Paloma Elementary

Paloma Elementary is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Temecula, California, part of Temecula Valley Unified, with 547 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Temecula Valley Unified comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 26,274 students; Paloma Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Paloma Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Riverside County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Paloma Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Paloma Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Paloma Elementary is one.

Temecula Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paloma Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 596 students in 2018 compared to 547 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 52% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.