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Warm Springs Middle

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Warm Springs Middle ranks 506 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 81% of California middle schools

Summary

Warm Springs Middle serves 755 students in grades 6–8 in Murrieta, California. Its clearest distinction is science: in 2025–2026, 64% of students were proficient, the highest rate among the 11 nearby middle schools compared.

The school performed above nearby-school averages in all three subjects: 60% in English language arts (ELA), 50% in math and 64% in science, compared with averages of 58%, 45% and 49%. Science is its standout against both the district and state: the rate was 16 percentage points above Murrieta Valley Unified and 28 points above California. The next-highest nearby science result was 61% at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle. Sixth-grade math was another bright spot, at 54%—the highest among nearby schools and 7 points above the district. Seventh grade was less strong relative to the district: math was 46% versus 48%, and ELA was 59% versus 66%. Still, results in every grade were above state rates in ELA and math.

Scores rose over the four years reported, by 4 percentage points in ELA, 12 in math and 22 in science, though the gains were not steady every year. The state gap widened most in science, by 16 points, and in math, by 8. SchoolDigger ranked Warm Springs 506th of 2,703 California schools in 2025–2026, at the 81st percentile with four stars; it ranked fourth among the 11 schools compared. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 22, below the nearby average of 24, and 63% of students were reported as eligible for free/reduced lunch, compared with a nearby average of 46%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Multi-racial Students was at the 51st percentile in 2025–2026, 30 points below the school’s overall percentile. Its latest English Language Learner Students ranking was at the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024, down 25 points from two years earlier; no later ranking is supplied.

755

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,627

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

39245 Calle de Fortuna
Murrieta, CA 92563-8002

(951) 696-3503

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

Students who attend Warm Springs Middle usually attend:

High:

Vista Murrieta High

Feeder schools for Warm Springs Middle:

Elementary:	Alta Murrieta Elementary
	Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

24.9%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

California avg42%

506^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle 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	78.0	506 of 2703	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	711 of 2761	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	607 of 2783	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	670 of 2781	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	664 of 2740	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	740 of 2715	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	889 of 2480	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	810 of 2508	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	733 of 2497	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.1	819 of 2477	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	865 of 2379	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.2	701 of 2259	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	661 of 2236	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	60.4	782 of 2179	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	500 of 2063	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	473 of 2005	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	524 of 1999	73.8%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	508 of 1804	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	63.1	561 of 1777	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.5	792 of 1769	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	95 of 583	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	180 of 609	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	191 of 627	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	91 of 613	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	211 of 637	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	113 of 643	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	200 of 600	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	212 of 769	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	336 of 739	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	304 of 743	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	462 of 715	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	413 of 733	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	430 of 745	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	554 of 700	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.4	204 of 1531	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	514 of 1491	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	575 of 1369	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	564 of 1478	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	194 of 1521	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	201 of 1540	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	172 of 1442	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	703 of 1364	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	473 of 2483	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	658 of 2533	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	585 of 2551	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	687 of 2531	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	777 of 2509	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	727 of 2380	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	818 of 2262	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	280 of 2325	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	449 of 2395	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	349 of 2388	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	356 of 2374	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	441 of 2359	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	431 of 2213	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	658 of 2072	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	288 of 2493	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	490 of 2542	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	434 of 2579	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	417 of 2531	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	587 of 2458	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	684 of 2369	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	843 of 2230	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	515 of 2478	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	727 of 2534	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	566 of 2552	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	584 of 2538	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	500 of 2527	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	648 of 2407	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	881 of 2273	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	52 of 179	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	57.5	74 of 194	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	58 of 192	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	87 of 197	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	79 of 193	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	361 of 734	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	475 of 726	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	329 of 701	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	328 of 677	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	327 of 665	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	337 of 554	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	344 of 462	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	372 of 1586	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.9	474 of 1566	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.7	143 of 1552	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	181 of 1531	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	478 of 1482	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	703 of 1520	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	592 of 1537	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	569 of 1543	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	486 of 1555	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	799 of 1602	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	854 of 1496	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+28 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+10 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/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 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
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%)	78	506^th of 2703 public middle schools	81.3%		68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%	205	64.2	64.2	54.6	58.8	66.3	59.7	53.8	46.4	48.4	49.7	$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%)	70.1	681^st of 2703 public middle schools	74.8%		81	458^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%	223	46.7	46.7	51.5	60.0	54.0	55.1	39.3	53.4	49.3	47.1	$19,325	$17,952	$1,373
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%)	72.1	627^th of 2703 public middle schools	76.8%		79	494^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%	133	49.3	49.3	48.6	62.1	64.9	58.7	37.6	48.3	51.1	45.8	$17,547	$16,744	$803
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%)	59.8	926^th of 2703 public middle schools	65.7%		50.4	1167^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%	241	43.4	43.4	57.0	44.9	59.1	53.5	40.7	32.1	37.1	36.6	$19,840	$18,230	$1,610
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%)	72.1	631^st of 2703 public middle schools	76.7%		67.6	725^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.7%	94	58.9	58.9	49.2	59.7	59.6	56.3	40.5	45.6	49.5	45.3	$19,816	$19,712	$104
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%)	84.5	368^th of 2703 public middle schools	86.4%		86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%	29	54.7	54.7	63.4	74.2	72.5	70.1	47.2	55.3	53.8	52.2	$19,319	$19,256	$63
Temecula Middle	Public	6-8	42075 Meadows Pkwy.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5151	1,012	40	25.3	26.2%	470 (46.4%)	17 (1.7%)	336 (33.2%)	80 (7.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (10.4%)	86.7	313^th of 2703 public middle schools	88.4%		87.5	322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%	9	60.2	60.2	62.5	60.0	73.1	65.5	63.3	54.1	66.8	61.6	$17,578	$16,782	$796
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%)	75	560^th of 2703 public middle schools	79.3%		73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%	49	48.5	48.5	60.6	66.0	58.1	61.5	48.3	43.9	46.8	46.3	$19,189	$19,124	$65
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Public	6-8	45125 Via Del Coronado	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 699-0080	1,008	42	23.9	36.4%	328 (32.5%)	23 (2.3%)	364 (36.1%)	184 (18.3%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.6%)	82.2	423^rd of 2703 public middle schools	84.4%		78.3	512^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.5%	89	60.5	60.5	60.9	60.3	73.6	64.9	52.4	49.8	53.3	51.9	$17,644	$16,716	$928
Vail Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	33340 Camino Piedra Rojo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5188	765	36	21.1	26.8%	312 (40.8%)	21 (2.7%)	234 (30.6%)	98 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.6%)	72.4	622^nd of 2703 public middle schools	77.0%		81.8	446^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.8%	176	47.4	47.4	49.4	62.8	56.6	56.1	40.2	51.5	56.0	49.4	$21,296	$20,344	$952

Frequently Asked Questions about Warm Springs Middle

How many students attend Warm Springs Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Warm Springs Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Warm Springs Middle?

Students at Warm Springs Middle are 47% Hispanic, 25% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 6% African American.

What district is Warm Springs Middle in?

Murrieta Valley Unified

Is Warm Springs Middle a good school?

Warm Springs Middle ranks 506^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Warm Springs Middle attend?

Students who attend Warm Springs Middle usually go on to attend Vista Murrieta High

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