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Elsinore High

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Elsinore High ranks 923 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 57% of California high schools

Summary

Elsinore High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Wildomar, California, with nearly 2,000 students, and it stands out for its strong English Language Arts performance and graduation rates despite facing significant challenges with student attendance.

The school excels in English, with proficiency rates notably higher than the Lake Elsinore Unified district and state averages, and it leads most district peers in science. Its 92% graduation rate is a major strength. However, math proficiency is a key area for improvement, and chronic absenteeism is very high. Interestingly, the school successfully graduates students despite the attendance issues, suggesting effective support systems. Within its own district, performance varies widely; it performs similarly to Temescal Canyon High in some areas but significantly better than Lakeside High and Ortega High.

When compared to high schools in neighboring districts like Murrieta Valley Unified (such as Vista Murrieta High and Murrieta Mesa High), Elsinore High's academic results are generally lower. Its performance is more comparable to some schools in the Perris Union High district, like Paloma Valley High. The school's year-to-year state ranking can fluctuate, indicating that its performance is not always consistent.

1,927

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,524

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21800 Canyon Dr.
Wildomar, CA 92595-9181

(951) 253-7200

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Feeder schools for Elsinore High:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Canyon Elementary
	Donald Graham Elementary
	Railroad Canyon Elementary
	Ronald Reagan Elementary
	More...
	Wildomar Elementary
	William Collier Elementary
Middle:	David A. Brown Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.6%

White:

19.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg30%

California avg41%

923^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	55.5	923 of 2162	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	1283 of 2159	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	841 of 2170	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	879 of 2123	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	438 of 1290	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	1287 of 2133	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1059 of 2017	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	902 of 2021	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	839 of 2039	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.4	736 of 1994	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.0	393 of 2426	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	62.4	476 of 2354	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	61.1	483 of 2367	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	60.9	496 of 2281	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	60.7	456 of 2238	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	65.6	353 of 2117	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	274 of 2063	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	63.6	393 of 1968	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	46.9	648 of 1901	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.0	608 of 1653	63.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	266 of 523	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	313 of 517	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	289 of 521	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	189 of 522	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	330 of 592	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.9	525 of 581	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	573 of 1161	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	894 of 1117	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	517 of 1052	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	1017 of 1085	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	978 of 1064	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	834 of 941	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	902 of 1906	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	1230 of 1915	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	770 of 1915	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	826 of 1858	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1147 of 1833	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	997 of 1760	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	842 of 1900	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	1218 of 1902	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	723 of 1917	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	709 of 1861	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	1150 of 1814	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	930 of 1742	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	270 of 410	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	174 of 328	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	98 of 299	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	120 of 290	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	843 of 2013	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	1181 of 2026	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	773 of 2030	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	810 of 1943	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	1289 of 1937	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	938 of 1862	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	804 of 1942	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1159 of 1948	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	817 of 1963	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	812 of 1916	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	1220 of 1880	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1023 of 1834	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	83 of 190	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	402 of 577	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	440 of 574	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	416 of 541	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	368 of 515	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	359 of 422	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	332 of 366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	817 of 1252	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	948 of 1216	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.1	284 of 1197	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	688 of 1155	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	769 of 1173	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	556 of 1193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	763 of 1204	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	920 of 1222	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	834 of 1173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)56th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2018)10th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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
Murrieta Valley High	Public	9-12	42200 Nighthawk Way	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1408	2,104	94	22.4	46.7%	886 (42.1%)	63 (3.0%)	863 (41.0%)	100 (4.8%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.5%)	172 (8.2%)	78.2	445^th of 2162 public high schools	79.4%		89.4	244^th of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	201	37.9	16.7	37.5	77.1	77.1	37.9	37.9	$15,421	$1,038	$14,383
Murrieta Options Academy	Public	9-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1600	12	10	1.1	66.7%	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)								$54,917	$236	$54,681
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
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
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
Murrieta Mesa High	Public	9-12	24801 Monroe Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 677-0568	2,066	94	21.8	59.7%	631 (30.5%)	129 (6.2%)	940 (45.5%)	142 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	210 (10.2%)	83.3	352^nd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%		78.2	432^nd of 2159 public high schools	80.0%	80	46.2	27.8	45.6	78.0	78.0	38.6	38.6	$14,793	$576	$14,217
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
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
Vista Murrieta High	Public	9-12	28251 Clinton Keith Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5750	3,328	146	22.8	51.5%	950 (28.5%)	231 (6.9%)	1,435 (43.1%)	342 (10.3%)	11 (0.3%)	21 (0.6%)	332 (10.0%)	86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		87.8	264^th of 2159 public high schools	87.8%	3	51.3	36.8	51.0	78.1	78.1	41.8	41.8	$14,305	$929	$13,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Elsinore High

What is the racial makeup of Elsinore High?

Students at Elsinore High are 67% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Elsinore High in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

Is Elsinore High a good school?

Elsinore High ranks 923^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Elsinore High?

Elsinore High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottonwood Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Donald Graham Elementary
Elementary : Railroad Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary : Wildomar Elementary
Elementary : William Collier Elementary
Middle : David A. Brown Middle

How many students attend Elsinore High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,927 students attended Elsinore High.

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