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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002811170
French Valley Elementary
36680 Cady Rd., Winchester, CA 92596 · (951) 926-3643 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
272 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 157 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
52.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.7% | 29.6% | 22.1% | 16.6% |
| Math | 26.0% | 26.2% | 30.1% | 17.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 50.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 45.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.8% | 54.7% |
| 2017-18 | 64.6% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.8% | 55.6% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like French Valley Elementary
French Valley Elementary's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Valley Elementary this school | 755 | 36.0% | 55.0% |
| Ysabel Barnett Elementary Temecula | 753 | 36.1% | 59.5% |
| American Elementary Bakersfield | 701 | 37.2% | 50.8% |
| Cedarwood Elementary Clovis | 848 | 34.9% | 59.6% |
| Norris Elementary Bakersfield | 810 | 37.4% | 52.3% |
| Century Elementary Clovis | 722 | 40.7% | 66.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where French Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,403 of 5,151 | #39 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #1,448 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #39 of 283 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #1,236 of 5,172 ▲ 262 | #32 of 283 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,334 of 5,116 | #78 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #512 of 5,915 | #78 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,345 of 5,352 | #73 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #839 of 5,354 | #30 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #4,506 of 5,625 | #283 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #2,019 of 3,837 | #99 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
755
-109 (-13%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 24.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 755 | 34 | 22.2:1 | 36% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 35 | 23.4:1 | 36% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 36 | 24.4:1 | 24% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 36 | 24.0:1 | 28% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 36 | 24.7:1 | 28% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 37 | 24.8:1 | 25% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | N/A | N/A | 19% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for French Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (888 to 755); teachers down 6% (36 to 34).
About French Valley Elementary
French Valley Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Winchester, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 755 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 62% bigger than that.
The 30 schools of Temecula Valley Unified, including French Valley Elementary, enroll 26,274 students.
French Valley Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. It is also 36% White, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Riverside County's residents are about 51% Hispanic, 10 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, French Valley Elementary comes in at 68%.
Teacher staffing is 34 full-time equivalents, or about 22.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 36%. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, French Valley Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at French Valley Elementary are 3.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.0% actual, 58.4% predicted).
French Valley Elementary is located in Riverside County, where median household income is about $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. French Valley Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
Susan La Vorgna Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. French Valley Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. French Valley Elementary comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies French Valley Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 864 in 2020-21 and 755 in 2024-25, a decrease of 109 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.2:1) than in 2020-21 (24.0:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for French Valley Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Temecula Valley Unified
- Chaparral HighHigh · 3,136 students
- Great Oak HighHigh · 2,946 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Bella Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,249 students
- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Erle Stanley Gardner MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
Other schools in Winchester
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,537 students
- Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. AcademyElementary · 1,196 students
- Temecula PreparatoryCombined · 1,086 students
- Winchester ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Susan La Vorgna ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Temecula Valley CharterElementary · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Susan La Vorgna Elementary1.2 mi · 649
- Temecula Preparatory1.2 mi · 1,086
- Temecula Valley Charter1.2 mi · 596
- Summit Academy1.4 mi · 767
- Bella Vista Middle1.9 mi · 1,249
- Alamos Elementary1.9 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About French Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at French Valley Elementary?
French Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 755 students in grades KG-05.
Is French Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
French Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at French Valley Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at French Valley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at French Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at French Valley Elementary are roughly 36% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is French Valley Elementary in?
French Valley Elementary is part of Temecula Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.