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Tahquitz High

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Tahquitz High ranks 1367 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Tahquitz High is a public high school serving about 1,760 students in grades 9-12 within the Hemet Unified School District, which serves a community with significant economic needs.

The school shows a clear strength in supporting students to graduation, with a 95% graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages, and a very low dropout rate. However, academic proficiency, especially in math and science, remains below state averages, creating a gap between earning a diploma and mastering grade-level standards. Chronic absenteeism, where students miss a lot of school, is a major challenge at nearly double the state rate. Interestingly, the school's per-student spending is in the middle of the pack locally, showing that higher spending doesn't automatically mean higher test scores, as seen with the high-spending but low-performing Alessandro High.

Compared to nearby schools, Tahquitz sits in the middle of a very wide performance range within its own district. It generally outperforms West Valley High in English but trails Hemet High. The standout in the area is Western Center Academy, a school with exceptional test scores and near-perfect attendance, suggesting specialized programs can yield different results. The school is on a positive trajectory, showing recent improvements in English scores, graduation rates, and its overall state ranking.

1,761

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,908

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4425 Titan Trail
Hemet, CA 92545-6224

(951) 765-6300

District: Hemet Unified

Feeder schools for Tahquitz High:

Elementary:	Cawston Elementary
	Fruitvale Elementary
	Jacob Wiens Elementary
	Winchester Elementary
Middle:	Rancho Viejo Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

12.5%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

California avg41%

1,367^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	35.7	1367 of 2162	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1342 of 2159	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1417 of 2170	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1388 of 2123	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	916 of 1290	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1605 of 2133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1214 of 2017	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	1215 of 2021	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	1160 of 2039	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1264 of 1994	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.0	1160 of 2426	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.3	958 of 2354	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.0	975 of 2367	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.5	881 of 2281	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.7	833 of 2238	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	339 of 2117	84.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	370 of 523	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	359 of 517	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	371 of 521	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	262 of 522	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.1	459 of 592	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	439 of 582	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	660 of 1161	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	411 of 555	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	943 of 1117	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	908 of 1052	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	506 of 1085	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	840 of 1064	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	598 of 1044	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	262 of 467	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	277 of 941	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	25.7	692 of 938	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1315 of 1906	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1305 of 1915	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1379 of 1915	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1290 of 1858	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	805 of 1054	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1488 of 1833	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1132 of 1760	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1214 of 1900	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1179 of 1902	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1260 of 1917	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1224 of 1861	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1390 of 1814	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1035 of 1742	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	234 of 328	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	256 of 299	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1250 of 2013	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1270 of 2026	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1281 of 2030	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1258 of 1943	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	767 of 1126	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1482 of 1937	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1106 of 1862	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1218 of 1942	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1196 of 1948	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1252 of 1963	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1283 of 1916	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	864 of 1122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1417 of 1880	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1178 of 1834	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	142 of 175	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	177 of 183	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	168 of 190	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	154 of 168	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	509 of 577	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	464 of 574	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	477 of 541	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	939 of 1252	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	982 of 1216	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	633 of 1197	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	822 of 1155	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	836 of 1173	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	900 of 1193	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	948 of 1204	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1015 of 1222	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	828 of 1173	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2024)29th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)19th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science14%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tahquitz High

What schools feed into Tahquitz High?

Tahquitz High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cawston Elementary
Elementary : Fruitvale Elementary
Elementary : Jacob Wiens Elementary
Elementary : Winchester Elementary
Middle : Rancho Viejo Middle

What district is Tahquitz High in?

Hemet Unified

Is Tahquitz High a good school?

Tahquitz High ranks 1367^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tahquitz High?

Students at Tahquitz High are 72% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Tahquitz High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,761 students attended Tahquitz High.

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