Best Elementary Schools in Temecula, CA

Summary:

The city of Temecula, California is home to 16 elementary schools that are part of the Temecula Valley Unified School District. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and provide a range of academic programs and extracurricular activities.

The data reveals stark differences in the performance of these elementary schools. Abby Reinke Elementary stands out as the top-performing school, ranking 661 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and boasting high test scores, low chronic absenteeism, and a favorable student-teacher ratio. Paloma Elementary and Tony Tobin Elementary also excel, ranking 916 and 959 respectively. In contrast, some schools like Temecula Elementary and Vail Elementary lag behind in academic performance.

The data also reveals a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students tend to have lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support these schools and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	42940 Via Rami	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5165	524	23	23.2	25.6%	233 (44.5%)	13 (2.5%)	180 (34.4%)	38 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.3%)	85.8	916^th of 5862 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.9	960^th of 5874 public elementary schools	83.7%	44	58.8		58.8	56.0	65.6	68.8				63.7	65.5	66.7	58.3				63.4							$11,226
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	576	24	24.0	30.0%	198 (34.4%)	20 (3.5%)	217 (37.7%)	77 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (10.1%)	77.1	1280^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.2%		78.1	1239^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.9%	41	48.0		48.0	65.8	54.1	63.3				61.1	64.6	47.1	50.0				53.4	96.0		97.0		98.0		$10,382
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	531	22	24.1	26.4%	269 (50.7%)	16 (3.0%)	178 (33.5%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.3%)	73.6	1423^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.2	1420^th of 5874 public elementary schools	75.8%	3	47.5		47.5	62.8	51.7	57.5				57.5	59.6	59.8	36.3				52.5	94.7	97.3		96.0	96.0	96.0	$10,004
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	484	19	26.0	21.3%	208 (43.0%)	15 (3.1%)	132 (27.3%)	87 (18.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	76.8	1297^th of 5862 public elementary schools	77.9%		77.2	1267^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.4%	30	46.8		46.8	69.6	50.0	59.2				59.0	63.8	52.6	53.3				56.4	97.0				97.0		$9,141
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	618	27	22.8	21.2%	298 (48.2%)	18 (2.9%)	183 (29.6%)	42 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.1%)	90.6	661^st of 5862 public elementary schools	88.7%		84.9	963^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	83.6%	302	62.1		62.1	76.0	66.1	75.2				72.4	71.9	61.5	65.5				66.0	94.9			97.5	97.5		$9,985
Vail Elementary	Public	K-5	29835 Mira Loma Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7140	524	24	21.8	50.2%	155 (29.6%)	20 (3.8%)	257 (49.0%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.0%)	43.2	2977^th of 5862 public elementary schools	49.2%		56.3	2223^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	62.2%	754	35.6		35.6	36.3	39.0	43.1				39.3	33.7	36.1	31.5				33.9	92.5	96.2		93.4	97.2	98.1	$11,446
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	473	19	24.8	24.5%	205 (43.3%)	7 (1.5%)	182 (38.5%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.6%)	71.5	1523^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	74.0%		77.1	1277^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.3%	246	40.0		40.0	50.0	63.1	59.5				57.8	48.0	60.0	44.6				51.3							$10,052
Temecula Elementary	Public	K-5	41951 Moraga Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7130	532	23	23.1	64.7%	93 (17.5%)	43 (8.1%)	294 (55.3%)	46 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.6%)	41.1	3115^th of 5862 public elementary schools	46.9%		43.8	2899^th of 5874 public elementary schools	50.6%	216	22.7		22.7	31.7	47.1	43.6				40.7	34.6	38.0	30.9				34.1	93.5	97.2	97.2	98.1	93.5	97.2	$11,603
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	565	23	24.5	29.7%	163 (28.8%)	13 (2.3%)	257 (45.5%)	64 (11.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.8%)	84	991^st of 5862 public elementary schools	83.1%		83.2	1046^th of 5874 public elementary schools	82.2%	55	53.3		53.3	63.4	60.4	71.6				64.9	71.1	52.3	62.2				61.1	92.9	95.3	92.9	92.9	94.1	92.9	$10,066
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	708	30	23.6	25.0%	274 (38.7%)	18 (2.5%)	232 (32.8%)	109 (15.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	70 (9.9%)	77.7	1258^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.9	1174^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.0%	84	53.0		53.0	53.1	54.0	72.7				59.6	57.8	54.8	52.1				55.0	94.7		96.8		96.8		$9,894
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	507	23	22.0	25.6%	239 (47.1%)	2 (0.4%)	193 (38.1%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.5%)	76.9	1291^st of 5862 public elementary schools	78.0%		77.1	1276^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.3%	15	45.7		45.7	66.7	61.0	58.0				62.2	67.1	51.2	40.0				53.8							$10,748
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	774	31	24.9	24.3%	262 (33.9%)	23 (3.0%)	270 (34.9%)	132 (17.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.9%)	78.8	1204^th of 5862 public elementary schools	79.5%		75.7	1343^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	77.1%	139	43.0		43.0	70.2	62.6	60.3				64.1	67.9	58.8	43.6				56.1	96.5	98.3	98.3	98.3			$9,450
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	340	20	17.3	36.5%	98 (28.8%)	28 (8.2%)	138 (40.6%)	32 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	40 (11.8%)	58.4	2122^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	63.8%		62.9	1904^th of 5874 public elementary schools	67.6%	218	38.7	44.8	42.7	42.9	45.5	67.7	54.8	73.3	69.0	62.0	38.1	36.4	25.8	40.5	43.3	48.3	40.4
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	308	14	21.9	16.2%	112 (36.4%)	12 (3.9%)	102 (33.1%)	12 (3.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.8%)	67.8	1685^th of 5862 public elementary schools	71.3%		69.9	1585^th of 5874 public elementary schools	73.0%	100	40.0	75.0	53.7	53.9	48.7	68.0	45.5		81.3	58.5	56.4	48.7	48.0	36.4		50.0	51.0
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	719	30	23.9	16.8%	371 (51.6%)	11 (1.5%)	168 (23.4%)	69 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	96 (13.4%)	84.7	959^th of 5862 public elementary schools	83.6%		83.3	1035^th of 5874 public elementary schools	82.4%	76	58.4		58.4	67.2	59.5	67.0				64.0	71.8	58.8	54.0				61.4	95.6						$9,784
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	696	29	24.0	33.3%	251 (36.1%)	31 (4.5%)	262 (37.6%)	59 (8.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (12.5%)	70.4	1575^th of 5862 public elementary schools	73.1%		72.1	1492^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	74.6%	83	44.4		44.4	43.1	59.2	60.8				54.8	56.9	50.0	45.4				50.6	96.8				96.8		$9,889

Cities Near Temecula

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Murrieta	3.1 mi	26	272^nd
Winchester	5.04 mi	10	209^th
Fallbrook	7.49 mi	14	406^th
Wildomar	9.19 mi	8	491^st
Menifee	9.28 mi	21	400^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.