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Murrieta Valley Unified Schools
Murrieta Valley Unified is a public school district in California, based in Riverside County (Murrieta). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Murrieta Valley Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Murrieta Valley Unified
19 of 20 schools in Murrieta Valley Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 9B: 9C: 1
Best schools in Murrieta Valley Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Cole Canyon Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Vista Murrieta High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Dorothy Mcelhinney Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Tovashal Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Alta Murrieta Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Antelope Hills Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Murrieta Mesa High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Murrieta Valley High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Murrieta Canyon Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Murrieta Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Murrieta Valley Unified
High schools (3)
- A- Murrieta Mesa High, Murrieta
- A- Murrieta Valley High, Murrieta
- A Vista Murrieta High, Murrieta
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- A- Dorothy Mcelhinney Middle, Murrieta
- B+ Shivela Middle, Murrieta
- B+ Thompson Middle, Murrieta
- B+ Warm Springs Middle, Murrieta
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- A- Alta Murrieta Elementary, Murrieta
- A- Antelope Hills Elementary, Murrieta
- C Avaxat Elementary, Murrieta
- A Cole Canyon Elementary, Murrieta
- B+ Daniel N Buchanan Elementary, Murrieta
- B E Hale Curran Elementary, Murrieta
- B+ Lisa J Mails Elementary, Murrieta
- B Monte Vista Elementary, Murrieta
- B+ Murrieta Elementary, Murrieta
- B Rail Ranch Elementary, Murrieta
- A- Tovashal Elementary, Murrieta
Other schools and academies (2)
- A- Murrieta Canyon Academy, Murrieta
- Murrieta Options Academy, Murrieta
Where Murrieta Valley Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Murrieta (20)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Riverside County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,317 students with 929 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,951 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600029
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lake Elsinore Unified (24 schools, 10 mi)
- Menifee Union (15 schools, 11 mi)
- Fallbrook Union Elementary (9 schools, 12 mi)
- Fallbrook Union High (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Temecula Valley Unified (29 schools, 14 mi)
- Romoland Elementary (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Perris Elementary (8 schools, 16 mi)
- Perris Union High (9 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Murrieta Valley Unified
How many schools are in Murrieta Valley Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Murrieta Valley Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Murrieta Valley Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Murrieta.
How good are the schools in Murrieta Valley Unified?
Across the 19 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 50.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.5%. 95% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Murrieta Valley Unified?
22,317 students were enrolled in Murrieta Valley Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 24.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Murrieta Valley Unified?
Murrieta Valley Unified is in California, based in Riverside County, with its district office in Murrieta. Its boundary covers about 168 sq mi.