Is Mead Valley Elementary a good school?

Mead Valley Elementary ranks 3646 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mead Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 716 students attended Mead Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mead Valley Elementary?

Students at Mead Valley Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mead Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mead Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tomas Rivera Middle High : Citrus Hill High

Mead Valley Elementary

Summary:

Mead Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Perris, California, serving 716 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Val Verde Unified School District, which is ranked 1002 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mead Valley Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.3% in 2018-2019 to 36.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Rainbow Ridge Elementary (36.1%) and Val Verde Elementary (44.9%). Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Mead Valley Elementary's proficiency rate in English Language Arts was 34.92%, compared to 38.86% for the Val Verde Unified district and 47.04% for the state of California.

Mead Valley Elementary's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, have consistently lower rankings compared to their peers across the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.82% to 94.21% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. These factors may be interconnected and contribute to the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to its neighbors.

Detail:

Public K-5

21-100 Oleander Ave.
Perris, CA 92570-9415

(951) 940-8540

District: Val Verde Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3646^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,909

Students who attend Mead Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tomas Rivera Middle
High:	Citrus Hill High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 716

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

White:

2.7%

African American:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mead Valley Elementary ranks worse than 62.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Val Verde Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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: Hispanic (94%), White (2.7%), African American (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mead Valley Elementary is 24.4. 7 elementary schools in the Val Verde Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mead Valley Elementary employs 29.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mead Valley Elementary is $5,909, which is the 5^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Val Verde Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mead Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mead Valley Elementary 3646^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mead Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Val Verde Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Val Verde Unified 1002^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mead Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.29	3349^th	4809	30.4%
2005	38.00	2831^st	4822	41.3%
2006	39.40	2745^th	4818	43.0%
2007	51.48	2234^th	5113	56.3%
2008	48.29	2479^th	5113	51.5%
2009	42.72	2894^th	5193	44.3%
2010	52.82	2393^rd	5314	55.0%
2011	52.97	2411^th	5377	55.2%
2012	59.96	2052^nd	5390	61.9%
2013	56.79	2302^nd	5530	58.4%
2015	30.59	3663^rd	5611	34.7%
2016	34.99	3407^th	5614	39.3%
2017	28.59	3948^th	5692	30.6%
2018	34.21	3527^th	5662	37.7%
2019	37.90	3319^th	5789	42.7%
2022	22.76	4568^th	5883	22.4%
2023	21.84	4678^th	5874	20.4%
2024	33.31	3646^th	5862	37.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.55	2086^th	3246	35.7%
2019	33.34	2251^st	3275	31.3%
2022	32.36	2422^nd	3311	26.8%
2023	30.60	2484^th	3250	23.6%
2024	41.64	1705^th	3160	46.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%
2024	35.84	1510^th	2634	42.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.40	2404^th	5084	52.7%
2019	51.94	2269^th	5173	56.1%
2022	32.12	3659^th	5264	30.5%
2023	30.78	3840^th	5374	28.5%
2024	41.78	2999^th	5511	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.51	3173^rd	5413	41.4%
2019	41.43	3017^th	5492	45.1%
2022	19.20	4789^th	5635	15.0%
2023	18.37	4856^th	5617	13.5%
2024	32.60	3600^th	5605	35.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.00	1812^th	2128	14.8%
2019	22.38	2212^th	2585	14.4%
2022	26.89	1639^th	2227	26.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.80	3717^th	5431	31.6%
2019	34.34	3440^th	5510	37.6%
2022	27.73	3979^th	5663	29.7%
2023	26.48	4098^th	5650	27.5%
2024	34.15	3469^th	5636	38.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mead Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.56	2580^th	4830	46.6%
2019	50.42	2262^nd	4963	54.4%
2022	33.05	3435^th	5084	32.4%
2023	31.87	3560^th	5098	30.2%
2024	48.10	2392^nd	5102	53.1%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, January 26, 2014

