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Best Public Schools in Menifee, CA

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At a glance

Schools

17,929

Students

Districts

Top rankedTaawila Elementary1503^rd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education up 554 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hillside Innovation Academy 15.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Sally Buselt Elementary

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Menifee has 19 schools serving elementary, middle, high-school and alternative-school students, including an adult-education program; the latest common test results are from 2025–2026. The clearest shared concern is middle-school math: the five schools averaged 27% proficient, about 12 percentage points below California, and even the group leader, Kathryn Newport Middle, was about 1 point below the state.

Elementary results are stronger on average in math and science, but vary widely by school. Sally Buselt Elementary led elementary ELA at 58% and science at 50%, while Evans Ranch Elementary led math at 56%. At the lower end, Freedom Crest Elementary had the lowest elementary ELA and science scores, 36% and 26%; Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary had the lowest math score, 34%. Among middle schools, Menifee Valley Middle led ELA at 50%, while Kathryn Newport led math and science at 37% and 44%. Paloma Valley High stood out in high-school ELA at 61%, 21 points above Heritage High; both schools were well below state in math.

Recent trends differ by grade group: elementary averages rose in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, including 7 points in science, while middle-school ELA and math each fell about 2 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentiles also show mixed movement: Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education rose from 16 to 55 between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while Hans Christensen fell from 51 to 34. For context, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible share in 2024–2025 was 50% at Sally Buselt and 74% at Freedom Crest; these figures describe school context, not what explains test results. Santa Rosa Academy’s supplied scores are from 2024–2025, when it exceeded state results in all three subjects, so current comparisons are incomplete for that school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,736	76	22.6	24.1%	575 (33.1%)	79 (4.6%)	848 (48.8%)	106 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.7%)								(n/a)	47.7	46.7	46.3		46.8	67.3	57.3	62.6	49.7	57.5	55.3	68.9	58.7	63.5	59.1	58.9	37.0	39.9	42.8	36.1	46.2	96%	0%	$12,077	$488	$11,589
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	26025 Newport Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 371-5017	637	3	190.1	47.4%	168 (26.4%)	76 (11.9%)	319 (50.1%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	53.3	965^th of 2135 public high schools	54.8%		28.2	1519^th of 2162 public high schools	29.7%	554				39.0	39.0							26.8	26.8							33.5	33.5
Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	K-5	28800 Reviere Dr.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6420	664	28	23.7	70.6%	196 (29.5%)	32 (4.8%)	331 (49.8%)	38 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	62 (9.3%)	43.5	3019^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.1%		38.8	3295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%	276	37.9				37.9	45.5	32.7	50.5					42.5	45.5	30.1	26.2					33.7	96%	0%	$18,337	$1,268	$17,069
Menifee Valley Middle	Public	6-8	26255 Garbani Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6400	941	40	23.7	62.5%	207 (22.0%)	54 (5.7%)	479 (50.9%)	42 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	151 (16.0%)	49.5	1196^th of 2740 public middle schools	56.4%		55.4	1019^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.1%	177		26.0			26.0				42.8	50.5	59.0		50.4				30.4	36.0	32.7		33.0			$17,856	$1,200	$16,656
Chester W. Morrison Elementary	Public	K-5	30250 Bradley Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 679-7076	518	22	24.0	72.6%	115 (22.2%)	32 (6.2%)	291 (56.2%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.4%)	57.6	2174^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.6%		56.8	2218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%	44	42.2				42.2	40.5	58.3	47.8					49.0	53.2	45.2	33.7					43.7	≥ 98%		$18,987	$1,282	$17,705
Bell Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	28525 La Piedra Dr.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 301-8496	1,066	44	24.4	61.6%	208 (19.5%)	52 (4.9%)	497 (46.6%)	61 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	242 (22.7%)	38.8	1536^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.9%		47.1	1261^st of 2761 public middle schools	54.3%	275		29.7			29.7				38.0	45.5	41.7		41.7				29.8	30.4	22.5		27.7			$17,404	$1,192	$16,212
Freedom Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	29282 Menifee Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 679-5285	707	29	24.3	74.4%	136 (19.2%)	35 (5.0%)	426 (60.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.3%)	36.7	3461^st of 5817 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.1	3481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%	20	26.1				26.1	30.8	46.5	30.6					36.2	35.2	50.4	19.8					35.3	96%	0%	$17,811	$1,232	$16,579
