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Murrieta Mesa High School

24801 Monroe Avenue, Murrieta, CA 92562View on map

  • Public
  • Murrieta
  • 516 seniors
  • 2,026 students

Murrieta Mesa High School is a public high school in Murrieta (Murrieta Valley Unified) with 516 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 82 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

62 of 82 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

62 of 516 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

82 of 516 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.3%

3 of 48 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

4 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Murrieta Mesa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    3 of 48 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 31 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    14 of 53 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    23 of 67 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    15 of 39 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    10 of 20 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    63%

    12 of 19 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    46 of 56 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    15 of 16 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.82)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Murrieta Mesa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Diego19 pts lower

    15%

    14 of 93 admitted

    This school15%Overall34%

  • Long Beach15 pts lower

    32%

    25 of 78 admitted

    This school32%Overall47%

  • Fullerton8 pts lower

    79%

    56 of 71 admitted

    This school79%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    15 of 16 admitted

    This school94%Overall93%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    93%

    118 of 127 admitted

    This school93%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (514 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

67%

345 of 514 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

94 graduates

Community college

38%

197 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC357%
CSU5911%
CA private college163%
Out of state387%
Community college19738%
Not enrolled16933%
Enrolled in college34567%
Total514100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

32

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

176 of 499 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

16%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

95 of 586 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 12 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 75%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 59%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 54%

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