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Canyon Springs High

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Canyon Springs High ranks 1306 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Canyon Springs High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 2,250 students in the Moreno Valley Unified district, operating in a community with significant economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture with a notable strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency exceeds both the district and state averages and is competitive with nearby schools like Vista del Lago High. However, proficiency in Mathematics and Science is a significant challenge, falling well below state averages; this is a district-wide issue, as even the higher-performing Valley View High struggles in these subjects. A major bright spot is the school's excellent 95.6% graduation rate, which is among the best in the district, though high chronic absenteeism (nearly 29% of students) remains a pressing concern that can hinder learning.

When compared to other schools, Canyon Springs operates with a relatively efficient budget, spending less per student than several district peers like Moreno Valley High. The school has shown impressive recent progress with English Learner students but is facing serious challenges in effectively serving its special education population. The contrast with a top-performing charter like Riverside STEM Academy highlights different educational approaches, while the struggles at a high-spending school like March Mountain High show that funding alone does not guarantee student success.

2,251

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,689

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23100 Cougar Canyon Dr.
Moreno Valley, CA 92557-3801

(951) 571-4760

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Canyon Springs High:

Elementary:	Box Springs Elementary
	Hidden Springs Elementary
	Honey Hollow Elementary
	Midland Elementary
	More...
	Seneca Elementary
	Sugar Hill Elementary
Middle:	Vista Heights Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.6%

African American:

13.6%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,306^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Moreno Valley Unified

