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Murrieta Elementary

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Murrieta Elementary ranks 1468 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Murrieta Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 893 students in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, and it stands out for its impressive academic recovery and strong support for students with high economic need.

The school has shown remarkable improvement since the pandemic, climbing from a 3-star to a 4-star rating and significantly outperforming the district average in mathematics. It is particularly effective with its high-need student populations, and it has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism, which is now better than both the district and state averages. This strong turnaround is notable when compared to some nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Avaxat Elementary and Rail Ranch Elementary, where Murrieta achieves higher academic results.

While the school excels in many areas, performance varies by grade level, with 4th grade presenting an opportunity for growth. It also achieves its strong outcomes efficiently, as it has the lowest per-student spending among several compared schools in the district. The contrast with the highest-performing neighbor, Cole Canyon Elementary, highlights that factors like school culture and instructional quality are key drivers of success alongside demographics.

893

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,386

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 68th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (75th 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,468^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary 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	73.1	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

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

White (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)64th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

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

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science40%+8 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/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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	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%)	73.1	1468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		62.7	1945^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	477	40.4		40.4	58.6	58.5	55.9				57.7	60.0	54.4	51.3				55.4	92.5	92.5	98.0		92.5	97.3	$20,386	$19,830	$556
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%)	57.8	2179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		56.5	2210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	31	35.2		35.2	49.5	33.0	62.5				47.4	60.4	40.6	42.1				47.4	96.2	96.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$22,752	$22,004	$748
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%)	91.8	563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		90.9	637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	74	58.9		58.9	76.7	73.3	77.6				76.0	75.0	68.6	61.8				68.3	91.3	95.1	95.1	94.6	94.6	93.5	$20,789	$20,248	$541
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%)	36.7	3425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		37.1	3360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	65	32.4		32.4	28.6	36.0	47.6				37.8	33.0	27.0	30.5				30.1	95.8				96.7	97.5	$27,178	$26,270	$908
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%)	83.1	1010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		84	997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	13	48.0		48.0	64.4	71.5	69.6				68.8	62.0	63.4	51.2				58.6	94.8	95.8	96.9				$23,022	$22,646	$376
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%)	81.5	1098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		72.1	1493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	395	41.8		41.8	67.5	59.1	72.9				66.6	61.6	58.8	63.2				61.2	96.7				98.3		$22,421	$21,828	$593
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%)	59.3	2102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		49.7	2572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	470	42.5		42.5	45.8	41.8	62.3				50.3	44.9	44.7	40.7				43.3	95.8						$24,236	$23,366	$870
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	23151 Palomar St.	Wildomar	92562	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%)	50.3	2572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%		48.8	2627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	55	36.8	31.0	34.3	36.5	35.1	49.1	50.8	48.9	51.2	44.8	38.1	35.1	50.9	39.3	27.7	44.2	39.3	80.0	84.6	95.4	87.7	87.7	89.2
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%)	69.9	1602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		63.8	1891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	289	42.1		42.1	58.6	51.2	62.9				57.9	47.1	51.2	52.9				50.4	97.9						$24,644	$24,070	$574
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%)	81.2	1108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		76.6	1307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.7%	199	45.4		45.4	65.8	63.4	65.7				64.9	67.5	64.6	48.1				59.8	97.0	97.0	97.7	98.5	97.0	97.7	$22,592	$21,866	$726

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 1468^th of 5857 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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