Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 92591 include seven schools in Temecula Valley Unified: four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, serving 484 to 3,136 students. Across the schools, 2025–2026 average proficiency was 61% in English language arts (ELA), 48% in math and 44% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. Six schools were above the state in math and six in science; all seven were above it in ELA. The most important takeaway is that the area averages exceed state results in all three subjects, but individual schools vary substantially.
Rancho Elementary led in ELA, at 71%, and science, at 49%; those results were 13 and 6 percentage points above the other six schools’ averages in those subjects. Ysabel Barnett Elementary led in math at 61%, 15 points above the other schools’ average. At the lower end, Temecula Elementary had the lowest ELA and science results, 53% and 32%; its ELA was still above the state result, while its science was 4 points below. Margarita Middle had the lowest math result, 37%, about 2 points below the state.
Area averages rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 2 percentage points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science, though individual schools’ changes differed. Grade-level results add detail: Rancho posted 85% in fourth-grade ELA and 76% in fourth-grade math, but its fifth-grade math was 34%, below the state’s 37%. SchoolDigger gives the district four stars and an 83rd-percentile standing; its school rankings rose from 47th to 62nd percentile for Temecula Elementary between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while James L. Day Middle fell from 82nd to 75th. For context, the elementary schools’ reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025 ranged from 32% at Rancho to 73% at Temecula; these are observations, not explanations of results. Chaparral High also stands out for its 99% graduation rate versus 88% statewide, alongside chronic absenteeism of 21% versus 18% statewide.
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