How does James L. Day Middle compare to other middle schools in Temecula?

James L. Day Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.9/100, placing it at the 80th percentile statewide. 26% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,753 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at James L. Day Middle?

25.8% of students at James L. Day Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 57.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is James L. Day Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, James L. Day Middle's proficiency rate increases by 9.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at James L. Day Middle?

17.6% of students at James L. Day 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.

James L. Day Middle

Middle School

Temecula Valley Unified TemeculaRiverside County92591

📍 40775 Camino Campos Verdes

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

924 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

41 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 57 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic38.3%

White33.2%

Asian6.5%

Black4.5%

Other17.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for James L. Day Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.8%
Met Standard	31.3%
Below Standard	42.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for James L. Day Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.8% of students exceeded standard while 31.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.4 points below the Temecula Valley Unified district average of 28.2%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 20.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 9.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 33.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

25.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

57.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+9.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,753

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	269	25.3%	34.9%	24.2%	15.6%	60.2%
7th	284	27.1%	37.3%	21.5%	14.1%	64.4%
8th	317	26.8%	43.9%	16.4%	12.9%	70.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	273	21.6%	22.0%	29.3%	27.1%	43.6%
7th	290	25.9%	25.5%	25.2%	23.4%	51.4%
8th	320	28.1%	24.4%	28.4%	19.1%	52.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Ysabel Barnett Elementary

54.975th pctile

Nicolas Valley Elementary

49.865th pctile

Temecula Elementary

46.457th pctile

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Middle

James L. Day Middle

53.980th pctile

This school

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High School

Chaparral High

65.085th pctile

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