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Vail Ranch Middle

Q: Is Vail Ranch Middle a good school?

Vail Ranch Middle ranks 631 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Vail Ranch Middle serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 765 students in Temecula, California, among a group of nearby middle schools in the Temecula and Murrieta area. Its most important takeaway is that results are above state proficiency levels but mixed against nearby schools, with ELA and science standing out as relative weaknesses locally.

In 2025–26, 56% of students were proficient in ELA, 49% in math, and 47% in science—about 7, 11, and 11 percentage points above California, respectively, but about 8, 2, and 3 points below the Temecula Valley Unified district. Compared with nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Vail ranked 8th of 10 in ELA and science and 6th in math; nearby averages were 61% in ELA, 48% in math, and 54% in science. Results also vary by grade: seventh-grade ELA was a relative bright spot at 63%, while sixth-grade ELA and math were 49% and 40%, each ranking third-lowest among Vail and nearby schools with that grade.

Scores fell in all three subjects in the latest year: ELA declined 6 percentage points, math 3, and science 4. Across 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 6 points, while math rose 1 and science rose 3. Attendance improved: chronic absenteeism dropped 11 points, from 24% in 2021–22 to 13% in 2025–26, below district and state rates. SchoolDigger ranked Vail 622nd of 2,703 schools, at the 77th percentile with 4 stars—around the middle of the nearby group. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was the group’s lowest, at 21.1:1. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible share that year was 27%, compared with a 50% nearby average. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is Military Connected Students: the school ranked at the 44th percentile in 2025–26, down from the 94th percentile in 2023–24, compared with its overall 77th-percentile standing.

765

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,296

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

California avg42%

631^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Temecula Valley Unified

284^th of 1,530Temecula 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
2026	72.4	631 of 2740	77.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.4	382 of 777	50.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.9	573 of 2516	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.3	658 of 2357	72.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.5	720 of 2529	71.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.5	638 of 2514	74.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	43.5	103 of 181	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	50.1	392 of 735	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	56.0	504 of 1605	68.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.1	635 of 1490	57.4%	★★★☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2018)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2026)43rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

Science47%+11 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	72.4	631^st of 2740 public middle schools	77.0%		81.8	446^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.8%	185	47.4	47.4	49.4	62.8	56.6	56.1	40.2	51.5	56.0	49.4	$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%)	86.7	321^st of 2740 public middle schools	88.3%		87.5	322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%	1	60.2	60.2	62.5	60.0	73.1	65.5	63.3	54.1	66.8	61.6	$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%)	82.2	431^st of 2740 public middle schools	84.3%		78.3	512^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.5%	81	60.5	60.5	60.9	60.3	73.6	64.9	52.4	49.8	53.3	51.9	$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%)	59.8	938^th of 2740 public middle schools	65.8%		50.4	1167^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%	229	43.4	43.4	57.0	44.9	59.1	53.5	40.7	32.1	37.1	36.6	$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%)	70.1	690^th of 2740 public middle schools	74.8%		81	458^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%	232	46.7	46.7	51.5	60.0	54.0	55.1	39.3	53.4	49.3	47.1	$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%)	72.1	636^th of 2740 public middle schools	76.8%		79	494^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%	142	49.3	49.3	48.6	62.1	64.9	58.7	37.6	48.3	51.1	45.8	$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%)	78	514^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.2%		68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%	197	64.2	64.2	54.6	58.8	66.3	59.7	53.8	46.4	48.4	49.7	$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%)	72.1	640^th of 2740 public middle schools	76.6%		67.6	725^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.7%	85	58.9	58.9	49.2	59.7	59.6	56.3	40.5	45.6	49.5	45.3	$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%)	84.5	376^th of 2740 public middle schools	86.3%		86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%	37	54.7	54.7	63.4	74.2	72.5	70.1	47.2	55.3	53.8	52.2	$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%)	75	569^th of 2740 public middle schools	79.2%		73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%	40	48.5	48.5	60.6	66.0	58.1	61.5	48.3	43.9	46.8	46.3	$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 631^st of 2740 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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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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