Murrieta Elementary School

24725 Adams Avenue

School District

Murrieta Valley Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 23, 2023

The teachers are phenomenal! The administration is great and my kids love going to school
Submitted by parent on May 21, 2018

I have two of my kids in this school. They have been there now for 3 years and they love the school, staff and teachers. The school provides so many after school programs that they enjoy participating.
Submitted by parent on March 01, 2018

The teachers that we have had over the past four school years have been exceptional in their teaching abilities. My son has excelled in all areas academically and is naturally a little reserved socially. I see daily during drop off, pick up, volunteering during school and at school events that boys are overwhelmingly disciplined/reprimanded more often and more severely than girls for similar offenses. I have one of each with similar personalities and behaviors and noone has ever batted an eye at my daughter. The tone and anger with the boys for simple indiscretions such as running or talking too loudly has made my son a nervous wreck. He told me he's a bad kid because he's always getting in trouble. None of these "trouble" incidents have been big enough to constitute a call home or ever a casual mention to me so I don't think he's doing anything out of the ordinary. I've witnessed it on many occasions and it's not a good feeling to see young children get bullied.
Submitted by parent on August 06, 2017

I have had children at this school for the past 9 years and all of them have had great experiences! The current principal and VP are amazing and the concern and care they show for the students is very impressive. Yes we have had some teachers we have liked more than others but overall it is a wonderful school that I would highly recommend.
Submitted by parent on June 02, 2017

This school is definitely not the best in the district. The office staff is rude, no one even says hello, or smiles for that matter. Crossing guards are rude. My childs teacher is good, she seems to really care about her students. The school is older than most in this town, and pretty run down .
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2016

2 of my kids attend this school, the principal is amazing, very involved. He knows all the kids by name which shows how personable he is. He truly cares about this school and the students. All of our teachers so far have been great from K-3rd grade.
Submitted by parent on December 10, 2015

This is a unique school in the area. The school is rich in diversity, both culturally and economically - giving kids a more realistic real-world experience, not just an academic education. When our children were starting school a few years ago, we were strongly considering private school due to many negative reviews that we had heard. We ultimately decided that it would be best to try the public school first and form our own opinion rather than relying on the opinions of others. We found that Murrieta Elementary was undergoing a transformation at the time with a new principal and many other changes - so why not be a part of the transition. We were immediately impressed with the strong sense of community at the school. We got to know the (then VP, now principal) well, as he goes out of his way to know everyone personally and to create the sense of community in the school - very important to a great school! He knew our (then preschool) son's name before he even started school at MES, just from chatting with him regularly when he would accompany his mom to pick up the older kids! We believe that a school's culture can be set by the principal and administrators, but is ultimately up to the contributions of everyone, including parents, and we are pleased to be a part of this family.
Submitted by parent on September 15, 2011

We love it here! We have been with this school for the last two years and have had many great experiences. With 4 children in the school now and 1 that has moved on to middle school from here, we couldn't be happier. Many have stepped up from the teachers to the special ed teachers to make sure our children's needs were met. Great teachers and excellent VP.
Submitted by parent on October 27, 2010

Horrible, I pulled both of my children out of this school. It wasn't that my children were failing; it was the teachers who failed my children. My children are doing extremely well in their new school. VP should be the principal. Mr. Z teaching style is very harmful if your child doesn t fit into his perfect mold that he personally sets. If your child has a mild cases of ADD don t allow your child to be in his class. He will cause permanent psychological damage to your child.
Submitted by parent on May 12, 2010

Pulling my child out. California standards are not being met with my kid yet they seem to dance around this and are willing to pass him. Hand full of good teachers, great vp
Submitted by other on April 24, 2010

A very caring staff and a administrative staff who listen.
Submitted by parent on March 18, 2010

New to the district, new to this school, we do not like it. The VP should be the principle, the principle should just not be there. She is nice, soft spoken and a little to passive. If you have a kid who is middle of the road, the school is fine. My oldest is not being challenged. Repeating work from her previous year at the other school, complains about being bored. My youngest has mild special needs and they have managed to slid him through saying everything is just fine...yet just this year his grades have dropped from b's to c/d's... meeting after meeting after meeting I get no where... Im over it...we will try a differnt school next year!
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2008

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