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Murrieta Valley High

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Murrieta Valley High ranks 445 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

Murrieta Valley High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving about 2,100 students in grades 9-12 within the consistently strong Murrieta Valley Unified district, which is ranked in the top 30% statewide.

The school has a powerful track record of success, with graduation rates consistently above 97% and exceptional performance in English Language Arts, where student proficiency far exceeds state averages and matches its high-performing district peers like Vista Murrieta High and Murrieta Mesa High. It also shows particular strength in supporting specific student groups, earning top marks for its effectiveness with African American and Military Connected students. However, the data reveals a notable gap in math and science proficiency compared to Vista Murrieta High, and performance for some other student subgroups has been inconsistent or low.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, Murrieta Valley High is a top-tier choice, significantly outperforming many in areas like graduation rates. Within its own district, key areas for attention include elevating its STEM scores to match its sibling schools, addressing a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than the district average, and ensuring its higher per-student spending is effectively driving improvements in these target areas.

2,104

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,421

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

42200 Nighthawk Way
Murrieta, CA 92562-6235

(951) 696-1408

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Murrieta Valley High:

Elementary:	Cole Canyon Elementary
	Murrieta Elementary
	Tovashal Elementary
Middle:	Thompson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

Hispanic:

41.0%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

California avg41%

445^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High 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	78.2	445 of 2162	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	244 of 2159	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	377 of 2170	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	329 of 2123	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	448 of 2133	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	453 of 2017	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	405 of 2021	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	346 of 2039	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	222 of 1994	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.6	329 of 2426	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	224 of 2354	90.5%	★★★★★
2011	71.6	276 of 2367	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	232 of 2281	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	265 of 2238	88.2%	★★★★☆
2008	62.1	439 of 2117	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	67.7	306 of 2063	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	55.8	553 of 1968	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	56.0	483 of 1901	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	53.9	441 of 1653	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	42 of 523	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	58.8	163 of 517	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	134 of 521	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	84 of 522	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	199 of 592	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.9	94 of 582	83.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	82 of 585	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	235 of 573	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	287 of 591	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	299 of 581	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	161 of 582	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.1	355 of 581	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	334 of 1161	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	85 of 1117	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	63.9	242 of 1052	77.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	901 of 1064	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	327 of 1044	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	391 of 1906	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	258 of 1915	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	365 of 1915	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	316 of 1858	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	464 of 1833	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	511 of 1760	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	346 of 1900	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	80 of 1902	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	251 of 1917	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	246 of 1861	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	268 of 1814	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	589 of 1742	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	401 of 2013	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	201 of 2026	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	358 of 2030	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	311 of 1943	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	257 of 1937	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	618 of 1862	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	430 of 1942	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	189 of 1948	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	347 of 1963	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	320 of 1916	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	384 of 1880	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	401 of 1834	78.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	18 of 175	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	24 of 183	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	86 of 190	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	85 of 168	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	406 of 577	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	213 of 574	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	344 of 541	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	153 of 515	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	100 of 422	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	36.7	245 of 366	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	383 of 1252	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	292 of 1216	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	189 of 1197	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	370 of 1155	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	261 of 1173	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	290 of 1193	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	343 of 1204	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	555 of 1222	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	438 of 1173	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-50 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)15th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science37%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I love this school. The staff is very professional, organized and skilled. The school is in a very safe area with ample parental support and involvement. The school offers a variety of academic choices and extra curricular activities. The music and band program is one of the best programs around. It's been an incredible experience for my child over the last six years and he's looking forward to his third year in High School Band. I can't say enough about the eight year commitment to the program that starts in fifth grade and continues all the through twelfth grade. I will have to say that I believe much of the success comes from the immense teamwork of, not only the staff, but parents and students as well. However, I truly believe that the success of the Middle School Band Instructor, Mr. Green, and his ability to make learning enjoyable, is mostly responsible for the student's continuing commitment to the program. Close Quote

