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Rancho Vista High

Public Grades 9-12

1798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Vista High is a small public high school serving 176 students in grades 9-12 within the generally high-performing Temecula Valley Unified district, but it faces significant and persistent challenges that set it apart from other schools in the area.

The school's academic performance is dramatically lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Great Oak High and Chaparral High, with proficiency rates in core subjects a fraction of the district average. Its most extreme challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over three-quarters of students missing significant school time, which is a primary driver of its low graduation rate and high dropout rate. Despite these outcomes, the school spends substantially more per student and has a much lower student-teacher ratio than other schools in the district, indicating it may serve a population requiring intensive, costly supports.

When compared to other small or alternative schools serving similar student populations, such as Oasis High or the district's own Susan H. Nelson, Rancho Vista High's performance is notably weaker, suggesting its struggles extend beyond just serving high-need students. The school's ranking has declined over the past decade, and its key metrics show considerable volatility, pointing to a need for fundamental improvements, with addressing attendance being the most critical first step.

176

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,043

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32225 Pio Pico Rd.
Temecula, CA 92592-6200

(951) 695-7320

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

White:

18.8%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (77% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg55%

California avg41%

1,798^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	15.3	1798 of 2162	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1859 of 2159	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1769 of 2170	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1632 of 2123	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1654 of 2133	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1516 of 2017	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	1569 of 2021	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1560 of 2039	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	1349 of 1994	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1265 of 2426	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	937 of 2354	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	25.9	1441 of 2367	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	1004 of 2281	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.6	945 of 2238	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.9	1096 of 2117	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.7	1311 of 2063	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1571 of 1968	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.2	1124 of 1901	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	16.6	1402 of 1653	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	935 of 1161	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	670 of 1117	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	831 of 1085	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1675 of 1906	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1638 of 1915	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1697 of 1915	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1542 of 1858	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1384 of 1833	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1369 of 1760	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1622 of 1900	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1776 of 1902	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1600 of 1917	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1420 of 1861	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1406 of 1814	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1318 of 1742	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1653 of 2013	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1765 of 2026	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1774 of 2030	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1477 of 1943	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1394 of 1937	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1313 of 1862	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1616 of 1942	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1735 of 1948	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1546 of 1963	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1481 of 1916	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1560 of 1880	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1406 of 1834	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	959 of 1252	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1041 of 1216	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	1113 of 1155	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1106 of 1173	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1126 of 1193	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1104 of 1204	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1133 of 1222	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1071 of 1173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 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 (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 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
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	$40,043	$38,964	$1,079
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	$17,914	$17,538	$376
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	$18,769	$18,092	$677
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	$18,402	$17,676	$726
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	$18,624	$17,934	$690
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	$22,537	$22,140	$397
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	$19,879	$19,150	$729
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)								$57,487	$57,438	$49
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	$22,388	$21,556	$832
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	$22,944	$21,928	$1,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Vista High

What district is Rancho Vista High in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Vista High?

Students at Rancho Vista High are 57% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

Is Rancho Vista High a good school?

Rancho Vista High ranks in the bottom 16.8% of California high schools.

How many students attend Rancho Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Rancho Vista High.

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