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Moraga Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Moraga.

Moraga’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of California school districts

Students
1,805
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,241
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Debt
$27.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Moraga Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $27.9M, about $15,452 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Moraga 16,322

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Moraga. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Joaquin Moraga IntermediateThis district
9–12Campolindo HighAcalanes Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency77%
State average 33.1% · 1,206 students tested
Reading / language arts82%
State average 46.7% · 1,207 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at Acalanes Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,241 per student · 19% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 39%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,763’20
1,719’21
1,735’22
1,770’23
1,805’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Two or more races 22%Asian 19%Hispanic 11%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Donald L. Rheem Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moraga
441 students23:1
Los Perales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moraga
366 students23:1
Camino Pablo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moraga
340 students20:1
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moraga
658 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Acalanes Union High School DistrictLafayette, Orinda
$20,081per student
Lafayette Elementary School DistrictLafayette
$18,618per student
Orinda Union Elementary School DistrictOrinda
$18,088per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.