1265^th of 1,543Moreno Valley 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	38.2	1306 of 2162	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1157 of 2159	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	1012 of 2170	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	973 of 2123	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1104 of 2133	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1089 of 2017	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	1036 of 2021	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.3	1012 of 2039	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	1021 of 1994	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	1108 of 2426	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.5	1141 of 2354	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.4	1117 of 2367	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.9	1060 of 2281	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.7	966 of 2238	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.7	920 of 2117	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.7	961 of 2063	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.6	763 of 1968	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.6	886 of 1901	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.6	669 of 1653	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	350 of 523	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	383 of 517	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	273 of 521	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	196 of 522	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	313 of 592	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	388 of 582	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	476 of 585	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	419 of 591	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	532 of 581	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	907 of 1161	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	684 of 1117	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	718 of 1052	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	856 of 1085	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	244 of 1064	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.1	444 of 1044	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	439 of 941	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	626 of 938	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1117 of 1906	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1118 of 1915	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	972 of 1915	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	976 of 1858	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	1067 of 1833	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1104 of 1760	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1051 of 1900	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	886 of 1902	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	803 of 1917	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	656 of 1861	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	922 of 1814	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	813 of 1742	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	204 of 290	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1207 of 2013	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1044 of 2026	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	872 of 2030	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	966 of 1943	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	991 of 1937	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	954 of 1862	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1286 of 1942	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1050 of 1948	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	940 of 1963	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	858 of 1916	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1029 of 1880	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	984 of 1834	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	460 of 577	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	446 of 574	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	415 of 541	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	409 of 515	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	327 of 422	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1163 of 1252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	667 of 1216	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	707 of 1197	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	867 of 1155	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	714 of 1173	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	664 of 1193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	761 of 1204	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	690 of 1222	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	756 of 1173	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2022)30th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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)				CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	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 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
Canyon Springs High	Public	9-12	23100 Cougar Canyon Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4760	2,251	103	21.9	83.3%	155 (6.9%)	307 (13.6%)	1,611 (71.6%)	59 (2.6%)	5 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	101 (4.5%)	38.2	1306^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		43.6	1157^th of 2159 public high schools	46.4%	149																							17.2	14.3	17.1					52.4	52.4					12.3	12.3	$19,689	$2,737	$16,952
Moreno Valley High	Public	9-12	23300 Cottonwood Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4820	2,103	105	19.9	92.5%	43 (2.0%)	194 (9.2%)	1,715 (81.6%)	57 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.4%)	63 (3.0%)	33	1423^rd of 2162 public high schools	34.2%		35.7	1345^th of 2159 public high schools	37.7%	78																							14.1	9.1	13.9					41.6	41.6					16.5	16.5	$21,280	$2,859	$18,421
March Mountain High	Public	9-12	24551 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4800	255	25	10.2	83.1%	5 (2.0%)	38 (14.9%)	194 (76.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.5%)	11.9	1917^th of 2162 public high schools	11.3%		14.6	1829^th of 2159 public high schools	15.3%	88																							7.6	0.0	7.0					15.7	15.7					0.7	0.7	$35,454	$4,817	$30,637
Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	99.5	2^nd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.3	11^th of 2159 public high schools	99.5%	9																				77.7	77.1		94.7		81.1	89.3	68.9	74.0	88.6	100.0	82.7	77.7	74.8	61.0	85.7	100.0	78.0	$17,812	$731	$17,081
Leadership Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	13730 Perris Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Leadership Military Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 421-8450	119	9	13.2	87.4%	3 (2.5%)	28 (23.5%)	79 (66.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	26.5	1562^nd of 2162 public high schools	27.8%		22.9	1633^rd of 2159 public high schools	24.4%	71																						0.0		36.4	10.5					38.2	38.2					2.9	2.9	$20,999	$755	$20,244
Bayside Community Day	Public	7-12	24501 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-7890	121	11	11.0	93.4%	2 (1.7%)	23 (19.0%)	91 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	7.8	2127^th of 2162 public high schools	1.6%		13.8	1858^th of 2159 public high schools	13.9%	269																							2.1		5.3					1.9	1.9					0.0	0.0	$18,800	$2,489	$16,311
Valley View High	Public	9-12	13135 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4850	2,699	124	21.7	81.5%	168 (6.2%)	286 (10.6%)	2,023 (75.0%)	120 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	78 (2.9%)	49.4	1053^rd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		37.8	1300^th of 2159 public high schools	39.8%	247																							23.3	20.0	23.1					57.1	57.1					20.0	20.0	$19,219	$2,419	$16,800
Audeo Valley Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	27130 Eucalyptus Ave. Ste. A	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Audeo Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 242-6646	238	7	34.8	76.5%	32 (13.4%)	31 (13.0%)	154 (64.7%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	59.9	824^th of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		46.5	1087^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	263																					19.5	17.7	38.5	33.3	24.1		18.8	19.4	36.6	81.0	36.8		12.5	8.3	14.6	14.3	12.3	$13,637	$1,951	$11,686
John W. North High	Public	9-12	1550 West Third St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7311	2,011	88	22.7	87.9%	147 (7.3%)	177 (8.8%)	1,519 (75.5%)	82 (4.1%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.7%)	58 (2.9%)	46	1116^th of 2162 public high schools	48.4%		40.1	1235^th of 2159 public high schools	42.8%	119																							22.1		22.2					52.8	52.8					19.5	19.5	$17,924	$1,102	$16,822
Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	15150 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4880	1,924	95	20.2	87.8%	57 (3.0%)	212 (11.0%)	1,521 (79.1%)	66 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	59 (3.1%)	36.9	1330^th of 2162 public high schools	38.5%		31.5	1457^th of 2159 public high schools	32.5%	127	4.4	27.6	36.8	21.4	8.9	24.1	23.7	17.9	17.8	27.6	36.8	26.8	0.0	13.8	10.5	7.1	51.1	75.9	79.0				12.0	8.3	12.0					53.2	53.2					14.7	14.7	$20,711	$2,489	$18,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Springs High

How many students attend Canyon Springs High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,251 students attended Canyon Springs High.

What schools feed into Canyon Springs High?

Canyon Springs High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Box Springs Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Springs Elementary
Elementary : Honey Hollow Elementary
Elementary : Midland Elementary
Elementary : Seneca Elementary
Elementary : Sugar Hill Elementary
Middle : Vista Heights Middle

What is the racial makeup of Canyon Springs High?

Students at Canyon Springs High are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Canyon Springs High in?

Moreno Valley Unified

Is Canyon Springs High a good school?

Canyon Springs High ranks 1306^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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