How does Vail Ranch Middle compare to other middle schools in Temecula?

Vail Ranch Middle has a Scope Score of 60.0/100, ranked #615 among California middle schools. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,477 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Vail Ranch Middle?

25.3% of students at Vail Ranch Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 57.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Vail Ranch Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Vail Ranch Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 10.1 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 Vail Ranch Middle?

16.4% of students at Vail Ranch 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.

Vail Ranch Middle

Middle School

Temecula Valley Unified TemeculaRiverside County92592

📍 33340 Camino Piedra Rojo

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

800 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

36 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 15 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic33.0%

White40.1%

Asian6.0%

Black3.1%

Other17.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vail Ranch Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.3%
Met Standard	32.5%
Below Standard	42.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 25.3%

8.0pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 57.8%

18.3pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.4%

2.9pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 57.8%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -10.1pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.9%

0.8pp 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 "58% proficient" for Vail Ranch Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.3% of students exceeded standard while 32.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.9 points below the Temecula Valley Unified district average of 28.2%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.0% exceeded — 4.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 10.1 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 increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 33.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

25.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

57.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-10.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,477

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	226	27.9%	37.6%	20.4%	14.2%	65.5%
7th	250	24.8%	41.2%	14.8%	19.2%	66.0%
8th	261	18.8%	37.2%	26.1%	18.0%	55.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	227	26.9%	30.8%	27.8%	14.5%	57.7%
7th	252	29.4%	25.0%	27.4%	18.3%	54.4%
8th	261	24.1%	23.0%	23.4%	29.5%	47.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Tony Tobin Elementary

66.5# in state

Pauba Valley Elementary

59.2# in state

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Middle

Vail Ranch Middle

60.0# in state

This school

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High School

Great Oak High

82.9# in state

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