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Susan H. Nelson

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Susan H. Nelson ranks 1324 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

1324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Susan H. Nelson is a 306-student school serving grades 6–12 in Temecula Valley Unified, in the Temecula area. In 2025–26, its all-grade proficiency was 48% in English language arts, 17% in math and 21% in science. The central concern is that achievement trails both the state and district in all three subjects, with the largest gaps in math: 21 points below the state and 35 below the district.

English language arts is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state and district, while math is its weakest. The same pattern appears in 11th grade: results were 48% in English language arts, 17% in math and 21% in science, below nearby-school averages of 66%, 34% and 42%, respectively. Attendance is another major concern: chronic absenteeism was 42%, compared with 18% statewide and 15% in the district; only Rancho Vista High and Murrieta Options Academy had higher rates among nearby schools with reported data. Graduation is a relative bright spot: the rate was 92%, 4 points above the state but 5 below the district.

Results have moved in different directions over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, math proficiency rose 6 points and science rose 5, while English language arts fell 9 points. Absenteeism improved by 28 points from 2021–22, but remains high. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 38th percentile with 2 stars, down 9 percentile points from 2024–25. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.6, higher than all but two nearby schools, and 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for White Students was at the 12th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 38th; its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 52nd percentile, up from 35th in 2023–24. Because most nearby schools serve grades 9–12, the 11th-grade comparison is more like-for-like than all-grade comparisons.

306

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,980

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

32225 Pio Pico Rd.
Temecula, CA 92592-2772

(951) 695-7360

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

39.5%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg56%

California avg42%

1,324^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Temecula Valley Unified

284^th of 1,530Temecula 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
2026	37.7	1324 of 2135	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	1137 of 2162	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1338 of 2159	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	1083 of 2170	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	986 of 2123	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	1187 of 2133	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	1100 of 2017	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	886 of 2021	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	901 of 2039	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.3	994 of 1994	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	581 of 2426	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	49.9	804 of 2354	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	505 of 2367	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	63.4	434 of 2281	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	46.9	826 of 2238	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	374 of 2117	82.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	369 of 2063	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	57.1	525 of 1968	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	58.8	428 of 1901	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	67.0	234 of 1653	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1108 of 1864	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	1053 of 1906	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1176 of 1915	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1148 of 1915	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	902 of 1858	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	1074 of 1833	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1060 of 1760	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1315 of 1880	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	1142 of 1900	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1322 of 1902	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1062 of 1917	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	751 of 1861	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	941 of 1814	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	797 of 1742	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	958 of 1997	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	877 of 2013	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	1319 of 2026	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	927 of 2030	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	871 of 1943	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	1159 of 1937	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	952 of 1862	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1377 of 1930	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	1066 of 1942	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1333 of 1948	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	795 of 1963	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	976 of 1916	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1149 of 1880	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1116 of 1834	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	441 of 577	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	337 of 366	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	662 of 1235	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	541 of 1252	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	572 of 1216	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	244 of 1197	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	992 of 1130	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	936 of 1155	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	953 of 1173	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	824 of 1193	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	934 of 1204	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	969 of 1222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	920 of 1173	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, August 15, 2021

Alumni of the TAVS program at Susan H Nelson, which provides blended learning and independent study for students that struggle with the rigidness and one-size-fits-none of traditional schooling. I could go on and on about how nice the teachers are, or how thorough the APEX coursework is, or how cared for you feel. Alternatively, I could tell you about the $80,000 scholarship I was offered from a private university due to my academic performance at TAVS. That would never have been possible without the care and attention the faculty gave me. This school matters. It's ability to exceed through online material is even more evident post-COVID, when most every other school in the country did an atrocious job of transitioning online and just tried to Zoom everything. TAVS KNOWS how online learning works, knows how to engage you, and knows how to make you succeed. I'm living proof. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	17.7	1690^th of 2135 public high schools	20.8%		15.3	1798^th of 2162 public high schools	16.8%	108	9.4	18.2	10.9	24.5	24.5	7.4	7.4	$27,396	$1,079	$26,317
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%)	37.7	1324^th of 2135 public high schools	38.0%		45.2	1137^th of 2162 public high schools	47.4%	187	20.6		20.9	48.4	48.4	17.1	17.1	$15,980	$376	$15,604
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%)	80.2	404^th of 2135 public high schools	81.1%		71.2	572^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.5%	168	47.4		47.0	72.6	72.6	40.9	40.9	$16,558	$677	$15,881
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%)	92.9	137^th of 2135 public high schools	93.6%		89.9	200^th of 2162 public high schools	90.7%	63	62.9		62.6	82.2	82.2	54.6	54.6	$16,399	$726	$15,673
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%)	79.1	427^th of 2135 public high schools	80.0%		82.1	381^st of 2162 public high schools	82.4%	46	45.4	55.6	45.6	70.2	70.2	42.3	42.3	$16,492	$690	$15,802
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%)	80	407^th of 2135 public high schools	80.9%		83.3	352^nd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%	55	48.1	26.3	47.3	75.0	75.0	39.0	39.0	$16,269	$397	$15,872
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%)	87.9	245^th of 2135 public high schools	88.5%		86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%	22	53.6	8.3	52.8	82.3	82.3	47.6	47.6	$15,106	$729	$14,377
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)								$33,570	$49	$33,521
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%)	84.4	305^th of 2135 public high schools	85.7%		78.2	445^th of 2162 public high schools	79.4%	140	48.4		48.5	78.8	78.8	45.3	45.3	$16,412	$832	$15,580
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%)	55.1	914^th of 2135 public high schools	57.2%		62	763^rd of 2162 public high schools	64.7%	151	34.8	0.0	34.1	57.4	57.4	23.1	23.1	$16,797	$1,016	$15,781

Frequently Asked Questions about Susan H. Nelson

What is the racial makeup of Susan H. Nelson?

Students at Susan H. Nelson are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Susan H. Nelson a good school?

Susan H. Nelson ranks 1324^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Susan H. Nelson in?

Temecula Valley Unified

How many students attend Susan H. Nelson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Susan H. Nelson.

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