1
What do you wish you knew before starting at Warm Springs Middle?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
755
Middle
DISTRICT 1,263 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002910590
Warm Springs Middle
39245 Calle de Fortuna, Murrieta, CA 92563 · (951) 696-3503 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
475 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 | 240 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 35% |
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
53.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.9pp since 2014
Math
41.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 36.6% | 26.9% | 19.3% |
| Math | 19.2% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 30.5% |
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 | 53.9% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 41.1% |
| 2022-23 | 56.1% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.5% | 37.9% |
| 2018-19 | 63.3% | 39.5% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 39.5% |
| 2016-17 | 57.6% | 38.1% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Warm Springs Middle
Warm Springs Middle's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Springs Middle this school | 755 | 62.9% | 48.6% |
| W. E. Mitchell Middle Rancho Cordova | 755 | 62.8% | 28.2% |
| Roosevelt International Middle San Diego | 760 | 61.1% | 39.5% |
| Amelia Earhart Middle Riverside | 743 | 56.1% | 52.1% |
| Menifee Valley Middle Menifee | 941 | 62.5% | 41.6% |
| Citrus Hills Intermediate Corona | 919 | 64.9% | 44.7% |
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 Warm Springs Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #366 of 1,224 | #14 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #377 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #14 of 78 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #415 of 1,227 ▼ 83 | #16 of 78 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #292 of 1,214 | #17 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #493 of 1,377 | #57 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #812 of 1,279 | #37 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #169 of 1,278 | #9 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #806 of 1,329 | #62 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #401 of 930 | #23 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
755
-116 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 1,067
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 755 | 34.2 | 22.1:1 | 63% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 35.8 | 22.9:1 | 61% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 36.2 | 23.2:1 | 54% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 38 | 22.9:1 | 42% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 921 | 32.8 | 28.1:1 | 45% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 30 | 29.0:1 | 42% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 1,067 | N/A | N/A | 33% (351) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warm Springs Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (921 to 755); teachers up 4% (32.8 to 34.2).
About Warm Springs Middle
This page covers Warm Springs Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Murrieta, California. The school counted 755 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
The Murrieta Valley Unified system has 20 schools and 21,621 students.
The biggest share of students at Warm Springs Middle, 47%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 25% White, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 6% Black. That is in line with Riverside County, where about 51% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Warm Springs Middle is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Warm Springs Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 63%. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is 74%.
Warm Springs Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of California public middle schools.
The model predicts 42.7% for a school in California with Warm Springs Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Warm Springs Middle posts 48.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Riverside County show that median household income comes to about $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%. Riverside County counts 543 public schools with about 424,872 students.
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Warm Springs Middle. Warm Springs Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.8%, higher than Warm Springs Middle's 48.6%.
NCES assigns Warm Springs Middle the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Warm Springs Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Warm Springs Middle schools
One other US public school is named Warm Springs Middle. Warm Springs Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Warm Springs Middle SchoolBerkeley Springs, WV · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary0.7 mi · 828
- Ysabel Barnett Elementary0.8 mi · 753
- MethodSchools0.8 mi · 428
- Chaparral High0.9 mi · 3,136
- Nicolas Valley Elementary1.4 mi · 691
- Temecula International Academy1.4 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Warm Springs MiddleHow many students attend Warm Springs Middle?
Warm Springs Middle enrolls approximately 755 students in grades 06-08.
Is Warm Springs Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Warm Springs Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Warm Springs Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warm Springs Middle is approximately 22.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Warm Springs Middle?
Student demographics at Warm Springs Middle are roughly 25% White, 47% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Warm Springs Middle public or private?
Warm Springs Middle 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.