Temescal Valley Elementary: Scores climb 1.6 points from grade 3 to grade 5. But the zoned next school scores lower.
Temescal Valley holds its own. Scores drop at the schools it feeds into. Ask where its graduates actually enrol, and whether families stay on the zoned path.
Temescal Valley Elementary scores 69 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 91st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “72% proficient” and call it done. Temescal Valley deserves a closer read. The school sits in Corona, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Temescal Valley's low-income kids hit 71.5% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The story this school is actually telling
separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
the zoned path continues to El Cerrito Middle, which scores 16 points lower — worth asking about on a tour.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 3.5pp across grades; the floor rises 5.6pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Temescal Valley's most underrated number
71.5% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
Where the path goes
The zoned path continues to El Cerrito Middle, which scores 16 points lower than this school — worth weighing alongside everything above. Families here often look at charter or magnet options for middle school.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 6.4pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +9.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 116 | 46% | 25% | 21% | 9% | 71% | +27 |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 52% | 26% | 11% | 11% | 78% | +33 |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 49% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 76% | +28 |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 47% | 37% | 11% | 5% | 84% | +37 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 116 | 37% | 34% | 12% | 17% | 71% | +25 |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 37% | 39% | 18% | 6% | 76% | +34 |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 40% | 22% | 27% | 11% | 62% | +27 |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 52% | 20% | 25% | 3% | 72% | +37 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 118 | 17% | 32% | 46% | 5% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 298 | 71.5% | +20 | +33 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 193 | 71.0% | +22 | +32 |
| White | 152 | 78.3% | +14 | +16 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temescal Valley Elementary ← | — | 69 | 43.4% | 72.2% | −1.6 | 0.2% |
| Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary | 2.7 mi | 52 | 29.1% | 58.6% | −8.3 | 1.2% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |