How does E. Hale Curran Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Murrieta?

E. Hale Curran Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.5/100, placing it at the 61st percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,140 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at E. Hale Curran Elementary?

21.7% of students at E. Hale Curran Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is E. Hale Curran Elementary improving or declining?

E. Hale Curran Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at E. Hale Curran Elementary?

18.0% of students at E. Hale Curran 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.

E. Hale Curran Elementary

Murrieta Valley Unified Murrieta Riverside County 92562

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,140 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

590 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

61%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 55.3%

White 19.7%

Asian 3.2%

Black 6.6%

Other 15.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for E. Hale Curran Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.7%
Met Standard	26.2%
Below Standard	52.1%

Exceeded

21.7%

Met

26.2%

Below

52.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for E. Hale Curran Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.7% of students exceeded standard while 26.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 27.5%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.5% exceeded — 4.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.