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Enrollment
765
Middle
DISTRICT 950 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002803647
Vail Ranch Middle
33340 Camino Piedra Rojo, Temecula, CA 92592 · (951) 302-5188 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
205 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 | 232 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%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
62.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
52.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.6% | 38.7% | 20.5% | 17.2% |
| Math | 26.8% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 21.1% |
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 | 62.3% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.8% | 48.8% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 45.9% |
| 2018-19 | 63.4% | 60.6% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 57.4% |
| 2016-17 | 64.4% | 59.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Vail Ranch Middle
Vail Ranch Middle's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Ranch Middle this school | 765 | 26.8% | 56.2% |
| East Avenue Middle Livermore | 581 | 25.8% | 50.8% |
| Las Colinas Middle Camarillo | 819 | 30.0% | 53.7% |
| Sequoia Middle Newbury Park | 798 | 31.0% | 48.5% |
| Martinez Junior High Martinez | 843 | 32.7% | 51.0% |
| Colina Middle Thousand Oaks | 832 | 26.2% | 54.3% |
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 Vail Ranch Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #263 of 1,224 | #6 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #247 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #2 of 78 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #297 of 1,227 ▼ 3 | #9 of 78 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #363 of 1,214 | #19 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #481 of 1,377 | #56 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #653 of 1,279 | #19 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #118 of 1,278 | #7 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #1,169 of 1,329 | #77 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #353 of 930 | #14 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
765
-169 (-18%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 1,294
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 765 | 36.1 | 21.2:1 | 27% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 36.6 | 21.9:1 | 30% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 38 | 21.4:1 | 19% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 934 | 38 | 24.6:1 | 23% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 953 | 39.5 | 24.1:1 | 22% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 1,082 | 42 | 25.8:1 | 16% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 1,257 | N/A | N/A | 11% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 1,294 | 52 | 24.9:1 | 15% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vail Ranch Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (953 to 765); teachers down 9% (39.5 to 36.1).
About Vail Ranch Middle
Vail Ranch Middle is a middle school with a street address in Temecula, California. It serves 765 students in grades 6 through 8.
Vail Ranch Middle is among 30 schools run by Temecula Valley Unified, which serves 26,274 students.
At Vail Ranch Middle, the largest share of students is White, at 41%. Next come 31% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 38% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 36.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.2:1. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is 74%.
Vail Ranch Middle scores 56.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.8%.
In the county around the school, Riverside County, the median household income is $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Riverside County is home to 543 public schools and about 424,872 public school students.
Pauba Valley Elementary is the public school closest to Vail Ranch Middle, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Vail Ranch Middle ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 56.2% versus a 62.7% average.
Vail Ranch Middle is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 765, an 18% decrease from 934 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 24.6 to 21.2 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Pauba Valley Elementary0.7 mi · 510
- Abby Reinke Elementary0.9 mi · 559
- Tony Tobin Elementary1.0 mi · 718
- Crowne Hill Elementary1.1 mi · 519
- Red Hawk Elementary1.6 mi · 496
- Susan H. Nelson1.6 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Vail Ranch MiddleHow large is Vail Ranch Middle?
Vail Ranch Middle enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Vail Ranch Middle serve?
Vail Ranch Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Vail Ranch Middle have?
Vail Ranch Middle employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Vail Ranch Middle?
Student demographics at Vail Ranch Middle are roughly 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Vail Ranch Middle?
Vail Ranch 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.