Hendrick Ranch Elementary, Moreno Valley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Hendrick Ranch Elementary

Hendrick Ranch Elementary serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Moreno Valley, a large suburban city in the Inland Empire. The school sits in a car-dependent, built-out community of single-family homes, commercial corridors, and logistics facilities. It is a regular public school within the Moreno Valley Unified School District.

The school's most recent academic data shows proficiency rates well below the midpoint among districts in Riverside County. In English language arts, about a quarter of students tested score at the proficient level or above, with fifth-grade performance slightly higher than third and fourth grades. In math, proficiency is lower, in the mid-teens range across the three tested grades, with declining performance from third to fifth grade. In fifth-grade science, about one in seven students meets the proficiency standard. Overall proficiency across tested subjects places the school in the bottom quartile within the county. These are soft spots worth discussing with school leadership to understand what support and intervention strategies are in place, and what parents can expect regarding their child's academic pathway.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with substantial Black, Asian, and smaller white and multiethnic populations. A very large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a low-income community. Enrollment is modest in size, with roughly a hundred students per grade and about five hundred total. The school's early grades (kindergarten through second) are not state-tested, so performance data for those grades is not available.

Moreno Valley itself is experiencing sustained growth, with new residential construction continuing and a planned downtown center in development. Housing values are moderate for the region, and rents are typical for inland Southern California. The city is anchored by March Air Reserve Base as its largest employer, alongside distribution and logistics operations, healthcare, and the school district itself. Public transit is provided by Riverside Transit Agency bus routes, with a commuter rail station nearby. The community is car-dependent overall, though residential streets are well-maintained with sidewalks.

In November 2024, the district's voters approved a general obligation bond to modernize school facilities and upgrade technology, funded by a property-tax levy that affects homeowners' bills for the duration of the bond. This signals a multi-year investment in physical plant and technology infrastructure across the district.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 31% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Grade 415%

School 15% · District 23% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 18% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 34% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 419%

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

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

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 36% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 18% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 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 3Lower-income23%Higher-income42%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income16%Higher-income33%18 pp gap