Is Morongo Valley Elementary a good school?

Morongo Valley Elementary ranks 2960 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morongo Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 183 students attended Morongo Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morongo Valley Elementary?

Students at Morongo Valley Elementary are 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Morongo Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morongo Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Contenta Middle High : Yucca Valley High

Morongo Valley Elementary

Summary:

Morongo Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 183 students in grades K-6 in the Morongo Unified School District in Morongo Valley, California. While the school generally outperforms the district in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, its test scores still lag behind state averages, suggesting room for improvement.

One area of concern for Morongo Valley Elementary is its steadily increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 10.1% in 2018-2019 to 19.4% in 2022-2023, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.53% to 87.8% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio has also fluctuated between 18.5 and 22.5, which is generally higher than nearby schools in the Morongo Unified and Palm Springs Unified districts.

When compared to other schools in the Morongo Unified District, Morongo Valley Elementary generally outperforms them in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Palm Springs Unified District, Morongo Valley Elementary's performance is less favorable, as the Palm Springs Unified schools tend to have lower proficiency rates than Morongo Valley Elementary, but the gap is not as significant as the one between Morongo Valley Elementary and the state averages.

Detail:

Public K-6

10951 Hess Blvd.
Morongo Valley, CA 92256-9727

(760) 363-6216

District: Morongo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2960^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,064

Students who attend Morongo Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Contenta Middle
High:	Yucca Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 183

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morongo Valley Elementary ranks worse than 50.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.43. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.1%), Hispanic (31.7%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morongo Valley Elementary is 22.5, which is the 5^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Morongo Valley Elementary employs 8.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morongo Valley Elementary is $9,064, which is the 2^nd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Morongo Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morongo Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Morongo Valley Elementary 2960^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Morongo Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Morongo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morongo Unified 1036^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Morongo Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Morongo Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.18	1360^th	4809	71.7%
2005	56.74	1883^rd	4822	60.9%
2006	56.72	1888^th	4818	60.8%
2007	56.10	2014^th	5113	60.6%
2008	63.13	1726^th	5113	66.2%
2009	71.74	1359^th	5193	73.8%
2010	60.11	1981^st	5314	62.7%
2011	60.89	1967^th	5377	63.4%
2012	63.56	1859^th	5390	65.5%
2013	75.19	1313^th	5530	76.3%
2015	69.18	1532^nd	5611	72.7%
2016	56.27	2161^st	5614	61.5%
2017	55.69	2242^nd	5692	60.6%
2018	62.30	1943^rd	5662	65.7%
2019	58.97	2131^st	5789	63.2%
2022	51.45	2475^th	5883	57.9%
2023	42.17	3002^nd	5874	48.9%
2024	43.43	2960^th	5862	49.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morongo Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.95	1241^st	5084	75.6%
2019	73.18	1022^nd	5173	80.2%
2022	55.49	1948^th	5264	63.0%
2023	42.50	2865^th	5374	46.7%
2024	45.17	2733^rd	5511	50.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Morongo Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.47	1824^th	5413	66.3%
2019	57.26	2103^rd	5492	61.7%
2022	57.01	2060^th	5635	63.4%
2023	21.08	4599^th	5617	18.1%
2024	45.12	2715^th	5605	51.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Morongo Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.36	2052^nd	5431	62.2%
2019	53.53	2288^th	5510	58.5%
2022	60.85	1921^st	5663	66.1%
2023	67.04	1642^nd	5650	70.9%
2024	48.27	2555^th	5636	54.7%

