Temecula Elementary

Temecula Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Temecula, California, operated by Temecula Valley Unified, with 522 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Temecula Valley Unified runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 26,274 students. Temecula Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Temecula Elementary records that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Temecula Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 37.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Riverside County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Temecula Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Vail Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Temecula Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Temecula Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Temecula Elementary has decreased 16%, going from 621 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.