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Lake Elsinore Unified

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At a glance

1028^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 47

Better than 32% of California districts

Elementary 15 Middle 4 High 5 Alternative 1Grades K-12

545 Chaney St.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530-2723·(951) 253-7000·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 32.8% of districts

Schools

20,539

Students

Top rankedCottonwood Canyon Elementary1373^rd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cottonwood Canyon Elementary up 658 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ortega High 18 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Lake Elsinore Unified includes 24 schools: 15 elementary, four middle, four high and one alternative school, serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, the schools’ unweighted all-grades averages were 39% in ELA, 26% in math and 25% in science—about 11, 12 and 11 percentage points below state results. The most important finding is that results vary sharply by school: the top-to-bottom ranges were 54 percentage points in ELA, 53 in math and 41 in science.

Cottonwood Canyon Elementary led the supplied all-grades results in ELA (61%) and math (55%), while Canyon Lake Middle led in science (44%). Among comprehensive high schools, Elsinore High led ELA at 55%, and Temescal Canyon High led math at 26% and science at 37%. At the other end, Ortega High scored 7% in ELA, 1% in math and 3% in science—43, 37 and 33 points below state results. Elsinore Elementary was lowest among elementary schools, while Terra Cotta Middle was lowest among middle schools in all three subjects.

Recent changes were mixed rather than consistent across schools. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Cottonwood Canyon rose 12 points in ELA and 6 in math, and Canyon Lake Middle gained 15 points in science; meanwhile, Temescal Canyon High fell 10 points in ELA. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings also show a wide spread: Cottonwood Canyon was at the 76th percentile among elementary schools, while Elsinore Elementary was at the 2nd; Canyon Lake Middle was at the 60th percentile among middle schools, and Ortega High at the 4th among high schools. As context, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 was 54% at Cottonwood Canyon and 95% at Elsinore Elementary; that contrast is an observation, not an explanation for their results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tuscany Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	23 Ponte Russo	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 245-6850	606	27	22.2	54.0%	266 (43.9%)	50 (8.3%)	210 (34.7%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.6%)	60.5	2054^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.7%		67.3	1729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%	325													30.6					30.6	53.6	56.3	57.4					55.8	48.5	54.4	32.4					44.8	97%	0%	$17,101	$1,457	$15,644
Donald Graham Elementary	Public	K-5	35450 Frederick St.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7590	470	22	21.0	69.8%	114 (24.3%)	16 (3.4%)	263 (56.0%)	26 (5.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.8%)	37.9	3369^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.1%		43	3007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%	362													28.8					28.8	39.1	33.3	47.0					39.3	35.6	38.3	25.8					33.8	96%	0%	$19,899	$1,948	$17,951
David A. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	21861 Grand Ave.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7430	1,030	41	24.9	78.9%	196 (19.0%)	43 (4.2%)	690 (67.0%)	38 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	55 (5.3%)	26	1979^th of 2740 public middle schools	27.8%		29.4	1849^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%	130														21.1				21.1				34.8	43.1	39.2		38.9				13.5	19.6	14.1		15.6			$17,103	$1,442	$15,661
William Collier Elementary	Public	K-5	20150 Mayhall Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7630	707	29	24.1	80.1%	116 (16.4%)	44 (6.2%)	471 (66.6%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	26.1	4301^st of 5817 public elementary schools	26.1%		35.8	3517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%	784													17.9					17.9	33.0	35.2	32.9					33.8	26.0	33.3	17.9					26.4	95%	0%	$16,675	$1,339	$15,336
