Bella Vista Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,249 students
Dorothy McElhinney Middle
35125 Briggs Rd., Murrieta, CA 92563
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
1,451
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
25 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Murrieta Valley Unified
Riverside County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dorothy McElhinney Middle
Dorothy McElhinney Middle is a public middle school in Murrieta, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Murrieta Valley Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Riverside County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,451 students were enrolled, with about 25 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,451 students
- Students per teacher
- 25 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Murrieta Valley Unified
- County
- Riverside County
- NCES school ID
- 060002912243
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.