Oak Meadows Elementary, Murrieta CA

Original Research by School Decision on Oak Meadows Elementary

Oak Meadows Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Murrieta, a suburban residential community in southwestern Riverside County marked by single-family neighborhoods, gated communities, and equestrian-oriented areas. The school sits within Menifee Union School District, which is experiencing rapid enrollment growth and has just won voter approval for a substantial facilities bond to build three new elementary schools and one middle school, plus modernize aging classrooms. This growth context matters: unlike most California districts, Menifee Union is expanding rather than shrinking, which shapes both the district's investment priorities and the housing pressure families navigate.

Oak Meadows serves roughly eight hundred students, with a student body that is majority Hispanic, followed by white, multiracial, Asian, and Black students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the school's English learner population and students receiving special education services were not available, so a parent may want to look into those demographics directly with the school.

On state testing, Oak Meadows' results show mixed performance. In English language arts across all tested grades, proficiency runs between the high forties and the mid-fifties, with fifth grade performing above the other grades. Math proficiency is lower, clustering in the mid-forties and low thirties across grades three through five. The school did administer California's science test in fifth grade, where proficiency was in the mid-forties. When proficiency rates across both subjects are averaged together, the school sits in the top quartile relative to districts across Riverside County. This is a meaningful position, though parents should understand that the underlying numbers reflect students meeting state standards at less than half the enrollment in most grades.

Grade-level trends show that fifth-grade English language arts is the school's strongest area, while third-grade mathematics is the most challenged. The data covers only one year, so trend comparisons are not yet possible.

Oak Meadows has not been identified as a magnet school or a charter school. Title I status information was not available; a parent may want to confirm this with the school or district website to understand what federal funding streams support the school.

The housing market in the Murrieta area reflects broader Southern California conditions. Home values are substantial, and monthly rents are also significant, though homes in the zip code are valued below the California state median. Mortgage costs and rent both consume a large share of household income. The area has experienced a small decline in home values year over year, and rental costs have ticked upward slightly. For families moving to the area, the bond passed by voters in 2024 will add a new property tax obligation tied to school facilities improvements, a lasting cost to weigh alongside the school's academic performance and community fit.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 50% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 44% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 36% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 47% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 46%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 51% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 36% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

This schoolMenifee Union, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income26%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income54%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income66%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income37%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income61%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income34%Higher-income53%20 pp gap