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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 797 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002909510
E. Hale Curran Elementary
40855 Chaco Canyon Rd., Murrieta, CA 92562 · (951) 696-1405 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
23.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
360 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 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
63%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
47.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.4pp since 2014
Math
47.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 26.0% | 30.2% | 22.5% |
| Math | 21.4% | 26.0% | 26.7% | 26.0% |
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 | 47.4% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 40.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 41.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 48.9% |
| 2017-18 | 58.2% | 49.5% |
| 2016-17 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 E. Hale Curran Elementary
E. Hale Curran Elementary's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Hale Curran Elementary this school | 575 | 62.6% | 45.7% |
| Rail Ranch Elementary Murrieta | 603 | 63.5% | 44.0% |
| Vail Elementary Temecula | 563 | 64.8% | 37.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary Fresno | 631 | 62.3% | 57.6% |
| Joseph M. Simas Hanford | 514 | 61.3% | 54.1% |
| Kingsbury Elementary Redlands | 512 | 60.4% | 38.7% |
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 E. Hale Curran Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #2,018 of 5,151 | #76 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,764 of 5,172 ▲ 401 | #58 of 283 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #2,245 of 5,172 ▼ 132 | #91 of 283 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,853 of 5,116 | #184 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #1,600 of 5,915 | #189 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,560 of 5,352 | #169 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,479 of 5,354 | #65 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #3,350 of 5,625 | #235 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #1,082 of 1,139 | #63 of 66 |
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
575
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 575 | 24.2 | 23.8:1 | 63% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 23.2 | 25.4:1 | 61% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 60% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 23 | 26.6:1 | 49% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 21.5 | 26.6:1 | 49% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 20 | 27.1:1 | 52% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 35% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 42 | 21.1:1 | 12% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 26 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. Hale Curran Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (571 to 575); teachers up 13% (21.5 to 24.2).
About E. Hale Curran Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, E. Hale Curran Elementary serves students in Murrieta, California. A total of 575 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 24% higher.
The district, Murrieta Valley Unified, has 21,621 students enrolled across 20 schools.
E. Hale Curran Elementary is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 21% White, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 6% Black. The county population is about 51% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. E. Hale Curran Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 23.8:1 comes from the school's 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 63% of students at E. Hale Curran Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, E. Hale Curran Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.9% for E. Hale Curran Elementary. The school posts 45.7%, 2.8 points above the prediction.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and the median household income is $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%. In all, Riverside County has 543 public schools and roughly 424,872 students.
The nearest other public school, Shivela Middle, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. E. Hale Curran Elementary places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 37 students since 2020-21, to 575. Students per teacher fell from 26.6 in 2020-21 to 23.8 in 2024-25.
Discussions about E. Hale Curran Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 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
- Shivela Middle1.1 mi · 1,282
- Tovashal Elementary1.2 mi · 745
- Murrieta Mesa High1.4 mi · 2,066
- Murrieta Valley High1.5 mi · 2,104
- Avaxat Elementary1.5 mi · 617
- Murrieta Elementary1.6 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About E. Hale Curran ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at E. Hale Curran Elementary?
E. Hale Curran Elementary enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does E. Hale Curran Elementary serve?
E. Hale Curran Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E. Hale Curran Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E. Hale Curran Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is E. Hale Curran Elementary?
E. Hale Curran Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 55% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is E. Hale Curran Elementary public or private?
E. Hale Curran 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.