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Vail Ranch Middle

Q: Is Vail Ranch Middle a good school?

Vail Ranch Middle ranks 446 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 84% of California middle schools

Summary

Vail Ranch Middle is a public middle school located in Temecula, California, serving around 800 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Temecula Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 309 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vail Ranch Middle consistently outperforms the state average in academic achievement, with 62.28% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 52.84% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the statewide averages of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special needs, who rank among the top 300 middle schools in California. However, the school has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism, from 16.6% in 2023-2024 to 24.9% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, Vail Ranch Middle generally outperforms its peers in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 21.8, which may contribute to its academic success. Additionally, Vail Ranch Middle has seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $11,704 in 2020-2021 to $16,013 in 2023-2024, suggesting the school is investing more resources in its students.

765

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,296

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33340 Camino Piedra Rojo
Temecula, CA 92592-1184

(951) 302-5188

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Vail Ranch Middle usually attend:

High:

Great Oak High

Feeder schools for Vail Ranch Middle:

Elementary:	Pauba Valley Elementary
	Tony Tobin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Asian:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

California avg41%

446^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle 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	81.8	446 of 2761	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	471 of 2783	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	430 of 2781	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	511 of 2740	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	419 of 2715	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	437 of 2480	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.1	371 of 2508	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	423 of 2497	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	84.8	339 of 2477	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	551 of 2379	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	329 of 2259	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	402 of 2236	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	432 of 2179	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	302 of 2063	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	281 of 2005	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	256 of 1999	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.1	291 of 1804	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	71.1	423 of 1777	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.1	288 of 1769	83.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	193 of 637	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	308 of 739	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	235 of 743	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	255 of 715	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	302 of 733	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	331 of 745	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	415 of 700	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	554 of 1531	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	197 of 1491	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	293 of 1369	78.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	68.0	228 of 1364	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	479 of 2533	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	415 of 2551	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	396 of 2531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	494 of 2509	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	362 of 2380	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	379 of 2262	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	304 of 2395	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	341 of 2388	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	220 of 2374	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	302 of 2359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	270 of 2213	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	192 of 2072	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	429 of 2542	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	560 of 2579	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	656 of 2531	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	519 of 2458	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	444 of 2369	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	444 of 2230	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	407 of 2534	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	504 of 2552	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	443 of 2538	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	466 of 2527	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	421 of 2407	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	444 of 2273	80.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.9	11 of 192	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	68.6	54 of 193	72.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	354 of 726	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	303 of 701	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	299 of 677	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	288 of 665	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	151 of 554	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	227 of 462	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	299 of 1566	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	452 of 1552	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	326 of 1531	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	463 of 1520	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	580 of 1537	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	527 of 1543	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	571 of 1555	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	581 of 1602	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	586 of 1496	60.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2024)94th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2022)70th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Great school administration and awesome kids attend Vail Ranch Middle School. Bullying doesn't seem to be present here as much as other middle schools in the area. 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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vail Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	33340 Camino Piedra Rojo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5188	765	36	21.1	26.8%	312 (40.8%)	21 (2.7%)	234 (30.6%)	98 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.6%)	81.8	446^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.8%		80.3	471^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.1%	25	51.7	51.7	65.5	66.0	55.9	62.3	57.7	54.4	47.1	52.8	$21,296	$20,344	$952
Temecula Middle	Public	6-8	42075 Meadows Pkwy.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5151	1,012	40	25.3	26.2%	470 (46.4%)	17 (1.7%)	336 (33.2%)	80 (7.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (10.4%)	87.5	322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%		83.7	404^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.5%	82	53.3	53.3	64.0	67.5	72.2	68.1	49.8	62.1	63.8	58.9	$17,578	$16,782	$796
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Public	6-8	45125 Via Del Coronado	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 699-0080	1,008	42	23.9	36.4%	328 (32.5%)	23 (2.3%)	364 (36.1%)	184 (18.3%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.6%)	78.3	512^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.5%		89	300^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.2%	212	45.1	45.1	59.1	71.0	60.5	63.6	46.4	53.4	44.2	48.0	$17,644	$16,716	$928
Margarita Middle	Public	6-8	30600 Margarita Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7370	731	33	21.9	54.7%	223 (30.5%)	30 (4.1%)	346 (47.3%)	61 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.0%)	50.4	1167^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%		58.1	931^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.5%	236	36.6	36.6	48.3	50.5	42.6	46.9	24.9	35.7	30.2	30.1	$19,840	$18,230	$1,610
James L. Day Middle	Public	6-8	40775 Camino Campos Verdes	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 699-8138	932	41	22.9	42.0%	314 (33.7%)	35 (3.8%)	350 (37.6%)	120 (12.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	107 (11.5%)	81	458^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%		78.8	512^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	54	49.1	49.1	60.2	64.4	70.7	65.4	43.6	51.4	52.5	49.4	$19,325	$17,952	$1,373
Bella Vista Middle	Public	6-8	31650 Browning St.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6600	1,249	54	22.9	36.4%	404 (32.3%)	67 (5.4%)	496 (39.7%)	154 (12.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	121 (9.7%)	79	494^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%		75.4	578^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	84	48.4	48.4	64.7	61.7	70.5	66.0	46.2	43.7	46.6	45.6	$17,547	$16,744	$803
Warm Springs Middle	Public	6-8	39245 Calle de Fortuna	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-3503	755	34	22.0	62.9%	188 (24.9%)	46 (6.1%)	358 (47.4%)	75 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	83 (11.0%)	68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%		74.1	607^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	104	48.8	48.8	50.0	60.4	51.2	53.9	45.2	41.6	39.2	41.9	$25,627	$25,540	$87
Shivela Middle	Public	6-8	24515 Lincoln Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1406	1,282	46	27.8	66.1%	331 (25.8%)	87 (6.8%)	604 (47.1%)	106 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	14 (1.1%)	135 (10.5%)	67.6	725^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.7%		72.1	650^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.6%	75	45.1	45.1	53.2	58.6	49.6	53.8	41.2	42.2	42.4	42.0	$19,816	$19,712	$104
Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Public	6-8	35125 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 304-1885	1,451	58	24.9	46.2%	509 (35.1%)	88 (6.1%)	533 (36.7%)	154 (10.6%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	157 (10.8%)	86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		83.9	400^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	61	51.4	51.4	68.6	76.6	72.7	72.8	53.6	50.8	53.4	52.6	$19,319	$19,256	$63
Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	24040 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1410	1,565	62	25.2	49.5%	656 (41.9%)	57 (3.6%)	606 (38.7%)	93 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	145 (9.3%)	73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%		75.2	582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	79.1%	27	43.0	43.0	58.4	60.5	59.4	59.5	46.1	43.1	46.6	45.3	$19,189	$19,124	$65

Frequently Asked Questions about Vail Ranch Middle

What high school do graduates of Vail Ranch Middle attend?

Students who attend Vail Ranch Middle usually go on to attend Great Oak High

Is Vail Ranch Middle a good school?

Vail Ranch Middle ranks 446^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vail Ranch Middle?

Students at Vail Ranch Middle are 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Vail Ranch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Vail Ranch Middle.

What district is Vail Ranch Middle in?

Temecula Valley Unified

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