How does Warm Springs Middle compare to other middle schools in Murrieta?

Warm Springs Middle has a Scope Score of 55.3/100, ranked #725 among California middle schools. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,451 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Warm Springs Middle?

18.2% of students at Warm Springs Middle 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 Warm Springs Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Warm Springs Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Warm Springs Middle?

17.6% of students at Warm Springs Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Warm Springs Middle

Middle School

Murrieta Valley Unified MurrietaRiverside County92563

📍 39245 Calle de Fortuna

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

818 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

61%

Teachers

35 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

38.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 49 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic46.8%

White26.5%

Asian5.4%

Black5.5%

Other15.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Warm Springs Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.2%
Met Standard	29.7%
Below Standard	52.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 18.2%

0.9pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 47.9%

8.4pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 17.6%

1.7pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 47.9%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -2.4pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.0%

0.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Warm Springs Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.2% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.5 points below the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 26.7%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.3% exceeded — 3.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 38.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

47.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,451

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	236	14.8%	35.2%	28.0%	22.0%	50.0%
7th	240	22.1%	38.3%	24.6%	15.0%	60.4%
8th	250	14.8%	36.4%	28.0%	20.8%	51.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	237	20.7%	24.5%	34.2%	20.7%	45.1%
7th	238	18.9%	22.7%	26.1%	32.4%	41.6%
8th	250	18.0%	21.2%	22.8%	38.0%	39.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Alta Murrieta Elementary

71.5# in state

Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary

63.1# in state

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Middle

Warm Springs Middle

55.3# in state

This school

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High School

Vista Murrieta High

78.3# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.