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Temecula Valley High

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Temecula Valley High ranks 572 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Temecula Valley High is a large, well-established public high school serving approximately 2,739 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded Temecula Valley Unified School District in Southern California.

The school is a solid, mid-performing choice with a standout 98% graduation rate that rivals top schools in the area, including Great Oak High and Vista Murrieta High. It performs well in English and Science, exceeding state averages, and shows particular strength in supporting diverse student populations. However, its math scores are a notable challenge, lagging behind both the state average and its district peers like Great Oak High and Chaparral High.

Within its own district, TVHS occupies a comfortable middle tier among comprehensive high schools. While its academic rankings are generally stable, performance for some student groups has shown significant year-to-year swings, which the school will need to address. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Murrieta Valley Unified, TVHS offers a strong, consistent educational experience with a proven track record of getting students to graduation, even if its test scores aren't the highest in the region.

2,739

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,933

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31555 Rancho Vista Rd.
Temecula, CA 92592-3516

(951) 695-7300

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Temecula Valley High:

Elementary:	Abby Reinke Elementary
	Crowne Hill Elementary
	Paloma Elementary
	Rancho Elementary
	More...
	Vail Elementary
	Vintage Hills Elementary
Middle:	Margarita Middle
	Temecula Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

37.6%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!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 school45%

District avg55%

California avg41%

572^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	71.2	572 of 2162	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	374 of 2159	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	403 of 2170	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	302 of 2123	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	316 of 2133	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	259 of 2017	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.9	314 of 2021	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	467 of 2039	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.6	441 of 1994	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	63.7	447 of 2426	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.9	469 of 2354	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	355 of 2367	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	65.1	397 of 2281	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	321 of 2238	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	62.1	436 of 2117	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	376 of 2063	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	58.6	491 of 1968	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	66.3	310 of 1901	83.7%	★★★★☆
2004	65.5	258 of 1653	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	129 of 523	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	56 of 517	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	135 of 521	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	120 of 522	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	136 of 592	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	48 of 582	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	484 of 585	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	76.0	144 of 573	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	211 of 591	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	246 of 581	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	253 of 582	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	404 of 581	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.8	179 of 1161	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	299 of 1117	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	218 of 1052	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.0	115 of 1085	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	591 of 1064	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	113 of 1044	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	288 of 941	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	444 of 938	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	413 of 1906	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	345 of 1915	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	288 of 1915	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	281 of 1858	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	309 of 1833	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	265 of 1760	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	463 of 1900	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	273 of 1902	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	271 of 1917	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	158 of 1861	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	230 of 1814	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	284 of 1742	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	701 of 2013	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	318 of 2026	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	428 of 2030	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	241 of 1943	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	434 of 1937	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	465 of 1862	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	720 of 1942	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	382 of 1948	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	460 of 1963	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	314 of 1916	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	340 of 1880	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	253 of 1834	86.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	114 of 175	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	76 of 183	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	38 of 168	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	267 of 577	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	300 of 574	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	311 of 541	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	174 of 515	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	259 of 422	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.3	93 of 366	74.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	223 of 1252	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	36.4	685 of 1216	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	350 of 1197	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	541 of 1155	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	424 of 1173	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	377 of 1193	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	352 of 1204	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	386 of 1222	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	196 of 1173	83.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)89th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile~ school

