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Pauba Valley Elementary

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Pauba Valley Elementary ranks 1434 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pauba Valley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 510 students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, consistently earning above-average state ratings while navigating a significant increase in student economic need.

The school has notable academic strengths, particularly in mathematics where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and it shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting its economically disadvantaged students. However, parents should be aware of areas the school is working to improve, including science proficiency and a recent uptick in chronic absenteeism, though this rate remains below the state average. An interesting point is the school's efficient use of resources, achieving strong results with mid-range per-student spending compared to nearby schools like Vail Elementary and Crowne Hill Elementary.

When compared to other local schools, Pauba Valley solidly outperforms Vail Elementary academically while serving a similar community, though it trails top performers like Abby Reinke Elementary and Red Hawk Elementary. The school faces a common district challenge with a drop in fifth-grade math scores, and it maintains performance despite demographic shifts, indicating resilient educational systems.

510

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,254

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33125 Regina Dr.
Temecula, CA 92592-1473

(951) 302-5140

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Pauba Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vail Ranch Middle
High:	Great Oak High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

34.9%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

California avg41%

1,434^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	73.7	1434 of 5857	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	1283 of 5869	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	1236 of 5859	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	1171 of 5883	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	916 of 5789	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	1084 of 5662	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.0	1562 of 5692	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	69.8	1532 of 5614	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	1301 of 5611	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	1220 of 5530	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	854 of 5390	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	1159 of 5377	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	819 of 5314	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	85.1	752 of 5193	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	90.3	462 of 5113	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	751 of 5113	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	86.7	653 of 4818	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	88.2	584 of 4822	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	84.3	729 of 4809	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.6	351 of 1205	70.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	77.4	377 of 2585	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	404 of 2128	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1735 of 5597	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	1593 of 5612	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	1558 of 5609	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	1272 of 5635	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	1289 of 5492	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	1531 of 5413	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	969 of 5107	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1159 of 5107	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	787 of 5087	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	455 of 5084	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	119 of 4963	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	408 of 4830	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	754 of 5460	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	766 of 5517	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	726 of 5363	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	837 of 5264	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	273 of 5173	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	507 of 5084	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	1073 of 5628	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	987 of 5643	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	940 of 5638	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	1023 of 5663	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	579 of 5510	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	792 of 5431	85.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	23 of 130	82.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	498 of 669	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	449 of 610	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	254 of 445	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1183 of 2847	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	705 of 2635	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	1040 of 2420	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1449 of 2598	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1290 of 2651	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1222 of 2661	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	975 of 2726	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	1173 of 2834	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	846 of 2737	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2019)85th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2024)71st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)26th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Having previously lived in Virginia and Pennsylvania, I am very disappointed with this school.

Saying this school has a GATE program is a joke. There is no specialist, GIEPs, support system or even differentiated instruction. Instead, gifted students are encouraged to read during down time or complete work in a different book. Nobody would ever hand an ESL student a Spanish-English dictionary and call it a day. So I will never understand why this is tolerated.

My son is in a class of 31 fourth graders with no teacher's aid. The student teacher ratio is publicly listed at being 22.5:1. Thirty students is too big of a class at the high school level-it's a disgrace in the 4th grade.

The drop off and dismissal here is pandemonium. Instead of the orderly drop off and pick up systems most elementary schools adhere to parents drive like maniacs. Rules aren't enforced and 600 kids are just let loose at the bell. This problem is made worse by the lack of school buses.

I understand that this may be good school according to California standards but there is a reason California's school system ranks 39th in the nation. Close Quote

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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
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
Tony Tobin Elementary	Public	K-5	45200 Morgan Hill Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6355	718	31	23.1	23.1%	317 (44.2%)	24 (3.3%)	197 (27.4%)	83 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (12.8%)	78.5	1218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		84.7	961^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	257	37.5		37.5	68.4	68.0	64.2				66.6	69.2	61.5	48.4				58.0	95.6						$15,662	$950	$14,712
Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	32400 Camino San Dimas	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5199	438	19	23.0	22.8%	152 (34.7%)	9 (2.1%)	149 (34.0%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	85.6	899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		76.8	1300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	401	62.8		62.8	67.2	59.7	75.3				68.1	65.1	54.2	60.6				59.8	97.0				97.0		$15,149	$970	$14,179
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
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
Temecula Luiseno Elementary	Public	K-5	45754 Wolf Creek Dr. North	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6340	738	30	24.6	31.4%	221 (29.9%)	18 (2.4%)	299 (40.5%)	122 (16.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.6%)	77.3	1269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.8	1207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	62	38.7		38.7	69.3	71.6	57.5				65.8	65.5	65.9	42.3				57.2	96.5	98.3	98.3	98.3			$14,994	$942	$14,052
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pauba Valley Elementary

What district is Pauba Valley Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Pauba Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pauba Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vail Ranch Middle
High : Great Oak High

What is the racial makeup of Pauba Valley Elementary?

Students at Pauba Valley Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 35% White, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Pauba Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Pauba Valley Elementary.

Is Pauba Valley Elementary a good school?

Pauba Valley Elementary ranks 1434^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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