Sunnymead Middle School is located at 23996 Eucalyptus Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA 92553. It serves students in grades 6 through 8. The school’s enrollment is approximately 1,147 students with a student–teacher ratio near 20:1. The student population is composed of roughly 51% male and 49% female students. According to state assessment data, about 8% of students meet math proficiency standards and around 20% meet reading benchmarks on recent statewide tests, reflecting performance outcomes on California’s standardized assessments. It is a traditional public middle school in the Moreno Valley Unified School District that teaches core subjects at a grade level. Its location in Moreno Valley makes it one of the district's largest middle-grade campuses. Students are assigned to this school based on established district attendance boundaries that draw from nearby residential neighborhoods. This creates a flow through the district’s middle grade span before students move on to Moreno Valley Unified comprehensive high schools. The Inland Empire's suburban housing market and the area's closeness to regional job centers mean that single-family homes in the area usually cost between $400,000 and $500,000. From that community context and participation pattern, the school operates within the broader statewide framework often referenced in discussions of the best middle schools in California, where demographic composition and district grade progression influence engagement across grades 6–8.