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Temescal Canyon High

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Temescal Canyon High ranks 719 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Temescal Canyon High School is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,373 students in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, consistently performing above its district and often above state averages despite operating with the lowest per-student spending among its local peers.

The school stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate of 97.2% and its effective management of student attendance. Academically, it leads other comprehensive high schools in its district like Elsinore High and Lakeside High in both English and math proficiency. A particularly notable strength is its outstanding support for homeless students, where it ranks in the state's top 15%, demonstrating highly effective targeted programs. It also compares favorably to schools in neighboring districts, such as Paloma Valley High in the Perris Union High district.

While mathematics remains a relative challenge area compared to English, the gap is smaller here than at surrounding schools. The school's performance has shown some variability, with a notable peak during the pandemic year, and recent data suggests a need for more consistent support in special education. The stark contrast with the very low-performing Ortega High, located less than two miles away, highlights that Temescal Canyon achieves its strong results through effective practices, not just funding or location.

2,373

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,633

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28755 El Toro Rd.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92532-1912

(951) 253-7250

District: Lake Elsinore Unified

Feeder schools for Temescal Canyon High:

Elementary:	Earl Warren Elementary
	Elsinore Elementary
	Luiseno
	Tuscany Hills Elementary
Middle:	Canyon Lake Middle
	Elsinore Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

24.5%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2023 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 54th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lake Elsinore Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg30%

California avg41%

719^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	63.9	719 of 2162	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	664 of 2159	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	990 of 2170	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	898 of 2123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.6	106 of 1290	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	611 of 2133	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	748 of 2017	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	743 of 2021	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.0	594 of 2039	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	462 of 1994	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	63.6	452 of 2426	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.4	451 of 2354	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	57.0	616 of 2367	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	58.1	556 of 2281	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	57.5	538 of 2238	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.0	322 of 2117	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.8	319 of 2063	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	65.7	356 of 1968	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	49.3	601 of 1901	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.8	640 of 1653	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	226 of 523	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	152 of 517	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.4	250 of 521	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	339 of 522	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	164 of 592	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	111 of 582	80.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	315 of 585	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	358 of 573	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	340 of 591	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	448 of 581	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	341 of 582	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	402 of 581	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	670 of 1161	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	428 of 1117	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	540 of 1052	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	613 of 1085	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1015 of 1064	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	697 of 1906	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	736 of 1915	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	1013 of 1915	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	830 of 1858	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.2	119 of 1054	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	500 of 1833	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	767 of 1760	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	662 of 1900	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	540 of 1902	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	1035 of 1917	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	817 of 1861	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	511 of 1814	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	792 of 1742	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	56 of 410	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	29 of 328	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	58 of 290	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	721 of 2013	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	629 of 2026	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	1153 of 2030	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	815 of 1943	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	649 of 1937	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	654 of 1862	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	651 of 1942	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	570 of 1948	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	838 of 1963	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	853 of 1916	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	663 of 1880	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	693 of 1834	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	62 of 175	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	50 of 183	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	19.3	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	271 of 577	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	312 of 574	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	371 of 541	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	353 of 515	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	255 of 422	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	234 of 366	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	810 of 1252	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	425 of 1216	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	990 of 1197	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	573 of 1155	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	569 of 1173	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	799 of 1193	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	762 of 1204	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	547 of 1222	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	670 of 1173	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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 (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/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
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	$19,633	$18,532	$1,101
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	$24,775	$23,536	$1,239
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	$23,292	$21,978	$1,314
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	$23,063	$21,640	$1,423
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	$36,559	$35,714	$845
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	$73,779	$73,002	$777
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
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	$1,128	$04	$1,124
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)																		$41,363	$30,992	$10,371
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	$26,743	$25,690	$1,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Temescal Canyon High

How many students attend Temescal Canyon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,373 students attended Temescal Canyon High.

What district is Temescal Canyon High in?

Lake Elsinore Unified

What is the racial makeup of Temescal Canyon High?

Students at Temescal Canyon High are 60% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Temescal Canyon High a good school?

Temescal Canyon High ranks 719^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Temescal Canyon High?

Temescal Canyon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Earl Warren Elementary
Elementary : Elsinore Elementary
Elementary : Luiseno
Elementary : Tuscany Hills Elementary
Middle : Canyon Lake Middle
Middle : Elsinore Middle

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