Alta Murrieta Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.5% |
| Met Standard | 27.3% |
| Below Standard | 36.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Alta Murrieta Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.5% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points above the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 27.5%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.1 points higher (vs 26.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 163 | 39.3% | 28.2% | 67.5% |
| 4th | 132 | 37.1% | 22.0% | 59.1% |
| 5th | 133 | 36.8% | 36.1% | 72.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 164 | 35.4% | 26.2% | 61.6% |
| 4th | 131 | 30.5% | 28.2% | 58.8% |
| 5th | 133 | 39.9% | 23.3% | 63.2% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0