Murrieta Elementary

Located at 24725 Adams Ave., in Murrieta, California, Murrieta Elementary is a big elementary-level community that enrolls 893 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Murrieta Valley Unified. That puts it 92% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Murrieta Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Murrieta Valley Unified, a district that hosts 21,621 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Murrieta Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian. Compared to Riverside County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Murrieta Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Murrieta Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 49.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Murrieta Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Murrieta Mesa High, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Murrieta Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

Murrieta Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Murrieta Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 876 (now 893). White enrollment moved from 43% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 in 2025.

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