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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92563

At a glance

Schools

12,883

Students

Districts

Top rankedVista Murrieta High267^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Rail Ranch Elementary up 470 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Warm Springs Middle 22 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 92563 zip code in Murrieta, California, is served by 12 public schools across four districts, educating roughly 13,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, with most institutions performing well above state averages.

Parents will find a mix of strong options, with Vista Murrieta High standing out for its exceptional graduation rate and English scores, and middle schools like Dorothy McElhinney Middle and Bella Vista Middle also ranking very high. Among elementary schools, Alamos Elementary and Alta Murrieta Elementary post particularly strong math proficiency. It's worth noting that schools within the same Murrieta Valley Unified district can vary; for instance, Warm Springs Middle has higher chronic absenteeism than its peer, Dorothy McElhinney.

The area includes one alternative K-12 school, MethodSchools, which has a different profile with lower graduation rates. Performance does not strictly correlate with spending per student, and math scores tend to dip in middle school before recovering in high school. Overall, the educational landscape here is robust, with top-performing schools in the Temecula Valley Unified and Murrieta Valley Unified districts setting a high benchmark.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alamos Elementary	Public	K-5	38200 Pacific Park Dr.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6760	799	35	22.8	27.7%	273 (34.2%)	30 (3.8%)	289 (36.2%)	119 (14.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.4%)	86.7	837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%		87.8	823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	14	48.4				48.4	74.2	70.3	69.7					71.4	69.4	66.7	54.9					63.8	97.9						$21,573	$20,660	$913
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%)	79	494^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%		75.4	578^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	84		48.4			48.4				64.7	61.7	70.5		66.0				46.2	43.7	46.6		45.6							$17,547	$16,744	$803
Alta Murrieta Elementary	Public	K-5	39475 Whitewood Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1403	849	35	24.2	60.5%	252 (29.7%)	37 (4.4%)	412 (48.5%)	76 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.1%)	81.5	1098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		72.1	1493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	395	41.8				41.8	67.5	59.1	72.9					66.6	61.6	58.8	63.2					61.2	96.7				98.3		$22,421	$21,828	$593
Rail Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	25030 Via Santee Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1404	603	23	25.6	63.5%	142 (23.5%)	37 (6.1%)	307 (50.9%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	78 (12.9%)	59.3	2102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		49.7	2572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	470	42.5				42.5	45.8	41.8	62.3					50.3	44.9	44.7	40.7					43.3	95.8						$24,236	$23,366	$870
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary	Public	K-5	40121 Torrey Pines Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1428	828	35	23.7	62.3%	221 (26.7%)	45 (5.4%)	364 (44.0%)	88 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (12.1%)	69.9	1602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		63.8	1891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	289	42.1				42.1	58.6	51.2	62.9					57.9	47.1	51.2	52.9					50.4	97.9						$24,644	$24,070	$574
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%)	68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%		74.1	607^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	104		48.8			48.8				50.0	60.4	51.2		53.9				45.2	41.6	39.2		41.9							$25,627	$25,540	$87
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37420 Via Mira Mosa	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5085	769	32	24.2	59.4%	222 (28.9%)	38 (4.9%)	343 (44.6%)	70 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (11.7%)	64.2	1881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		63.9	1879^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	2	36.4				36.4	52.6	51.2	60.0					54.9	61.3	48.4	33.8					47.3	96.8	98.4			96.8		$25,387	$24,740	$647
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%)	86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		87.8	264^th of 2159 public high schools	87.8%	3			51.3	36.8	51.0							78.1	78.1							41.8	41.8							$19,879	$19,150	$729
Lisa J. Mails Elementary	Public	K-5	35185 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 304-1880	1,006	39	25.8	41.4%	369 (36.7%)	43 (4.3%)	346 (34.4%)	96 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	145 (14.4%)	69.7	1613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		70.1	1589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	24	44.2				44.2	62.3	56.3	55.2					57.8	50.6	50.3	46.3					49.2	96.4	97.1		97.8	96.4	97.8	$20,330	$20,176	$154
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%)	86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		83.9	400^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	61		51.4			51.4				68.6	76.6	72.7		72.8				53.6	50.8	53.4		52.6							$19,319	$19,256	$63
MethodSchools	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	38750 Sky Canyon Dr.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	MethodSchools District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 461-4620	428	16	27.5	41.1%	179 (41.8%)	33 (7.7%)	172 (40.2%)	13 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)	36.4	31.1	39.0		35.1		45.0	36.4	33.3	37.0	36.5	52.6	42.4		30.0	27.3	29.6	39.7	28.4	52.1	39.4
Oak Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	28600 Poinsettia St.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 246-4210	818	37	22.1	61.7%	163 (19.9%)	57 (7.0%)	422 (51.6%)	64 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	106 (13.0%)	53.1	2422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		59.3	2101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.2%	321	40.0				40.0	27.8	45.3	57.2					45.3	33.3	46.7	39.4					40.4	97.7	97.7	98.5		98.5		$16,531	$15,262	$1,269

Cities Near Zip Code 92563

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Murrieta	0.21 mi	25	204^th
Temecula	1.97 mi	35	215^th
Wildomar	4.57 mi	8	510^th
Winchester	4.67 mi	10	188^th
Menifee	6.09 mi	21	399^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.