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Alumni: what's one memory from Lisa J. Mails Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,006
Elementary
DISTRICT 797 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002911921
Lisa J. Mails Elementary
35185 Briggs Rd., Murrieta, CA 92563 · (951) 304-1880 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
25.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
416 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 | 174 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 169 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 199 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (174) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (160).
Student demographics
72%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
57.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
49.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.5% | 28.4% | 20.0% | 22.1% |
| Math | 22.6% | 26.6% | 31.7% | 19.2% |
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 | 57.8% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 44.7% |
| 2018-19 | 64.3% | 61.6% |
| 2017-18 | 62.8% | 55.6% |
| 2016-17 | 65.3% | 53.5% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Lisa J. Mails Elementary
Lisa J. Mails Elementary's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa J. Mails Elementary this school | 1,006 | 41.4% | 52.7% |
| Stonegate Elementary West Sacramento | 928 | 41.9% | 45.0% |
| Antelope Hills Elementary Murrieta | 839 | 45.1% | 59.6% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary Martinez | 831 | 44.4% | 52.8% |
| Veterans Elementary Bakersfield | 1,002 | 38.0% | 51.7% |
| Patriot Elementary Bakersfield | 931 | 39.1% | 40.1% |
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 Lisa J. Mails Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,549 of 5,151 | #44 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,650 of 5,172 ▼ 106 | #51 of 283 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #1,477 of 5,172 ▲ 122 | #48 of 283 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,956 of 5,116 | #118 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #71 of 5,915 | #14 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,786 of 5,352 | #273 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #443 of 5,354 | #8 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #4,275 of 5,625 | #278 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #820 of 1,139 | #48 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
1,006
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 1,012
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 28.3:1
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 | 1,006 | 39 | 25.8:1 | 41% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 39 | 25.1:1 | 41% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 1,019 | 37 | 27.5:1 | 37% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 35 | 28.3:1 | 25% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 36.5 | 26.5:1 | 26% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 34 | 27.7:1 | 26% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | N/A | N/A | 18% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisa J. Mails Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (967 to 1,006); teachers up 7% (36.5 to 39).
About Lisa J. Mails Elementary
Lisa J. Mails Elementary is a public large elementary school in Murrieta, California. It reported 1,006 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 116% higher.
The 20 schools of Murrieta Valley Unified, including Lisa J. Mails Elementary, enroll 21,621 students.
The largest group at Lisa J. Mails Elementary is White students, at 37%. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 4% Black. Census estimates put Riverside County at about 38% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Lisa J. Mails Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lisa J. Mails Elementary is 25.8:1, based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Lisa J. Mails Elementary counts 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Among California public elementary schools, Lisa J. Mails Elementary outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lisa J. Mails Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.7%; the prediction is 55.3%.
In Riverside County, median household income comes to about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 543, with about 424,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Dorothy McElhinney Middle is about 0.2 miles from Lisa J. Mails Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lisa J. Mails Elementary is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Lisa J. Mails Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 989 in 2020-21, 1,006 in 2024-25. The ratio was 28.3:1 in 2020-21 and 25.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Dorothy McElhinney Middle0.2 mi · 1,451
- Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy1.5 mi · 1,196
- Susan La Vorgna Elementary1.6 mi · 649
- Vista Murrieta High2.2 mi · 3,328
- Oak Meadows Elementary2.2 mi · 818
- Monte Vista Elementary2.4 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About Lisa J. Mails ElementaryHow many students attend Lisa J. Mails Elementary?
Lisa J. Mails Elementary enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lisa J. Mails Elementary serve?
Lisa J. Mails Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lisa J. Mails Elementary?
Approximately 25.8:1 students per teacher at Lisa J. Mails Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lisa J. Mails Elementary?
At Lisa J. Mails Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Lisa J. Mails Elementary public or private?
Lisa J. Mails 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.