📍 24040 Hayes Ave., Murrieta, Riverside County, 92562
Thompson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Murrieta, Riverside County. The school has 1,557 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristen Harris. It is part of the Murrieta Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
Thompson Middle enrolls 1,557 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 674 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 612 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 125 | 8% |
| Asian | 75 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
681 of the school's 1,557 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thompson Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Thompson Middle is one of 21 schools in Murrieta Valley Unified, based in Murrieta, California. The district serves 21,712 students district-wide and employs 922 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,557 students, Thompson Middle is larger than the district average of about 1,034 students per school.