African American (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Temecula Valley High	Public	9-12	31555 Rancho Vista Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7300	2,739	117	23.4	36.4%	1,213 (44.3%)	63 (2.3%)	1,031 (37.6%)	190 (6.9%)	15 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	221 (8.1%)	71.2	572^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.5%		82.1	374^th of 2159 public high schools	82.7%	198	40.9	47.4	41.1	60.9	60.9	32.5	32.5	$14,933	$1,139	$13,794
Rancho Vista High	Public	9-12	32225 Pio Pico Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7320	176	15	11.7	63.1%	33 (18.8%)	13 (7.4%)	101 (57.4%)	11 (6.3%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	15.3	1798^th of 2162 public high schools	16.8%		13.8	1859^th of 2159 public high schools	13.9%	61	7.0	9.1	7.4	24.1	24.1	1.8	1.8	$23,461	$1,271	$22,190
Susan H. Nelson	Public	6-12	32225 Pio Pico Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7360	306	12	24.6	35.9%	135 (44.1%)	7 (2.3%)	121 (39.5%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)	45.2	1137^th of 2162 public high schools	47.4%		36.1	1338^th of 2159 public high schools	38.0%	201	24.6		25.6	55.9	55.9	13.3	13.3	$14,751	$612	$14,139
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	27215 Nicolas Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-4200	3,136	119	26.2	39.4%	975 (31.1%)	154 (4.9%)	1,290 (41.1%)	400 (12.8%)	17 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	292 (9.3%)	82.1	381^st of 2162 public high schools	82.4%		84.9	326^th of 2159 public high schools	84.9%	55	46.6	41.2	46.4	67.8	67.8	42.4	42.4	$14,745	$1,029	$13,716
Great Oak High	Public	9-12	32555 Deer Hollow Way	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6450	2,946	118	25.0	24.6%	1,078 (36.6%)	99 (3.4%)	952 (32.3%)	441 (15.0%)	45 (1.5%)	11 (0.4%)	319 (10.8%)	89.9	200^th of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		90.7	210^th of 2159 public high schools	90.3%	10	50.1		49.9	81.3	81.3	49.2	49.2	$14,893	$1,066	$13,827
Murrieta Mesa High	Public	9-12	24801 Monroe Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 677-0568	2,066	94	21.8	59.7%	631 (30.5%)	129 (6.2%)	940 (45.5%)	142 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	210 (10.2%)	83.3	352^nd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%		78.2	432^nd of 2159 public high schools	80.0%	80	46.2	27.8	45.6	78.0	78.0	38.6	38.6	$14,793	$576	$14,217
Vista Murrieta High	Public	9-12	28251 Clinton Keith Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5750	3,328	146	22.8	51.5%	950 (28.5%)	231 (6.9%)	1,435 (43.1%)	342 (10.3%)	11 (0.3%)	21 (0.6%)	332 (10.0%)	86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		87.8	264^th of 2159 public high schools	87.8%	3	51.3	36.8	51.0	78.1	78.1	41.8	41.8	$14,305	$929	$13,376
Murrieta Options Academy	Public	9-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1600	12	10	1.1	66.7%	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)								$54,917	$236	$54,681
Murrieta Valley High	Public	9-12	42200 Nighthawk Way	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1408	2,104	94	22.4	46.7%	886 (42.1%)	63 (3.0%)	863 (41.0%)	100 (4.8%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.5%)	172 (8.2%)	78.2	445^th of 2162 public high schools	79.4%		89.4	244^th of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	201	37.9	16.7	37.5	77.1	77.1	37.9	37.9	$15,421	$1,038	$14,383
Liberty High	Public	9-12	32255 Leon Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5700	2,537	103	24.7	53.4%	619 (24.4%)	204 (8.0%)	1,176 (46.4%)	258 (10.2%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	266 (10.5%)	62	763^rd of 2162 public high schools	64.7%		54.7	886^th of 2159 public high schools	59.0%	123	35.9		35.9	62.4	62.4	22.2	22.2	$17,870	$1,361	$16,509

Frequently Asked Questions about Temecula Valley High

What schools feed into Temecula Valley High?

Temecula Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abby Reinke Elementary
Elementary : Crowne Hill Elementary
Elementary : Paloma Elementary
Elementary : Rancho Elementary
Elementary : Vail Elementary
Elementary : Vintage Hills Elementary
Middle : Margarita Middle
Middle : Temecula Middle

What district is Temecula Valley High in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Temecula Valley High?

Students at Temecula Valley High are 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Temecula Valley High a good school?

Temecula Valley High ranks 572^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Temecula Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,739 students attended Temecula Valley High.

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