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Margarita Middle

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Margarita Middle ranks 1167 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 58% of California middle schools

Summary

Margarita Middle is a public school serving about 730 students in grades 6 through 8 within the generally well-regarded Temecula Valley Unified School District in Southern California.

Recent data shows the school faces significant academic challenges, ranking lower than other middle schools in its own district. In core subjects like English and Math, student proficiency rates are notably below the district average, with math being a particular area of concern. The school also has the highest rate of chronic absenteeism in the district, meaning more students are missing a substantial amount of school. These trends have developed alongside a rapid increase in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a shift in the economic needs of the student population.

While Margarita Middle's performance has declined within its high-performing district—placing it below peers like Temecula Middle and Vail Ranch Middle—it still performs comparably to or better than some schools in neighboring districts, such as David A. Brown Middle in Lake Elsinore Unified. However, it trails behind middle schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified district, like Dorothy McElhinney Middle. The data suggests the school may need targeted support to address attendance and improve academic outcomes, especially in mathematics, for its changing student community.

731

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,038

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30600 Margarita Rd.
Temecula, CA 92591-1528

(951) 695-7370

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Margarita Middle usually attend:

High:

Temecula Valley High

Feeder schools for Margarita Middle:

Elementary:	Rancho Elementary
	Vail Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

30.5%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Temecula Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg55%

California avg41%

1,167^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	50.4	1167 of 2761	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	931 of 2783	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	882 of 2781	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	909 of 2740	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	600 of 2715	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	526 of 2480	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	68.4	702 of 2508	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	60.6	860 of 2497	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	799 of 2477	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.9	600 of 2379	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	477 of 2259	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	331 of 2236	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	240 of 2179	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	182 of 2063	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	213 of 2005	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	224 of 1999	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	84.8	207 of 1804	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	85.4	189 of 1777	89.4%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	193 of 1769	89.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	303 of 609	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	75 of 643	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	146 of 600	75.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	51.2	402 of 715	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.7	304 of 1531	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	204 of 1491	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	152 of 1369	88.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	958 of 1478	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	603 of 1521	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	481 of 1540	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	695 of 1442	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	203 of 1364	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1163 of 2533	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	768 of 2551	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	809 of 2531	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	795 of 2509	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	544 of 2380	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	552 of 2262	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1184 of 2395	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	815 of 2388	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	750 of 2374	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	741 of 2359	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	421 of 2213	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	378 of 2072	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1247 of 2542	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	936 of 2579	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	1004 of 2531	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	869 of 2458	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	638 of 2369	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	483 of 2230	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	1064 of 2534	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1035 of 2552	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	845 of 2538	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	861 of 2527	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	539 of 2407	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	479 of 2273	78.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	92 of 193	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	569 of 726	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	561 of 701	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	484 of 677	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	429 of 665	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	227 of 554	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	198 of 462	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1207 of 1566	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	761 of 1552	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	435 of 1531	71.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	782 of 1520	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	692 of 1537	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	709 of 1543	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	734 of 1555	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	404 of 1602	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	459 of 1496	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2022)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)44th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-35 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science37%+4 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Principal, administration and teachers are top notch. Lots of programs for the kids. Very open to parent involvement, the PTSA here is the best. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Margarita Middle

What district is Margarita Middle in?

Temecula Valley Unified

How many students attend Margarita Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Margarita Middle.

What high school do graduates of Margarita Middle attend?

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

Is Margarita Middle a good school?

Margarita Middle ranks 1167^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Margarita Middle?

Students at Margarita Middle are 47% Hispanic, 31% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American.

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