How does Margarita Middle compare to other middle schools in Temecula?

Margarita Middle has a Scope Score of 48.2/100, ranked #906 among California middle schools. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,408 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Margarita Middle?

16.9% of students at Margarita Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Margarita Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Margarita Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Margarita Middle?

22.2% of students at Margarita 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 the Scope Score.

Margarita Middle

Middle School

Temecula Valley Unified TemeculaRiverside County92591

📍 30600 Margarita Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope 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

741 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

54%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

31.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 61 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic47.2%

White33.9%

Asian3.9%

Black3.4%

Other11.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Margarita Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.9%
Met Standard	21.8%
Below Standard	61.3%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 16.9%

0.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 38.7%

0.8pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -0.1pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 22.2%

2.9pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 38.7%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.0%

1.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Margarita Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 11.4 points below the Temecula Valley Unified district average of 28.2%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.5% exceeded — 8.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.1 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. 31.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.2%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

38.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,408

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

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	232	18.5%	29.7%	25.0%	26.7%	48.3%
7th	214	16.8%	33.6%	26.2%	23.4%	50.5%
8th	258	14.3%	28.3%	25.2%	32.2%	42.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	233	12.4%	12.4%	28.3%	46.8%	24.9%
7th	213	20.2%	15.5%	29.1%	35.2%	35.7%
8th	258	19.0%	11.2%	20.9%	48.8%	30.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Also serves area

Vintage Hills Elementary

72.5# in state

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Middle

Margarita Middle

48.2# in state

This school

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High School

Temecula Valley High

76.4# in state

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