Monte Vista Elementary

Set in Murrieta, California, Monte Vista Elementary is a substantial elementary school, part of Murrieta Valley Unified. It enrolls 769 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 65% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, Monte Vista Elementary logs that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 29% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 5% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Monte Vista Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Monte Vista Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monte Vista Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.1%, the actual is 49.6%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Riverside County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Monte Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Alta Murrieta Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monte Vista Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

Monte Vista Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monte Vista Elementary has fell 17%, going from 929 students in 2018 to 769 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 35% to 45%.

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