Middle Schools in Temecula Valley Unified

The Temecula Valley Unified School District in California is home to 6 middle schools serving grades 6-8. These schools, which include Erle Stanley Gardner Middle, Temecula Middle, and Margarita Middle, demonstrate a range of academic performance and student demographics.

Erle Stanley Gardner Middle and Temecula Middle stand out as the top-performing schools in the district, consistently ranking among the best middle schools in California. These schools boast high test scores, with proficiency rates exceeding 50% in both English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, Margarita Middle lags behind, with lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate.

Across the district, socioeconomic factors appear to play a role in student outcomes. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Margarita Middle and James L. Day Middle, tend to have lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The Temecula Valley Unified School District as a whole also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the state average.