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West Valley High

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West Valley High ranks 1392 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 36% of California high schools

Summary

West Valley High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,857 students in the Hemet Unified district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school has a mixed academic record: its graduation rate of 94.3% is a real strength, exceeding both district and state averages, but its test scores are generally below average, with science proficiency being a particular area of concern at only 9.25%. Chronic absenteeism, where students miss a lot of school, is a significant challenge at 34.9%, which is much higher than the state average. Compared to other high schools in Hemet Unified, such as Hemet High and Tahquitz High, West Valley's math scores are slightly stronger, but its English and science scores often lag.

A striking comparison is with the nearby Western Center Academy, a top-rated school in the same district with similar funding but dramatically higher test scores and much lower absenteeism, showing what is possible in the area. While West Valley's spending per student has increased significantly, its academic performance has gradually declined over the past decade, suggesting that factors like school culture and student engagement, beyond just funding, are key to success. The school's strong ability to graduate students despite these academic challenges indicates effective support systems are in place.

1,857

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,653

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3401 Mustang Way
Hemet, CA 92545-9257

(951) 765-1600

District: Hemet Unified

Feeder schools for West Valley High:

Elementary:	Harmony Elementary
	Hemet Elementary
	McSweeny Elementary
	Whittier Elementary
Middle:	Diamond Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.8%

White:

10.9%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

California avg41%

1,392^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Hemet Unified

1170^th of 1,543Hemet 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	34.5	1392 of 2162	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1233 of 2159	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1291 of 2170	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1444 of 2123	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	872 of 1290	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1250 of 2133	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	1028 of 2017	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	944 of 2021	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.3	993 of 2039	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	889 of 1994	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	665 of 2426	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	52.1	737 of 2354	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.2	795 of 2367	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.5	880 of 2281	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.3	765 of 2238	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.1	717 of 2117	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.4	794 of 2063	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.2	856 of 1968	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.8	834 of 1901	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.9	766 of 1653	53.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	353 of 523	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	305 of 517	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	387 of 521	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	427 of 522	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	273 of 592	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	337 of 582	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1030 of 1161	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	236 of 555	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	733 of 1117	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	833 of 1052	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	846 of 1085	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	382 of 1064	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	812 of 1044	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	397 of 467	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	498 of 941	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	477 of 938	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1322 of 1906	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1133 of 1915	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1201 of 1915	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1302 of 1858	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	780 of 1054	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1104 of 1833	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	904 of 1760	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1219 of 1900	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	967 of 1902	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1019 of 1917	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1345 of 1861	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	994 of 1814	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	888 of 1742	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	226 of 328	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	212 of 299	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1269 of 2013	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1146 of 2026	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1111 of 2030	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1336 of 1943	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	774 of 1126	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1007 of 1937	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	878 of 1862	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1259 of 1942	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1175 of 1948	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1216 of 1963	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1375 of 1916	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	833 of 1122	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1180 of 1880	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1069 of 1834	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.5	154 of 183	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	186 of 190	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	466 of 577	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	417 of 574	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	515 of 541	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	456 of 515	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	918 of 1252	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	842 of 1216	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	895 of 1197	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	829 of 1155	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	971 of 1173	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	889 of 1193	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	890 of 1204	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	926 of 1222	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	767 of 1173	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2024)31st percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2024)16th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-3 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science9%-23 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 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 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 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
West Valley High	Public	9-12	3401 Mustang Way	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1600	1,857	89	20.7	90.1%	202 (10.9%)	187 (10.1%)	1,334 (71.8%)	35 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	80 (4.3%)	34.5	1392^nd of 2162 public high schools	35.6%		40.2	1233^rd of 2159 public high schools	42.9%	159		7.5		11.1	9.3				45.3	45.3				21.4	21.4	$20,653	$2,505	$18,148
Western Center Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2345 Searl Pkwy.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 766-9030	762	30	25.2	57.7%	243 (31.9%)	46 (6.0%)	360 (47.2%)	69 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	98.7	24^th of 2162 public high schools	98.9%		99.4	9^th of 2159 public high schools	99.6%	15	72.0	77.2			74.2	75.8	88.7	87.1	95.2	86.0	57.5	53.4	51.5	66.7	56.3	$21,993	$1,884	$20,109
Alessandro High	Public	9-12	831 East Devonshire Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-5182	335	22	15.1	91.6%	39 (11.6%)	27 (8.1%)	246 (73.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	13.6	1852^nd of 2162 public high schools	14.3%		14.3	1838^th of 2159 public high schools	14.9%	14				4.2	4.2				13.1	13.1				2.3	2.3	$27,224	$3,965	$23,259
Tahquitz High	Public	9-12	4425 Titan Trail	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6300	1,761	83	21.3	85.7%	220 (12.5%)	159 (9.0%)	1,276 (72.5%)	30 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (3.7%)	35.7	1367^th of 2162 public high schools	36.8%		35.9	1342^nd of 2159 public high schools	37.8%	25			18.4	9.9	14.3				47.1	47.1				15.2	15.2	$19,908	$2,389	$17,519
Hemet High	Public	9-12	41701 Stetson Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-5150	2,414	107	22.5	82.5%	529 (21.9%)	121 (5.0%)	1,629 (67.5%)	22 (0.9%)	12 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	90 (3.7%)	41.7	1219^th of 2162 public high schools	43.6%		49.1	1021^st of 2159 public high schools	52.7%	198		11.7		17.4	14.4				55.3	55.3				17.3	17.3	$19,575	$2,355	$17,220
San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet	Public	6-12	181 North Ramona Blvd	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-1954	748	32	23.1	82.0%	92 (12.3%)	33 (4.4%)	570 (76.2%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.1%)								(n/a)	37.7		61.3		46.7	65.2	57.6	61.5	85.2	65.5	40.2	25.0	23.9	40.7	31.6	$11,161	$297	$10,864
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	231	12	19.2	93.9%	12 (5.2%)	15 (6.5%)	195 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	11.3	1948^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		17.1	1757^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	191			6.8	0.0	6.1				11.7	11.7				2.0	2.0	$16,866	$138	$16,728
Mountain Heights Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	125	4	32.3	91.2%	23 (18.4%)	9 (7.2%)	88 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	29	1502^nd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		21.1	1679^th of 2159 public high schools	22.2%	177			16.7		16.7				42.6	42.6				5.6	5.6	$6,429	$07	$6,422
San Jacinto Middle College High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-7700	36	1	45.0	80.6%	3 (8.3%)	3 (8.3%)	28 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	79.2	424^th of 2162 public high schools	80.4%					(n/a)			50.0		50.0				78.6	78.6				28.6	28.6	$4,092	$00	$4,092
San Jacinto High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-7374	2,388	124	19.2	89.9%	155 (6.5%)	204 (8.5%)	1,888 (79.1%)	33 (1.4%)	32 (1.3%)	16 (0.7%)	60 (2.5%)	31.9	1449^th of 2162 public high schools	33.0%		28.9	1521^st of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	72			19.6		19.2				40.8	40.8				9.9	9.9	$9,306	$163	$9,143

Frequently Asked Questions about West Valley High

Is West Valley High a good school?

West Valley High ranks 1392^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,857 students attended West Valley High.

What district is West Valley High in?

Hemet Unified

What is the racial makeup of West Valley High?

Students at West Valley High are 72% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into West Valley High?

West Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harmony Elementary
Elementary : Hemet Elementary
Elementary : McSweeny Elementary
Elementary : Whittier Elementary
Middle : Diamond Valley Middle

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