How does Erle Stanley Gardner Middle compare to other middle schools in Temecula?

Erle Stanley Gardner Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.9/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 27% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,930 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle?

27.5% of students at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 55.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle?

13.9% of students at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Erle Stanley Gardner Middle

Q: Is Erle Stanley Gardner Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Erle Stanley Gardner Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

Temecula Valley Unified TemeculaRiverside County92592

📍 45125 Via Del Coronado

Composite Score

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State Percentile

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School overview

Enrollment

1,069 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

42 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-13.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-8.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

42.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 33 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic35.7%

White34.1%

Asian11.3%

Black2.3%

Other16.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.5%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	44.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Erle Stanley Gardner Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Temecula Valley Unified district average of 28.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 29.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 42.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

27.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

55.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,930

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	318	25.8%	33.3%	23.0%	17.9%	59.1%
7th	321	28.4%	42.7%	16.5%	12.5%	71.0%
8th	324	24.1%	36.4%	20.1%	19.4%	60.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	317	28.7%	17.7%	28.7%	24.9%	46.4%
7th	324	29.9%	23.5%	23.1%	23.5%	53.4%
8th	326	27.9%	16.3%	26.7%	29.1%	44.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Red Hawk Elementary

63.687th pctile

Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary

58.681st pctile

Temecula Luiseno Elementary

54.575th pctile

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Middle

Erle Stanley Gardner Middle

51.976th pctile

This school

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High School

Great Oak High

69.791st pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.