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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002805012
Paloma Elementary
42940 Via Rami, Temecula, CA 92592 · (951) 302-5165 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
198 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 | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
66%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
67.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
59.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 8 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 | 34.3% | 33.6% | 15.0% | 17.1% |
| Math | 28.8% | 30.3% | 22.8% | 18.1% |
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 | 67.9% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 63.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 59.5% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 52.2% |
| 2018-19 | 72.8% | 54.8% |
| 2017-18 | 70.4% | 60.1% |
| 2016-17 | 66.8% | 53.7% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Paloma Elementary
Paloma Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Elementary this school | 547 | 36.2% | 63.5% |
| Valley Oak Elementary Fresno | 509 | 36.5% | 62.3% |
| Evergreen Elementary Rohnert Park | 630 | 35.6% | 44.1% |
| James Foster Elementary Saugus | 508 | 39.2% | 58.7% |
| Del Rio Elementary Bakersfield | 595 | 34.3% | 51.5% |
| Vintage Hills Elementary Temecula | 512 | 36.5% | 55.9% |
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 Paloma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #950 of 5,151 | #11 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,112 of 5,172 ▼ 241 | #20 of 283 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #862 of 5,172 ▲ 176 | #15 of 283 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,333 of 5,116 | #77 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,894 of 5,915 | #211 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,104 of 5,352 | #62 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #1,063 of 5,354 | #40 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #4,501 of 5,625 | #281 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #2,909 of 3,837 | #163 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
547
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 547 | 25 | 21.9:1 | 36% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 22.5 | 23.3:1 | 26% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 26% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | N/A | N/A | 15% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 7% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paloma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (596 to 547); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Paloma Elementary
Paloma Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Temecula, California, under Temecula Valley Unified. It reported 547 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Paloma Elementary is a school in Temecula Valley Unified. The district has 30 schools and 26,274 students.
About 41% of students at Paloma Elementary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 39% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Among Riverside County residents, the White share is about 38%. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Paloma Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.9 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Of all students at Paloma Elementary, 36% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
On BeatsExpectations, Paloma Elementary is 5.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
In Riverside County, median household income comes to about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside County counts 543 public schools with about 424,872 students.
Paloma Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Temecula Middle, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Paloma Elementary's average proficiency of 63.5% compares with 55.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Paloma Elementary had a net gain of 17 students, or 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 21.9 students per teacher, compared with 23.0 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Paloma Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 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
Other Paloma Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Paloma Elementary. Paloma Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Paloma ElementarySan Marcos, CA · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Temecula Middle0.5 mi · 1,012
- Home INstead INnovation Academy0.7 mi · 254
- Vintage Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 512
- Temecula Valley High0.7 mi · 2,739
- Rancho Vista High0.9 mi · 176
- Susan H. Nelson0.9 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Paloma ElementaryHow large is Paloma Elementary?
Paloma Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Paloma Elementary serve?
Paloma Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paloma Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paloma Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paloma Elementary?
Paloma Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Paloma Elementary?
Paloma Elementary 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.