How does Antelope Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Murrieta?

Antelope Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.6/100, placing it at the 74th percentile statewide. 32% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,526 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Antelope Hills Elementary?

31.6% of students at Antelope Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 62.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Antelope Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Antelope Hills Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Antelope Hills Elementary?

18.7% of students at Antelope Hills Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Antelope Hills Elementary

Murrieta Valley Unified Murrieta Riverside County 92562

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,526 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

841 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

34 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.5%

White 39.4%

Asian 4.3%

Black 4.9%

Other 13.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Antelope Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.6%
Met Standard	30.8%
Below Standard	37.5%

Exceeded

31.6%

Met

30.8%

Below

37.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Antelope Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.6% of students exceeded standard while 30.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points above the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 27.5%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.3 points higher (vs 24.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.