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Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary

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Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary ranks 899 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 438 students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, consistently earning high marks for its strong academic programs.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from all economic backgrounds and for having the highest science scores among nearby elementary schools. It achieves these strong results while spending less per student than several district peers, such as Vail Elementary and Crowne Hill Elementary, which indicates efficient use of resources. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is lower than the state average, it is an area for attention as it is higher than at top-performing neighbors like Abby Reinke Elementary and Tony Tobin Elementary.

Overall, Helen Hunt Jackson is a consistently high-performing school that has shown resilience and improvement over time. Its performance is particularly strong in preparing fifth graders for middle school, though there is a noted opportunity to boost mathematics scores in fourth grade. Compared to other schools in the area, it offers a compelling combination of academic excellence and effective support for its student community.

438

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,916

Per pupil spending ?

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32400 Camino San Dimas
Temecula, CA 92592-1259

(951) 302-5199

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
High:	Great Oak High

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Hispanic:

34.0%

Asian:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

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 school64%

District avg55%

California avg41%

899^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	85.6	899 of 5857	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	1300 of 5869	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	1264 of 5859	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	1140 of 5883	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	755 of 5789	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	986 of 5662	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	1115 of 5692	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	1100 of 5614	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	1143 of 5611	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	1081 of 5530	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	712 of 5390	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	90.1	424 of 5377	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.7	789 of 5314	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	91.1	411 of 5193	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	808 of 5113	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	1418 of 5113	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	1011 of 4818	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	1232 of 4822	74.5%	★★★★☆
2004	74.5	1134 of 4809	76.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	337 of 1203	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	813 of 1190	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	93.6	113 of 2585	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	1032 of 5597	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	1220 of 5612	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	1141 of 5609	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1141 of 5635	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	864 of 5492	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1332 of 5413	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	329 of 5107	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	70.0	1187 of 5107	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	601 of 5087	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	543 of 5084	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	808 of 4963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	441 of 4830	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	447 of 5460	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.2	1560 of 5517	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	1415 of 5363	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	420 of 5264	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	319 of 5173	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	584 of 5084	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	753 of 5628	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	1327 of 5643	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	1356 of 5638	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	1087 of 5663	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	645 of 5510	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	668 of 5431	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	69.8	109 of 339	67.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	953 of 2598	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1545 of 2651	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	1450 of 2661	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	1199 of 2726	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	707 of 2834	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	1244 of 2737	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)96th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)68th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

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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 (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 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
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		$20,916	$19,992	$924
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	$21,661	$20,184	$1,477
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			$19,722	$18,878	$844
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		$22,217	$20,810	$1,407
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						$19,730	$18,868	$862
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		$21,782	$20,876	$906
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							$23,185	$22,126	$1,059
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							$22,481	$21,570	$911
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	$20,523	$19,646	$877
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							$24,245	$23,418	$827

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary

Is Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary a good school?

Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary ranks 899^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
High : Great Oak High

What district is Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

How many students attend Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary?

Students at Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary are 35% White, 34% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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