# Murrieta Valley Unified

Murrieta Valley Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 63.1%, +5.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 47.7%, +4.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/murrieta-valley-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 20 |
| Students | 21,621 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 24:1 |
| Average spending per student | $15,879 |
| Low-Income Students | 11,718 (54.0%) |
| English Learners | 1,090 (5.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 57.8% | 11,553 |
| 2024 | 60.4% | 11,179 |
| 2025 | 63.1% | 11,158 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.1% | 11,478 |
| 2024 | 45.7% | 11,153 |
| 2025 | 47.7% | 11,116 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 48.5% | 65.8% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | 69.1% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | 71.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 35.5% | 49.7% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | 55.7% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | 57.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | 61.6% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | 63.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.6% | 44.1% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | 46.3% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | 48.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christine Schmidt | Trustee | cschmidt@murrieta.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Eleanor Cruz Briggs | Board Member | ebriggs@murrieta.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Nancy Young | Trustee | nyoung@murrieta.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Nicolas Pardue | Board Member | npardue@murrieta.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Cole Canyon Elementary | Murrieta | 76.0% | 68.3% | 72.1% | +10.8 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Alta Murrieta Elementary | Murrieta | 66.6% | 61.2% | 63.9% | +13.5 | +10.1 |
| 3 | Tovashal Elementary | Murrieta | 68.8% | 58.6% | 63.7% | +7.5 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle | Murrieta | 72.8% | 52.6% | 62.7% | +5.0 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Antelope Hills Elementary | Murrieta | 64.9% | 59.8% | 62.4% | +9.3 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Vista Murrieta High | Murrieta | 78.0% | 41.8% | 59.9% | +2.3 | +0.3 |
| 7 | Murrieta Mesa High | Murrieta | 78.0% | 38.6% | 58.3% | +3.4 | -0.7 |
| 8 | Murrieta Valley High | Murrieta | 77.1% | 37.9% | 57.5% | +5.1 | +1.4 |
| 9 | Murrieta Elementary | Murrieta | 57.7% | 55.4% | 56.5% | +16.0 | +13.3 |
| 10 | Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary | Murrieta | 57.9% | 50.4% | 54.1% | +12.0 | +1.9 |
| 11 | Lisa J. Mails Elementary | Murrieta | 57.8% | 49.1% | 53.5% | +6.2 | +2.1 |
| 12 | Thompson Middle | Murrieta | 59.5% | 45.3% | 52.4% | +4.1 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Monte Vista Elementary | Murrieta | 54.9% | 47.3% | 51.1% | +11.2 | +9.0 |
| 14 | Shivela Middle | Murrieta | 53.8% | 42.0% | 47.9% | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 15 | Warm Springs Middle | Murrieta | 53.9% | 41.9% | 47.9% | -2.2 | +3.9 |
| 16 | E. Hale Curran Elementary | Murrieta | 47.4% | 47.4% | 47.4% | -1.6 | +3.4 |
| 17 | Rail Ranch Elementary | Murrieta | 50.3% | 43.3% | 46.8% | +5.5 | +5.3 |
| 18 | Murrieta Canyon Academy | Murrieta | 59.4% | 33.6% | 46.5% | +11.0 | +8.5 |
| 19 | Avaxat Elementary | Murrieta | 37.8% | 30.1% | 34.0% | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Creekside High | Murrietta | 41.0% | 9.0% | 25.0% | -3.0 | +9.0 |