Monte Vista Elementary

Summary:

Monte Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Murrieta, California, serving 784 students in grades K-5 and part of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.

Monte Vista Elementary consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 51.95% in English Language Arts and 47.07% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 36.43% versus the state's 32.68%. Notably, Monte Vista's African American and Hispanic students outperform their state counterparts, ranking in the top half of California elementary schools. However, the school struggles with achievement gaps, as its White and Multi-racial students rank in the bottom 20% statewide.

While Monte Vista Elementary's overall performance is strong, it faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated from 6.8% in 2020-2021 to 28.7% in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 53.32%, suggesting a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to other elementary schools in the district, Monte Vista generally performs on par or slightly below the averages, but it outperforms some nearby schools, such as Avaxat Elementary, which had an ELA proficiency rate of only 35.38% in the 2023-2024 school year.


Detail:

Public K-5

 37420 Via Mira Mosa
       Murrieta, CA  92563-2753


(951) 894-5085

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1876th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools


Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Dorothy McElhinney Middle
High:    Vista Murrieta High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  802

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.8%
White:
27.7%
Two or more races:
12.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Monte Vista Elementary ranks better than 68% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.94. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Monte Vista Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.8%), White (27.7%), two or more races (12.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monte Vista Elementary is 24.2, which is the 2nd best among 11 elementary schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monte Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monte Vista Elementary 1876th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monte Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Murrieta Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Murrieta Valley Unified 356th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monte Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 77.87 987th 4809 79.5%
2005 74.96 1127th 4822 76.6%
2006 63.81 1594th 4818 66.9%
2007 58.69 1889th 5113 63.1%
2008 62.78 1739th 5113 66.0%
2009 63.13 1761st 5193 66.1%
2010 63.91 1787th 5314 66.4%
2011 68.61 1544th 5377 71.3%
2012 58.49 2124th 5390 60.6%
2013 64.88 1836th 5530 66.8%
2015 62.29 1839th 5611 67.2%
2016 54.23 2285th 5614 59.3%
2017 54.54 2299th 5692 59.6%
2018 53.84 2349th 5662 58.5%
2019 62.59 1938th 5789 66.5%
2022 55.98 2248th 5883 61.8%
2023 51.61 2457th 5874 58.2%
2024 63.94 1876th 5862 68.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.19 283rd 339 16.5%
2019 26.77 358th 445 19.6%
2022 15.36 537th 610 12.0%
2023 21.03 563rd 669 15.8%
2024 32.12 506th 669 24.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.52 593rd 3246 81.7%
2019 77.17 365th 3275 88.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.77 1054th 2420 56.4%
2024 69.78 501st 2634 81.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.80 2051st 5084 59.7%
2019 59.65 1796th 5173 65.3%
2022 63.11 1506th 5264 71.4%
2023 62.35 1607th 5374 70.1%
2024 69.42 1284th 5511 76.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.89 2027th 5413 62.6%
2019 67.20 1648th 5492 70.0%
2022 54.78 2179th 5635 61.3%
2023 56.87 2091st 5617 62.8%
2024 64.80 1720th 5605 69.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.87 546th 2128 74.3%
2019 53.09 894th 2585 65.4%
2022 61.64 570th 2227 74.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 49.72 63rd 130 51.5%
2023 69.32 37th 140 73.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.15 2562nd 5431 52.8%
2019 57.02 2084th 5510 62.2%
2022 56.03 2145th 5663 62.1%
2023 45.11 2734th 5650 51.6%
2024 60.11 1969th 5636 65.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.28 704th 1149 38.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.74 104th 700 85.1%
2019 84.16 73rd 747 90.2%
2022 77.25 94th 663 85.8%
2023 54.56 243rd 662 63.3%
2024 55.51 203rd 593 65.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.01 1783rd 4830 63.1%
2019 60.64 1649th 4963 66.8%
2022 71.77 1071st 5084 78.9%
2023 59.76 1685th 5098 66.9%
2024 81.01 685th 5102 86.6%
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Rank History for White students at Monte Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.78 2084th 2737 23.9%
2019 46.51 1663rd 2834 41.3%
2022 30.31 2008th 2726 26.3%
2023 23.62 2138th 2662 19.7%
2024 27.73 2018th 2647 23.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Monte Vista Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Open Quote This school needs a lot of help. Some teacher need to learn how to respect the students, and how to control their anger. Students required respect and understanding whether or not they have a disability. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Monte Vista Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2004 352 52 129 149 2 n/a n/a 59 743
2005 408 70 168 186 4 n/a n/a 55 891
2006 465 81 225 242 4 n/a n/a 64 1081
2007 496 86 273 284 8 n/a n/a 72 1219
2008 340 68 217 221 5 n/a n/a 0 851
2009 330 60 168 172 4 2 99 0 835
2010 11 54 162 292 5 3 401 0 928
2011 321 49 148 240 4 9 58 0 829
2012 336 50 132 293 2 12 68 0 893
2013 360 54 125 295 1 3 68 0 906
2014 375 77 124 296 0 9 70 0 951
2015 370 69 119 309 1 8 64 0 940
2016 356 75 124 331 2 9 82 0 979
2017 350 73 108 334 2 12 96 0 975
2018 334 59 102 326 5 6 97 0 929
2019 299 60 104 318 4 8 102 0 895
2020 292 66 103 321 4 6 103 0 895
2021 250 64 110 316 4 6 98 0 848
2022 231 61 79 313 2 7 83 0 776
2023 237 52 83 322 2 7 81 0 784
2024 222 44 86 343 3 6 98 0 802

