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Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy

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Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy ranks 3692 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy is a K-8 public school serving 440 students in Lake Elsinore, operating as its own independent district with a specialized focus on the arts.

The school shows a strong, positive trend, having improved its statewide ranking significantly over the past few years and earning a 2-star rating. A standout strength is student attendance; with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 9.8%, far below the state and local Lake Elsinore Unified averages, it suggests a highly engaged student community. While academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below state averages, it's important to view this in context: the school serves a population where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it performs comparably to or better than several nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Elsinore Elementary and Lakeland Village, despite spending less per student.

Parents should note some key dynamics: the school's unique K-8 structure provides continuity through middle school, unlike most local K-5 schools, and its performing arts focus is a distinctive offering. Areas for attention include a notably high student-teacher ratio and a significant performance gap between male and female students, with math scores being a particular concern. Compared to another specialized K-8 school, Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts, Julia Lee trails academically but shares the advantage of a longer grade span. Overall, the school is on an upward trajectory, effectively engaging its students and showing promising improvement while navigating its specific challenges.

440

Students ?

39.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,325

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19740 Grand Ave.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530-6426

(951) 595-4500

District: Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

African American:

14.8%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 40 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,692^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,748^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 32% (2022) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1021^st of 1,543Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3692 of 5857	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4111 of 5869	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4468 of 5859	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5147 of 5883	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4533 of 5789	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4101 of 5597	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4784 of 5612	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4402 of 5609	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4933 of 5635	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3274 of 5107	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3484 of 5107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4167 of 5087	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4120 of 5084	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	3614 of 5460	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4226 of 5517	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3470 of 5363	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4333 of 5264	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3650 of 5173	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2983 of 5628	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2986 of 5643	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4184 of 5638	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4866 of 5663	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	4.2	2668 of 2726	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1748 of 2761	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2584 of 2783	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2279 of 2781	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1855 of 2740	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1688 of 2533	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2467 of 2551	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2211 of 2531	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1962 of 2509	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1007 of 2395	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.5	2227 of 2388	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1737 of 2374	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1332 of 2359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1487 of 2542	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.6	2437 of 2579	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1571 of 2531	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1239 of 2458	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1476 of 2534	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2222 of 2552	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1928 of 2538	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1637 of 2527	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19740 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 595-4500	440	11	39.9	65.2%	50 (11.4%)	65 (14.8%)	298 (67.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	33.3	3692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		28	4111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	419													20.5	23.8	22.1	40.5	45.8	40.9	33.3	47.1	45.0	42.0	29.3	41.7	11.4	16.7	14.7	19.5	22.8	67.2	71.9	92.2	73.4	71.9	76.6	$15,325	$809	$14,516
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%)	35.8	3517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		35	3513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	4													22.1		22.1	37.8	37.2	41.6				39.0	46.0	27.9	21.2				31.9							$16,107	$1,867	$14,240
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%)	16.5	5151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.5	4987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	164													12.4	11.3	11.8	31.1	21.9	26.2	26.1	24.4	24.8	25.7	24.2	18.3	9.5	17.1	9.1	6.0	13.8	93.9	95.9		95.9	95.9		$18,579	$2,366	$16,213
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%)	23.1	4585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		30.8	3873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	712													16.5		16.5	31.5	30.6	31.8				31.3	32.6	24.1	15.6				23.5							$17,445	$2,105	$15,340
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%)	28.8	4069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		32.8	3708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	361	14.0	4.4	9.4	16.0	34.8	25.0	26.0	4.4	15.6	14.0	2.2	8.3	22.4		22.4	34.9	35.9	34.8				35.2	35.6	23.9	17.2				26.2							$15,672	$1,462	$14,210
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%)	43	3007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		58.2	2132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	875													32.4		32.4	42.7	44.1	41.1				42.5	38.7	40.0	24.3				34.0	92.1	96.6					$19,060	$2,673	$16,387
Elsinore Elementary	Public	K-5	212 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%)	10.9	5578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.5	5437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	141													9.3		9.3	15.9	17.7	28.6				21.1	14.1	15.9	4.7				11.3	88.6	97.5	93.7	92.4	96.2	92.4	$20,040	$2,460	$17,580
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%)	32.9	3736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		34.9	3530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	206													32.7		32.7	41.3	23.7	38.3				35.8	35.0	25.4	17.8				25.2							$17,623	$2,179	$15,444
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%)	60.7	2031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		66.8	1740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	291													34.3		34.3	46.0	51.1	50.4				49.4	50.4	52.9	43.4				48.8							$16,193	$1,920	$14,273
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	23151 Palomar St.	Wildomar	92562	Riverside County	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 678-5217	486	18	26.8	46.5%	189 (38.9%)	16 (3.3%)	217 (44.7%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.3%)	50.3	2572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%		48.8	2627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	55													36.8	31.0	34.3	36.5	35.1	49.1	50.8	48.9	51.2	44.8	38.1	35.1	50.9	39.3	27.7	44.2	39.3	80.0	84.6	95.4	87.7	87.7	89.2	$15,997	$1,410	$14,587

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Is Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy a good school?

Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy ranks 3692^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy?

Students at Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy are 68% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

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