Moreno Valley Online Academy, Moreno Valley CA

Original Research by School Decision on Moreno Valley Online Academy

Moreno Valley Online Academy is an alternative school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Moreno Valley area. The school's enrollment is small, centered in the high school grades, particularly grades eleven and twelve, which together make up close to a third of the total student population. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with meaningful shares of Black, Asian, and white students.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, proficiency rates are low across the board. In English language arts, students across tested grades show proficiency ranging from single digits in grades four and seven to around twenty percent in grades three and six. Math proficiency is notably weaker, with most tested grades showing proficiency in the low single digits, and grade eight at less than two percent. Science proficiency, assessed in grades five and eight, sits at around eight percent. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, overall proficiency is in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Riverside County. Because this is only one year of data and the school is small, a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand enrollment patterns, student mobility, and whether proficiency trends in coming years reveal a different picture.

As an alternative school, Moreno Valley Online Academy likely serves students with diverse needs or learning circumstances that differ from traditional public school settings. The concentration of students in the upper grades, combined with the proficiency results, suggests the school may be serving older students making up coursework, seeking credit recovery, or working toward graduation on a different timeline than peers at conventional high schools. A parent considering this school should speak directly with the school's leadership about the population it serves, the curriculum delivery model (given the "online" designation in the school name), how students progress through their program, and what support systems are in place for academic and non-academic needs.

The school is part of Moreno Valley Unified School District. In November 2024, district voters approved a major facilities and technology bond that will fund modernization and infrastructure upgrades across the district over multiple years, supported by a property-tax levy on homeowners. This signals ongoing investment in school facilities and technology infrastructure moving forward.

Moreno Valley itself is a large, car-dependent suburban city in the Inland Empire that has grown steadily from a rural landscape into a densely built community of single-family homes, commercial corridors, and major logistics facilities. Housing values are moderate relative to California statewide benchmarks, and the area has active new construction. Employment is anchored by March Air Reserve Base, regional health systems, Amazon distribution operations, and numerous retail and manufacturing employers. The city is implementing transit corridors and civic development projects, including a planned downtown center, though residents rely mainly on automobiles for daily mobility.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

85-89%Cohort of 105 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 30%

School 0% · District 31% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 44%

School 4% · District 23% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 18% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 610%

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

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

Grade 78%

School 8% · District 16% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 82%

School 2% · District 15% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 34% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 44%

School 4% · District 31% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 36% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 32% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 76%

School 6% · District 33% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 33% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Science

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 18% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 89%

School 9% · District 18% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 16 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.