Avaxat Elementary

Located at 24300 Rancho Las Brisas Dr., in Murrieta, California, Avaxat Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that hosts 617 students (grades K through 5), run under Murrieta Valley Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 33% larger than typical.

Murrieta Valley Unified runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 21,621 students. Avaxat Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Avaxat Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Riverside County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Avaxat Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Avaxat Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 34.4%.

Across the wider county, Riverside County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Avaxat Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Antelope Hills Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Avaxat Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Avaxat Elementary's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 617).

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