📍 24801 Monroe Ave., Murrieta, Riverside County, 92562
Murrieta Mesa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Murrieta, Riverside County. The school has 2,178 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Richards. It is part of the Murrieta Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 95.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Murrieta Mesa High enrolls 2,178 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 95.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 976 | 45% |
| White | 718 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 185 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 139 | 6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,111 of the school's 2,178 students (51%) 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.
Murrieta Mesa High 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.
Murrieta Mesa High 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 2,178 students, Murrieta Mesa High is larger than the district average of about 1,034 students per school.