📍 40121 Torrey Pines Rd., Murrieta, Riverside County, 92563
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murrieta, Riverside County. The school has 857 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Philip Norton. It is part of the Murrieta Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.9:1.
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary enrolls 857 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 377 | 44% |
| White | 249 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 98 | 11% |
| Asian | 82 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
477 of the school's 857 students (56%) 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.
Daniel N. Buchanan 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.
Daniel N. Buchanan 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 857 students, Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,034 students per school.
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