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Ortega High

Public Grades 9-12

2088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 3% of California high schools

Summary

Ortega High is a public high school serving 463 students in grades 9-12 within the Lake Elsinore Unified district, situated in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of California high schools with proficiency rates far below district and state averages; for example, less than 1% of students are proficient in math, compared to nearly 32% at nearby Temescal Canyon High. A critical factor is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 64%, meaning almost two-thirds of students miss a substantial amount of school, which is more than double the rate of the next highest school in the area, Perris Lake High (Continuation).

Despite these academic struggles, Ortega High achieves a remarkably high graduation rate of 96.7%, creating a notable paradox. The school also spends more per student ($18,332) than other district high schools like Elsinore High, raising questions about resource effectiveness, and its performance has declined over the past decade, now performing similarly to or worse than local continuation schools.

463

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,332

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Chaney St. Bldg. 100
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530-1230

(951) 253-7065

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

16.4%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,088^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Lake Elsinore Unified

1075^th of 1,543Lake Elsinore Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	2088 of 2162	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1936 of 2159	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1951 of 2170	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1975 of 2123	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1950 of 2133	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1797 of 2017	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1877 of 2021	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1767 of 2039	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1722 of 1994	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1554 of 2426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.8	1857 of 2354	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	1975 of 2367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1438 of 2281	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.1	1298 of 2238	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.5	1434 of 2117	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.8	1427 of 2063	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.8	1482 of 1968	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	1353 of 1901	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.4	1299 of 1653	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	451 of 521	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	487 of 522	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	991 of 1161	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	862 of 1117	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	983 of 1064	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	746 of 1044	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	857 of 941	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1836 of 1906	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1788 of 1915	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1822 of 1915	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1783 of 1858	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1671 of 1833	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1688 of 1760	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1855 of 1900	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1735 of 1902	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1732 of 1917	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1707 of 1861	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1670 of 1814	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1599 of 1742	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.2	289 of 299	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	267 of 290	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1961 of 2013	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1849 of 2026	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1856 of 2030	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1768 of 1943	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1778 of 1937	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1701 of 1862	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1870 of 1942	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1707 of 1948	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1743 of 1963	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1760 of 1916	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1744 of 1880	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1580 of 1834	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1200 of 1252	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1132 of 1216	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1100 of 1197	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1130 of 1155	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1091 of 1173	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1137 of 1193	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1178 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1182 of 1222	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1131 of 1173	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2023)13th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Science2%-31 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	8.6	2088^th of 2162 public high schools	3.4%		12.2	1936^th of 2159 public high schools	10.3%	152			2.2	0.0	2.1					7.7	7.7					0.4	0.4	$18,332	$1,661	$16,671
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%)	63.9	719^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		64.5	664^th of 2159 public high schools	69.2%	55			31.3	8.3	30.7					60.0	60.0					31.9	31.9	$14,972	$1,291	$13,681
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%)	33	1425^th of 2162 public high schools	34.1%		38.8	1273^rd of 2159 public high schools	41.0%	152			14.5	8.3	14.3					42.1	42.1					15.7	15.7	$17,107	$1,559	$15,548
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%)	55.5	923^rd of 2162 public high schools	57.3%		38.5	1283^rd of 2159 public high schools	40.6%	360			27.3		27.1					59.5	59.5					23.4	23.4	$16,524	$1,567	$14,957
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	26025 Newport Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 371-5017	637	3	190.1	47.4%	168 (26.4%)	76 (11.9%)	319 (50.1%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	28.2	1519^th of 2162 public high schools	29.7%		15.3	1812^th of 2159 public high schools	16.1%	293				15.6	15.6					27.1	27.1					12.1	12.1	$13,351	$63	$13,288
Paloma Valley High	Public	9-12	31375 Bradley Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6030	2,487	109	22.8	63.5%	526 (21.1%)	153 (6.2%)	1,487 (59.8%)	142 (5.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	164 (6.6%)	61.3	791^st of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		60	762^nd of 2159 public high schools	64.7%	29			30.0	18.2	29.5					64.7	64.7					25.8	25.8	$18,765	$1,560	$17,205
Perris Lake High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	418 W. Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	228	8	26.9	72.8%	24 (10.5%)	10 (4.4%)	185 (81.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	10.8	1978^th of 2162 public high schools	8.5%		9.6	2096^th of 2159 public high schools	2.9%	118			6.6	0.0	5.4					10.4	10.4					2.3	2.3	$21,734	$1,880	$19,854
Scholar Plus Online Learning	Public, Virtual	7-12	418 W. Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	19	2	11.5	42.1%	4 (21.1%)	2 (10.5%)	11 (57.9%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.1	1286^th of 2162 public high schools	40.5%		15.4	1808^th of 2159 public high schools	16.3%	522										57.1	53.3					0.0	0.0	$13,973	$999	$12,974
Pathways for Adult Life Skills	Public	12	515 East Seventh St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2174	130	8	15.8	42.3%	17 (13.1%)	14 (10.8%)	78 (60.0%)	11 (8.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								(n/a)																		$32,047	$1,096	$30,951
California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,031	43	23.9	89.8%	35 (3.4%)	34 (3.3%)	934 (90.6%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	53.4	964^th of 2162 public high schools	55.4%		30.8	1471^st of 2159 public high schools	31.9%	507	30.0	19.8	31.9		25.3	33.3	38.6	45.0	45.9	61.1	46.9	10.0	15.9	18.8	21.0	14.2	17.5	$17,591	$383	$17,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Ortega High

What district is Ortega High in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

Is Ortega High a good school?

Ortega High ranks in the bottom 3.4% of California high schools.

How many students attend Ortega High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Ortega High.

What is the racial makeup of Ortega High?

Students at Ortega High are 73% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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