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Best public schools in Murrieta, CA

25 public schools in Murrieta: 13 elementary · 5 middle · 4 high · 2 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

13 schools in Murrieta, best first
1
Cole Canyon Elementary 88.5
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 1,062 students
ELA 76%Math 68%Science 59%
#538 of 4,688 in California
2
Alamos Elementary 82.7
Temecula Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 832 students
ELA 71%Math 64%Science 48%
#810 of 4,688 in California
3
Tovashal Elementary 79.8
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 761 students
ELA 69%Math 59%Science 48%
#946 of 4,688 in California
4
Alta Murrieta Elementary 78.4
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 903 students
ELA 67%Math 61%Science 42%
#1,011 of 4,688 in California
5
Antelope Hills Elementary 78.0
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 841 students
ELA 65%Math 60%Science 45%
#1,030 of 4,688 in California
6
Murrieta Elementary 71.8
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 904 students
ELA 58%Math 55%Science 40%
#1,321 of 4,688 in California
7
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary 70.2
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 843 students
ELA 58%Math 50%Science 42%
#1,396 of 4,688 in California
8
Lisa J. Mails Elementary 69.9
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 977 students
ELA 58%Math 49%Science 44%
#1,410 of 4,688 in California
9
Monte Vista Elementary 65.9
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 802 students
ELA 55%Math 47%Science 36%
#1,597 of 4,688 in California
10
Rail Ranch Elementary 63.3
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 640 students
ELA 50%Math 43%Science 43%
#1,719 of 4,688 in California
11
E. Hale Curran Elementary 61.6
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 590 students
ELA 47%Math 47%Science 35%
#1,799 of 4,688 in California
12
Oak Meadows Elementary 57.7
Menifee Union · Grades K-5 · 846 students
ELA 45%Math 40%Science 40%
#1,982 of 4,688 in California
13
Avaxat Elementary 42.5
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-5 · 683 students
ELA 38%Math 30%Science 32%
#2,694 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

5 schools in Murrieta, best first
1
Dorothy McElhinney Middle 84.8
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,442 students
ELA 73%Math 53%Science 51%
#202 of 1,326 in California
2
Bella Vista Middle 79.6
Temecula Valley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,299 students
ELA 66%Math 46%Science 48%
#271 of 1,326 in California
3
Thompson Middle 74.8
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,595 students
ELA 60%Math 45%Science 43%
#334 of 1,326 in California
4
Warm Springs Middle 72.2
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 818 students
ELA 54%Math 42%Science 49%
#369 of 1,326 in California
5
Shivela Middle 71.7
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,203 students
ELA 54%Math 42%Science 45%
#376 of 1,326 in California

High schools

4 schools in Murrieta, best first
1
Vista Murrieta High 88.1
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 3,382 students
ELA 78%Math 42%Science 51%
#206 of 1,729 in California
2
Murrieta Mesa High 85.3
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,228 students
ELA 78%Math 39%Science 46%
#254 of 1,729 in California
3
Murrieta Valley High 82.7
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,173 students
ELA 77%Math 38%Science 38%
#299 of 1,729 in California
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Murrieta Options Academy —
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 7 students
No published test results

Combined schools

2 schools in Murrieta, best first
1
Murrieta Canyon Academy 82.5
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades K-12 · 369 students
ELA 59%Math 34%Science 42%
#100 of 569 in California
2
MethodSchools 71.8
MethodSchools District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 361 students
ELA 42%Math 39%Science 35%
#161 of 569 in California

Schools

1 school in Murrieta
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Murrieta Preschool Outreach —
Murrieta Valley Unified · Grades M
No published test results

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