · 10071 students tested
Math · K–12, Val Verde Unified School District17%
State average 33.1% · 10084 students tested

March ARB vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share March ARB’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
March ARBC+Moreno Valley Unified K–12 · Val Verde Unified K–12
RiversideBRiverside Unified K–12 · Alvord Unified K–12
Moreno ValleyC+Moreno Valley Unified
PerrisC+Perris Elementary K–8 · Val Verde Unified K–12 · Perris Union High 5–12

Every school in March ARB

52 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving March ARBin other towns
Triple Crown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
971 students27:1Rate it →
Butterfield Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moreno Valley
963 students24:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
867 students24:1Rate it →
May Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
848 students25:1Rate it →
Lasselle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
812 students23:1Rate it →
Moreno Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
809 students25:1Rate it →
Mead Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
788 students24:1Rate it →
Rainbow Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
723 students21:1Rate it →
Bear Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
721 students26:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
704 students25:1Rate it →
North Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
700 students25:1Rate it →
Cloverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
694 students24:1Rate it →
Val Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
693 students20:1Rate it →
TownGate Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
685 students24:1Rate it →
Armada Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
684 students23:1Rate it →
La Jolla Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
671 students25:1Rate it →
Sunnymead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
642 students24:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
639 students20:1Rate it →
Honey Hollow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
632 students24:1Rate it →
Sugar Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
629 students24:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
612 students22:1Rate it →
Victoriano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
608 students24:1Rate it →
Manuel L. Real Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
593 students22:1Rate it →
Sunnymeadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
583 students25:1Rate it →
Ridge Crest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
575 students25:1Rate it →
Hidden Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
565 students25:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
563 students24:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
553 students24:1Rate it →
Chaparral Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
547 students24:1Rate it →
Ramona Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
528 students24:1Rate it →
Serrano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
496 students24:1Rate it →
Hendrick Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
490 students23:1Rate it →
Edgemont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
482 students24:1Rate it →
Seneca Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
472 students25:1Rate it →
Box Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moreno Valley
428 students24:1Rate it →
Vista Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
1,419 students21:1Rate it →
Sunnymead Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
1,185 students21:1Rate it →
Mountain View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
1,114 students22:1Rate it →
Badger Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
1,058 students22:1Rate it →
Tomas Rivera Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Perris
1,014 students23:1Rate it →
Palm Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
999 students20:1Rate it →
Vista Verde Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
900 students23:1Rate it →
Landmark Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
849 students20:1Rate it →
March Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
686 students18:1Rate it →
Lakeside Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Perris
1,076 students22:1Rate it →
Valley View High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moreno Valley
A+
2,699 students22:1Rate it →
Orange Vista High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
2,396 students22:1Rate it →
Canyon Springs High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moreno Valley
2,251 students22:1Rate it →
Moreno Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moreno Valley
2,103 students20:1Rate it →
Rancho Verde High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moreno Valley
2,101 students22:1Rate it →
Vista del Lago High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moreno Valley
1,924 students20:1Rate it →
Citrus Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
1,630 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about March ARB’s schools

Are March ARB’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools March ARB children attend score below 59% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is March ARB in?

Two districts: Moreno Valley Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Val Verde Unified School District runs grades K–12, shared with Perris.

Where do March ARB kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Valley View High, Orange Vista High, Canyon Springs High, Moreno Valley High, Rancho Verde High, Vista del Lago High and Citrus Hill High.

What is March ARB’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Moreno Valley Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does March ARB spend per student?

$20,508 in Moreno Valley Unified School District and $20,692 in Val Verde Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.