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Paloma Elementary

Q: Is Paloma Elementary a good school?

Paloma Elementary ranks 971 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

971^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Paloma Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 547 students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, ranking in the 83rd percentile among all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its remarkable stability and specific areas of excellence, particularly in science, where over 53% of students are proficient—significantly higher than the district and state averages and outperforming nearby schools like Temecula Luiseno Elementary and Pauba Valley Elementary. It also provides exceptional support for special education students and maintains lower chronic absenteeism than both the district and state. While schools like Abby Reinke Elementary and Red Hawk Elementary may have slightly higher overall test scores, Paloma is noted for its balanced and consistent performance across all subjects and grade levels.

With a student population that is moderately economically diverse, Paloma Elementary achieves strong academic outcomes while using its resources efficiently compared to some peers. Its decade-long record of steady, high performance suggests established and effective teaching practices, making it a reliable and high-quality choice for elementary education in the Temecula area.

547

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,517

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

42940 Via Rami
Temecula, CA 92592-3648

(951) 302-5165

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Paloma Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Temecula Middle
High:	Temecula Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

Hispanic:

39.3%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg55%

California avg41%

971^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Temecula Valley Unified

308^th of 1,543Temecula Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	971 of 5857	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	917 of 5869	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	958 of 5859	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1218 of 5883	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	1107 of 5789	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	941 of 5662	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	1109 of 5692	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	1013 of 5614	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.9	941 of 5611	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	826 of 5530	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	693 of 5390	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	86.2	677 of 5377	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	88.7	522 of 5314	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	260 of 5193	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	299 of 5113	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	90.8	480 of 5113	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	627 of 4818	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	92.2	373 of 4822	92.3%	★★★★★
2004	89.5	530 of 4809	89.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.3	626 of 2227	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	314 of 2585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	314 of 2128	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	999 of 5597	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	886 of 5612	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	916 of 5609	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	1157 of 5635	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	786 of 5492	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	728 of 5413	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	527 of 5107	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	241 of 5107	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	257 of 5087	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	484 of 5084	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	722 of 4963	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	321 of 4830	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	745 of 5460	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	471 of 5517	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	699 of 5363	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	984 of 5264	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	523 of 5173	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	797 of 5084	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	951 of 5628	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	929 of 5643	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1013 of 5638	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1244 of 5663	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	1337 of 5510	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	1126 of 5431	79.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	39 of 153	74.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	103 of 718	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.0	444 of 670	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.9	131 of 669	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	298 of 445	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	211 of 339	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	254 of 2847	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	244 of 2635	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	61.1	627 of 2420	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	1137 of 2598	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	793 of 2651	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	1173 of 2661	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	1198 of 2726	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	901 of 2834	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	997 of 2737	63.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science53%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 8, 2011

The students and staff seems to have an clique type environment. You are either in or out. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	42940 Via Rami	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5165	547	25	21.8	36.2%	222 (40.6%)	14 (2.6%)	215 (39.3%)	34 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	55 (10.1%)	83.9	971^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.8	917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	54	53.5		53.5	69.7	64.8	69.0				67.9	64.0	54.4	59.0				59.1							$16,517	$966	$15,551
Vintage Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	42240 Camino Romo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-4260	512	22	23.2	36.5%	236 (46.1%)	5 (1.0%)	197 (38.5%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	75.9	1338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.6	1426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	88	49.5		49.5	49.3	61.3	67.7				60.2	50.7	55.3	57.0				54.6	94.7	97.3		96.0	96.0	96.0	$16,581	$949	$15,632
Home INstead INnovation Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	42240 Camino Romo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 294-6150	254	14	17.7	45.7%	75 (29.5%)	13 (5.1%)	101 (39.8%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40 (15.7%)	63.1	1919^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		58.4	2126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	207	34.5	44.1	41.2	60.7	58.3	48.3	55.0	72.2	61.8	60.9	50.0	37.5	27.6	59.0	59.3	58.8	52.1							$18,848	$1,345	$17,503
Abby Reinke Elementary	Public	K-5	43799 Sunny Meadows Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-6610	559	25	22.3	25.9%	257 (46.0%)	8 (1.4%)	178 (31.8%)	45 (8.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	92.7	492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		90.6	662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	170	59.1		59.1	79.2	72.1	78.2				76.5	79.2	73.1	62.7				71.3	94.9			97.5	97.5		$15,742	$936	$14,806
Crowne Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	33535 Old Kent Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6370	519	24	21.1	32.8%	236 (45.5%)	4 (0.8%)	200 (38.5%)	30 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.7%)	74.9	1372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		76.9	1294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	78	46.2		46.2	52.4	59.8	67.4				60.7	54.0	50.5	54.8				53.0							$19,387	$1,023	$18,364
Vail Elementary	Public	K-5	29835 Mira Loma Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7140	563	25	22.5	64.8%	142 (25.2%)	37 (6.6%)	300 (53.3%)	31 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (8.2%)	44.3	2929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		43.2	2982^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	53	36.9		36.9	46.1	33.8	60.7				47.1	33.8	23.8	28.6				28.6	92.5	96.2		93.4	97.2	98.1	$17,122	$1,663	$15,459
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	31530 La Serena Way	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7150	484	20	24.2	32.0%	204 (42.1%)	11 (2.3%)	197 (40.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.6%)	79.9	1159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		71.5	1526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	367	43.9		43.9	69.5	72.0	63.4				68.3	68.4	56.0	42.7				56.4							$14,962	$1,057	$13,905
Temecula Elementary	Public	K-5	41951 Moraga Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7130	522	22	23.7	72.6%	95 (18.2%)	29 (5.6%)	298 (57.1%)	51 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (7.7%)	43.2	2992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		41.1	3120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	128	25.6		25.6	34.2	43.8	54.1				43.9	36.8	39.8	29.5				35.4	93.5	97.2	97.2	98.1	93.5	97.2	$17,972	$2,220	$15,752
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	K-5	32045 Camino San Jose	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5125	496	21	23.6	44.2%	134 (27.0%)	12 (2.4%)	218 (44.0%)	79 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.9%)	87.7	793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		84	994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	201	59.4		59.4	60.2	75.6	70.7				68.9	60.7	69.8	67.3				65.9	92.9	95.3	92.9	92.9	94.1	92.9	$15,893	$1,534	$14,359
Pauba Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	33125 Regina Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5140	510	22	23.1	47.8%	178 (34.9%)	15 (2.9%)	202 (39.6%)	72 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.6%)	73.7	1434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.5%		77.1	1283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	151	36.5		36.5	64.4	69.6	51.8				61.8	66.7	65.8	37.7				56.6	96.0		97.0		98.0		$16,254	$1,401	$14,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Paloma Elementary

Is Paloma Elementary a good school?

Paloma Elementary ranks 971^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paloma Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Paloma Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Paloma Elementary?

Students at Paloma Elementary are 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Paloma Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Paloma Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paloma Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Temecula Middle
High : Temecula Valley High

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