Calvary Murrieta Christian School To Permanently Close

MURRIETA, CA — With the 2025-26 school year winding down, one Murrieta campus is making these final spring weeks its last ever.

Calvary Murrieta Christian School, a private TK-8 campus at 24275 Monroe Avenue, announced that it will permanently close at the end of the academic year.

A March 16 state filing shows the closure is effective May 29 and impacts 74 school employees.

"After much prayer and thoughtful discernment, the church board has made the difficult decision to bring this season of the school’s ministry to a close," according to a statement on the school's website. "The current school year will be the final year of CMCS. While this decision carries emotion, it is also filled with deep gratitude for all that God has done through this ministry."

The school has operated since 1993, according to the CMCS website.

Niche, an online platform that profiles U.S. schools and colleges, claims that CMCS serves 297 students. Patch, which has reached out to Calvary Murrieta, has not independently verified the enrollment number.

CMCS struggled with financial difficulties and falling enrollment when it made the difficult decision in 2019 to shutter its high school. In a letter to parents at the time, Pastor Brian Bell cited years of money woes amid declining student enrollment.

Bell remains at Calvary Murrieta, serving as senior pastor.

Despite rocky economic footing, CMCS's preschool, elementary and junior high schools continued educating students.

That has come to an impending end.

In its latest closure announcement, CMCS officials wrote, "As we complete this final year, we are committed to finishing well, with care, excellence, and unity, honoring the legacy of discipleship God has entrusted to us."