Is Rail Ranch Elementary a good school?

Rail Ranch Elementary ranks 2568 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rail Ranch Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 642 students attended Rail Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rail Ranch Elementary?

Students at Rail Ranch Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 26% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Rail Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rail Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shivela Middle High : Vista Murrieta High

Rail Ranch Elementary

Summary:

Rail Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school in Murrieta, California, serving 642 students in grades K-5 and part of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. While the district is ranked 356 out of 1,568 in California and has a 4-star rating, Rail Ranch Elementary has struggled in several key areas compared to the district and state averages.

Rail Ranch Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the district and state, with only 44.48% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.35% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.1% to 32.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state. Additionally, Rail Ranch has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, between 45.21% and 53.89%, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools within the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Rail Ranch Elementary consistently underperforms in academic measures and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Tovashal Elementary and Alta Murrieta Elementary outperform Rail Ranch in test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 1,236 out of 5,662 California elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 2,568 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, indicating a concerning trend of declining performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

25030 Via Santee Rd.
Murrieta, CA 92563-5020

(951) 696-1404

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2568^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Rail Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shivela Middle
High:	Vista Murrieta High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.7

Number of students: 642

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

25.7%

Two or more races:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rail Ranch Elementary ranks better than 56.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Rail Ranch Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.4%), White (25.7%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rail Ranch Elementary is 26.7. 5 elementary schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rail Ranch Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rail Ranch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rail Ranch Elementary 2568^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rail Ranch Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Murrieta Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Murrieta Valley Unified 356^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rail Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	85.89	669^th	4809	86.1%
2005	81.86	855^th	4822	82.3%
2006	79.60	983^rd	4818	79.6%
2007	77.14	1085^th	5113	78.8%
2008	75.39	1171^st	5113	77.1%
2009	64.59	1699^th	5193	67.3%
2010	67.13	1618^th	5314	69.6%
2011	59.61	2059^th	5377	61.7%
2012	70.78	1477^th	5390	72.6%
2013	75.01	1324^th	5530	76.1%
2015	74.27	1342^nd	5611	76.1%
2016	65.58	1727^th	5614	69.2%
2017	74.46	1361^st	5692	76.1%
2018	77.56	1236^th	5662	78.2%
2019	75.07	1377^th	5789	76.2%
2022	63.30	1879^th	5883	68.1%
2023	51.36	2468^th	5874	58.0%
2024	49.72	2568^th	5862	56.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	59.41	210^th	445	52.8%
2022	24.92	484^th	610	20.7%
2023	24.90	542^nd	669	19.0%
2024	10.87	619^th	669	7.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.72	169^th	3246	94.8%
2019	93.46	120^th	3275	96.3%
2022	77.52	335^th	3311	89.9%
2023	55.39	972^nd	3250	70.1%
2024	38.99	1897^th	3160	40.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.99	1118^th	2420	53.8%
2024	58.40	748^th	2634	71.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.77	500^th	5084	90.2%
2019	81.28	658^th	5173	87.3%
2022	75.77	921^st	5264	82.5%
2023	67.53	1361^st	5374	74.7%
2024	44.83	2756^th	5511	50.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.18	1077^th	5413	80.1%
2019	68.61	1567^th	5492	71.5%
2022	63.12	1815^th	5635	67.8%
2023	57.29	2072^nd	5617	63.1%
2024	46.78	2600^th	5605	53.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.06	360^th	2128	83.1%
2019	64.33	619^th	2585	76.1%
2022	61.92	559^th	2227	74.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.74	1337^th	5431	75.4%
2019	77.23	1207^th	5510	78.1%
2022	61.82	1874^th	5663	66.9%
2023	45.02	2742^nd	5650	51.5%
2024	51.68	2376^th	5636	57.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.67	510^th	4830	89.4%
2019	79.76	718^th	4963	85.5%
2022	63.36	1459^th	5084	71.3%
2023	54.79	1953^rd	5098	61.7%
2024	57.44	1816^th	5102	64.4%