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monte Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 743 38.0 19.6 16.7
2005 891 43.0 20.7 20.3
2006 1081 51.1 21.2 19.3
2007 1219 59.0 20.7 15
2008 851 47.0 18.1 21.9
2009 835 40.0 18.6 22.5
2010 928 40.0 23.2 23
2011 829 n/a n/a 23.2
2012 893 40.0 22.3 n/a
2013 906 33.0 27.4 31.5
2014 951 35.2 27.0 34.5
2015 940 36.0 26.1 32.8
2016 979 38.0 25.7 33.4
2017 975 41.5 23.4 30.5
2018 929 39.5 23.5 35.8
2019 895 38.5 23.2 39.3
2020 895 n/a n/a 40
2021 848 35.5 23.8 40
2022 776 30.5 25.4 39
2023 784 30.0 26.1 53.3
2024 802 33.0 24.2 56

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monte Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 743 38.0 19.6 16.7
2005 891 43.0 20.7 20.3
2006 1081 51.1 21.2 19.3
2007 1219 59.0 20.7 15
2008 851 47.0 18.1 21.9
2009 835 40.0 18.6 22.5
2010 928 40.0 23.2 23
2011 829 n/a n/a 23.2
2012 893 40.0 22.3 n/a
2013 906 33.0 27.4 31.5
2014 951 35.2 27.0 34.5
2015 940 36.0 26.1 32.8
2016 979 38.0 25.7 33.4
2017 975 41.5 23.4 30.5
2018 929 39.5 23.5 35.8
2019 895 38.5 23.2 39.3
2020 895 n/a n/a 40
2021 848 35.5 23.8 40
2022 776 30.5 25.4 39
2023 784 30.0 26.1 53.3
2024 802 33.0 24.2 56

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Monte Vista Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201293.0%2.0%0.0%5.0%95.0%95.0%97.0%95.0%98.0%
201393.0%2.0%1.0%4.0%96.0%96.0%97.0%95.0%94.0%
201472.0%23.0%1.0%3.0%75.0%75.0%76.0%73.0%73.0%
201593.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%95.0%94.0%96.0%96.0%95.0%
201695.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%95.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201793.0%0.0%1.0%6.0%94.0%94.0%98.0%94.0%96.0%
201898.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
201998.0%0.0%2.0%98.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%≥99.0%
202091.7%2.6%5.7%97.5%96.2%98.1%95.5%
202193.8%0.0%1.6%96.1%96.9%96.1%96.1%96.9%
202296.8%0.0%3.2%98.4%96.8%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Monte Vista Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1938th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 2457th of 5874 Elementary schools
 8.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Monte Vista Elementary)59.443.1
 16.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)6449.2
 14.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Monte Vista Elementary)60.236.8
 23.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)62.852
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Monte Vista Elementary)41.439.3
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)63.648
 15.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Monte Vista Elementary)43.639.3
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)61.349.8
 11.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Monte Vista Elementary)59.548.9
 10.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Murrieta Valley Unified)66.753.7
 13.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Monte Vista Elementary)45.938.9
 7.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Murrieta Valley Unified)53.942.4
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Monte Vista Elementary)40.336.4
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (Murrieta Valley Unified)42.838.8
 3.9%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students895784
 12.4%
African American6052
 13.3%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian10483
 20.2%
Hispanic318322
 1.3%
Pacific Islander87
 12.5%
White299237
 20.7%
Two or More Races10281
 20.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.3%53.3%
 14%


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Monte Vista Elementary ranks 1876th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dorothy McElhinney Middle
High : Vista Murrieta High

In the 2023-24 school year, 802 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 28% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 5% African American.


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