Pauba Valley Elementary

As a medium-sized primary school in Temecula, California, Pauba Valley Elementary serves 510 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Temecula Valley Unified.

Across the 30 schools in Temecula Valley Unified (26,274 students total), Pauba Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Pauba Valley Elementary records that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% White, 14% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pauba Valley Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Pauba Valley Elementary 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 somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pauba Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 57.4%.

Around the school, Riverside County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Pauba Valley Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vail Ranch Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pauba Valley Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pauba Valley Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pauba Valley Elementary has showed little movement, going from 519 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 9% to 14%.

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