Ortega High	Public	9-12	520 Chaney St. Bldg. 100	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7065	463	26	18.0	90.3%	76 (16.4%)	23 (5.0%)	336 (72.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.7%)	8	2052^nd of 2135 public high schools	3.9%		8.6	2088^th of 2162 public high schools	3.4%	36																3.6		3.5							6.6	6.6							1.3	1.3			$20,174	$1,239	$18,935
Elsinore High	Public	9-12	21800 Canyon Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7200	1,927	88	21.7	77.7%	374 (19.4%)	90 (4.7%)	1,283 (66.6%)	64 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.6%)	103 (5.3%)	54.5	936^th of 2135 public high schools	56.2%		55.5	923^rd of 2162 public high schools	57.3%	13																33.3		32.7							55.4	55.4							24.7	24.7			$18,335	$1,423	$16,912
Elsinore Elementary	Public	K-5	215 North Langstaff St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7615	462	20	23.5	95.2%	21 (4.5%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (90.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	8.4	5684^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.3%		10.9	5578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%	106													11.0					11.0	12.5	17.5	20.7					17.3	17.5	8.8	4.9					9.8	93%	0%	$20,478	$1,443	$19,035
Machado Elementary	Public	K-5	15150 Joy St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7500	531	24	22.3	91.3%	40 (7.5%)	15 (2.8%)	448 (84.4%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	12.5	5433^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	6.6%		17.2	5082^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%	351													15.5					15.5	19.7	18.6	28.9					22.6	17.1	14.4	10.3					13.7	95%	0%	$19,653	$1,503	$18,150
Wildomar Elementary	Public	K-5	21575 Palomar Rd.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7555	620	27	23.2	88.9%	94 (15.2%)	13 (2.1%)	502 (81.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24.5	4423^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.0%		23.1	4585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%	162													13.3					13.3	38.6	28.3	30.5					32.1	33.7	30.3	19.1					27.2	91%	0%	$18,074	$1,665	$16,409
Elsinore Middle	Public	6-8	1203 West Graham Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 674-2118	947	35	26.7	81.0%	111 (11.7%)	32 (3.4%)	730 (77.1%)	35 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.6%)	32.1	1750^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.1%		28.2	1891^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%	141														28.9				28.9				37.0	39.9	35.8		37.6				18.3	28.2	23.2		23.3			$15,520	$1,297	$14,223
Terra Cotta Middle	Public	6-8	29291 Lake St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7380	1,026	42	24.4	85.3%	125 (12.2%)	35 (3.4%)	811 (79.0%)	33 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16.5	2374^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.4%		19.1	2265^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%	109														19.7				19.7				19.5	30.2	30.0		26.6				11.8	15.1	12.7		13.1			$17,078	$1,682	$15,396
Railroad Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Mill St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7510	873	38	22.9	83.2%	52 (6.0%)	29 (3.3%)	749 (85.8%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.0%)	37.3	3420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	41.2%		28.8	4069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%	649	6.0	2.0	4.3	10.5	22.5	15.5	26.9	2.0	16.4	3.0	2.0	2.6	25.9					25.9	45.7	30.1	41.0					38.8	47.8	30.6	23.7					34.0	96%	0%	$16,150	$1,197	$14,953
Withrow Elementary	Public	K-5	30100 Audelo St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7570	583	26	22.2	84.9%	71 (12.2%)	26 (4.5%)	452 (77.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.6%)	26.2	4295^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.2%		23.8	4517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%	222													18.4					18.4	22.2	35.4	41.8					33.5	30.3	21.9	26.8					26.2	97%	0%	$17,999	$1,539	$16,460
Temescal Canyon High	Public	9-12	28755 El Toro Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7250	2,373	93	25.4	67.8%	582 (24.5%)	122 (5.1%)	1,424 (60.0%)	121 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	113 (4.8%)	55.4	908^th of 2135 public high schools	57.5%		63.9	719^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%	189																37.7	18.2	37.3							50.0	50.0							26.4	26.4			$15,957	$1,101	$14,856
Luiseno	Public	K-8	13500 Mountain Rd.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7480	819	37	22.3	55.7%	205 (25.0%)	54 (6.6%)	491 (60.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.1%)	41.7	3121^st of 5817 public elementary schools	46.3%		46.1	2827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%	294													31.7	47.1				39.6	35.5	50.0	46.3	30.6	48.5	49.4		44.0	43.6	43.7	32.9	17.7	30.8	25.3		31.8	97%	0%	$17,952	$1,171	$16,781