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Rank History for White students at Rail Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.32	1286^th	2737	53.0%
2019	61.25	1162^nd	2834	59.0%
2022	54.22	1333^rd	2726	51.1%
2023	48.94	1457^th	2662	45.3%
2024	44.00	1588^th	2647	40.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rail Ranch Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	229	4	12	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
1991	459	5	34	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	597
1992	553	10	61	98	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
1993	625	19	50	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	841
1994	472	16	29	125	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
1995	499	39	28	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1996	499	39	28	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1997	543	38	45	120	2	n/a	n/a	0	748
1998	547	42	52	127	2	n/a	n/a	0	770
1999	639	41	51	141	0	n/a	n/a	0	872
2000	639	28	57	136	1	n/a	n/a	12	873
2001	732	29	66	131	0	n/a	n/a	38	996
2002	640	64	137	225	10	n/a	n/a	22	1098
2003	640	64	137	225	10	n/a	n/a	22	1098
2004	426	44	53	161	6	n/a	n/a	77	767
2005	398	39	55	158	7	n/a	n/a	87	744
2006	359	44	73	190	5	n/a	n/a	130	801
2007	363	40	66	225	9	n/a	n/a	95	798
2008	315	40	58	203	3	n/a	n/a	0	619
2009	302	43	65	223	4	2	109	0	748
2010	14	43	45	286	5	1	330	0	724
2011	262	28	59	301	3	4	30	0	687
2012	292	31	53	362	2	3	25	0	768
2013	299	19	61	296	2	1	22	0	700
2014	255	21	56	258	2	0	27	0	619
2015	227	19	61	247	2	3	40	0	599
2016	206	17	58	249	1	2	54	0	587
2017	214	24	59	260	2	0	59	0	618
2018	216	24	53	270	3	3	68	0	637
2019	230	30	54	287	3	4	66	0	674
2020	205	34	56	292	2	5	75	0	669
2021	194	37	47	299	2	5	76	0	660
2022	186	39	43	294	2	0	73	0	637
2023	165	42	45	304	2	4	80	0	642

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rail Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	295	16.0	18.4	n/a
1991	597	24.0	24.8	n/a
1992	724	24.4	29.6	16.7
1993	841	31.0	27.1	20
1994	645	26.5	24.3	18.3
1995	685	26.9	25.5	21.6
1996	685	26.9	25.5	21.6
1997	748	28.4	26.3	20.5
1998	770	32.4	23.8	21.2
1999	872	43.0	20.3	20.6
2000	873	45.0	19.4	20.1
2001	996	48.2	20.7	18.2
2002	1098	51.0	21.5	20.2
2003	1098	51.0	21.5	20.2
2004	767	39.5	19.4	19.6
2005	744	38.0	19.6	21.8
2006	801	40.0	20.0	27.1
2007	798	39.0	20.5	25.6
2008	619	40.5	15.3	30.5
2009	748	37.9	17.6	28.5
2010	724	35.4	20.4	33.7
2011	687	n/a	n/a	35.8
2012	768	29.6	25.9	n/a
2013	700	23.6	29.6	40.6
2014	619	21.6	28.6	38.8
2015	599	23.0	26.0	36.7
2016	587	21.0	27.9	41.4
2017	618	23.2	26.6	40.5
2018	637	23.2	27.4	49.1
2019	674	24.2	27.8	47.6
2020	669	n/a	n/a	47.4
2021	660	24.0	27.5	45.6
2022	637	25.0	25.4	45.2
2023	642	24.0	26.7	53.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rail Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	295	16.0	18.4	n/a
1991	597	24.0	24.8	n/a
1992	724	24.4	29.6	16.7
1993	841	31.0	27.1	20
1994	645	26.5	24.3	18.3
1995	685	26.9	25.5	21.6
1996	685	26.9	25.5	21.6
1997	748	28.4	26.3	20.5
1998	770	32.4	23.8	21.2
1999	872	43.0	20.3	20.6
2000	873	45.0	19.4	20.1
2001	996	48.2	20.7	18.2
2002	1098	51.0	21.5	20.2
2003	1098	51.0	21.5	20.2
2004	767	39.5	19.4	19.6
2005	744	38.0	19.6	21.8
2006	801	40.0	20.0	27.1
2007	798	39.0	20.5	25.6
2008	619	40.5	15.3	30.5
2009	748	37.9	17.6	28.5
2010	724	35.4	20.4	33.7
2011	687	n/a	n/a	35.8
2012	768	29.6	25.9	n/a
2013	700	23.6	29.6	40.6
2014	619	21.6	28.6	38.8
2015	599	23.0	26.0	36.7
2016	587	21.0	27.9	41.4
2017	618	23.2	26.6	40.5
2018	637	23.2	27.4	49.1
2019	674	24.2	27.8	47.6
2020	669	n/a	n/a	47.4
2021	660	24.0	27.5	45.6
2022	637	25.0	25.4	45.2
2023	642	24.0	26.7	53.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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