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Susan H. Nelson

Susan H. Nelson serves grades 6–12 for 263 students in Temecula Valley Unified School District.

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Next day off: Mon, Nov 2 · NO SCHOOL: Staff Development Day (TK-12 non-student day) · All days off

Temecula Valley Unified School District calendar

Key dates

  1. NO SCHOOL: Staff Development Day (TK-12 non-student day)Monday · All dayKey date
  2. NO SCHOOL: Veterans DayWednesday · All dayKey date
  3. NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving BreakMonday · Nov 23 – Nov 27Key date
  4. NO SCHOOL: Winter BreakMonday · Dec 21 – Jan 1Key date
  5. NO SCHOOL: Teacher Prep/Staff Development Day (TK-12 non-student day)Monday · All dayKey date
  6. NO SCHOOL: Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 4:00 PM · Temecula Valley Unified School District Conference Center - Rooms A-C
  2. Annual Organizational MeetingFriday · 4:00 PM · Temecula Valley Unified School District Conference Center - Rooms A-C
  3. 9-12 High School Modified DayThursday · 8:30 AM
  4. TK-12 Modified DayFriday · All day
  5. NO SCHOOL: Lincoln's BirthdayFriday · All dayKey date
  6. NO SCHOOL: Washington's BirthdayMonday · All dayKey date
  7. 6-12 Middle & High School Modified DayFriday · All day
  8. NO SCHOOL: Spring BreakMonday · Mar 22 – Apr 2Key date

Last checked Oct 29, 2026, 2:34 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

It is the 4th largest of the 5 Temecula Valley Unified School District high schools in Temecula. Its 20.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 24.9 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 255 in 2019–20 to 263 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 114 students. 43% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (92 free, 22 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Paloma Del Sol Park (0.3 mi).

At a glance

Susan H. Nelson by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–12
Students263
Teachers13
Students per teacher20.2
Free or reduced-price lunch43%
School typeAlternative School
DistrictTemecula Valley Unified School District
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Susan H. Nelson

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 921
  • 1055
  • 1173
  • 12114
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20255
  • 2020–21285
  • 2021–22338
  • 2022–23301
  • 2023–24263
Nearby

Parks near Susan H. Nelson

All parks
Park · 0.3 miPaloma Del Sol ParkPark · 0.5 miCaptain Aaron J. Contreras Memorial ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.9 miJohn Magee ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

32225 Pio Pico Rd., Temecula 92592

(951) 695-7360

Temecula Valley Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 3330636 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060002810589

Temecula Valley Unified School District

Other high schools in the district

All schools
9–12Rancho Vista High210 students9–12Temecula Valley High2,735 students9–12Great Oak High3,007 students9–12Chaparral High3,077 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · 0.9 miPaloma ElementaryGrades K–5School · 0.9 miRancho Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–12Elementary school · 1.0 miAbby Reinke ElementaryGrades K–5Middle school · 1.2 miTemecula MiddleGrades 6–8Middle school · 1.3 miErle Stanley Gardner MiddleGrades 6–8Elementary school · 1.3 miRed Hawk ElementaryGrades K–5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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