My children attend this school I am looking for a good school to transfer them. Lunch has rotten milk. Kids sometimes can not tell the difference but the milk was lumpy and my 6 yr old thought it was weird... he did not drink it.
My Son had an accident in class... like many other students, he was ignored when trying to ask for permission to go to the restroom. He urinated him self. I didn't know until when I picked him up from school and he smelled like pee. How does a teacher ignore that? Teased at school no one to defend him. Also he was chocked by another student twice... Now the student is choking other kids... Nothing was done.
Last year I did not have as much problems.. but now it seems like they are lacking supervision and discipline. Most teachers are great, as long as your child is great! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mead Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	261	105	13	185	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1993	224	93	15	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1994	232	106	13	248	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1995	248	157	8	513	6	n/a	n/a	0	932
1996	248	157	8	513	6	n/a	n/a	0	932
1997	229	151	7	542	1	n/a	n/a	0	930
1998	164	65	8	380	5	n/a	n/a	0	622
1999	175	107	11	424	2	n/a	n/a	0	719
2000	139	106	9	465	1	n/a	n/a	0	720
2001	145	109	10	511	0	n/a	n/a	0	775
2002	146	107	8	667	2	n/a	n/a	0	930
2003	146	107	8	667	2	n/a	n/a	0	930
2004	133	94	7	699	2	n/a	n/a	4	939
2005	107	57	3	555	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
2006	93	43	7	558	0	n/a	n/a	15	716
2007	92	39	7	537	1	n/a	n/a	10	686
2008	63	34	9	547	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	653
2009	72	42	10	536	0	1	14	0	675
2010	60	30	9	536	1	0	14	0	650
2011	59	25	7	537	1	0	16	0	645
2012	55	21	5	517	0	0	19	0	617
2013	61	30	4	546	2	0	5	0	648
2014	54	25	4	554	1	0	7	0	645
2015	57	27	6	592	1	1	6	0	690
2016	48	26	2	586	1	0	4	0	667
2017	40	29	5	572	2	0	12	0	660
2018	31	23	7	563	3	0	12	0	639
2019	32	20	6	556	2	0	10	0	626
2020	34	21	7	579	3	0	7	0	651
2021	30	13	3	566	2	0	8	0	622
2022	26	13	2	567	2	0	11	0	621
2023	19	14	0	673	1	0	9	0	716

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 Mead Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	564	n/a	n/a	63.1
1993	557	22.0	25.3	64.6
1994	599	21.0	28.5	72.1
1995	932	31.0	30.1	83.7
1996	932	31.0	30.1	83.7
1997	930	35.0	26.6	80.6
1998	622	30.0	20.7	90.4
1999	719	33.0	21.8	82.2
2000	720	31.0	23.2	82.1
2001	775	35.0	22.1	76.6
2002	930	35.0	26.6	89.9
2003	930	35.0	26.6	89.9
2004	939	36.0	26.1	82.7
2005	724	30.0	24.1	79.7
2006	716	30.0	23.9	83
2007	686	30.0	22.9	79.6
2008	653	31.0	21.1	79.2
2009	675	28.0	23.3	81.2
2010	650	27.0	24.0	87.4
2011	645	n/a	n/a	90.2
2012	617	24.0	25.7	n/a
2013	648	25.0	25.9	91.4
2014	645	25.0	25.8	85.7
2015	690	25.0	27.6	89
2016	667	25.0	26.6	88.3
2017	660	25.0	26.4	88.9
2018	639	24.0	26.6	87.2
2019	626	24.0	26.0	91.2
2020	651	n/a	n/a	92
2021	622	24.3	25.5	94.2
2022	621	24.9	24.8	90.8
2023	716	29.3	24.4	92.2

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 Mead Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	564	n/a	n/a	63.1
1993	557	22.0	25.3	64.6
1994	599	21.0	28.5	72.1
1995	932	31.0	30.1	83.7
1996	932	31.0	30.1	83.7
1997	930	35.0	26.6	80.6
1998	622	30.0	20.7	90.4
1999	719	33.0	21.8	82.2
2000	720	31.0	23.2	82.1
2001	775	35.0	22.1	76.6
2002	930	35.0	26.6	89.9
2003	930	35.0	26.6	89.9
2004	939	36.0	26.1	82.7
2005	724	30.0	24.1	79.7
2006	716	30.0	23.9	83
2007	686	30.0	22.9	79.6
2008	653	31.0	21.1	79.2
2009	675	28.0	23.3	81.2
2010	650	27.0	24.0	87.4
2011	645	n/a	n/a	90.2
2012	617	24.0	25.7	n/a
2013	648	25.0	25.9	91.4
2014	645	25.0	25.8	85.7
2015	690	25.0	27.6	89
2016	667	25.0	26.6	88.3
2017	660	25.0	26.4	88.9
2018	639	24.0	26.6	87.2
2019	626	24.0	26.0	91.2
2020	651	n/a	n/a	92
2021	622	24.3	25.5	94.2
2022	621	24.9	24.8	90.8
2023	716	29.3	24.4	92.2

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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