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Thompson Middle

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Thompson Middle ranks 609 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 78% of California middle schools

Summary

Thompson Middle is a large, well-regarded public middle school serving about 1,565 students in grades 6-8 within the Murrieta Valley Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above California state averages in all core subjects.

Academically, Thompson is a solid performer in its district, ranking above Warm Springs Middle and Shivela Middle but below the top-performing Dorothy McElhinney Middle. The school shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting English learners and students with special education needs, with their achievement scores showing dramatic improvement in recent years. Furthermore, Thompson's performance is notably strong when compared to middle schools in neighboring districts with similar student demographics, such as Kathryn Newport Middle in Menifee Union or David A. Brown Middle in Lake Elsinore Unified, suggesting the broader district provides a strong foundation.

The school has demonstrated remarkable consistency and resilience, maintaining stable academic rankings for a decade and making a strong recovery from pandemic-related challenges, significantly reducing chronic student absences. While it operates with a relatively high number of students per teacher, it achieves good outcomes with mid-range per-student spending, indicating efficient use of resources. For parents, Thompson Middle represents a stable, reliably performing school that has proven particularly adept at helping diverse groups of students succeed.

1,565

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,189

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24040 Hayes Ave.
Murrieta, CA 92562-9198

(951) 696-1410

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

Students who attend Thompson Middle usually attend:

High:

Murrieta Valley High

Feeder schools for Thompson Middle:

Elementary:	Cole Canyon Elementary
	Murrieta Elementary
	Tovashal Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

California avg41%

609^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified

322^nd of 1,543Murrieta Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	609 of 2761	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	582 of 2783	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	655 of 2781	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	714 of 2740	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	785 of 2715	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	739 of 2480	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	657 of 2508	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.3	545 of 2497	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	546 of 2477	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	433 of 2379	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	464 of 2259	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	526 of 2236	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	324 of 2179	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	466 of 2063	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.2	482 of 2005	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	439 of 1999	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	429 of 1804	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	366 of 1777	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	54.1	705 of 1769	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	94 of 609	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	67 of 627	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	75 of 613	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	85 of 637	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	110 of 643	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	110 of 600	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	337 of 739	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	404 of 743	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	464 of 715	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	370 of 733	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	438 of 745	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	418 of 700	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	343 of 1531	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	406 of 1491	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	364 of 1369	73.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	314 of 1478	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	330 of 1521	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	42.2	682 of 1540	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	431 of 1442	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	379 of 1364	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	582 of 2533	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	533 of 2551	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	632 of 2531	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	686 of 2509	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	743 of 2380	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	701 of 2262	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	376 of 2395	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	282 of 2388	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	329 of 2374	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	370 of 2359	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	507 of 2213	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	508 of 2072	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	434 of 2542	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	513 of 2579	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	464 of 2531	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	634 of 2458	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	947 of 2369	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	863 of 2230	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	598 of 2534	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	575 of 2552	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	597 of 2538	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	638 of 2527	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	739 of 2407	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	677 of 2273	70.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	57 of 194	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	50 of 197	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	94 of 193	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	376 of 726	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	385 of 701	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	421 of 677	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	434 of 665	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	435 of 554	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	331 of 462	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	378 of 1566	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	197 of 1552	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	361 of 1531	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	653 of 1520	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	632 of 1537	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	669 of 1543	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	732 of 1555	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	825 of 1602	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	770 of 1496	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	24040 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1410	1,565	62	25.2	49.5%	656 (41.9%)	57 (3.6%)	606 (38.7%)	93 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	145 (9.3%)	73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%		75.2	582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	79.1%	27	43.0	43.0	58.4	60.5	59.4	59.5	46.1	43.1	46.6	45.3	$19,189	$19,124	$65
Shivela Middle	Public	6-8	24515 Lincoln Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1406	1,282	46	27.8	66.1%	331 (25.8%)	87 (6.8%)	604 (47.1%)	106 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	14 (1.1%)	135 (10.5%)	67.6	725^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.7%		72.1	650^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.6%	75	45.1	45.1	53.2	58.6	49.6	53.8	41.2	42.2	42.4	42.0	$19,816	$19,712	$104
David A. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	21861 Grand Ave.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7430	1,030	41	24.9	78.9%	196 (19.0%)	43 (4.2%)	690 (67.0%)	38 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	55 (5.3%)	29.4	1849^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		30.4	1794^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.5%	55	24.4	24.4	32.0	37.3	42.7	37.5	17.7	16.1	18.0	17.3	$19,760	$18,318	$1,442
Warm Springs Middle	Public	6-8	39245 Calle de Fortuna	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-3503	755	34	22.0	62.9%	188 (24.9%)	46 (6.1%)	358 (47.4%)	75 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	83 (11.0%)	68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%		74.1	607^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	104	48.8	48.8	50.0	60.4	51.2	53.9	45.2	41.6	39.2	41.9	$25,627	$25,540	$87
James L. Day Middle	Public	6-8	40775 Camino Campos Verdes	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 699-8138	932	41	22.9	42.0%	314 (33.7%)	35 (3.8%)	350 (37.6%)	120 (12.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	107 (11.5%)	81	458^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%		78.8	512^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	54	49.1	49.1	60.2	64.4	70.7	65.4	43.6	51.4	52.5	49.4	$19,325	$17,952	$1,373
Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Public	6-8	35125 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 304-1885	1,451	58	24.9	46.2%	509 (35.1%)	88 (6.1%)	533 (36.7%)	154 (10.6%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	157 (10.8%)	86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		83.9	400^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	61	51.4	51.4	68.6	76.6	72.7	72.8	53.6	50.8	53.4	52.6	$19,319	$19,256	$63
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%)	55.4	1019^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.1%		54.4	1032^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.9%	13	28.3	28.3	52.1	47.6	61.1	53.6	35.2	30.5	34.0	33.3	$16,712	$15,512	$1,200
Canyon Lake Middle	Public	6-8	33005 Canyon Hills Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7790	951	40	23.8	59.6%	344 (36.2%)	63 (6.6%)	451 (47.4%)	37 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.3%)	52.1	1131^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%		52.5	1089^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.9%	42	28.9	28.9	59.8	51.6	47.6	53.0	33.4	34.2	19.9	29.2	$20,027	$18,752	$1,275
Margarita Middle	Public	6-8	30600 Margarita Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7370	731	33	21.9	54.7%	223 (30.5%)	30 (4.1%)	346 (47.3%)	61 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.0%)	50.4	1167^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%		58.1	931^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.5%	236	36.6	36.6	48.3	50.5	42.6	46.9	24.9	35.7	30.2	30.1	$19,840	$18,230	$1,610
Bella Vista Middle	Public	6-8	31650 Browning St.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6600	1,249	54	22.9	36.4%	404 (32.3%)	67 (5.4%)	496 (39.7%)	154 (12.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	121 (9.7%)	79	494^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%		75.4	578^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	84	48.4	48.4	64.7	61.7	70.5	66.0	46.2	43.7	46.6	45.6	$17,547	$16,744	$803

Frequently Asked Questions about Thompson Middle

What district is Thompson Middle in?

Murrieta Valley Unified

How many students attend Thompson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,565 students attended Thompson Middle.

Is Thompson Middle a good school?

Thompson Middle ranks 609^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Thompson Middle attend?

Students who attend Thompson Middle usually go on to attend Murrieta Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Thompson Middle?

Students at Thompson Middle are 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

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