Summary:
Hemet has 22 schools: 12 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high and one alternative, with grade spans that include K–8 at Hemet Dual Language Academy and grades 6–12 at Western Center Academy. The 22-school averages are below California’s in all-grades proficiency: 36% in ELA versus 49% statewide, 21% in math versus 38%, and 20% in science versus 36%. The clearest finding is that Western Center Academy stands far above the rest, with 87% proficiency in ELA, 62% in math and 81% in science.
Western Center Academy leads the next-highest school by 29 percentage points in ELA, 28 in math and 55 in science. At the other end, Alessandro High is lowest in all three subjects, at 15% in ELA, 7% in math and 6% in science; it is 4, 3 and 3 points below the next-lowest schools, respectively. Among other standouts, West Valley High has the highest ELA result among conventional high schools, at 58%. Hemet Dual Language Academy is another bright spot: its 34% math proficiency is 13 points above the average of the other 21 schools. Fruitvale Elementary has the second-highest science result overall, at 26%, while McSweeny Elementary leads the elementary schools in science, at 20%.
Average scores rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 1 percentage point in ELA, 2 in math and 4 in science, though gains varied by school; West Valley High had the largest ELA increase, up 13 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings also show varied longer-term movement: Jacob Wiens Elementary rose from the 4th to the 14th percentile between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while Hemet High moved from the 53rd to the 39th. As context, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible share for 2024–25 was 58% at Western Center Academy and 96% at Jacob Wiens Elementary; these figures do not explain school results. Attendance also differs sharply: chronic absenteeism was 1% at Western Center Academy and 90% at Alessandro High. Since schools serve different grades, grade-specific comparisons can be more useful when choosing among them.
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