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Enrollment
932
Middle
DISTRICT 950 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002808272
James L. Day Middle
40775 Camino Campos Verdes, Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 699-8138 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
391 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 286 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 36% |
Student demographics
71%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
65.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
49.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 39.0% | 20.5% | 14.1% |
| Math | 25.4% | 24.0% | 27.6% | 23.0% |
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 | 65.4% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 60.1% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.5% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.2% | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 67.3% | 55.2% |
| 2016-17 | 62.2% | 50.9% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 James L. Day Middle
James L. Day Middle's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James L. Day Middle this school | 932 | 42.0% | 55.9% |
| Standley Middle San Diego | 813 | 43.3% | 65.5% |
| Hewes Middle Santa Ana | 929 | 40.4% | 54.4% |
| Erle Stanley Gardner Middle Temecula | 1,008 | 36.4% | 58.7% |
| Mesa View Middle Huntington Beach | 817 | 45.4% | 68.2% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle Pleasant Hill | 738 | 44.4% | 49.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 James L. Day Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #268 of 1,224 | #7 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #275 of 1,227 ▲ 6 | #7 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #247 of 1,227 ▲ 26 | #5 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #598 of 1,214 | #37 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 932 | #272 of 1,377 | #42 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #963 of 1,279 | #48 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #100 of 1,278 | #5 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #1,026 of 1,329 | #74 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #584 of 930 | #37 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
932
-34 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 1,030
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 932 | 40.6 | 22.9:1 | 42% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 924 | 41.3 | 22.4:1 | 47% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 41.5 | 22.4:1 | 35% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 966 | 43 | 22.5:1 | 36% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 42 | 25.3:1 | 37% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 1,028 | 40 | 25.7:1 | 33% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | N/A | N/A | 27% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 41 | 25.1:1 | 14% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James L. Day Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,063 to 932); teachers down 3% (42 to 40.6).
About James L. Day Middle
Located in Temecula, California, James L. Day Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school had 932 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 41% larger than that.
In Temecula Valley Unified, 30 schools enroll a combined 26,274 students.
Enrollment at James L. Day Middle is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 34% White, 13% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Riverside County's population at about 51%. James L. Day Middle has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at James L. Day Middle total 40.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 42%. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
allk12 grades James L. Day Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with James L. Day Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 55.0%. James L. Day Middle scores 55.9%, within a point of that line.
Riverside County has these Census figures: median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Riverside County number 543 and enroll about 424,872.
Chaparral High is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. James L. Day Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. James L. Day Middle comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, James L. Day Middle is City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 966 in 2020-21 and 932 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Discussions about James L. Day Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Erle Stanley Gardner MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
Other schools in Temecula
- River Springs CharterCombined · 7,703 students
- Chaparral HighHigh · 3,136 students
- Great Oak HighHigh · 2,946 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Empire Springs CharterCombined · 1,854 students
- Elite Academic Academy - LucerneCombined · 1,070 students
Nearby schools
- Chaparral High0.8 mi · 3,136
- Ysabel Barnett Elementary1.0 mi · 753
- Temecula Elementary1.2 mi · 522
- Margarita Middle1.2 mi · 731
- River Springs Charter1.3 mi · 7,703
- Harbor Springs Charter1.3 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About James L. Day MiddleHow large is James L. Day Middle?
James L. Day Middle enrolls approximately 932 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does James L. Day Middle serve?
James L. Day Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James L. Day Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James L. Day Middle is approximately 22.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James L. Day Middle?
At James L. Day Middle, the student body is approximately 34% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is James L. Day Middle public or private?
James L. Day Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Temecula Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.