Is Temecula Preparatory a good school?

Temecula Preparatory ranks 878 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Temecula Preparatory?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,079 students attended Temecula Preparatory.

What is the racial makeup of Temecula Preparatory?

Students at Temecula Preparatory are 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 4% African American.

Temecula Preparatory

Summary:

Temecula Preparatory is a public charter school serving 1,079 students in grades K-12 in Winchester, CA. This sizable school within the Temecula Preparatory District has a strong academic focus, as evidenced by its high graduation rates and test scores that significantly exceed state averages.

Temecula Preparatory stands out for its exceptional performance on key metrics. The school had a 97.2% four-year graduation rate in 2022-2023, far surpassing the state average of 84.3%. Temecula Preparatory students also outperformed their peers statewide on standardized tests, with 90.14% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 55.73% statewide, and 52.11% proficient in math versus 27.9% across California. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 10.0% is lower than the state average of 16.1%, indicating strong student engagement.

Compared to nearby alternative and charter schools like Murrieta Canyon Academy, JCS - Pine Hills, and River Springs Charter, Temecula Preparatory outperforms on key metrics. However, the school's relatively low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (16.68% versus 55.0% statewide) raises questions about equity and access. Overall, Temecula Preparatory appears to be a high-performing school, though further analysis would be needed to fully understand its student demographics and ensure it is serving all learners equitably.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

35777 Abelia St.
Winchester, CA 92596-8450

(951) 926-6776

District: Temecula Preparatory District

SchoolDigger Rank:
878^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 19.4

Number of students: 1,079

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.2%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Temecula Preparatory ranks better than 85% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Temecula Preparatory ranks better than 71.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Temecula Preparatory ranks better than 89% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.64. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Temecula Preparatory freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Temecula Preparatory:

SchoolDigger ranks Temecula Preparatory 878^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Temecula Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Temecula Preparatory 799^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Temecula Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Temecula Preparatory 255^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Temecula Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	88.71	720^th	5789	87.6%
2021	83.78	221^st	1417	84.4%
2022	84.12	988^th	5883	83.2%
2023	87.78	832^nd	5874	85.8%
2024	86.73	878^th	5862	85.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.71	768^th	2634	70.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	88.31	351^st	5173	93.2%
2021	86.84	91^st	1110	91.8%
2022	87.01	465^th	5264	91.2%
2023	95.78	167^th	5374	96.9%
2024	79.81	835^th	5511	84.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	85.44	797^th	5492	85.5%
2021	82.03	216^th	1267	83.0%
2022	82.86	976^th	5635	82.7%
2023	81.84	1024^th	5617	81.8%
2024	82.36	987^th	5605	82.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	89.85	588^th	5510	89.3%
2021	82.94	214^th	1272	83.2%
2022	82.25	999^th	5663	82.4%
2023	90.83	564^th	5650	90.0%
2024	87.90	721^st	5636	87.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	85.30	496^th	4963	90.0%
2022	85.53	523^rd	5084	89.7%
2023	91.00	317^th	5098	93.8%
2024	89.27	372^nd	5102	92.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	70.65	795^th	2834	71.9%
2022	59.53	1172^nd	2726	57.0%
2023	67.57	878^th	2662	67.0%
2024	64.77	969^th	2647	63.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	75.92	581^st	2715	78.6%
2021	85.84	98^th	894	89.0%
2022	81.86	440^th	2740	83.9%
2023	72.79	623^rd	2802	77.8%
2024	63.88	799^th	2777	71.2%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	76.58	119^th	554	78.5%
2022	54.32	308^th	665	53.7%
2024	8.71	648^th	699	7.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	68.82	519^th	2369	78.1%
2021	76.36	108^th	721	85.0%
2022	83.28	236^th	2458	90.4%
2024	50.44	1023^rd	2575	60.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	75.41	518^th	2380	78.2%
2021	87.19	75^th	738	89.8%
2022	82.78	378^th	2509	84.9%
2023	69.70	627^th	2547	75.4%
2024	67.61	668^th	2546	73.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	74.04	542^nd	2407	77.5%
2021	82.10	108^th	763	85.8%
2022	77.11	489^th	2527	80.6%
2023	73.25	561^st	2558	78.1%
2024	56.88	878^th	2547	65.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	70.81	474^th	2213	78.6%
2022	91.93	107^th	2359	95.5%
2023	79.47	326^th	2391	86.4%
2024	75.95	396^th	2383	83.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	58.13	657^th	1602	59.0%
2022	54.25	691^st	1555	55.6%
2023	49.37	755^th	1552	51.4%
2024	40.00	896^th	1535	41.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	95.31	95^th	2133	95.5%
2021	93.40	76^th	1290	94.1%
2022	90.27	201^st	2123	90.5%
2023	84.85	240^th	2348	89.8%
2024	84.64	255^th	2323	89.0%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	43.42	296^th	515	42.5%
2023	62.29	237^th	786	69.8%
2024	59.26	260^th	804	67.7%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.65	120^th	1547	92.2%
2024	54.50	418^th	1534	72.8%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	94.74	73^rd	1937	96.2%
2021	97.44	22^nd	1126	98.0%
2023	91.46	131^st	2247	94.2%
2024	83.41	234^th	2235	89.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	97.12	39^th	1833	97.9%
2021	89.50	107^th	1054	89.8%
2022	86.11	232^nd	1858	87.5%
2023	80.22	297^th	2118	86.0%
2024	82.59	261^st	2098	87.6%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.64	105^th	233	54.9%
2024	48.96	117^th	234	50.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	91.78	131^st	1880	93.0%
2021	94.29	66^th	1122	94.1%
2022	90.65	165^th	1916	91.4%
2023	87.41	202^nd	2207	90.8%
2024	84.78	227^th	2172	89.5%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	81.63	107^th	731	85.4%
2024	77.46	134^th	712	81.2%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	91.88	45^th	720	93.8%
2024	83.14	83^rd	721	88.5%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	96.12	51^st	1814	97.2%
2022	94.95	73^rd	1861	96.1%
2023	88.96	129^th	2142	94.0%
2024	88.25	125^th	2125	94.1%

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Rank History for high school White students at Temecula Preparatory

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	90.44	74^th	1222	93.9%
2022	81.64	188^th	1204	84.4%
2023	70.26	304^th	1434	78.8%
2024	71.58	284^th	1406	79.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Temecula Preparatory

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	467	31	109	339	2	0	107	1055
2020	452	33	118	340	2	0	115	1060
2021	460	36	130	335	1	2	124	1088
2022	436	43	128	333	1	5	125	1071
2023	412	46	121	361	2	8	129	1079

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Temecula Preparatory

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1055	48.8	21.6	21.3
2020	1060	n/a	n/a	17.4
2021	1088	50.5	21.5	16.2
2022	1071	53.5	19.9	18.9
2023	1079	55.5	19.4	16.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Temecula Preparatory

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1055	48.8	21.6	21.3
2020	1060	n/a	n/a	17.4
2021	1088	50.5	21.5	16.2
2022	1071	53.5	19.9	18.9
2023	1079	55.5	19.4	16.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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