Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Murrieta Valley Unified

40121 Torrey Pines Rd., Murrieta, CA 92563 Map

Math (met standard)
48%
+6 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
52%
+6 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
38%
+3 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
62%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
828
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 45% state 47% · 2025-26 44% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 53% state 42% · 2025-26 53% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 46% state 37% · 2025-26 58% state 49% · 2025-26 38% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 48% state 42% · 2025-26 52% state 47% · 2025-26 38% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 48% state 42% 52% state 47% 38% state 35%
2024-25 50% state 42% 58% state 46% 42% state 33%
2023-24 54% state 40% 48% state 45% 31% state 33%
2022-23 48% state 40% 46% state 44% 30% state 32%
2021-22 46% state 38% 46% state 44% 17% state 31%
2018-19 56% state 44% 61% state 50% 42% state 32%
2017-18 55% state 43% 66% state 49% —
2016-17 55% state 40% 62% state 45% —
2015-16 51% state 38% 58% state 45% —
2014-15 48% state 35% 54% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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