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Rank History for White students at Morongo Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.75	1827^th	2737	33.2%
2019	44.36	1719^th	2834	39.3%
2022	39.52	1748^th	2726	35.9%
2023	21.84	2172^nd	2662	18.4%
2024	38.93	1732^nd	2647	34.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Morongo Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	294	2	1	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	326
1989	302	3	4	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	339
1990	288	0	2	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	323
1991	289	0	4	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	337
1992	300	3	2	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1993	288	2	3	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	319
1994	284	4	3	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	328
1995	257	2	5	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	307
1996	257	2	5	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	307
1997	238	3	0	65	2	n/a	n/a	0	308
1998	232	2	6	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	291
1999	208	2	2	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	257
2000	233	2	1	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
2001	219	5	2	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	277
2002	193	4	0	44	3	n/a	n/a	1	245
2003	193	4	0	44	3	n/a	n/a	1	245
2004	181	2	0	39	3	n/a	n/a	10	235
2005	180	5	0	35	5	n/a	n/a	15	240
2006	179	3	0	52	2	n/a	n/a	22	258
2007	151	2	2	54	2	n/a	n/a	17	228
2008	165	1	2	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	219
2009	174	0	0	36	1	2	27	0	240
2010	176	0	0	51	1	4	13	0	245
2011	175	0	0	52	0	3	8	0	238
2012	161	1	0	63	0	2	8	0	235
2013	141	1	1	54	0	2	4	0	203
2014	133	1	1	61	0	2	8	0	206
2015	145	0	0	66	0	1	7	0	219
2016	127	3	1	59	0	1	6	0	197
2017	138	3	2	54	1	0	6	0	204
2018	132	4	2	56	1	0	3	0	198
2019	118	5	3	49	0	2	0	0	177
2020	109	4	4	51	1	1	0	0	170
2021	93	3	3	62	1	1	1	0	164
2022	104	4	3	50	1	1	9	0	172
2023	110	5	2	58	2	0	6	0	183

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Morongo Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	326	13.0	25.0	n/a
1989	339	14.0	24.2	n/a
1990	323	15.0	21.5	n/a
1991	337	14.0	24.0	n/a
1992	342	14.2	24.0	33.6
1993	319	14.0	22.8	47.3
1994	328	13.0	25.2	49.4
1995	307	14.0	21.9	49.2
1996	307	14.0	21.9	49.2
1997	308	13.0	23.7	58.4
1998	291	13.0	22.4	53.3
1999	257	13.0	19.8	51
2000	283	15.0	18.9	59
2001	277	16.0	17.3	53.1
2002	245	14.0	17.5	50.4
2003	245	14.0	17.5	50.4
2004	235	13.0	18.1	49.8
2005	240	12.0	20.0	72.4
2006	258	13.0	19.8	69.1
2007	228	12.0	19.0	66.8
2008	219	15.0	14.6	66.2
2009	240	13.0	17.1	65.8
2010	245	12.0	20.4	64.5
2011	238	n/a	n/a	73.5
2012	235	10.0	23.3	n/a
2013	203	9.5	21.3	75.9
2014	206	9.5	21.6	72.8
2015	219	10.0	21.9	82.2
2016	197	8.0	24.6	75.6
2017	204	9.4	21.4	74.5
2018	198	7.5	26.2	75.8
2019	177	8.1	21.7	72.3
2020	170	n/a	n/a	76.5
2021	164	8.4	19.3	87.8
2022	172	9.2	18.5	64.5
2023	183	8.1	22.5	66.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Morongo Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	326	13.0	25.0	n/a
1989	339	14.0	24.2	n/a
1990	323	15.0	21.5	n/a
1991	337	14.0	24.0	n/a
1992	342	14.2	24.0	33.6
1993	319	14.0	22.8	47.3
1994	328	13.0	25.2	49.4
1995	307	14.0	21.9	49.2
1996	307	14.0	21.9	49.2
1997	308	13.0	23.7	58.4
1998	291	13.0	22.4	53.3
1999	257	13.0	19.8	51
2000	283	15.0	18.9	59
2001	277	16.0	17.3	53.1
2002	245	14.0	17.5	50.4
2003	245	14.0	17.5	50.4
2004	235	13.0	18.1	49.8
2005	240	12.0	20.0	72.4
2006	258	13.0	19.8	69.1
2007	228	12.0	19.0	66.8
2008	219	15.0	14.6	66.2
2009	240	13.0	17.1	65.8
2010	245	12.0	20.4	64.5
2011	238	n/a	n/a	73.5
2012	235	10.0	23.3	n/a
2013	203	9.5	21.3	75.9
2014	206	9.5	21.6	72.8
2015	219	10.0	21.9	82.2
2016	197	8.0	24.6	75.6
2017	204	9.4	21.4	74.5
2018	198	7.5	26.2	75.8
2019	177	8.1	21.7	72.3
2020	170	n/a	n/a	76.5
2021	164	8.4	19.3	87.8
2022	172	9.2	18.5	64.5
2023	183	8.1	22.5	66.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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