Is Seneca Elementary a good school?

Seneca Elementary ranks 4163 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Seneca Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 471 students attended Seneca Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Seneca Elementary?

Students at Seneca Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Seneca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seneca Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Vista Heights Middle High : Canyon Springs High

Seneca Elementary

Summary:

Seneca Elementary is a public elementary school in Moreno Valley, California, serving 472 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Moreno Valley Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seneca Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, and notable performance gaps between different student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32% of Seneca Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.04% statewide, and the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 25.22%, while the state average was 35.54%. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.82% to 90.79% in recent years, suggests a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the school's struggles.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District also perform poorly, with similar low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, the nearby schools in the Riverside Unified School District, such as William Howard Taft Elementary, Castle View Elementary, and Highland Elementary, generally outperform Seneca Elementary and the Moreno Valley Unified schools, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

11615 Wordsworth Rd.
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8451

(951) 571-4650

District: Moreno Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4163^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,575

Students who attend Seneca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vista Heights Middle
High:	Canyon Springs High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

African American:

16.1%

White:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seneca Elementary ranks worse than 71% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.37. (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 (64.1%), African American (16.1%), White (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seneca Elementary is 23.5, which is the 11^th best among 23 elementary schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Seneca Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seneca Elementary is $8,575, which is the 3^rd highest among 23 elementary schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seneca Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Seneca Elementary 4163^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Seneca Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Moreno Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Moreno Valley Unified 1248^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seneca Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.94	3075^th	4809	36.1%
2005	34.51	3029^th	4822	37.2%
2006	32.08	3169^th	4818	34.2%
2007	27.17	3765^th	5113	26.4%
2008	28.13	3737^th	5113	26.9%
2009	35.84	3315^th	5193	36.2%
2010	23.83	4311^th	5314	18.9%
2011	18.39	4774^th	5377	11.2%
2012	26.92	4169^th	5390	22.7%
2013	26.16	4336^th	5530	21.6%
2015	19.97	4633^rd	5611	17.4%
2016	22.68	4372^nd	5614	22.1%
2017	22.01	4512^th	5692	20.7%
2018	22.92	4437^th	5662	21.6%
2019	27.02	4186^th	5789	27.7%
2022	24.43	4408^th	5883	25.1%
2023	25.41	4323^rd	5874	26.4%
2024	27.37	4163^rd	5862	29.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.82	2540^th	3246	21.7%
2019	36.06	2051^st	3275	37.4%
2022	38.90	1879^th	3311	43.2%
2023	29.48	2574^th	3250	20.8%
2024	44.47	1512^th	3160	52.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.94	2200^th	2420	9.1%
2024	18.99	2445^th	2634	7.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.67	3939^th	5084	22.5%
2019	40.08	3106^th	5173	40.0%
2022	33.69	3535^th	5264	32.8%
2023	29.14	3959^th	5374	26.3%
2024	29.57	3993^rd	5511	27.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.26	3814^th	5413	29.5%
2019	36.35	3321^st	5492	39.5%
2022	24.73	4242^nd	5635	24.7%
2023	29.32	3833^rd	5617	31.8%
2024	35.93	3337^th	5605	40.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.64	1887^th	2128	11.3%
2019	20.10	2345^th	2585	9.3%
2022	16.67	2212^th	2227	0.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.34	4538^th	5431	16.4%
2019	22.07	4464^th	5510	19.0%
2022	26.55	4086^th	5663	27.8%
2023	19.95	4728^th	5650	16.3%
2024	21.09	4608^th	5636	18.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.97	265^th	700	62.1%
2019	66.38	186^th	747	75.1%
2022	57.07	201^st	663	69.7%
2023	56.43	233^rd	662	64.8%
2024	47.34	264^th	593	55.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Seneca Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.09	3134^th	4830	35.1%
2019	34.67	3344^th	4963	32.6%
2022	31.98	3530^th	5084	30.6%
2023	34.64	3346^th	5098	34.4%
2024	38.99	3042^nd	5102	40.4%

