Murrieta · Riverside County

Schools in Murrieta

Murrieta’s 13 public elementary schools run from the 37th to the 91st percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
0Needs Support
1Developing
6Solid
6Strong
Top row: one dot per Murrieta school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 5,721 California public elementary schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Murrieta

Statewide percentile

Alamos and Cole Canyon are 1 percentile apart; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Murrieta elementary school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100.

The other 10 elementary schools

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Murrieta’s 6 public middle schools run from the 58th to the 89th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
0Needs Support
0Developing
3Solid
3Strong
Top row: one dot per Murrieta school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Murrieta

Statewide percentile

Murrieta Canyon Academy and Dorothy McElhinney Middle are 1 percentile apart; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Murrieta middle school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100.

The other 3 middle schools

Murrieta’s 4 public high schools run from the 8th to the 82nd percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
2Strong
Top row: one dot per Murrieta school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 1,500 California public high schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Murrieta

Statewide percentile

Vista Murrieta High and Murrieta Valley High are at the same percentile; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Murrieta high school had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California high school had 23 in 100.

The other 1 high school

8 private schools in Murrieta aren’t shown: they don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them.

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Are the public schools in Murrieta good?
Murrieta’s 13 public elementary schools run from the 37th to the 91st percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 6 Strong, 6 Solid and 1 Developing. Murrieta’s 6 public middle schools run from the 58th to the 89th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 3 Strong and 3 Solid. Murrieta’s 4 public high schools run from the 8th to the 82nd percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Murrieta rank highest?
Elementary: Alta Murrieta Elementary, 91st percentile statewide (Strong). Middle: Murrieta Canyon Academy, 89th percentile statewide (Strong). High: Vista Murrieta High, 82nd percentile statewide (Strong). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
How does chronic absence in Murrieta compare with California?
The average Murrieta elementary school had 17 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100. The average Murrieta middle school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100. The average Murrieta high school had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California high school had 23 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
Does living in Murrieta decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

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