Schools in Zip Code 92562

Schools in ZIP code 92562 include 11 schools in Murrieta Valley Unified—six elementary, two middle and three high schools—with 11,736 students across the area. In 2025–26, the schools’ average results were above state averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science: 61%, 49% and 43%, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. But results varied widely, with school-to-school spreads of 43 percentage points in ELA, 38 in math and 37 in science. The most important takeaway is that the ZIP code’s above-state averages conceal substantial differences from one school to another.

Different schools lead in different subjects. Murrieta Valley High leads high schools in ELA and math, with 79% and 45%; among the two comprehensive high schools, it is ahead of Murrieta Mesa High by 4 points in ELA and 6 in math. Cole Canyon Elementary leads all schools in math at 67% and elementary schools in ELA at 69%. Shivela Middle leads science at 59%, 9 points ahead of the next-highest school, Antelope Hills Elementary at 50%. At the low end, Avaxat Elementary is lowest in ELA and math at 35% and 29%, while E. Hale Curran Elementary is lowest in science at 22%.

Over time, the average school-to-state advantage narrowed in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: from 13 to 12 points in ELA, 11 to 11 in math, and 10 to 7 in science. Individual results differed: Murrieta Valley High gained 7 points in math and 11 in science, while science fell 10 points at Cole Canyon and 13 at Curran. SchoolDigger’s percentile histories also show mixed movement: Antelope Hills rose from the 78th to the 83rd percentile between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while Avaxat fell from the 43rd to the 32nd. The district has a SchoolDigger rating of 4 stars and a statewide percentile of 80; the two large high schools have similar student-teacher ratios, 22.4 and 21.8, despite different results. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25, ranging from 35% at Cole Canyon to 69% at Avaxat; these figures provide context, not an explanation of scores. Murrieta Options Academy has 12 students, no reported ELA or math scores, and a suppressed science result, so its test results cannot be compared with the larger schools.