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Enrollment
1,282
Middle
DISTRICT 1,263 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002909686
Shivela Middle
24515 Lincoln Ave., Murrieta, CA 92562 · (951) 696-1406 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
848 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 434 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 420 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 428 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%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
53.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
42.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points 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 | 18.5% | 35.4% | 24.8% | 21.4% |
| Math | 21.2% | 20.8% | 30.0% | 28.1% |
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 | 53.8% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.2% | 50.6% |
| 2017-18 | 56.9% | 49.4% |
| 2016-17 | 54.3% | 49.0% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Shivela Middle
Shivela Middle's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivela Middle this school | 1,282 | 66.1% | 48.2% |
| Cope Middle Redlands | 1,191 | 63.3% | 40.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Oceanside | 1,098 | 63.9% | 41.3% |
| Bell Mountain Middle Menifee | 1,066 | 61.6% | 37.0% |
| El Cerrito Middle Corona | 1,218 | 62.6% | 60.3% |
| Mountain View Middle Beaumont | 978 | 70.1% | 31.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Shivela Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #369 of 1,224 | #15 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #376 of 1,227 ▼ 25 | #13 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #417 of 1,227 ▼ 50 | #17 of 78 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #693 of 1,214 | #47 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,282 | #52 of 1,377 | #6 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.9:1 | #1,257 of 1,279 | #78 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #167 of 1,278 | #8 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #766 of 1,329 | #60 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #653 of 930 | #41 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,282
-110 (-8%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 1,282 | 46 | 27.9:1 | 66% (848) |
| 2023-24 | 1,203 | 47.5 | 25.4:1 | 66% (798) |
| 2022-23 | 1,230 | 49.7 | 24.8:1 | 58% (714) |
| 2020-21 | 1,392 | 57 | 24.4:1 | 47% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 1,425 | 53 | 26.9:1 | 48% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 1,423 | 45 | 31.6:1 | 40% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 1,488 | N/A | N/A | 34% (504) |
| 2000-01 | 1,676 | 65 | 25.8:1 | 15% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 29 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shivela Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,425 to 1,282); teachers down 13% (53 to 46).
About Shivela Middle
Shivela Middle, a large middle school, is located in Murrieta, California. It reported 1,282 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in California have about 659 students on average; enrollment here is 95% higher.
Shivela Middle is one school in a 20-school district, Murrieta Valley Unified, which enrolls 21,621 students.
Of every 100 students at Shivela Middle, about 47 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 26% White, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 7% Black. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Shivela Middle are from different groups.
Based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, Shivela Middle has a ratio of 27.9:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Shivela Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.2%) and its predicted rate (40.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Riverside County, home to about 2,478,600 people, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Murrieta Mesa High, is the closest to Shivela Middle. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Shivela Middle. On proficiency, Shivela Middle is behind the 51.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
Shivela Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Shivela Middle enrolled 1,392 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,282. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.4:1 to 27.9:1.
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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
- Cole Canyon ElementaryElementary · 1,038 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
- Bella Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,249 students
Nearby schools
- Murrieta Mesa High0.6 mi · 2,066
- Avaxat Elementary1.0 mi · 617
- E. Hale Curran Elementary1.1 mi · 575
- Murrieta Elementary1.4 mi · 893
- Tovashal Elementary1.5 mi · 745
- Rail Ranch Elementary1.5 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Shivela MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Shivela Middle?
Shivela Middle enrolls approximately 1,282 students in grades 06-08.
Is Shivela Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shivela Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Shivela Middle?
Approximately 27.9:1 students per teacher at Shivela Middle.
How diverse is Shivela Middle?
Shivela Middle reports a student body of 26% White, 47% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Shivela Middle?
Shivela Middle is overseen by Murrieta Valley Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.