How does Rancho Viejo Middle compare to other middle schools in Hemet?

Rancho Viejo Middle has a Scope Score of 27.0/100, ranked #1400 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,940 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Rancho Viejo Middle?

6.6% of students at Rancho Viejo Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 23.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Rancho Viejo Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Rancho Viejo Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.8 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 Rancho Viejo Middle?

35.4% of students at Rancho Viejo 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.

Rancho Viejo Middle

Middle School

Hemet Unified HemetRiverside County92545

📍 985 North Cawston Avenue

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

999 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

45 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 141 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic69.9%

White12.3%

Asian0.5%

Black11.4%

Other5.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rancho Viejo Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.6%
Met Standard	16.9%
Below Standard	76.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +1.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.6%

10.7pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 23.5%

16.0pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 35.4%

16.1pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 23.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.7%

0.6pp 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 "23% proficient" for Rancho Viejo Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.4 points below the Hemet Unified district average of 9.0%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.8 points higher (vs 3.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.8 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 maintained year-over-year. 12.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 35.4%, 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

6.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

23.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

35.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,940

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	329	7.6%	20.7%	30.4%	41.3%	28.3%
7th	298	6.7%	27.2%	27.2%	38.9%	33.9%
8th	343	7.6%	21.9%	28.9%	41.7%	29.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	328	4.3%	10.7%	25.0%	60.1%	14.9%
7th	302	7.3%	9.6%	21.9%	61.3%	16.9%
8th	340	6.2%	11.2%	19.1%	63.5%	17.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Winchester Elementary

Jacob Wiens Elementary

16.9# in state

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Middle

Rancho Viejo Middle

27.0# in state

This school

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High School

Tahquitz High

No score# in state

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