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What's one thing Margarita Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 950 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002809505
Margarita Middle
30600 Margarita Rd., Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 695-7370 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- FThree-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
22.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
400 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 | 250 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%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
46.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.5% | 30.4% | 25.4% | 27.7% |
| Math | 17.2% | 12.9% | 25.9% | 44.0% |
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 | 46.9% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.5% | 35.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 32.1% |
| 2018-19 | 62.7% | 49.8% |
| 2017-18 | 63.3% | 48.2% |
| 2016-17 | 57.2% | 43.6% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Margarita Middle
Margarita Middle's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita Middle this school | 731 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
| Amelia Earhart Middle Riverside | 743 | 56.1% | 52.1% |
| Frank Augustus Miller Middle Riverside | 844 | 56.9% | 55.4% |
| Daniel J. Savage Middle Modesto | 906 | 52.6% | 42.6% |
| Pioneer Junior High Upland | 771 | 50.5% | 57.2% |
| Robert L. McCaffrey Middle Galt | 779 | 53.7% | 43.9% |
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 Margarita Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #515 of 1,224 | #22 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #596 of 1,227 ▼ 115 | #25 of 78 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #557 of 1,227 ▼ 106 | #26 of 78 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #59 of 1,214 | #3 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #542 of 1,377 | #61 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #801 of 1,279 | #36 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #242 of 1,278 | #12 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #895 of 1,329 | #71 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #463 of 930 | #29 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
731
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,039
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 731 | 33.3 | 22.0:1 | 55% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 33.6 | 22.0:1 | 54% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 36.7 | 22.5:1 | 38% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 38 | 20.6:1 | 44% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 35.9 | 24.3:1 | 44% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 35 | 24.9:1 | 37% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 961 | N/A | N/A | 26% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 35 | 23.8:1 | 19% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 1,039 | 51 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margarita Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (872 to 731); teachers down 7% (35.9 to 33.3).
About Margarita Middle
Margarita Middle is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in Temecula, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 731 students.
Temecula Valley Unified (30 schools, 26,274 students) runs Margarita Middle.
The most common group at Margarita Middle is Hispanic students, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 51% of residents are Hispanic. Margarita Middle's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 33.3 full-time equivalents, or about 22.0 students per teacher. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Margarita Middle is 55%. For comparison, public schools in Riverside County average 74%.
Margarita Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Margarita Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.1%; the prediction is 47.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Riverside County show that the median household income is $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Margarita Middle is one of 543 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Margarita Middle to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Temecula Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Margarita Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Margarita Middle's enrollment dropped from 781 in 2020-21 to 731 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.6:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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- Temecula Elementary0.9 mi · 522
- Vail Elementary1.0 mi · 563
- Rancho Elementary1.1 mi · 484
- Temecula Valley High1.2 mi · 2,739
- James L. Day Middle1.2 mi · 932
- River Springs Charter1.7 mi · 7,703
Frequently asked questions
About Margarita MiddleHow large is Margarita Middle?
Margarita Middle enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Margarita Middle serve?
Margarita Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Margarita Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Margarita Middle is approximately 22.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Margarita Middle?
Student demographics at Margarita Middle are roughly 31% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Margarita Middle?
Margarita Middle is overseen by Temecula Valley Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.