Is Dorothy McElhinney Middle a good school?

Dorothy McElhinney Middle ranks 524 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dorothy McElhinney Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,316 students attended Dorothy McElhinney Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Dorothy McElhinney Middle?

Students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle are 39% Hispanic, 35% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 6% African American.

What high school do graduates of Dorothy McElhinney Middle attend?

Students who attend Dorothy McElhinney Middle usually go on to attend Vista Murrieta High

Dorothy McElhinney Middle School in Murrieta CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Dorothy McElhinney Middle ranks better than 80.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.06. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.8%), White (34.9%), two or more races (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dorothy McElhinney Middle is 23.3, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Dorothy McElhinney Middle employs 56.3 full-time teachers.

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Dorothy McElhinney Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Dorothy McElhinney Middle 524^th of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Dorothy McElhinney Middle 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 Dorothy McElhinney Middle

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Rank History for all students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	71.84	509^th	2179	76.6%
2011	73.95	440^th	2236	80.3%
2012	71.83	525^th	2259	76.8%
2013	68.08	647^th	2379	72.8%
2015	77.06	489^th	2477	80.3%
2016	82.37	386^th	2497	84.5%
2017	82.25	410^th	2508	83.7%
2018	81.47	424^th	2480	82.9%
2019	84.60	377^th	2715	86.1%
2022	78.06	524^th	2740	80.9%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.77	253^rd	462	45.2%
2019	60.71	248^th	554	55.2%
2022	51.43	332^nd	665	50.1%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.00	137^th	1364	90.0%
2019	76.11	160^th	1442	88.9%
2022	76.46	139^th	1540	91.0%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.88	324^th	2230	85.5%
2019	84.22	224^th	2369	90.5%
2022	78.94	320^th	2458	87.0%

Rank History for Female students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.84	334^th	2262	85.2%
2019	84.83	324^th	2380	86.4%
2022	76.73	496^th	2509	80.2%

Rank History for Disabled students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.56	159^th	1369	88.4%
2019	83.26	151^st	1491	89.9%
2022	72.30	253^rd	1531	83.5%

Rank History for Military Connected students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	68.71	53^rd	193	72.5%

Rank History for Male students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.97	485^th	2273	78.7%
2019	81.80	386^th	2407	84.0%
2022	77.48	482^nd	2527	80.9%

Rank History for Asian students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.21	446^th	700	36.3%
2019	42.11	490^th	745	34.2%
2022	50.72	418^th	733	43.0%

Rank History for African American students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.60	29^th	600	95.2%
2019	88.03	42^nd	643	93.5%
2022	74.40	124^th	637	80.5%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.93	198^th	2072	90.4%
2019	89.22	152^nd	2213	93.1%
2022	84.41	214^th	2359	90.9%

Rank History for White students at Dorothy McElhinney Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.11	437^th	1496	70.8%
2019	73.70	382^nd	1602	76.2%
2022	65.52	492^nd	1555	68.4%

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

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Dorothy McElhinney Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2010	3	66	99	171	4	6	395	0	744
2011	465	59	113	245	3	6	62	0	953
2012	497	69	137	283	5	6	84	0	1081
2013	554	75	162	316	2	8	104	0	1221
2014	582	71	151	340	3	8	110	0	1265
2015	591	71	148	388	3	7	100	0	1308
2016	556	77	141	427	1	9	99	0	1310
2017	553	83	157	426	1	14	91	0	1325
2018	576	90	160	453	3	17	120	0	1419
2019	561	99	159	490	4	17	124	0	1454
2020	565	91	153	508	6	9	125	0	1457
2021	533	89	141	511	5	7	115	0	1401
2022	459	82	123	510	5	4	132	1	1316

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 Dorothy McElhinney Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	744	27.2	27.3	20
2011	953	n/a	n/a	21.6
2012	1081	38.0	28.4	n/a
2013	1221	42.5	28.7	29.6
2014	1265	43.7	28.9	29.2
2015	1308	49.0	26.6	25.8
2016	1310	49.0	26.7	26.6
2017	1325	49.6	26.7	24.4
2018	1419	53.5	26.5	27.8
2019	1454	53.9	26.9	29.3
2020	1457	n/a	n/a	30.3
2021	1401	55.5	25.2	28.9
2022	1316	56.3	23.3	29.4

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 Dorothy McElhinney Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	744	27.2	27.3	20
2011	953	n/a	n/a	21.6
2012	1081	38.0	28.4	n/a
2013	1221	42.5	28.7	29.6
2014	1265	43.7	28.9	29.2
2015	1308	49.0	26.6	25.8
2016	1310	49.0	26.7	26.6
2017	1325	49.6	26.7	24.4
2018	1419	53.5	26.5	27.8
2019	1454	53.9	26.9	29.3
2020	1457	n/a	n/a	30.3
2021	1401	55.5	25.2	28.9
2022	1316	56.3	23.3	29.4

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 Dorothy McElhinney Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 377^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 524^th of 2740 Middle schools	5.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	63.6	64.1	0.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)	56.4	57.6	1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	45.1	3.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	57.1	39.3	17.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)	48.2	39.3	8.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	32.5	6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	73.4	76.2	2.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)	66.2	64.6	1.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	54.9	43.5	11.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)	48.2	40.6	7.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	68.8	58.7	10.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)	58.6	55.7	2.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	57.3	40	17.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)	47.1	36.9	10.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (Dorothy McElhinney Middle)	47.4	41.2	6.1%
8th Grade Science (Murrieta Valley Unified)	37.8	36.7	1.1%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1454	1401	3.6%
African American	99	89	10.1%
American Indian	4	5	25%
Asian	159	141	11.3%
Hispanic	490	511	4.3%
Pacific Islander	17	7	58.8%
White	561	533	5%
Two or More Races	124	115	7.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	29.3%	28.9%	0.4%

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