Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Murrieta Valley High School
Public · Murrieta · Riverside County · 2,174 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
18%
Higher than 47% of California high schools
+3.9 pp above peer median (13.6%)
· Ranked #4 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 14.0%
2025 · 17.5%
-11%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-8.6 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~2099
5-yr projected enrollment (75 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Murrieta Valley High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 11): 18% vs. a peer median of 14%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Murrieta Valley High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.888) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 21% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 11% (575→510 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2099 by 2029 — about 75 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murrieta Mesa High School | Public | 13.4% | -12% |
| Elsinore High School | Public | 10.1% | -4% |
| Paloma Valley High School | Public | 11.7% | -17% |
| Liberty High | Public | 19.2% | +34% |
| Temecula Valley High School | Public | 24.9% | -2% |
| Temescal Canyon High School | Public | 13.3% | -5% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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