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Alumni: what's one memory from Avaxat Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 797 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002909508
Avaxat Elementary
24300 Rancho Las Brisas Dr., Murrieta, CA 92562 · (951) 696-1402 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
424 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
37.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.2% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 39.5% |
| Math | 11.2% | 18.9% | 27.4% | 42.6% |
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 | 37.8% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 43.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.3% | 45.5% |
| 2016-17 | 50.7% | 38.2% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Avaxat Elementary
Avaxat Elementary's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaxat Elementary this school | 617 | 68.7% | 34.1% |
| Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary Menifee | 664 | 70.6% | 36.7% |
| Orchard Elementary Modesto | 579 | 70.1% | 35.3% |
| Mitchell Community Elementary Canyon Country | 569 | 68.4% | 36.5% |
| Vail Elementary Temecula | 563 | 64.8% | 37.2% |
| Rail Ranch Elementary Murrieta | 603 | 63.5% | 44.0% |
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 Avaxat Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #3,055 of 5,151 | #131 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,213 of 5,172 ▼ 474 | #134 of 283 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #3,141 of 5,172 ▲ 51 | #155 of 283 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,113 of 5,116 | #37 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #1,242 of 5,915 | #158 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,896 of 5,352 | #111 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #1,239 of 5,354 | #48 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #3,033 of 5,625 | #213 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #2,286 of 3,837 | #117 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
617
-139 (-18%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 617 | 27 | 22.9:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 31 | 22.0:1 | 69% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 30.5 | 23.7:1 | 65% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 54% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 61% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 31 | 24.3:1 | 59% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | N/A | N/A | 43% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 42 | 20.7:1 | 20% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 23 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avaxat Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (709 to 617); teachers down 10% (30 to 27).
About Avaxat Elementary
Avaxat Elementary, located in Murrieta, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 617 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 33% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Murrieta Valley Unified counts 21,621 students in its 20 schools, and Avaxat Elementary is one of them.
About 52% of the student body at Avaxat Elementary is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. Among Riverside County residents, the Hispanic share is about 51%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 22.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Avaxat Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Avaxat Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 34.1% actual against 39.3% predicted.
The school's county is Riverside County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Avaxat Elementary shares Riverside County with 542 other public schools.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Antelope Hills Elementary, is the closest to Avaxat Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Avaxat Elementary ranks 9th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Avaxat Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 18%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.4:1 to 22.9:1 over the same years.
Avaxat Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Murrieta Valley Unified
- 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
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
- Antelope Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 839
- Tovashal Elementary0.9 mi · 745
- Rail Ranch Elementary1.0 mi · 603
- Shivela Middle1.0 mi · 1,282
- E. Hale Curran Elementary1.5 mi · 575
- Vista Murrieta High1.6 mi · 3,328
Frequently asked questions
About Avaxat ElementaryHow many students attend Avaxat Elementary?
Avaxat Elementary enrolls approximately 617 students in grades KG-05.
Is Avaxat Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avaxat Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Avaxat Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Avaxat Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Avaxat Elementary?
Student demographics at Avaxat Elementary are roughly 25% White, 52% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Avaxat Elementary public or private?
Avaxat Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Murrieta Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.