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French Valley Elementary

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French Valley Elementary ranks 1236 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

French Valley Elementary is a 755-student K–5 school serving Winchester in Temecula Valley Unified, with other elementary schools nearby in the Temecula area. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 61% in English language arts (ELA), 56% in math and 51% in science, all above California’s rates. The most important takeaway is that academic results are strong against the state, but chronic absenteeism is a notable concern: 17% of students were chronically absent, compared with 15% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Compared with the district, French Valley was 5 points higher in math and 0.5 points higher in science, but 2 points lower in ELA. It was 12 points above the state in ELA, 18 in math and 15 in science. Among six nearby K–5 schools with current results, French Valley ranked third in ELA and math and second in science; it was just 0.2 points above the group’s ELA average, but 4 points above its math average and 6 above its science average. Rancho Elementary led in ELA and math, while Alamos Elementary led in science. Fourth-grade ELA is a particular weak spot: French Valley scored 51%, the lowest among seven nearby schools with same-year results, while its fifth-grade ELA score was 71%.

Results have risen since 2022–2023, especially in math: ELA increased 4 points, math 11 and science 7. State results also rose, and the school’s leads over the state widened by 2 points in ELA, 8 in math and 1 in science. SchoolDigger rates French Valley 4 stars and places it in the 79th statewide percentile, up from the 70th percentile in 2021–2022; the district is also rated 4 stars and ranks in the 83rd percentile. French Valley’s student–teacher ratio was 22.2 in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 23.4. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible share was 36% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves multi-racial students rose from the 20th to the 43rd percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, still below the overall 79th percentile; its ranking for serving students receiving special education rose from the 57th to the 79th percentile.

755

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,811

Per pupil spending ?

36.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

36680 Cady Rd.
Winchester, CA 92596-9041

(951) 926-3643

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend French Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bella Vista Middle
High:	Chaparral High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

White:

35.6%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

California avg42%

1,236^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 19Elementary 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	77.7	1236 of 5817	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	1354 of 5857	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1610 of 5869	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	1647 of 5859	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	1759 of 5883	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	1486 of 5789	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	1323 of 5662	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	1180 of 5692	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.3	1264 of 5614	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	1088 of 5611	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	981 of 5530	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.2	772 of 5390	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	850 of 5377	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	86.3	666 of 5314	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	88.4	563 of 5193	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	85.8	712 of 5113	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	1104 of 5113	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	1069 of 4818	77.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	1072 of 4822	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	73.3	1180 of 4809	75.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	496 of 2227	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	465 of 2585	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	345 of 2128	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.6	1022 of 3275	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	299 of 3246	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	1325 of 5581	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	1439 of 5597	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	1682 of 5612	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1546 of 5609	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	1508 of 5635	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	1433 of 5492	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	1254 of 5413	76.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	505 of 5094	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	79.0	785 of 5107	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	829 of 5107	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	745 of 5087	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	1278 of 5084	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	329 of 4963	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	402 of 4830	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	639 of 5423	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	1066 of 5460	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	1107 of 5517	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1277 of 5363	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	1495 of 5264	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	1050 of 5173	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	619 of 5084	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	1160 of 5603	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	1240 of 5628	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	1491 of 5643	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	1732 of 5638	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	1931 of 5663	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	1481 of 5510	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	1335 of 5431	75.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	25 of 123	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	40 of 153	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	35 of 118	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	47 of 130	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	426 of 753	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	542 of 718	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	539 of 670	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	585 of 669	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	406 of 610	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	348 of 445	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	234 of 339	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	623 of 2927	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.5	897 of 2847	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1120 of 2635	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	594 of 2420	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	829 of 2536	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	1397 of 2598	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	1453 of 2651	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1716 of 2661	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1684 of 2726	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1600 of 2834	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	1341 of 2737	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)69th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science51%+15 vs state

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	77.7	1236^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.8%		75.4	1354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%	118	51.1		51.1	60.7	51.3	70.5				61.4	67.2	49.6	52.5				56.4	96%	0%	$17,811	$859	$16,952
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%)	66.4	1763^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	69.7%		61.2	2009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%	246	40.5		40.5	62.0	54.2	58.2				58.1	55.0	49.0	37.3				46.5	98%	0%	$17,825	$1,403	$16,422
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%)	73.7	1418^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.6%		67.8	1700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%	282	47.7	54.0	50.6	48.2	67.2	64.8	69.8	50.9	63.2	61.5	38.9	65.5	43.2	50.8	24.5	31.6	42.4	97%	0%	$13,472	$451	$13,021
Summit Academy	Public	K-8	35780 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6121	767	31	24.6	20.5%	284 (37.0%)	33 (4.3%)	285 (37.2%)	60 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (13.4%)	85.4	896^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.6%		85.6	898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%	2	61.3	55.6	58.6	60.9	54.3	79.4	67.4	69.5	65.9	66.2	65.1	64.9	64.5	57.3	62.5	53.1	61.4	≥ 99%		$17,379	$779	$16,600
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%)	86.2	853^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	85.3%		86.7	837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%	16	53.2		53.2	69.8	70.7	71.2				70.6	69.8	62.4	54.0				61.7	95%	1%	$18,078	$913	$17,165
Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	K-8	31600 Pat Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 325-6000	1,196	50	23.8	48.7%	238 (19.9%)	76 (6.4%)	462 (38.6%)	143 (12.0%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	265 (22.2%)	58.4	2141^st of 5817 public elementary schools	63.2%		62	1966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%	175	42.5	32.0	36.5	52.3	41.1	53.5	49.7	50.3	43.5	48.2	54.6	46.9	40.2	35.1	37.0	33.1	39.6	97%	0%	$17,739	$1,193	$16,546
Lisa J. Mails Elementary	Public	K-5	35185 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 304-1880	1,006	39	25.8	41.4%	369 (36.7%)	43 (4.3%)	346 (34.4%)	96 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	145 (14.4%)	72	1486^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.7	1613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%	127	41.9		41.9	54.3	59.2	66.0				60.4	59.5	49.4	46.8				51.3	98%	0%	$15,645	$154	$15,491
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%)	64.1	1869^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.9%		64.2	1881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%	12	43.6		43.6	43.6	46.7	67.7				52.7	44.8	54.0	46.0				48.5	93%	0%	$18,420	$647	$17,773
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%)	64.1	1868^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.9%		63.9	1886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%	18	42.7		42.7	53.2	59.4	50.9				54.7	53.6	48.0	36.4				46.1	97%	0%	$17,678	$1,451	$16,227
Temecula International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	39600 N. General Kearny Rd.	Temecula	95292	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%)	65.5	1800^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.1%		72.7	1483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%	317	45.8	52.6	48.8	50.0	51.6	58.3	70.6	45.5	47.4	53.5	47.5	35.5	58.3	52.9	54.6	26.3	45.1	≥ 95%		$12,202	$164	$12,038

Frequently Asked Questions about French Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of French Valley Elementary?

Students at French Valley Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 36% White, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is French Valley Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

Is French Valley Elementary a good school?

French Valley Elementary ranks 1236^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of French Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend French Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bella Vista Middle
High : Chaparral High

How many students attend French Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended French Valley Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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