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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 (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murrieta Valley High	Public	9-12	42200 Nighthawk Way	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1408	2,104	94	22.4	46.7%	886 (42.1%)	63 (3.0%)	863 (41.0%)	100 (4.8%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.5%)	172 (8.2%)	78.2	445^th of 2162 public high schools	79.4%		89.4	244^th of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	201	37.9	16.7	37.5	77.1	77.1	37.9	37.9	$15,421	$1,038	$14,383
Murrieta Options Academy	Public	9-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1600	12	10	1.1	66.7%	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)								$54,917	$236	$54,681
Murrieta Mesa High	Public	9-12	24801 Monroe Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 677-0568	2,066	94	21.8	59.7%	631 (30.5%)	129 (6.2%)	940 (45.5%)	142 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	210 (10.2%)	83.3	352^nd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%		78.2	432^nd of 2159 public high schools	80.0%	80	46.2	27.8	45.6	78.0	78.0	38.6	38.6	$14,793	$576	$14,217
Vista Murrieta High	Public	9-12	28251 Clinton Keith Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5750	3,328	146	22.8	51.5%	950 (28.5%)	231 (6.9%)	1,435 (43.1%)	342 (10.3%)	11 (0.3%)	21 (0.6%)	332 (10.0%)	86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		87.8	264^th of 2159 public high schools	87.8%	3	51.3	36.8	51.0	78.1	78.1	41.8	41.8	$14,305	$929	$13,376
Elsinore High	Public	9-12	21800 Canyon Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7200	1,927	88	21.7	77.7%	374 (19.4%)	90 (4.7%)	1,283 (66.6%)	64 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.6%)	103 (5.3%)	55.5	923^rd of 2162 public high schools	57.3%		38.5	1283^rd of 2159 public high schools	40.6%	360	27.3		27.1	59.5	59.5	23.4	23.4	$16,524	$1,567	$14,957
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	27215 Nicolas Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-4200	3,136	119	26.2	39.4%	975 (31.1%)	154 (4.9%)	1,290 (41.1%)	400 (12.8%)	17 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	292 (9.3%)	82.1	381^st of 2162 public high schools	82.4%		84.9	326^th of 2159 public high schools	84.9%	55	46.6	41.2	46.4	67.8	67.8	42.4	42.4	$14,745	$1,029	$13,716
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%)	61.3	791^st of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		60	762^nd of 2159 public high schools	64.7%	29	30.0	18.2	29.5	64.7	64.7	25.8	25.8	$18,765	$1,560	$17,205
Temecula Valley High	Public	9-12	31555 Rancho Vista Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7300	2,739	117	23.4	36.4%	1,213 (44.3%)	63 (2.3%)	1,031 (37.6%)	190 (6.9%)	15 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	221 (8.1%)	71.2	572^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.5%		82.1	374^th of 2159 public high schools	82.7%	198	40.9	47.4	41.1	60.9	60.9	32.5	32.5	$14,933	$1,139	$13,794
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%)	28.2	1519^th of 2162 public high schools	29.7%		15.3	1812^th of 2159 public high schools	16.1%	293		15.6	15.6	27.1	27.1	12.1	12.1	$13,351	$63	$13,288
Liberty High	Public	9-12	32255 Leon Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5700	2,537	103	24.7	53.4%	619 (24.4%)	204 (8.0%)	1,176 (46.4%)	258 (10.2%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	266 (10.5%)	62	763^rd of 2162 public high schools	64.7%		54.7	886^th of 2159 public high schools	59.0%	123	35.9		35.9	62.4	62.4	22.2	22.2	$17,870	$1,361	$16,509

Frequently Asked Questions about Murrieta Valley High

What district is Murrieta Valley High in?

Murrieta Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Murrieta Valley High?

Students at Murrieta Valley High are 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Murrieta Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,104 students attended Murrieta Valley High.

Is Murrieta Valley High a good school?

Murrieta Valley High ranks 445^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Murrieta Valley High?

Murrieta Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cole Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Murrieta Elementary
Elementary : Tovashal Elementary
Middle : Thompson Middle

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