Rice Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	29535 Westwind Dr.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 471-2184	596	27	21.9	70.5%	129 (21.6%)	15 (2.5%)	403 (67.6%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	60.4	2057^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.6%		54.9	2317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%	260													41.4					41.4	44.3	52.8	56.0					51.5	48.9	41.6	43.1					44.4	98%	0%	$16,680	$1,367	$15,313
Cottonwood Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	32100 Lost Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 244-2585	813	35	23.0	53.9%	288 (35.4%)	52 (6.4%)	374 (46.0%)	39 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.8%)	74.9	1373^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	76.4%		60.7	2031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	658													44.0					44.0	53.0	60.0	68.1					60.9	58.1	57.8	48.9					54.6	92%	0%	$16,791	$1,241	$15,550
Canyon Lake Middle	Public	6-8	33005 Canyon Hills Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7790	951	40	23.8	59.6%	344 (36.2%)	63 (6.6%)	451 (47.4%)	37 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.3%)	53.4	1094^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.1%		52.1	1131^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.0%	37														44.4				44.4				51.0	48.0	55.6		51.6				30.7	32.8	25.9		29.7			$16,787	$1,275	$15,512
Lakeside High	Public	9-12	32593 Riverside Dr.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7300	1,687	72	23.3	84.9%	179 (10.6%)	53 (3.1%)	1,346 (79.8%)	60 (3.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.5%)	38	1320^th of 2135 public high schools	38.2%		33	1425^th of 2162 public high schools	34.1%	105															22.2	26.4		24.0							47.5	47.5							15.0	15.0			$18,417	$1,314	$17,103
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	35445 Porras Rd.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7650	508	21	24.6	71.9%	140 (27.6%)	32 (6.3%)	277 (54.5%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	29.7	4016^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.0%		32.9	3736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%	280													20.3					20.3	37.0	39.5	29.2					35.8	33.3	36.1	9.4					27.7	97%	0%	$18,536	$1,534	$17,002
Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-5	41221 Rosetta Canyon Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7810	821	34	23.9	81.2%	92 (11.2%)	37 (4.5%)	614 (74.8%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (4.0%)	41.2	3157^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.7%		40	3220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%	63													28.6					28.6	49.6	39.1	43.9					44.3	45.3	28.6	23.6					32.4	98%	0%	$16,588	$1,301	$15,287
Keith McCarthy Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1405 Education Way	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 253-7777	332	18	18.4	78.9%	100 (30.1%)	15 (4.5%)	188 (56.6%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)														2.8		18.8		11.9				26.7	21.9	11.1	45.8	28.2				20.0	12.9	0.0	12.5	10.0			$20,088	$1,421	$18,667
Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	909	46	19.9	94.1%	118 (13.0%)	26 (2.9%)	725 (79.8%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	18.9	4900^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.8%		16.5	5151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%	251													11.9	12.3				12.1	36.5	31.4	14.9	27.4	50.0	32.9		31.7	36.5	19.8	7.9	12.3	15.7	15.1		18.2	96%	0%	$19,359	$1,600	$17,759
Preschool	Public		565 Chaney St.	Lake Elsinore	92580	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 253-7091				—															(n/a)
Alberhill Elementary	Public	K-5	4170 Brianna Cir.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 440-3910	485	23	21.3	70.1%	87 (17.9%)	22 (4.5%)	328 (67.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	46.8	2801^st of 5817 public elementary schools	51.8%		42.6	3037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%	236													27.4					27.4	45.4	42.9	48.4					45.7	48.8	35.7	32.6					38.9	≥ 98%		$18,781	$1,630	$17,151
Jean Hayman Center	Public	12	21330 Lemon St	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 253-7460	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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