Evans Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	30465 Evans Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 246-7690	817	34	24.3	66.2%	181 (22.2%)	72 (8.8%)	434 (53.1%)	50 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (9.3%)	68.8	1641^st of 5817 public elementary schools	71.8%		58.2	2157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%	516	43.2				43.2	46.8	48.8	58.7					51.7	61.5	53.6	52.4					55.6	95%	0%	$17,482	$1,265	$16,217
Southshore Elementary	Public	K-5	30975 Southshore Dr.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-0013	843	36	23.4	59.3%	227 (26.9%)	45 (5.3%)	407 (48.3%)	60 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.1%)	58.1	2153^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	63.0%		48.4	2677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%	524	43.3				43.3	48.6	42.1	57.1					49.5	50.7	32.0	46.1					43.2	94%	0%	$17,416	$1,248	$16,168
Hans Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	27625 Sherman Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 679-8356	369	17	21.3	73.4%	56 (15.2%)	31 (8.4%)	207 (56.1%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	54 (14.6%)	30.8	1798^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.4%		42.4	1409^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%	389		31.6			31.6				38.4	41.5	42.7		41.0				10.6	21.5	14.5		15.8			$20,939	$1,208	$19,731
Taawila Elementary	Public	K-5	30344 Stage Coach Rd.	Menifee	92586	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 723-3001	803	34	23.6	49.8%	215 (26.8%)	51 (6.4%)	364 (45.3%)	62 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (13.2%)	71.6	1503^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	74.2%		74.9	1371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%	132	47.2				47.2	62.4	53.1	58.9					58.1	64.8	45.3	45.2					51.7	≥ 99%		$17,591	$1,249	$16,342
Menifee Virtual	Public, Virtual	K-8	27625 Sherman Rd.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 679-8356	132	5	26.0	63.6%	21 (15.9%)	13 (9.8%)	68 (51.5%)	11 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	18 (13.6%)	45.5	2876^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.6%		41.7	3086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%	210	29.4	27.0			27.8		53.3	38.9	28.6	65.6	54.1		51.1		43.8	44.4	37.0	48.5	30.6		41.7			$19,023	$1,172	$17,851
Kathryn Newport Middle	Public	6-8	29792 Audie Murphy Rd.	Menifee	92587	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-1851	965	40	24.3	66.9%	204 (21.1%)	41 (4.2%)	554 (57.4%)	45 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	119 (12.3%)	55.1	1052^nd of 2740 public middle schools	61.6%		58.1	945^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.8%	107		44.1			44.1				44.9	46.9	49.8		47.2				33.7	39.7	37.0		36.9			$17,074	$1,201	$15,873
Sally Buselt Elementary	Public	K-5	29810 Wickerd Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-1851	374	17	22.5	50.0%	65 (17.4%)	32 (8.6%)	187 (50.0%)	50 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	71.4	1512^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.0%					(n/a)	50.0				50.0	60.0	55.4	60.0					58.3	54.6	45.3	50.0					49.7	93%	0%	$19,411	$1,204	$18,207
Paloma Valley High	Public	9-12	31375 Bradley Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6030	2,487	109	22.8	63.5%	526 (21.1%)	153 (6.2%)	1,487 (59.8%)	142 (5.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	164 (6.6%)	57.2	877^th of 2135 public high schools	58.9%		61.3	791^st of 2162 public high schools	63.4%	86			35.7	14.3	34.7							61.4	61.4							22.6	22.6			$18,715	$1,053	$17,662
Heritage High	Public	9-12	26001 Briggs Rd.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5447	2,330	98	23.8	80.9%	245 (10.5%)	156 (6.7%)	1,679 (72.1%)	84 (3.6%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	145 (6.2%)	30.3	1472^nd of 2135 public high schools	31.1%		32.1	1446^th of 2162 public high schools	33.1%	26			19.8	15.0	19.7							40.7	40.7							12.1	12.1			$18,020	$1,207	$16,813
Ethan A Chase Middle	Public	6-8	28100 Calm Horizon Dr.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	1,447	58	24.7	74.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.2	1899^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.7%		25.4	1982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.2%	83		22.8			22.8				35.9	37.3	40.1		37.8				18.1	21.0	21.3		20.1			$16,661	$1,624	$15,037
Boulder Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	27327 Juniper Rd.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 723-8931	938	37	25.3	70.8%	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.1%)	627 (66.8%)	57 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	161 (17.2%)	49.4	2644^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.5%		41.2	3141^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%	497	31.3				31.3	34.4	55.7	57.3					48.7	42.7	43.0	28.1					37.6	96%	0%	$15,992	$1,591	$14,401
Hillside Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	29955 Watson Rd.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	155	10	15.5	81.9%	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)	116 (74.8%)	10 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	33.6	3699^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.4%		40.3	3197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%	502	31.8	9.4			18.5			45.5	25.0	32.1	34.4		37.1			31.8	6.3	14.3	6.3		17.2			$19,756	$912	$18,844

Cities Near Menifee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sun City	1.99 mi	1	288^th
Lake Elsinore	2.73 mi	22	603^rd
Quail Valley	3.44 mi	1	188^th
Murrieta	3.86 mi	24	187^th
Romoland	3.88 mi	3	621^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.