Best Public Schools in Zip Code 92562

Summary:

The 92562 zip code of Murrieta, California is home to 11 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. The data reveals a wide range of academic performance among these schools, with some standout high-performing institutions and others struggling to meet proficiency standards.

Murrieta Valley High School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top 10% of California high schools with a 97.7% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.9% dropout rate. Similarly, Cole Canyon Elementary and Tovashal Elementary are high-achieving elementary schools, ranking in the top 11% and 17% of California elementary schools, respectively, with impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In contrast, some schools in the 92562 zip code face significant challenges, such as Murrieta Options Academy, an alternative high school with a concerning 100% chronic absenteeism rate, and Avaxat Elementary and E. Hale Curran Elementary, which have the lowest proficiency rates in the area, particularly in Mathematics. The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support programs to address the performance gaps within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	24040 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1410	1,595	62	25.7	49.8%	673 (42.2%)	66 (4.1%)	611 (38.3%)	90 (5.6%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	143 (9.0%)	75.2	580^th of 2777 public middle schools	79.1%		71.2	658^th of 2802 public middle schools	76.5%	78		42.5			42.5				57.6	61.7	55.9		58.5				41.2	44.7	44.2		43.3
Tovashal Elementary	Public	K-5	23801 St. Raphael Dr.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1411	761	28	26.7	55.6%	248 (32.6%)	28 (3.7%)	328 (43.1%)	47 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	97 (12.7%)	84	994^th of 5862 public elementary schools	83.0%		81	1130^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.8%	136	50.0				50.0	71.0	61.3	63.0					65.0	76.4	57.3	53.6					62.1	94.8	95.8	96.9
Cole Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	23750 Via Alisol	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1421	1,062	41	26.2	37.5%	523 (49.2%)	13 (1.2%)	362 (34.1%)	56 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (9.8%)	90.9	636^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.7	837^th of 5874 public elementary schools	85.8%	201	59.4				59.4	75.5	68.7	66.9					70.1	78.2	72.6	61.0					70.3	91.3	95.1	95.1	94.6	94.6	93.5
Murrieta Elementary	Public	K-5	24725 Adams Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1401	904	35	25.8	59.8%	309 (34.2%)	55 (6.1%)	416 (46.0%)	39 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	77 (8.5%)	62.7	1942^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	66.9%		51.5	2465^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.0%	523	33.1				33.1	51.4	53.5	45.0					49.9	56.8	54.2	37.1					49.2	92.5	92.5	98.0		92.5	97.3
Avaxat Elementary	Public	K-5	24300 Rancho Las Brisas Dr.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1402	683	31	22.0	68.7%	171 (25.0%)	39 (5.7%)	345 (50.5%)	38 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (12.2%)	37.1	3354^th of 5862 public elementary schools	42.8%		39.9	3135^th of 5874 public elementary schools	46.6%	219	25.4				25.4	32.3	34.2	39.1					35.4	40.6	33.6	26.7					33.3	95.8				96.7	97.5
E. Hale Curran Elementary	Public	K-5	40855 Chaco Canyon Rd.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1405	590	23	25.3	61.0%	115 (19.5%)	39 (6.6%)	326 (55.3%)	41 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.7%)	56.5	2206^th of 5862 public elementary schools	62.4%		61.9	1962^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	66.6%	244	41.9				41.9	39.0	44.1	57.1					47.1	43.2	36.6	41.0					40.3	96.2	96.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2
Murrieta Valley High	Public	9-12	42200 Nighthawk Way	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1408	2,173	93	23.3	45.1%	946 (43.5%)	60 (2.8%)	868 (39.9%)	105 (4.8%)	7 (0.3%)	13 (0.6%)	169 (7.8%)	86.1	232^nd of 2323 public high schools	90.0%		78.2	361^st of 2348 public high schools	84.6%	129			47.5	21.1	46.5							78.6	78.6							45.8	45.8
Shivela Middle	Public	6-8	24515 Lincoln Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1406	1,203	47	25.3	66.3%	306 (25.4%)	63 (5.2%)	583 (48.5%)	92 (7.6%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	142 (11.8%)	72.1	648^th of 2777 public middle schools	76.7%		72.3	635^th of 2802 public middle schools	77.3%	13		44.6			44.6				49.7	54.0	60.4		54.7				42.3	37.4	47.6		42.4
Antelope Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36105 Murrieta Oaks Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 445-4110	841	34	24.7	43.9%	331 (39.4%)	41 (4.9%)	324 (38.5%)	67 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (8.9%)	76.6	1304^th of 5862 public elementary schools	77.8%		75.2	1364^th of 5874 public elementary schools	76.8%	60	50.0				50.0	48.9	60.7	64.2					57.8	55.6	60.7	50.4					55.4	97.0	97.0	97.7	98.5	97.0	97.7
Murrieta Canyon Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1661	369	25	15.0	59.6%	107 (29.0%)	24 (6.5%)	167 (45.3%)	31 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	30 (8.1%)								(n/a)	52.6	38.1	18.6		29.6	72.7		52.4	47.4	57.6	71.4	31.9	53.1	36.4		45.0	23.5	31.3	23.8	10.2	27.9	84.2	84.2	89.5	84.2	84.2	86.8
Murrieta Mesa High	Public	9-12	24801 Monroe Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 677-0568	2,228	93	23.8	56.6%	718 (32.2%)	142 (6.4%)	1,003 (45.0%)	148 (6.6%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.5%)	200 (9.0%)	73.8	422^nd of 2323 public high schools	81.8%		82.1	296^th of 2348 public high schools	87.4%	126			40.0	20.0	39.2							72.1	72.1							31.7	31.7
Murrieta Options Academy	Public	9-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1600	7	12	.6		3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	23151 Palomar St.	Wildomar	92562	Riverside County	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 678-5217	488	21	23.8	48.4%	129 (26.4%)	12 (2.5%)	190 (38.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	150 (30.7%)	48.8	2623^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	55.3%		41.9	3014^th of 5874 public elementary schools	48.7%	391	38.2	19.2			30.4	22.6	50.0	52.2	41.2	42.9	45.8		42.9	35.9	45.3	33.8	24.0	36.0	29.2		34.2	80.0	84.6	95.4	87.7	87.7	89.2

Cities Near Zip Code 92562

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Murrieta	3.2 mi	26	223^rd
Wildomar	3.41 mi	8	495^th
Lake Elsinore	5.46 mi	21	659^th
Temecula	7.74 mi	35	224^th
Menifee	9.16 mi	20	425^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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