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Alamos Elementary

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Alamos Elementary ranks 837 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alamos Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school with 799 students in Murrieta, California, part of the highly-ranked Temecula Valley Unified School District.

The school stands out for its strong and steady academic results, with over 71% of students proficient in English and nearly 64% proficient in Math, outperforming both the district average and nearby schools like Rancho Elementary and Susan La Vorgna Elementary. It shows particular strength in mathematics and has maintained a 4-star rating for eight consecutive years, demonstrating remarkable consistency compared to other local schools whose rankings fluctuate more from year to year.

Notably, Alamos Elementary excels at supporting all its students effectively and has made a strong post-pandemic recovery, significantly reducing chronic student absences. While it has the highest per-student spending in its district, it delivers correspondingly high outcomes, and its large size does not hinder its performance. The school proves that traditional public schools like Alamos can compete very effectively with local charter options such as Temecula Valley Charter.

799

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,315

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38200 Pacific Park Dr.
Murrieta, CA 92563-3242

(951) 294-6760

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Alamos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bella Vista Middle
High:	Chaparral High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.2%

White:

34.2%

Asian:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Temecula Valley Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

California avg41%

837^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	86.7	837 of 5857	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	823 of 5869	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	967 of 5859	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	821 of 5883	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	489 of 5789	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	583 of 5662	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	797 of 5692	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	898 of 5614	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	1195 of 5611	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	91.8	345 of 5530	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.5	196 of 5390	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.8	329 of 5377	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	206 of 5314	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	93.5	252 of 5193	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	210 of 5113	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	770 of 5113	84.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	501 of 1203	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	410 of 1205	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	317 of 1190	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	268 of 1154	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	469 of 1149	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.7	396 of 2227	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	112 of 2585	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	167 of 2128	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	993 of 5597	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	861 of 5612	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	953 of 5609	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	727 of 5635	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	449 of 5492	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	564 of 5413	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	307 of 5107	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	284 of 5107	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	496 of 5087	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	344 of 5084	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	89 of 4963	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	152 of 4830	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	403 of 5460	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	502 of 5517	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	907 of 5363	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	542 of 5264	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	140 of 5173	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	309 of 5084	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	676 of 5628	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	718 of 5643	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	966 of 5638	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	888 of 5663	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	545 of 5510	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	601 of 5431	88.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.3	15 of 130	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	336 of 718	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	261 of 670	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	339 of 669	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.8	178 of 610	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	274 of 445	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	142 of 339	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	296 of 2847	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	571 of 2635	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	648 of 2420	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	934 of 2598	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	867 of 2651	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	898 of 2661	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	887 of 2726	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	470 of 2834	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	734 of 2737	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2022)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+23 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science48%+16 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
Alamos Elementary	Public	K-5	38200 Pacific Park Dr.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6760	799	35	22.8	27.7%	273 (34.2%)	30 (3.8%)	289 (36.2%)	119 (14.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.4%)	86.7	837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%		87.8	823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	14	48.4		48.4	74.2	70.3	69.7				71.4	69.4	66.7	54.9				63.8	97.9						$16,315	$956	$15,359
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
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
French Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	36680 Cady Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-3643	755	34	22.2	36.0%	269 (35.6%)	31 (4.1%)	312 (41.3%)	73 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (9.0%)	75.4	1354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		69.6	1610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.6%	256	48.9		48.9	59.8	56.7	66.9				61.3	55.4	59.0	43.2				52.2	95.6	97.5		97.5	96.9	98.1	$15,684	$954	$14,730
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37420 Via Mira Mosa	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5085	769	32	24.2	59.4%	222 (28.9%)	38 (4.9%)	343 (44.6%)	70 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (11.7%)	64.2	1881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		63.9	1879^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	2	36.4		36.4	52.6	51.2	60.0				54.9	61.3	48.4	33.8				47.3	96.8	98.4			96.8		$16,534	$1,249	$15,285
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
Susan La Vorgna Elementary	Public	K-5	31777 Algarve Ave.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6385	649	27	24.0	43.3%	192 (29.6%)	46 (7.1%)	282 (43.5%)	60 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.3%)	61.2	2009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%		62.5	1954^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	55	28.7		28.7	63.3	56.4	52.2				56.8	55.6	45.5	35.7				44.8	98.4						$17,073	$1,573	$15,500
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
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
Temecula Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	35755 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6775	596	27	22.4	28.0%	205 (34.4%)	30 (5.0%)	237 (39.8%)	58 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.6%)	67.8	1700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		58.4	2127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	427	41.8	48.2	45.1	50.9	60.7	63.6	70.5	63.0	64.3	62.4	54.7	37.5	32.7	45.9	42.0	39.3	42.0	97.1	97.1		97.1			$12,476	$291	$12,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Alamos Elementary

What schools do graduates of Alamos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alamos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bella Vista Middle
High : Chaparral High

Is Alamos Elementary a good school?

Alamos Elementary ranks 837^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alamos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Alamos Elementary.

What district is Alamos Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alamos Elementary?

Students at Alamos Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 34% White, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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