Murrieta Elementary

Our Story

Murrieta Elementary School opened in 1958 as the first school in what would later become the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. The school serves students in Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 5. Over the years classrooms, offices, and a cafeteria were added and a comprehensive modernization program was completed in 2002. The school has 41 classrooms, a multipurpose room, cafeteria, library, 4 computer lab, administrative offices, a staff lounge and two play areas, one for kindergarten students and one designated for students in grades 1-5. Child care facilities for students in grades K-5 are located on campus in a separate room.

School Mission Statement

Murrieta Elementary School is committed to providing each student with a high quality education which reflects student achievement, while emphasizing responsibility, life skills, and life-long learning. We believe our primary purpose is to provide the opportunity for each student to learn to the best of his or her ability. We want to develop each student’s skills to meet life’s challenges with honesty, integrity, courage, and the desire to reach for intellectual and personal excellence for the betterment of the community, the nation, and the world. We invite parents and community members to join us as we continue to set high expectations and assist our students in “Stalking Success.”; Educating our youth must be a partnership. Together we can prepare today’s students to succeed in tomorrow’s world.