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E. Hale Curran Elementary

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E. Hale Curran Elementary ranks 2698 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

E. Hale Curran Elementary is a K–5 school in Murrieta, California, serving 575 students in Murrieta Valley Unified. Its most important concern is science: proficiency was 22% in 2025–2026, 14 points below the state and down 22 points from 2022–2023.

Compared with nearby schools and its district, results were below average in all three tested subjects. ELA proficiency was 46%, 8 points below the nearby-school average and 17 points below the district; it was also 3 points below the state. Math is the relative bright spot: at 43%, it was 4 points above the state, though 6 points below the nearby-school average and 7 below the district. Science was the weakest local showing: 22% was 15 points below the nearby-school average and 26 below the district, ranking ninth of 10 schools with current results. Fourth-grade ELA stood out positively at 55%, 9 points above the state, while fifth-grade science was 22%, below the state and district.

ELA has stayed in a fairly narrow range but slipped from 49% in 2022–2023 to 46% in 2025–2026, shifting from 2 points above the state to 3 points below. Chronic absenteeism improved substantially, falling from 39% in 2021–2022 to 16% in 2025–2026, slightly below both the district and state. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 54th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 63rd percentile the prior year; its current standing is near the middle of its local group. The student-teacher ratio was 23.7 in 2024–2025, and 63% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for Special Education Students was notably higher than the overall ranking: the group ranked at the 76th percentile with 4 stars. For Low Socio Economic Status Students, the ranking fell from the 76th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 55th in 2025–2026.

575

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,752

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

40855 Chaco Canyon Rd.
Murrieta, CA 92562-1903

(951) 696-1405

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

Students who attend E. Hale Curran Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shivela Middle
High:	Murrieta Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

White:

21.4%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg55%

California avg42%

2,698^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

196^th of 968Murrieta 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	48.3	2698 of 5804	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	2179 of 5857	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	2210 of 5869	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	1958 of 5859	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	2037 of 5883	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	2002 of 5789	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	1724 of 5662	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	1724 of 5692	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	2290 of 5614	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	1932 of 5611	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.2	2680 of 5530	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.3	2591 of 5390	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	2015 of 5377	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	1777 of 5314	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.2	2171 of 5193	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.0	2372 of 5113	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.1	2329 of 5113	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	1585 of 4818	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.6	1178 of 4822	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	1120 of 4809	76.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	1077 of 2227	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	418 of 2585	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	226 of 2128	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	1011 of 3162	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1005 of 3311	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	2215 of 5569	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	1904 of 5597	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2416 of 5612	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	2030 of 5609	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	2012 of 5635	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	1837 of 5492	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	1415 of 5413	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	1892 of 5085	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.5	1088 of 5107	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1491 of 5107	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	1574 of 5087	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	1648 of 5084	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	1032 of 4963	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	557 of 4830	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2414 of 5412	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	1316 of 5460	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	1403 of 5517	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	1093 of 5363	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1473 of 5264	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	1289 of 5173	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	876 of 5084	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	3025 of 5590	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	2325 of 5628	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	1934 of 5643	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1768 of 5638	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	1964 of 5663	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	2040 of 5510	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1962 of 5431	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	33 of 130	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	554 of 718	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	511 of 670	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.5	335 of 669	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	422 of 610	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	697 of 2920	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	637 of 2847	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	510 of 2635	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	783 of 2420	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	1791 of 2532	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	1560 of 2598	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	1523 of 2651	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	1368 of 2661	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	1399 of 2726	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1797 of 2834	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1675 of 2737	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+23 vs school

Military Connected (2022)75th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Although the school is small, it strives to provide the students with quality education. The teachers put forth 110% on a daily basis. Close Quote

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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	2698^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.8	2179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%	519	22.0	22.0	39.8	54.6	43.1	45.9	47.7	46.4	34.9	42.5	96.2	96.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$22,752	$22,004	$748
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	1099^th of 5804 public elementary schools	81.1%		83.1	1010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%	89	43.8	43.8	64.7	58.3	70.3	64.8	66.4	61.5	55.5	60.9	94.8	95.8	96.9				$23,022	$22,646	$376
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	3922^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	32.4%		36.7	3425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%	497	25.3	25.3	24.7	40.6	40.4	35.5	26.7	31.4	27.3	28.5	95.8				96.7	97.5	$27,178	$26,270	$908
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	1602^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	72.4%		73.1	1468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%	134	38.6	38.6	57.1	56.1	53.6	55.5	59.8	58.5	45.1	54.1	92.5	92.5	98.0		92.5	97.3	$20,386	$19,830	$556
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	828^th of 5804 public elementary schools	85.7%		91.8	563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	265	49.0	49.0	60.9	71.9	72.9	68.8	71.8	70.8	56.1	66.5	91.3	95.1	95.1	94.6	94.6	93.5	$20,789	$20,248	$541
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%)								(n/a)											80.0	84.6	95.4	87.7	87.7	89.2
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	1003^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	82.7%		81.2	1108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%	105	50.0	50.0	54.5	65.8	76.9	66.7	53.5	70.0	65.4	63.5	97.0	97.0	97.7	98.5	97.0	97.7	$22,592	$21,866	$726
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	35445 Porras Rd.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7650	508	21	24.6	71.9%	140 (27.6%)	32 (6.3%)	277 (54.5%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	29.7	4006^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.0%		32.9	3736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%	270	20.3	20.3	37.0	39.5	29.2	35.8	33.3	36.1	9.4	27.7							$21,690	$20,156	$1,534
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	2991^st of 5804 public elementary schools	48.5%		59.3	2102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%	889	34.9	34.9	36.8	40.9	52.7	43.5	29.6	40.0	32.7	34.2	95.8						$24,236	$23,366	$870
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	775^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.5	1098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%	323	44.8	44.8	75.2	67.1	76.8	72.5	77.1	64.5	63.2	67.6	96.7				98.3		$22,421	$21,828	$593

Frequently Asked Questions about E. Hale Curran Elementary

What schools do graduates of E. Hale Curran Elementary attend?

Students who attend E. Hale Curran Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shivela Middle
High : Murrieta Mesa High

What district is E. Hale Curran Elementary in?

Murrieta Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of E. Hale Curran Elementary?

Students at E. Hale Curran Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% African American.

How many students attend E. Hale Curran Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended E. Hale Curran Elementary.

Is E. Hale Curran Elementary a good school?

E. Hale Curran Elementary ranks 2698^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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