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Temecula Elementary

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Temecula Elementary ranks 2992 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Temecula Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 522 students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, which is generally well-regarded, though the school itself has performed in the middle range compared to all California elementary schools in recent years.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science notably lower than the district average and significantly behind higher-performing neighbors like Abby Reinke Elementary and Paloma Elementary. A chronic absenteeism rate of 19.6% is also higher than the district and state averages, which is a concern as regular attendance is closely linked to academic success. The school serves a population with a high level of economic need, with over 72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a factor common among the lower-performing schools in the area like Vail Elementary.

Despite having the highest per-student spending among its immediate peers, the school's outcomes suggest resources are a complex issue. There are pockets of historical strength, such as with English Language Learners, and the school performs comparably to other schools with similar demographics, like Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary in the Murrieta Valley Unified district, which achieves stronger results. This indicates that improvement is possible through targeted strategies addressing attendance and instructional support.

522

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,972

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41951 Moraga Rd.
Temecula, CA 92591-4789

(951) 695-7130

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Temecula Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James L. Day Middle
High:	Chaparral High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

White:

18.2%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 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%

2,992^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	43.2	2992 of 5857	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3120 of 5869	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2894 of 5859	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	3139 of 5883	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2802 of 5789	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	2646 of 5662	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	2573 of 5692	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.1	2891 of 5614	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.3	2538 of 5611	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	2461 of 5530	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.3	2084 of 5390	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	1817 of 5377	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.8	1997 of 5314	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	2122 of 5193	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.8	1415 of 5113	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	1460 of 5113	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.2	1496 of 4818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.4	2372 of 4822	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.1	1438 of 4809	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	885 of 2227	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	1378 of 2585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1358 of 2128	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	1654 of 3162	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	506 of 3245	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	681 of 3311	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	587 of 3275	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	645 of 3246	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3467 of 5597	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3616 of 5612	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3245 of 5609	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2756 of 5635	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	2621 of 5492	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2551 of 5413	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2233 of 5107	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2030 of 5107	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	2293 of 5087	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2456 of 5084	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	2209 of 4963	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	2014 of 4830	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2640 of 5460	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2848 of 5517	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	2419 of 5363	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	2431 of 5264	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	2442 of 5173	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	1804 of 5084	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	2476 of 5628	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2401 of 5643	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	2466 of 5638	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	3310 of 5663	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2764 of 5510	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2619 of 5431	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	547 of 669	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	397 of 445	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1619 of 2847	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	706 of 2635	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	794 of 2420	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2171 of 2598	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	2051 of 2651	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1927 of 2661	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1828 of 2726	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2042 of 2834	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	1591 of 2737	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science26%-7 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 (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 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
Temecula Elementary	Public	K-5	41951 Moraga Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7130	522	22	23.7	72.6%	95 (18.2%)	29 (5.6%)	298 (57.1%)	51 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (7.7%)	43.2	2992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		41.1	3120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	128	25.6		25.6	34.2	43.8	54.1				43.9	36.8	39.8	29.5				35.4	93.5	97.2	97.2	98.1	93.5	97.2	$17,972	$2,220	$15,752
Vail Elementary	Public	K-5	29835 Mira Loma Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7140	563	25	22.5	64.8%	142 (25.2%)	37 (6.6%)	300 (53.3%)	31 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (8.2%)	44.3	2929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		43.2	2982^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	53	36.9		36.9	46.1	33.8	60.7				47.1	33.8	23.8	28.6				28.6	92.5	96.2		93.4	97.2	98.1	$17,122	$1,663	$15,459
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	31530 La Serena Way	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7150	484	20	24.2	32.0%	204 (42.1%)	11 (2.3%)	197 (40.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.6%)	79.9	1159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		71.5	1526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	367	43.9		43.9	69.5	72.0	63.4				68.3	68.4	56.0	42.7				56.4							$14,962	$1,057	$13,905
Ysabel Barnett Elementary	Public	K-5	39925 Harveston Dr.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 296-5579	753	32	23.5	36.1%	265 (35.2%)	21 (2.8%)	284 (37.7%)	100 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.5%)	81.6	1095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		77.7	1261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	166	51.9		51.9	56.9	64.6	62.8				61.4	64.6	68.5	52.7				61.9	94.7		96.8		96.8		$15,531	$959	$14,572
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							$16,517	$966	$15,551
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	$16,581	$949	$15,632
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							$18,848	$1,345	$17,503
Temecula International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	39600 N. General Kearny Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula International Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 816-5506	285	15	19.1	26.7%	82 (28.8%)	25 (8.8%)	96 (33.7%)	15 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (22.5%)	72.7	1483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		67.8	1688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	205	42.1		52.2	46.5	79.0	68.4	58.8	59.1		63.3	32.6	73.7	55.3	58.8	40.9		53.6							$11,292	$150	$11,142
Nicolas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	39600 North General Kearney Rd	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7180	691	30	23.0	45.4%	236 (34.2%)	26 (3.8%)	285 (41.2%)	51 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	63.9	1886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%		70.4	1578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	308	32.0		32.0	58.0	53.9	54.1				55.4	52.1	51.0	41.8				48.1	96.8				96.8		$15,563	$1,484	$14,079
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary	Public	K-5	40121 Torrey Pines Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1428	828	35	23.7	62.3%	221 (26.7%)	45 (5.4%)	364 (44.0%)	88 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (12.1%)	69.9	1602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		63.8	1891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	289	42.1		42.1	58.6	51.2	62.9				57.9	47.1	51.2	52.9				50.4	97.9						$16,328	$1,231	$15,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Temecula Elementary

Is Temecula Elementary a good school?

Temecula Elementary ranks 2992^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Temecula Elementary?

Students at Temecula Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Temecula Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Temecula Elementary attend?

Students who attend Temecula Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James L. Day Middle
High : Chaparral High

How many students attend Temecula Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Temecula Elementary.

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