Antelope Hills Elementary

Antelope Hills Elementary is an elementary school of sizable scale in Murrieta, California, overseen by Murrieta Valley Unified, educateing 839 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 80% above typical.

Within Murrieta Valley Unified, which oversees 20 schools and 21,621 students, Antelope Hills Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Antelope Hills Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Antelope Hills Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Antelope Hills Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 56.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Antelope Hills Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Vista Murrieta High, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Antelope Hills Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 835 students in 2018 compared to 839 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 39% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.