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Vista Murrieta High

Q: Is Vista Murrieta High a good school?

Vista Murrieta High ranks 245 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Vista Murrieta High is a grades 9–12 school in Murrieta, California, serving 3,328 students in Murrieta Valley Unified. In 2025–26, 82% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 48% in math, and 53% in science—all above state results. The most important finding is that Vista had the highest reported scores among nearby schools in all three subjects.

ELA is the school’s clearest strength: its 82% proficiency rate was 19 points above the district and 33 points above the state. Science was 4 points above the district and 17 above the state. Math is the relative weak spot: Vista’s 48% was 2 points below the district, though 9 points above the state. Murrieta Valley High was the closest nearby competitor, with the next-highest reported results: 79% in ELA, 45% in math, and 48% in science. Graduation was also strong at 97%, compared with 88% statewide and 97.1% districtwide; chronic absenteeism was less favorable at 20%, above the state’s 18%.

Results have improved overall since 2022–23: ELA rose 7 points and math 6, while science edged up 1 point; the school’s science advantage over the state narrowed as the state improved. SchoolDigger ranked Vista in the 89th statewide percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 22.8, typical of nearby conventional high schools, and 52% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Asian students relative to the same group at other schools fell from the 81st percentile in 2023–24 to the 46th in 2025–26. Its English Language Learner student ranking also declined, from the 91st percentile in 2021–22 to the 71st in 2023–24.

3,328

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,879

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

28251 Clinton Keith Rd.
Murrieta, CA 92563-2465

(951) 894-5750

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Vista Murrieta High:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

White:

28.5%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

California avg42%

245^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	87.9	245 of 2137	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	267 of 2162	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	264 of 2159	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	237 of 2170	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	370 of 2123	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	268 of 2133	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	474 of 2017	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.2	424 of 2021	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	310 of 2039	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	334 of 1994	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	225 of 2426	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	68.1	346 of 2354	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	336 of 2367	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	357 of 2281	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	281 of 2238	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.8	399 of 2117	81.2%	★★★★☆
2007	58.6	481 of 2063	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	55.2	562 of 1968	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	40.9	780 of 1901	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.7	347 of 1653	79.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	37 of 491	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	44 of 523	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	81 of 517	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	80 of 521	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	39 of 522	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	29 of 592	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	81 of 582	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	312 of 575	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.2	222 of 585	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	109 of 573	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	329 of 591	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	354 of 581	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	282 of 582	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	340 of 581	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.2	265 of 1161	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	347 of 1117	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	342 of 1052	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	312 of 1085	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	272 of 1064	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	93 of 1044	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	25 of 941	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	106 of 938	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	256 of 1865	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	270 of 1906	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	288 of 1915	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	208 of 1915	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	340 of 1858	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	237 of 1833	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	396 of 1760	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	159 of 1880	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	175 of 1900	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	112 of 1902	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	135 of 1917	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	189 of 1861	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	304 of 1814	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	361 of 1742	79.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.7	39 of 290	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	169 of 1999	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	211 of 2013	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	191 of 2026	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	169 of 2030	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	342 of 1943	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	232 of 1937	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	463 of 1862	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	212 of 1932	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	259 of 1942	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	238 of 1948	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	254 of 1963	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	360 of 1916	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	322 of 1880	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	560 of 1834	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	12 of 156	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	79.5	30 of 175	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	40 of 183	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	72 of 190	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	45 of 168	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	147 of 588	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	184 of 577	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	235 of 574	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	164 of 541	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	298 of 515	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	125 of 422	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.4	228 of 366	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	211 of 1235	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	351 of 1252	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	194 of 1216	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	140 of 1197	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	187 of 1132	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	237 of 1155	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	246 of 1173	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	193 of 1193	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	386 of 1204	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	185 of 1222	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	587 of 1173	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Science53%+17 vs state

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

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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

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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 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
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%)	87.9	245^th of 2137 public high schools	88.5%		86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%	22	53.6	8.3	52.8	82.3	82.3	47.6	47.6	$19,879	$19,150	$729
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%)	80	407^th of 2137 public high schools	81.0%		83.3	352^nd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%	55	48.1	26.3	47.3	75.0	75.0	39.0	39.0	$22,537	$22,140	$397
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%)	79.1	427^th of 2137 public high schools	80.0%		82.1	381^st of 2162 public high schools	82.4%	46	45.4	55.6	45.6	70.2	70.2	42.3	42.3	$18,624	$17,934	$690
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%)	84.4	305^th of 2137 public high schools	85.7%		78.2	445^th of 2162 public high schools	79.4%	140	48.4		48.5	78.8	78.8	45.3	45.3	$22,388	$21,556	$832
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)								$57,487	$57,438	$49
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%)	55.1	914^th of 2137 public high schools	57.2%		62	763^rd of 2162 public high schools	64.7%	151	34.8	0.0	34.1	57.4	57.4	23.1	23.1	$22,944	$21,928	$1,016
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%)	57.2	876^th of 2137 public high schools	59.0%		61.3	791^st of 2162 public high schools	63.4%	85	35.7	14.3	34.7	61.4	61.4	22.6	22.6	$26,743	$25,690	$1,053
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%)	53.3	965^th of 2137 public high schools	54.8%		28.2	1519^th of 2162 public high schools	29.7%	554		39.0	39.0	26.8	26.8	33.5	33.5
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%)	54.5	936^th of 2137 public high schools	56.2%		55.5	923^rd of 2162 public high schools	57.3%	13	33.3		32.7	55.4	55.4	24.7	24.7	$23,063	$21,640	$1,423
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%)	80.2	404^th of 2137 public high schools	81.1%		71.2	572^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.5%	168	47.4		47.0	72.6	72.6	40.9	40.9	$18,769	$18,092	$677

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Murrieta High

What is the racial makeup of Vista Murrieta High?

Students at Vista Murrieta High are 43% Hispanic, 29% White, 10% 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

How many students attend Vista Murrieta High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,328 students attended Vista Murrieta High.

Is Vista Murrieta High a good school?

Vista Murrieta High ranks 245^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Vista Murrieta High in?

Murrieta Valley Unified

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