Is Murrieta Canyon Academy a good school?

Murrieta Canyon Academy ranks 1941 st of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Murrieta Canyon Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 369 students attended Murrieta Canyon Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Murrieta Canyon Academy?

Students at Murrieta Canyon Academy are 45% Hispanic, 29% White, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Not Specified, 1% Pacific Islander.

Murrieta Canyon Academy

Summary:

Murrieta Canyon Academy is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 in Murrieta, CA, with 401 students. The school faces significant challenges compared to nearby charter schools, particularly in the areas of graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic achievement.

Murrieta Canyon Academy has seen a steady increase in its 4-year graduation rate, from 76.5% in 2018-2019 to 90.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby charter schools like Santa Rosa Academy (99.1%) and Temecula Preparatory (97.2%). However, Murrieta Canyon Academy's dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.4% and 8.2% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the dropout rates of these nearby charter schools. Additionally, Murrieta Canyon Academy has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 39.3% to 70.3% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools.

Murrieta Canyon Academy's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are generally lower than the Murrieta Valley Unified School District and the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the 11th grade ELA proficiency rate is 31.91% at Murrieta Canyon Academy compared to 74.56% for the district and 55.73% for the state. This suggests that the alternative education model used at Murrieta Canyon Academy may not be as effective as the approaches used at the local Santa Rosa Academy, Temecula Preparatory, and various Method Schools and Elite Academic Academy campuses.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

24150 Hayes Ave.
Murrieta, CA 92562-9461

(951) 696-1661

District: Murrieta Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1941^st of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 369

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

White:

29.0%

Asian:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Murrieta Canyon Academy ranks better than 66.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Murrieta Canyon Academy ranks better than 68.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.74. (See more...)

Compare Details Murrieta Canyon Academy ranks better than 59.8% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.23. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Murrieta Canyon Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.3%), White (29%), Asian (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Murrieta Canyon Academy is 15. (See more...)

Compare Murrieta Canyon Academy employs 24.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Murrieta Canyon Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Murrieta Canyon Academy 1941^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Murrieta Canyon Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Murrieta Canyon Academy 863^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Murrieta Canyon Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Murrieta Canyon Academy 934^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Murrieta Canyon Academy in the ranking list.)

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Murrieta Valley Unified:

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

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Rank History for Murrieta Canyon Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	58.62	2097^th	5883	64.4%
2023	61.25	2006^th	5874	65.8%
2024	62.73	1941^st	5862	66.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	62.04	1568^th	5264	70.2%
2023	49.37	2411^th	5374	55.1%
2024	62.00	1679^th	5511	69.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	60.87	1897^th	5635	66.3%
2023	56.67	2097^th	5617	62.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	54.75	2202^nd	5663	61.1%
2023	60.06	1941^st	5650	65.6%
2024	70.66	1470^th	5636	73.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	60.68	1604^th	5084	68.5%
2023	70.18	1177^th	5098	76.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.08	1705^th	2726	37.5%

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Rank History for all middle school students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	62.46	842^nd	2740	69.3%
2023	62.14	845^th	2802	69.8%
2024	60.74	863^rd	2777	68.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	56.44	825^th	2458	66.4%
2023	77.79	364^th	2549	85.7%
2024	43.51	1243^rd	2575	51.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	54.15	966^th	2509	61.5%
2023	51.57	1019^th	2547	60.0%
2024	71.92	595^th	2546	76.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.12	680^th	2527	73.1%
2023	71.35	594^th	2558	76.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	58.17	773^rd	2359	67.2%
2023	51.47	946^th	2391	60.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	29.42	1110^th	1555	28.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	79.43	78^th	1653	95.3%
2005	75.92	146^th	1901	92.3%
2006	66.45	345^th	1968	82.5%
2007	81.00	109^th	2063	94.7%
2008	69.02	288^th	2117	86.4%
2009	60.26	465^th	2238	79.2%
2010	53.57	659^th	2281	71.1%
2011	71.25	284^th	2367	88.0%
2012	49.52	812^th	2354	65.5%
2013	61.15	510^th	2426	79.0%
2015	72.81	492^nd	1994	75.3%
2016	69.73	573^rd	2039	71.9%
2017	27.83	1410^th	2021	30.2%
2018	26.83	1414^th	2017	29.9%
2019	32.04	1388^th	2133	34.9%
2022	33.67	1337^th	2123	37.0%
2023	44.34	1004^th	2348	57.2%
2024	47.23	934^th	2323	59.8%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	71.94	164^th	786	79.1%
2024	78.65	105^th	804	86.9%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.35	359^th	1323	72.9%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.28	394^th	1547	74.5%
2024	74.35	169^th	1534	89.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.98	1330^th	1862	28.6%
2019	32.69	1308^th	1937	32.5%
2022	34.56	1256^th	1943	35.4%
2023	39.90	1138^th	2247	49.4%
2024	50.06	856^th	2235	61.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.38	1300^th	1760	26.1%
2019	26.65	1338^th	1833	27.0%
2022	31.30	1245^th	1858	33.0%
2023	46.99	899^th	2118	57.6%
2024	49.27	840^th	2098	60.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.70	1396^th	1834	23.9%
2019	32.90	1227^th	1880	34.7%
2022	32.31	1240^th	1916	35.3%
2023	39.84	1048^th	2207	52.5%
2024	43.59	957^th	2172	55.9%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.38	528^th	731	27.8%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.09	597^th	720	17.1%
2024	63.04	207^th	721	71.3%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.64	1267^th	1742	27.3%
2019	30.59	1256^th	1814	30.8%
2022	30.29	1307^th	1861	29.8%
2023	41.22	1090^th	2142	49.1%
2024	49.44	840^th	2125	60.5%

