Midland Elementary, Moreno Valley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Midland Elementary

Midland Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Moreno Valley, a sprawling suburban city in Riverside County's Inland Empire. The school enrolls a small student population, with particularly lean upper-elementary cohorts. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller Black and white populations and very few Asian students.

State testing data from spring 2025 shows proficiency rates well below the typical range seen across California schools. In English language arts, fourth-graders performed markedly better than third and fifth graders, reaching about one in three students meeting the standard, while third and fifth graders fell closer to one in five. Mathematics proficiency was notably lower across all grades: third grade at roughly one in five, fourth grade at about one in seven, and fifth grade at about one in eight. Science proficiency in fifth grade was among the weakest areas, with approximately one in ten students meeting the standard. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed this school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Riverside County.

Only one year of state testing data is available, so trend analysis is not possible; whether these results reflect the school's typical performance or represent a snapshot of a particular year cannot be determined from the data provided.

The school is part of Moreno Valley Unified, which in November 2024 won voter approval for a substantial general obligation bond. This measure signals a multi-year district-wide facilities investment that will levy additional property taxes on homeowners while bonds are outstanding, directly affecting household budgets during the period of modernization and technology upgrades across school sites.

Moreno Valley itself is a car-dependent city of single-family suburban neighborhoods and a major logistics and distribution sector. The community is on a sustained growth trajectory with active new home construction. Housing costs are moderate relative to California and the nation, though rising demand and limited walkability characterize the broader community context. The city has historically lacked a traditional downtown but is working to establish a centralized civic center.

A parent considering Midland Elementary would want to discuss current support structures and instructional approaches directly with school leadership, given the gap between current proficiency rates and state benchmarks. The school's small enrollment and demographic composition are straightforward facts about the environment; how well the school's instruction and intervention systems match the needs of this particular student population would warrant closer conversation with staff.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 31% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 23% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 18% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 34% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 31% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 18% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

This schoolMoreno Valley Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income17%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income11%Higher-income25%14 pp gap