Menifee Union School District

Public Grades K–8 D-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Menifee, and parts of Murrieta, Perris, Lake Elsinore and Wildomar.

At a glance

12,247Students enrolled

18Schools

$16,069Spent per student

24:1Student–teacher ratio

63%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Menifee

Grades K–5

9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)

Reading / language arts15%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,069

per student each year · 24% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State71%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 4 years

11,017’21

11,807’22

12,190’23

12,247’24

Students

Hispanic · 52%6,345

White · 22%2,717

Two or more races · 13%1,618

Asian · 6%765

Black · 6%724

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%54

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools18 in district

Level

All 18 Elementary 13 Middle 4 Other 1

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Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,196 students · Winchester

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Southshore ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 843 students · Menifee

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Oak Meadows ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 818 students · Murrieta

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Evans Ranch ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 817 students · Menifee

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Taawila ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 803 students · Menifee

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Ridgemoor ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 772 students · Sun City

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Herk Bouris ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 734 students · Lake Elsinore

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Freedom Crest ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 707 students · Menifee

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Callie Kirkpatrick ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 664 students · Menifee

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Quail Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 528 students · Quail Valley

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Chester W. Morrison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 518 students · Menifee

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Sally Buselt ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 374 students · Menifee

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Menifee VirtualElementary · Grades K–8 · 132 students · Menifee

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Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,066 students · Menifee

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Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 965 students · Menifee

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Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 941 students · Menifee

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Hans Christensen MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 369 students · Menifee

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Menifee PreschoolGrades M · Menifee

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictCanyon Lake · $17,548 per student

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Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictMoreno Valley · $20,508 per student

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Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula · $15,693 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.