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Rank History for high school White students at Murrieta Canyon Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.13	1004^th	1173	14.4%
2019	20.18	1003^rd	1222	17.9%
2022	23.85	929^th	1204	22.8%
2023	31.01	906^th	1434	36.8%
2024	33.96	845^th	1406	39.9%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Murrieta Canyon Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	60	0	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	2	71
2005	62	1	3	20	0	n/a	n/a	4	90
2006	46	9	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	11	82
2007	73	5	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	11	101
2008	52	n/a	5	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	71
2009	53	3	2	13	0	0	5	0	76
2010	24	2	1	10	0	0	5	0	42
2011	62	6	4	18	0	0	3	0	93
2012	58	7	4	26	1	0	4	0	100
2013	56	6	1	27	0	0	5	0	95
2014	69	6	1	40	2	0	6	0	124
2015	67	7	4	33	3	1	6	0	121
2016	72	9	2	36	1	0	6	0	126
2017	141	17	9	88	2	2	8	0	267
2018	128	12	8	85	2	1	16	0	252
2019	142	18	14	89	4	2	18	0	287
2020	110	12	8	81	2	0	21	0	234
2021	80	5	1	80	0	0	23	0	189
2022	166	36	84	274	2	7	61	2	632
2023	112	33	35	180	2	3	33	3	401
2024	107	24	31	167	0	4	30	6	369

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 Murrieta Canyon Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	71	3.0	23.7	0
2005	90	4.0	22.5	10.5
2006	82	2.5	32.8	7
2007	101	2.5	40.4	2.2
2008	71	4.4	16.1	9.9
2009	76	4.0	15.2	2.6
2010	42	3.5	12.0	21.4
2011	93	n/a	n/a	16.1
2012	100	4.7	21.0	n/a
2013	95	3.6	26.3	17.9
2014	124	5.8	21.3	26.6
2015	121	4.0	30.2	14
2016	126	4.0	31.5	21.4
2017	267	13.3	20.0	29.2
2018	252	14.5	17.3	37.7
2019	287	14.0	20.5	40.8
2020	234	n/a	n/a	41.5
2021	189	17.4	10.8	39.2
2022	632	32.6	19.3	36.6
2023	401	32.4	12.3	55.9
2024	369	24.5	15.0	59.6

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 Murrieta Canyon Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	71	3.0	23.7	0
2005	90	4.0	22.5	10.5
2006	82	2.5	32.8	7
2007	101	2.5	40.4	2.2
2008	71	4.4	16.1	9.9
2009	76	4.0	15.2	2.6
2010	42	3.5	12.0	21.4
2011	93	n/a	n/a	16.1
2012	100	4.7	21.0	n/a
2013	95	3.6	26.3	17.9
2014	124	5.8	21.3	26.6
2015	121	4.0	30.2	14
2016	126	4.0	31.5	21.4
2017	267	13.3	20.0	29.2
2018	252	14.5	17.3	37.7
2019	287	14.0	20.5	40.8
2020	234	n/a	n/a	41.5
2021	189	17.4	10.8	39.2
2022	632	32.6	19.3	36.6
2023	401	32.4	12.3	55.9
2024	369	24.5	15.0	59.6

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.

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