📍 39475 Whitewood Rd., Murrieta, Riverside County, 92563
Alta Murrieta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murrieta, Riverside County. The school has 881 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cassandra Caldwell. It is part of the Murrieta Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
Alta Murrieta Elementary enrolls 881 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 411 | 47% |
| White | 266 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 69 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
441 of the school's 881 students (50%) 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.
Alta Murrieta Elementary 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.
Alta Murrieta Elementary 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 881 students, Alta Murrieta Elementary is close to the district average of about 1,034 students per school.
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