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Murrieta Elementary

Q: Is Murrieta Elementary a good school?

Murrieta Elementary ranks 1605 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Murrieta Elementary serves 893 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Murrieta, California, as part of Murrieta Valley Unified. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were 55% in English language arts (ELA), 54% in math, and 39% in science—above California’s rates in all three subjects. Its clearest advantage is math, where it outperformed both its district and the nearby-school average.

Math was the school’s strongest subject compared with local and district results: 54% proficient, 5 percentage points above the district and 2 points above the nearby-school average. ELA was 8 points below the district and 2 below nearby schools, though 6 points above the state. Science was the clearest comparison-area weakness: 39% proficient, 10 points below the district and 1 point below nearby schools, while still 3 points above the state. Among ten nearby K–5 schools including itself, Murrieta ranked sixth in each subject. Fifth-grade results deserve attention: math proficiency was 45%, 15 points below the school’s third-grade rate, and fifth-grade ELA was 54%; the school ranked seventh of ten nearby schools in both fifth-grade subjects.

Scores have risen substantially since 2022–2023: ELA increased 14 percentage points, math 12, and science 7, although all three dipped from 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling from 36% in 2021–2022 to 17% in 2025–2026, about 1 point below both the state and district. SchoolDigger gave the school a 72nd-percentile ranking and 4 stars in 2025–2026, placing it around the middle of nearby schools; its percentile was 75 the prior year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Hispanic students was notably higher, at the 88th percentile, up from 81 in each of the previous two years. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 25.8, above the nearby-school average of 24.2, and 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

893

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,874

Per pupil spending ?

60.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

24725 Adams Ave.
Murrieta, CA 92562-9172

(951) 696-1401

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

Students who attend Murrieta Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson Middle
High:	Murrieta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

32.8%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

California avg42%

1,605^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified

332^nd of 1,530Murrieta 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
2026	69.5	1605 of 5817	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	1468 of 5857	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	1945 of 5869	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2461 of 5859	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2609 of 5883	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	1273 of 5789	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	1361 of 5662	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	1778 of 5692	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	1883 of 5614	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.4	1481 of 5611	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	1793 of 5530	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	2093 of 5390	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.9	1965 of 5377	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.0	1416 of 5314	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	1161 of 5193	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	1138 of 5113	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	908 of 5113	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	941 of 4818	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	1047 of 4822	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.8	1277 of 4809	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	122 of 508	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	236 of 661	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	1036 of 2227	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	743 of 2585	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	387 of 2128	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	54.2	1001 of 3245	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	776 of 3311	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	362 of 3275	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	408 of 3246	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	1436 of 5581	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	1317 of 5597	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	2145 of 5612	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2285 of 5609	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	2366 of 5635	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	1273 of 5492	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	1472 of 5413	72.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	636 of 5094	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	948 of 5107	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	966 of 5107	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	1876 of 5087	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	1993 of 5084	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.4	620 of 4963	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	962 of 4830	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	1072 of 5423	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	773 of 5460	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	1633 of 5517	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	2160 of 5363	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	3139 of 5264	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.5	517 of 5173	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	882 of 5084	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	1756 of 5603	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	1563 of 5628	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	1616 of 5643	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	2473 of 5638	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2682 of 5663	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	1285 of 5510	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	1200 of 5431	77.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	71 of 130	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	497 of 753	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	416 of 718	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	528 of 670	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	613 of 669	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	528 of 610	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	311 of 339	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	717 of 2927	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	676 of 2847	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	613 of 2635	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	1072 of 2420	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	1237 of 2536	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	925 of 2598	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1588 of 2651	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1734 of 2661	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1955 of 2726	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	941 of 2834	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	992 of 2737	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)69th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

