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Temecula Luiseno Elementary

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Temecula Luiseno Elementary ranks 1269 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Temecula Luiseno Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 738 students in North Temecula, part of the highly-regarded Temecula Valley Unified School District, and it consistently earns above-average state rankings with a solid 4-star rating.

The school stands out for achieving strong academic results, particularly in English and Math, while operating with the lowest per-student spending and highest student-teacher ratio among nearby schools like Crowne Hill Elementary and Home INstead INnovation Academy. It has also shown remarkable success in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by nearly half since 2022. However, the school faces specific challenges, with science scores lagging behind the district average and peers such as Red Hawk Elementary, and a noticeable drop in math proficiency by 5th grade.

When compared to ten other local schools, Luiseno Elementary ranks solidly in the middle for overall performance, though it serves one of the largest student populations. Its approach is notably efficient, delivering competitive education with fewer resources, and it performs very well with English Language Learners. For parents, the key points are the school's consistent quality, its effective use of resources, and its clear areas for growth in science and upper-grade math support.

738

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,722

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45754 Wolf Creek Dr. North
Temecula, CA 92592-2895

(951) 294-6340

District: Temecula Valley Unified

Students who attend Temecula Luiseno Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
High:	Great Oak High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.5%

White:

29.9%

Asian:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

California avg41%

1,269^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	77.3	1269 of 5857	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	1207 of 5869	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	1340 of 5859	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	1452 of 5883	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	1248 of 5789	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	1001 of 5662	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	1056 of 5692	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	709 of 5614	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	85.9	831 of 5611	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	898 of 5530	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.9	627 of 5390	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	852 of 5377	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	1099 of 5314	79.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	911 of 5193	82.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	395 of 1203	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	591 of 1205	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	736 of 1190	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	905 of 1154	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	856 of 1149	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	826 of 1071	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	828 of 2227	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	442 of 2585	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	338 of 2128	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.6	503 of 3245	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	716 of 3311	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	1072 of 5597	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	1100 of 5612	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	1317 of 5609	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	1174 of 5635	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	1275 of 5492	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	946 of 5413	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	897 of 5107	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	1327 of 5107	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	1140 of 5087	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	870 of 5084	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	624 of 4963	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	568 of 4830	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1322 of 5460	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	803 of 5517	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	853 of 5363	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	838 of 5264	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	666 of 5173	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	486 of 5084	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1413 of 5628	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	1277 of 5643	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	1302 of 5638	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1653 of 5663	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	1156 of 5510	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1052 of 5431	80.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	11 of 118	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	67.7	38 of 140	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	34 of 130	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	358 of 718	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	425 of 670	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	474 of 669	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	483 of 610	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	297 of 445	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	207 of 339	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	923 of 2847	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	436 of 2635	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	610 of 2420	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1500 of 2598	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	1141 of 2651	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	1162 of 2661	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1171 of 2726	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1153 of 2834	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	879 of 2737	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2024)91st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science39%+6 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 (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/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 Luiseno Elementary	Public	K-5	45754 Wolf Creek Dr. North	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6340	738	30	24.6	31.4%	221 (29.9%)	18 (2.4%)	299 (40.5%)	122 (16.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.6%)	77.3	1269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.8	1207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	62	38.7		38.7	69.3	71.6	57.5				65.8	65.5	65.9	42.3				57.2	96.5	98.3	98.3	98.3			$19,722	$18,878	$844
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	K-5	32045 Camino San Jose	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5125	496	21	23.6	44.2%	134 (27.0%)	12 (2.4%)	218 (44.0%)	79 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.9%)	87.7	793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		84	994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	201	59.4		59.4	60.2	75.6	70.7				68.9	60.7	69.8	67.3				65.9	92.9	95.3	92.9	92.9	94.1	92.9	$21,661	$20,184	$1,477
Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	32400 Camino San Dimas	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5199	438	19	23.0	22.8%	152 (34.7%)	9 (2.1%)	149 (34.0%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	85.6	899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		76.8	1300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	401	62.8		62.8	67.2	59.7	75.3				68.1	65.1	54.2	60.6				59.8	97.0				97.0		$20,916	$19,992	$924
Pauba Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	33125 Regina Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5140	510	22	23.1	47.8%	178 (34.9%)	15 (2.9%)	202 (39.6%)	72 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.6%)	73.7	1434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.5%		77.1	1283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	151	36.5		36.5	64.4	69.6	51.8				61.8	66.7	65.8	37.7				56.6	96.0		97.0		98.0		$22,217	$20,810	$1,407
Abby Reinke Elementary	Public	K-5	43799 Sunny Meadows Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-6610	559	25	22.3	25.9%	257 (46.0%)	8 (1.4%)	178 (31.8%)	45 (8.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	92.7	492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		90.6	662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	170	59.1		59.1	79.2	72.1	78.2				76.5	79.2	73.1	62.7				71.3	94.9			97.5	97.5		$21,782	$20,876	$906
Tony Tobin Elementary	Public	K-5	45200 Morgan Hill Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6355	718	31	23.1	23.1%	317 (44.2%)	24 (3.3%)	197 (27.4%)	83 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (12.8%)	78.5	1218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		84.7	961^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	257	37.5		37.5	68.4	68.0	64.2				66.6	69.2	61.5	48.4				58.0	95.6						$19,730	$18,868	$862
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							$22,481	$21,570	$911
Crowne Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	33535 Old Kent Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6370	519	24	21.1	32.8%	236 (45.5%)	4 (0.8%)	200 (38.5%)	30 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.7%)	74.9	1372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		76.9	1294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	78	46.2		46.2	52.4	59.8	67.4				60.7	54.0	50.5	54.8				53.0							$23,185	$22,126	$1,059
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	$20,523	$19,646	$877
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							$24,245	$23,418	$827

Frequently Asked Questions about Temecula Luiseno Elementary

Is Temecula Luiseno Elementary a good school?

Temecula Luiseno Elementary ranks 1269^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Temecula Luiseno Elementary?

Students at Temecula Luiseno Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 30% White, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Temecula Luiseno Elementary in?

Temecula Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Temecula Luiseno Elementary attend?

Students who attend Temecula Luiseno Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
High : Great Oak High

How many students attend Temecula Luiseno Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Temecula Luiseno Elementary.

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