JCS - Pine Hills

JCS - Pine Hills operates as an average-sized unified-grade school in Temecula, California, part of JCS - Pine Hills District. Current enrollment sits at 745 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 602.

JCS - Pine Hills is a school of JCS - Pine Hills District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JCS - Pine Hills shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 35% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 43% of students at JCS - Pine Hills qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which JCS - Pine Hills is one.

The closest other public school is Vail Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, JCS - Pine Hills runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.