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Temecula Middle

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Temecula Middle ranks 322 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

Temecula Middle is a highly-rated public school serving about 1,000 students in grades 6-8 within the Temecula Valley Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 12% of all California middle schools.

The school excels in mathematics, with proficiency rates nearly 10 points above the district average and leading all nearby schools like Vail Ranch Middle and James L. Day Middle. It also shows remarkable strength in supporting student growth, with scores improving significantly from 6th to 8th grade, and it has been exceptionally effective in educating specific student subgroups, ranking in the state's top 10% for its results with Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students.

Notably, Temecula Middle achieves these strong outcomes with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several comparison schools, suggesting its success is driven by effective teaching and culture. It also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average and many peers, such as Bella Vista Middle and Margarita Middle, and provides outstanding support for military-connected families.

1,012

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,379

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

42075 Meadows Pkwy.
Temecula, CA 92592-3800

(951) 302-5151

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Temecula Middle usually attend:

High:

Temecula Valley High

Feeder schools for Temecula Middle:

Elementary:	Abby Reinke Elementary
	Crowne Hill Elementary
	Paloma Elementary
	Vintage Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg55%

California avg41%

322^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle 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	87.5	322 of 2761	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	404 of 2783	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	519 of 2781	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	531 of 2740	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	476 of 2715	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	516 of 2480	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	499 of 2508	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.1	530 of 2497	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	356 of 2477	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	564 of 2379	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	291 of 2259	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	214 of 2236	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	129 of 2179	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	142 of 2063	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	179 of 2005	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.8	237 of 1999	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	86.5	176 of 1804	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	88.4	142 of 1777	92.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	226 of 1769	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	330 of 739	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	461 of 743	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	275 of 745	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	417 of 700	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	318 of 1531	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	214 of 1491	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	147 of 1369	89.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	93 of 1478	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	58.2	302 of 1521	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	526 of 1540	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	302 of 2533	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	352 of 2551	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	423 of 2531	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	431 of 2509	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	424 of 2380	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	459 of 2262	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	153 of 2395	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	187 of 2388	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	256 of 2374	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	242 of 2359	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	234 of 2213	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	414 of 2072	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	228 of 2542	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	208 of 2579	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	349 of 2531	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	329 of 2458	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	420 of 2369	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	458 of 2230	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	354 of 2534	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	424 of 2552	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	540 of 2538	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	567 of 2527	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	457 of 2407	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	545 of 2273	76.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	20 of 194	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	3 of 192	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	49.6	96 of 193	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	169 of 726	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	321 of 701	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	274 of 677	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	304 of 665	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	348 of 554	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	318 of 462	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	213 of 1566	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	360 of 1552	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	359 of 1531	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	408 of 1520	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	467 of 1537	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	591 of 1543	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	570 of 1555	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	546 of 1602	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	533 of 1496	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science53%+21 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 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
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%)	87.5	322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%		83.7	404^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.5%	82	53.3	53.3	64.0	67.5	72.2	68.1	49.8	62.1	63.8	58.9	$14,379	$1,000	$13,379
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%)	81.8	446^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.8%		80.3	471^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.1%	25	51.7	51.7	65.5	66.0	55.9	62.3	57.7	54.4	47.1	52.8	$16,013	$1,151	$14,862
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%)	50.4	1167^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%		58.1	931^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.5%	236	36.6	36.6	48.3	50.5	42.6	46.9	24.9	35.7	30.2	30.1	$16,038	$1,758	$14,280
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%)	78.3	512^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.5%		89	300^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.2%	212	45.1	45.1	59.1	71.0	60.5	63.6	46.4	53.4	44.2	48.0	$14,269	$1,078	$13,191
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%)	81	458^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%		78.8	512^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	54	49.1	49.1	60.2	64.4	70.7	65.4	43.6	51.4	52.5	49.4	$15,527	$1,578	$13,949
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%)	79	494^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.1%		75.4	578^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	84	48.4	48.4	64.7	61.7	70.5	66.0	46.2	43.7	46.6	45.6	$14,399	$969	$13,430
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%)	68.3	711^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.2%		74.1	607^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	104	48.8	48.8	50.0	60.4	51.2	53.9	45.2	41.6	39.2	41.9	$16,007	$480	$15,527
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%)	67.6	725^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.7%		72.1	650^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.6%	75	45.1	45.1	53.2	58.6	49.6	53.8	41.2	42.2	42.4	42.0	$14,632	$433	$14,199
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%)	86.9	339^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		83.9	400^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.6%	61	51.4	51.4	68.6	76.6	72.7	72.8	53.6	50.8	53.4	52.6	$13,425	$317	$13,108
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%)	73.8	609^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.9%		75.2	582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	79.1%	27	43.0	43.0	58.4	60.5	59.4	59.5	46.1	43.1	46.6	45.3	$13,691	$418	$13,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Temecula Middle

Is Temecula Middle a good school?

Temecula Middle ranks 322^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Temecula Middle?

Students at Temecula Middle are 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Temecula Middle in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What high school do graduates of Temecula Middle attend?

Students who attend Temecula Middle usually go on to attend Temecula Valley High

How many students attend Temecula Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Temecula Middle.

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