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2025 Honorary Service Award Recipients
We are so proud to announce our HSA Recipients:
Mrs. Kim Outstanding Teacher
Mr. Castaneda Honorary Service
Mrs. Pegnato Very Special Person
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Friday Mornings are Always So Much Fun!
We're KIND (of a Big Deal) !
We couldn't be prouder of this amazing achievement! Congratulations Red-Tailed Hawks!
2025 Support Person & Teacher of the Year
Rail Ranch faves, Michelle Tompkins and Sherelle McKenzie take the crown for SPOTY & TOTY
TK enrollment is open
We Love Our School Lunch SHE-roes!
A huge SHOUT-OUT goes to our Nutrition Staff for preparing healthy, delicious meals for our growing Hawks every day!
2024-2025 PBIS Silver Recognition Goes to Rail Ranch!
Did You Lose Something?
Please visit the lost & found in the breezeway. You might find what you're looking for!
Don't forget to label your student's belongings please!News & Events
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We invite the community to help shape that future by participating in the 2026 Facilities Master Plan Prioritization Survey. Every voice matters and the feedback will help ensure that the proposed improvements reflect the priorities of the community.
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Special Election to be held on June 2, 2026.
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Vista Murrieta High School, 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA
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Vista Murrieta High School, 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA
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Vista Murrieta High School, 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA
By The Numbers
28
Happy to be a "California Distinguished School" alongside 28 other schools in our district.
30%
Murrieta Elementary Schools have an overall ranking of 8/10, putting us in the top 30% of California's Elementary Schools.
2025
Proud to be a Kindness Certified School in 2025. Rail Ranch Red Tailed Hawks C.A.R.E.
2 YEARS
Rail Ranch is honored to receive the PBIS award 2 years in a row.
We acheived SILVER status in 2024 and GOLD status in 2025!
From Our Community
My teachers are really funny and I really like that they make learning about division fun.Mateo P , 5th grade student
I really like my school! I like how the staff is helpful and nice, they respect us and teach us how to be respectful Wildcats!Audry F, 7th grade student
I love the opportunity that every staff at VMHS extends to students, as well as the experiences provided to fully engage and succeed in our own ways.Michael G, 11th grade student
As a parent in the district, I love the caring nature of everyone at the school. The inclusion of all students and the ELOP after-school activities provide my son with skills that have made him more confident in himself which has made him a better student!Armida, mom of a 2nd grade student at E. Hale Curran
I proudly graduated from Shivela and Murrieta Valley HS. I decided to return to Murrieta as a legacy employee to work in an environment that had helped me so much as a kid and give back to my community. Rudy, MVHS TEACHER