White (2026)51st percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2022)45th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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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 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 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 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
Murrieta Elementary	Public	K-5	24725 Adams Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1401	893	35	25.8	60.0%	293 (32.8%)	53 (5.9%)	433 (48.5%)	33 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.5%)	69.5	1605^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.4%		73.1	1468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%	137	38.6		38.6	57.1	56.1	53.6				55.5	59.8	58.5	45.1				54.1	94%	0%	$15,874	$556	$15,318
E. Hale Curran Elementary	Public	K-5	40855 Chaco Canyon Rd.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1405	575	24	23.7	62.6%	123 (21.4%)	32 (5.6%)	316 (55.0%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.0%)	48.3	2704^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.8	2179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%	525	22.0		22.0	39.8	54.6	43.1				45.9	47.7	46.4	34.9				42.5	93%	0%	$17,153	$748	$16,405
Cole Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	23750 Via Alisol	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1421	1,038	40	25.9	35.4%	502 (48.4%)	12 (1.2%)	360 (34.7%)	58 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.8%)	86.5	830^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.7%		91.8	563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	267	49.0		49.0	60.9	71.9	72.9				68.8	71.8	70.8	56.1				66.5	95%	0%	$16,068	$541	$15,527
Avaxat Elementary	Public	K-5	24300 Rancho Las Brisas Dr.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1402	617	27	22.8	68.7%	157 (25.4%)	36 (5.8%)	319 (51.7%)	34 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	61 (9.9%)	30.8	3932^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	32.4%		36.7	3425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%	507	25.3		25.3	24.7	40.6	40.4				35.5	26.7	31.4	27.3				28.5	94%	0%	$19,446	$908	$18,538
Tovashal Elementary	Public	K-5	23801 St. Raphael Dr.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1411	745	31	24.2	54.6%	235 (31.5%)	28 (3.8%)	328 (44.0%)	45 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	98 (13.2%)	80.8	1101^st of 5817 public elementary schools	81.1%		83.1	1010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%	91	43.8		43.8	64.7	58.3	70.3				64.8	66.4	61.5	55.5				60.9	90%	1%	$17,102	$376	$16,726
Alta Murrieta Elementary	Public	K-5	39475 Whitewood Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1403	849	35	24.2	60.5%	252 (29.7%)	37 (4.4%)	412 (48.5%)	76 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.1%)	87.4	777^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.5	1098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%	321	44.8		44.8	75.2	67.1	76.8				72.5	77.1	64.5	63.2				67.6	96%	0%	$16,910	$593	$16,317
Rail Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	25030 Via Santee Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1404	603	23	25.6	63.5%	142 (23.5%)	37 (6.1%)	307 (50.9%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	78 (12.9%)	43.9	2997^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.5%		59.3	2102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%	895	34.9		34.9	36.8	40.9	52.7				43.5	29.6	40.0	32.7				34.2	93%	0%	$17,956	$870	$17,086
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	23151 Palomar St.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 678-5217	486	18	26.8	46.5%	189 (38.9%)	16 (3.3%)	217 (44.7%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.3%)	36	3499^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.8%		50.3	2572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%	927	19.1	37.8	26.0	19.6	52.4	33.3	52.7	53.9	43.2	43.0	15.2	39.7	27.0	29.1	47.1	27.0	31.4	77%	0%	$1,213	$1,213	$00
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary	Public	K-5	40121 Torrey Pines Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1428	828	35	23.7	62.3%	221 (26.7%)	45 (5.4%)	364 (44.0%)	88 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (12.1%)	62.6	1950^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.5%		69.9	1602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%	348	37.9		37.9	43.9	53.0	58.3				52.3	45.3	53.0	45.5				48.1	94%	1%	$18,012	$574	$17,438
Antelope Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36105 Murrieta Oaks Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 445-4110	839	34	24.6	45.1%	327 (39.0%)	39 (4.6%)	328 (39.1%)	68 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.2%)	83.1	1005^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.7%		81.2	1108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%	103	50.0		50.0	54.5	65.8	76.9				66.7	53.5	70.0	65.4				63.5	96%	0%	$17,062	$726	$16,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Murrieta Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Murrieta Elementary?

Students at Murrieta Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Murrieta Elementary a good school?

Murrieta Elementary ranks 1605^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Murrieta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Murrieta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thompson Middle
High : Murrieta Valley High

How many students attend Murrieta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Murrieta Elementary.

What district is Murrieta Elementary in?

Murrieta Valley Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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

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