Schools · Murrieta
Murrieta, CA schools
Kids attend one of 10 elementary schools through grade 5, then Thompson Middle or Shivela Middle or Warm Springs Middle and Vista Murrieta High or Murrieta Valley High or Murrieta Mesa High.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A−
Murrieta’s School Grade: A-
The public schools Murrieta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
AGraduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (517)Better than 82%
Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 2,070. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Murrieta kids go to school
Grades K–5
10 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictGrades 6–8
Thompson Middle or Shivela Middle or Warm Springs Middle
Depends on your address Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictGrades 9–12
Vista Murrieta High or Murrieta Valley High or Murrieta Mesa High
Depends on your address Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Graduation · class of 2020
97% graduate on time
Graduation rate
97%
CA: 87.6%
Graduating class
2,070
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #12 of 720 CA towns →
Districts
The district serving Murrieta
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 26 schools in Murrieta
Showing 1–26 of 26 schools
Cole Canyon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 1,038 students
PublicMurrieta ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 893 students
PublicAlta Murrieta ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 849 students
PublicAntelope Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 839 students
PublicDaniel N. Buchanan ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 828 students
PublicOak Meadows ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 818 students
PublicMonte Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 769 students
PublicTovashal ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 745 students
PublicAvaxat ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 617 students
PublicRail Ranch ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 603 students
PublicE. Hale Curran ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 575 students
PublicThompson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,565 students
PublicShivela MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,282 students
PublicWarm Springs MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 755 students
PublicVista Murrieta HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,328 students
PublicMurrieta Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,104 students
PublicMurrieta Mesa HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,066 students
PublicMurrieta Options AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 12 students
PublicMurrieta Canyon AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 296 students
PublicMurrieta Preschool OutreachGrades M
PublicCALVARY MURRIETA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
PrivateCHILDRENS LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CENTER
PrivateKIDDIE ACADEMY OF MURRIETA
PrivateMURRIETA RANCH PRESCHOOL
PrivateOAK GROVE CENTER (JACK WEAVER SCHOOL)
PrivatePROMISE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.