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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 Seneca Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	160	66	41	114	4	n/a	n/a	0	385
1994	196	80	55	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1995	238	109	51	142	6	n/a	n/a	0	546
1996	238	109	51	142	6	n/a	n/a	0	546
1997	235	147	53	137	5	n/a	n/a	0	577
1998	222	130	51	140	5	n/a	n/a	0	548
1999	184	160	50	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2000	172	133	45	119	3	n/a	n/a	6	478
2001	166	142	43	129	5	n/a	n/a	9	494
2002	160	149	45	172	2	n/a	n/a	20	548
2003	160	149	45	172	2	n/a	n/a	20	548
2004	148	153	40	245	2	n/a	n/a	15	603
2005	130	142	44	257	3	n/a	n/a	14	590
2006	122	115	37	247	1	n/a	n/a	16	538
2007	100	135	32	290	3	n/a	n/a	15	575
2008	93	148	34	269	3	n/a	n/a	0	547
2009	91	108	34	280	3	4	23	0	543
2010	104	139	27	354	5	1	14	0	644
2011	82	157	27	358	3	2	23	0	652
2012	75	105	27	294	2	0	27	0	530
2013	73	95	30	284	2	3	28	0	515
2014	64	99	28	286	1	1	27	0	506
2015	50	88	38	266	0	3	26	0	471
2016	51	97	35	271	0	4	35	0	493
2017	53	103	27	277	1	2	33	0	496
2018	64	78	32	255	0	1	31	0	461
2019	59	99	12	255	0	3	28	0	456
2020	53	96	15	248	1	5	26	0	444
2021	56	96	14	260	1	6	23	0	456
2022	61	80	13	273	1	5	31	0	464
2023	49	96	13	278	0	1	35	0	472
2024	43	76	17	302	0	1	32	0	471

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 Seneca Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	385	13.0	29.6	26
1994	471	20.0	23.5	47.3
1995	546	22.2	24.6	34.6
1996	546	22.2	24.6	34.6
1997	577	24.0	24.0	39.2
1998	548	25.0	21.9	45.8
1999	536	30.0	17.9	55.6
2000	478	27.0	17.7	51.1
2001	494	25.0	19.8	58.4
2002	548	26.0	21.1	64.4
2003	548	26.0	21.1	64.4
2004	603	29.0	20.8	66
2005	590	29.0	20.3	38.2
2006	538	25.8	20.9	62.8
2007	575	27.0	21.3	62.7
2008	547	28.0	19.5	59.4
2009	543	26.0	20.1	68.7
2010	644	27.0	23.8	65.4
2011	652	n/a	n/a	73
2012	530	20.0	26.5	n/a
2013	515	20.0	25.7	72.4
2014	506	19.0	26.6	73.3
2015	471	19.0	24.7	75.2
2016	493	20.0	24.6	78.1
2017	496	21.0	23.6	78
2018	461	21.0	21.9	77.4
2019	456	21.0	21.7	85.1
2020	444	n/a	n/a	84.9
2021	456	21.0	21.7	90.8
2022	464	21.0	22.0	85.8
2023	472	22.5	20.9	71.8
2024	471	20.0	23.5	86.6

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 Seneca Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	385	13.0	29.6	26
1994	471	20.0	23.5	47.3
1995	546	22.2	24.6	34.6
1996	546	22.2	24.6	34.6
1997	577	24.0	24.0	39.2
1998	548	25.0	21.9	45.8
1999	536	30.0	17.9	55.6
2000	478	27.0	17.7	51.1
2001	494	25.0	19.8	58.4
2002	548	26.0	21.1	64.4
2003	548	26.0	21.1	64.4
2004	603	29.0	20.8	66
2005	590	29.0	20.3	38.2
2006	538	25.8	20.9	62.8
2007	575	27.0	21.3	62.7
2008	547	28.0	19.5	59.4
2009	543	26.0	20.1	68.7
2010	644	27.0	23.8	65.4
2011	652	n/a	n/a	73
2012	530	20.0	26.5	n/a
2013	515	20.0	25.7	72.4
2014	506	19.0	26.6	73.3
2015	471	19.0	24.7	75.2
2016	493	20.0	24.6	78.1
2017	496	21.0	23.6	78
2018	461	21.0	21.9	77.4
2019	456	21.0	21.7	85.1
2020	444	n/a	n/a	84.9
2021	456	21.0	21.7	90.8
2022	464	21.0	22.0	85.8
2023	472	22.5	20.9	71.8
2024	471	20.0	23.5	86.6

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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