Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks 1876 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 784 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 30% White, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dorothy McElhinney Middle High : Vista Murrieta High

Monte Vista Elementary

Summary:

Monte Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Murrieta, California, serving 784 students in grades K-5 and part of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.

Monte Vista Elementary consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 51.95% in English Language Arts and 47.07% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 36.43% versus the state's 32.68%. Notably, Monte Vista's African American and Hispanic students outperform their state counterparts, ranking in the top half of California elementary schools. However, the school struggles with achievement gaps, as its White and Multi-racial students rank in the bottom 20% statewide.

While Monte Vista Elementary's overall performance is strong, it faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated from 6.8% in 2020-2021 to 28.7% in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 53.32%, suggesting a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to other elementary schools in the district, Monte Vista generally performs on par or slightly below the averages, but it outperforms some nearby schools, such as Avaxat Elementary, which had an ELA proficiency rate of only 35.38% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public K-5

37420 Via Mira Mosa
Murrieta, CA 92563-2753

(951) 894-5085

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1876^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dorothy McElhinney Middle
High:	Vista Murrieta High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.1

Number of students: 784

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.1%

White:

30.2%

Asian:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monte Vista Elementary ranks better than 68% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^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 63.94. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.1%), White (30.2%), Asian (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monte Vista Elementary is 26.1, which is the 5^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Monte Vista Elementary employs 30 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monte Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monte Vista Elementary 1876^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monte Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.87	987^th	4809	79.5%
2005	74.96	1127^th	4822	76.6%
2006	63.81	1594^th	4818	66.9%
2007	58.69	1889^th	5113	63.1%
2008	62.78	1739^th	5113	66.0%
2009	63.13	1761^st	5193	66.1%
2010	63.91	1787^th	5314	66.4%
2011	68.61	1544^th	5377	71.3%
2012	58.49	2124^th	5390	60.6%
2013	64.88	1836^th	5530	66.8%
2015	62.29	1839^th	5611	67.2%
2016	54.23	2285^th	5614	59.3%
2017	54.54	2299^th	5692	59.6%
2018	53.84	2349^th	5662	58.5%
2019	62.59	1938^th	5789	66.5%
2022	55.98	2248^th	5883	61.8%
2023	51.61	2457^th	5874	58.2%
2024	63.94	1876^th	5862	68.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.19	283^rd	339	16.5%
2019	26.77	358^th	445	19.6%
2022	15.36	537^th	610	12.0%
2023	21.03	563^rd	669	15.8%
2024	32.12	506^th	669	24.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	68.52	593^rd	3246	81.7%
2019	77.17	365^th	3275	88.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.77	1054^th	2420	56.4%
2024	69.78	501^st	2634	81.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.80	2051^st	5084	59.7%
2019	59.65	1796^th	5173	65.3%
2022	63.11	1506^th	5264	71.4%
2023	62.35	1607^th	5374	70.1%
2024	69.42	1284^th	5511	76.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.89	2027^th	5413	62.6%
2019	67.20	1648^th	5492	70.0%
2022	54.78	2179^th	5635	61.3%
2023	56.87	2091^st	5617	62.8%
2024	64.80	1720^th	5605	69.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.87	546^th	2128	74.3%
2019	53.09	894^th	2585	65.4%
2022	61.64	570^th	2227	74.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.72	63^rd	130	51.5%
2023	69.32	37^th	140	73.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.15	2562^nd	5431	52.8%
2019	57.02	2084^th	5510	62.2%
2022	56.03	2145^th	5663	62.1%
2023	45.11	2734^th	5650	51.6%
2024	60.11	1969^th	5636	65.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	51.28	704^th	1149	38.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.74	104^th	700	85.1%
2019	84.16	73^rd	747	90.2%
2022	77.25	94^th	663	85.8%
2023	54.56	243^rd	662	63.3%
2024	55.51	203^rd	593	65.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.01	1783^rd	4830	63.1%
2019	60.64	1649^th	4963	66.8%
2022	71.77	1071^st	5084	78.9%
2023	59.76	1685^th	5098	66.9%
2024	81.01	685^th	5102	86.6%

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Rank History for White students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.78	2084^th	2737	23.9%
2019	46.51	1663^rd	2834	41.3%
2022	30.31	2008^th	2726	26.3%
2023	23.62	2138^th	2662	19.7%
2024	27.73	2018^th	2647	23.8%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Thursday, June 21, 2012

This school needs a lot of help. Some teacher need to learn how to respect the students, and how to control their anger. Students required respect and understanding whether or not they have a disability. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	352	52	129	149	2	n/a	n/a	59	743
2005	408	70	168	186	4	n/a	n/a	55	891
2006	465	81	225	242	4	n/a	n/a	64	1081
2007	496	86	273	284	8	n/a	n/a	72	1219
2008	340	68	217	221	5	n/a	n/a	0	851
2009	330	60	168	172	4	2	99	0	835
2010	11	54	162	292	5	3	401	0	928
2011	321	49	148	240	4	9	58	0	829
2012	336	50	132	293	2	12	68	0	893
2013	360	54	125	295	1	3	68	0	906
2014	375	77	124	296	0	9	70	0	951
2015	370	69	119	309	1	8	64	0	940
2016	356	75	124	331	2	9	82	0	979
2017	350	73	108	334	2	12	96	0	975
2018	334	59	102	326	5	6	97	0	929
2019	299	60	104	318	4	8	102	0	895
2020	292	66	103	321	4	6	103	0	895
2021	250	64	110	316	4	6	98	0	848
2022	231	61	79	313	2	7	83	0	776
2023	237	52	83	322	2	7	81	0	784

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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	743	38.0	19.6	16.7
2005	891	43.0	20.7	20.3
2006	1081	51.1	21.2	19.3
2007	1219	59.0	20.7	15
2008	851	47.0	18.1	21.9
2009	835	40.0	18.6	22.5
2010	928	40.0	23.2	23
2011	829	n/a	n/a	23.2
2012	893	40.0	22.3	n/a
2013	906	33.0	27.4	31.5
2014	951	35.2	27.0	34.5
2015	940	36.0	26.1	32.8
2016	979	38.0	25.7	33.4
2017	975	41.5	23.4	30.5
2018	929	39.5	23.5	35.8
2019	895	38.5	23.2	39.3
2020	895	n/a	n/a	40
2021	848	35.5	23.8	40
2022	776	30.5	25.4	39
2023	784	30.0	26.1	53.3

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 Monte Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	743	38.0	19.6	16.7
2005	891	43.0	20.7	20.3
2006	1081	51.1	21.2	19.3
2007	1219	59.0	20.7	15
2008	851	47.0	18.1	21.9
2009	835	40.0	18.6	22.5
2010	928	40.0	23.2	23
2011	829	n/a	n/a	23.2
2012	893	40.0	22.3	n/a
2013	906	33.0	27.4	31.5
2014	951	35.2	27.0	34.5
2015	940	36.0	26.1	32.8
2016	979	38.0	25.7	33.4
2017	975	41.5	23.4	30.5
2018	929	39.5	23.5	35.8
2019	895	38.5	23.2	39.3
2020	895	n/a	n/a	40
2021	848	35.5	23.8	40
2022	776	30.5	25.4	39
2023	784	30.0	26.1	53.3

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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