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What's something Alamos Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
799
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002811039
Alamos Elementary
38200 Pacific Park Dr., Murrieta, CA 92563 · (951) 294-6760 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
221 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 162 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (162) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.3pp since 2014
Math
63.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.0% | 26.3% | 14.1% | 14.6% |
| Math | 35.2% | 28.6% | 22.1% | 14.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 74.5% | 56.9% |
| 2018-19 | 78.8% | 71.7% |
| 2017-18 | 79.7% | 66.9% |
| 2016-17 | 69.6% | 62.1% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alamos Elementary
Alamos Elementary's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamos Elementary this school | 799 | 27.7% | 67.8% |
| Plum Canyon Elementary Saugus | 876 | 28.0% | 65.1% |
| Paloma Elementary San Marcos | 758 | 31.4% | 75.0% |
| Leonardo Da Vinci Sacramento | 822 | 26.9% | 58.5% |
| Temecula Luiseno Elementary Temecula | 738 | 31.4% | 61.2% |
| Campbell School of Innovation Campbell | 815 | 32.3% | 48.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alamos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #751 of 5,151 | #6 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #886 of 5,172 ▼ 87 | #11 of 283 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #685 of 5,172 ▼ 44 | #6 of 283 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,664 of 5,116 | #171 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #388 of 5,915 | #62 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,858 of 5,352 | #110 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #418 of 5,354 | #7 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #4,855 of 5,625 | #289 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #3,142 of 3,837 | #173 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
799
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 799 | 35 | 22.8:1 | 28% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 36 | 23.1:1 | 32% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 34 | 24.2:1 | 21% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 36 | 24.1:1 | 26% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 35.5 | 24.1:1 | 25% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 32 | 26.0:1 | 22% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | N/A | N/A | 20% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (854 to 799); teachers down 1% (35.5 to 35).
About Alamos Elementary
As a large elementary school, Alamos Elementary serves students in Murrieta, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 799 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 72% bigger than that.
Temecula Valley Unified runs 30 schools with a combined 26,274 students. Alamos Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Alamos Elementary, 36% of enrollment. Next come 34% White, 15% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 51% Hispanic among all Riverside County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Alamos Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
The school reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 46 points higher.
In California, Alamos Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.8% actual against a predicted 63.3%.
In Riverside County (population about 2,478,600), median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Alamos Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
Bella Vista Middle is located about 0.3 miles from Alamos Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.8% is above the 53.0% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 866 in 2020-21 and 799 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.1:1 to 22.8:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Alamos Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Temecula Valley Unified
- Chaparral HighHigh · 3,136 students
- Great Oak HighHigh · 2,946 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Bella Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,249 students
- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Erle Stanley Gardner MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
Other schools in Murrieta
- Vista Murrieta HighHigh · 3,328 students
- Murrieta Valley HighHigh · 2,104 students
- Murrieta Mesa HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,565 students
- Dorothy McElhinney MiddleMiddle · 1,451 students
- Shivela MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
Nearby schools
- Bella Vista Middle0.3 mi · 1,249
- Nicolas Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 691
- Temecula International Academy1.5 mi · 285
- MethodSchools1.6 mi · 428
- French Valley Elementary1.9 mi · 755
- Monte Vista Elementary2.2 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About Alamos ElementaryHow large is Alamos Elementary?
Alamos Elementary enrolls approximately 799 students in grades KG-05.
Is Alamos Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alamos Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Alamos Elementary have?
Alamos Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Alamos Elementary?
Student demographics at Alamos Elementary are roughly 34% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Alamos Elementary public or private?
Alamos Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Temecula Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.