Is Vista Murrieta High a good school?

Vista Murrieta High ranks 370 th of 2123 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vista Murrieta High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 3,665 students attended Vista Murrieta High.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Murrieta High?

Students at Vista Murrieta High are 39% Hispanic, 32% White, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools feed into Vista Murrieta High?

Vista Murrieta High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alta Murrieta Elementary Elementary : Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary Elementary : Lisa J. Mails Elementary Elementary : Monte Vista Elementary Elementary : Rail Ranch Elementary Middle : Dorothy McElhinney Middle Middle : Warm Springs Middle

Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Vista Murrieta High ranks better than 82.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.33. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Vista Murrieta High has the largest high school student body size in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.3%), White (32.2%), Asian (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vista Murrieta High is 26.5, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Vista Murrieta High employs 138.1 full-time teachers.

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Vista Murrieta High:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Murrieta High 370^th of 2123 California public high schools. (See Vista Murrieta High in the ranking list.)

Murrieta Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Murrieta Valley Unified 408^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Vista Murrieta High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	59.66	347^th	1653	79.0%
2005	40.91	780^th	1901	59.0%
2006	55.24	562^nd	1968	71.4%
2007	58.60	481^st	2063	76.7%
2008	63.84	399^th	2117	81.2%
2009	68.30	281^st	2238	87.4%
2010	66.65	357^th	2281	84.3%
2011	67.81	336^th	2367	85.8%
2012	68.13	346^th	2354	85.3%
2013	74.22	225^th	2426	90.7%
2015	81.41	334^th	1994	83.2%
2016	84.06	310^th	2039	84.8%
2017	79.22	424^th	2021	79.0%
2018	75.79	474^th	2017	76.5%
2019	85.39	268^th	2133	87.4%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	80.33	370^th	2123	82.6%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a student
Sunday, September 18, 2016

This school has one of the best experiences you can have. Winning most spirited high school in the NATION 3 TIMES!!! Their Marching band is one of the greatest in the world. All of their students are involved. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Vista Murrieta High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	733	117	132	266	6	n/a	n/a	66	1320
2005	1226	206	230	463	11	n/a	n/a	118	2254
2006	1597	279	333	685	14	n/a	n/a	221	3129
2007	1653	346	415	760	19	n/a	n/a	257	3450
2008	1623	336	476	797	19	n/a	n/a	0	3251
2009	1626	323	501	801	17	22	302	0	3592
2010	15	301	432	1085	7	17	1531	0	3388
2011	1293	277	440	1130	11	17	197	0	3365
2012	1253	252	417	1076	12	18	199	0	3227
2013	1320	281	422	1069	13	26	192	0	3323
2014	1368	282	416	1124	18	28	209	0	3445
2015	1358	269	435	1114	14	42	224	0	3456
2016	1390	269	454	1157	8	42	239	0	3559
2017	1353	267	456	1186	9	42	261	0	3574
2018	1284	279	443	1186	6	27	251	0	3476
2019	1275	271	433	1268	5	25	277	0	3554
2020	1215	261	425	1334	12	30	297	0	3574
2021	1232	279	436	1361	15	25	322	2	3672
2022	1179	258	394	1440	12	22	359	1	3665

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vista Murrieta High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	1320	58.7	22.5	14
2005	2254	94.4	23.9	14.7
2006	3129	125.9	24.9	13.1
2007	3450	140.7	24.5	11.6
2008	3251	163.7	19.9	15.6
2009	3592	147.7	21.6	15.5
2010	3388	132.2	25.6	19.3
2011	3365	n/a	n/a	22.8
2012	3227	122.7	26.2	n/a
2013	3323	119.6	27.7	31.8
2014	3445	127.9	26.9	30.8
2015	3456	132.0	26.1	26.8
2016	3559	125.0	28.4	27.1
2017	3574	133.5	26.7	25
2018	3476	131.2	26.4	29.5
2019	3554	133.1	26.7	30.2
2020	3574	n/a	n/a	31.9
2021	3672	139.0	26.4	30.4
2022	3665	138.1	26.5	29.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Vista Murrieta High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	1320	58.7	22.5	14
2005	2254	94.4	23.9	14.7
2006	3129	125.9	24.9	13.1
2007	3450	140.7	24.5	11.6
2008	3251	163.7	19.9	15.6
2009	3592	147.7	21.6	15.5
2010	3388	132.2	25.6	19.3
2011	3365	n/a	n/a	22.8
2012	3227	122.7	26.2	n/a
2013	3323	119.6	27.7	31.8
2014	3445	127.9	26.9	30.8
2015	3456	132.0	26.1	26.8
2016	3559	125.0	28.4	27.1
2017	3574	133.5	26.7	25
2018	3476	131.2	26.4	29.5
2019	3554	133.1	26.7	30.2
2020	3574	n/a	n/a	31.9
2021	3672	139.0	26.4	30.4
2022	3665	138.1	26.5	29.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Vista Murrieta High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 268^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 370^th of 2123 High schools	4.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Murrieta High)	74.3	73	1.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)	71.9	69.7	2.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Vista Murrieta High)	50.9	38.1	12.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)	44.3	35.6	8.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
11th Grade Science (Vista Murrieta High)	43	38.3	4.6%
11th Grade Science (Murrieta Valley Unified)	38.4	36.7	1.7%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	30.8	0.4%
12th Grade Science (Vista Murrieta High)	33.3	33.9	0.6%
12th Grade Science (Murrieta Valley Unified)	27.6	32.2	4.6%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	3554	3672	3.3%
African American	271	279	3%
American Indian	5	15	200%
Asian	433	436	0.7%
Hispanic	1268	1361	7.3%
Pacific Islander	25	25
White	1275	1232	3.4%
Two or More Races	277	322	16.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	30.2%	30.4%	0.2%

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Elementary:	Alta Murrieta Elementary
	Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary
	Lisa J. Mails Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary
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	Rail Ranch Elementary
Middle:	Dorothy McElhinney Middle
	Warm Springs Middle