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Perris High

Q: Is Perris High a good school?

Perris High ranks 1582 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

Perris High is a large, traditional public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,100 students in the Perris Union High district, which ranks in the bottom 35% of California districts, and the school itself has consistently received low state ratings, placing it in the bottom quartile of high schools.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only 37% of students proficient in English and a strikingly low 8% proficient in math—the lowest rate among nearby traditional high schools like Heritage High and Rancho Verde High. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism is high at 35%, nearly double the state average, and it serves an overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged population, with 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate in the area.

Despite these struggles, Perris High maintains a strong 92% graduation rate, which exceeds the state average. This creates a notable paradox where graduation is high but academic proficiency is very low, a pattern less common at nearby schools. For example, California Military Institute, less than a mile away with similar demographics, achieves a 100% graduation rate with much higher proficiency and lower absenteeism, suggesting different educational models can yield different results even within the same community and district.

2,096

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,395

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 E. Nuevo Rd.
Perris, CA 92571-2910

(951) 657-2171

District: Perris Union High

Feeder schools for Perris High:

Elementary:	Clearwater Elementary
	Enchanted Hills Elementary
	Good Hope Elementary
	Palms Elementary
	More...
	Perris Elementary
	Railway Elementary
	Skyview Academy
Middle:	Pinacate Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

African American:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,582^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Perris Union High

1009^th of 1,543Perris Union High 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	25.5	1582 of 2162	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1515 of 2159	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1634 of 2170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1626 of 2123	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	709 of 1290	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1418 of 2133	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1347 of 2017	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	1285 of 2021	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	1451 of 2039	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	1341 of 1994	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.0	1479 of 2426	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1268 of 2354	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	1294 of 2367	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.1	1222 of 2281	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.0	1266 of 2238	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.7	1132 of 2117	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1224 of 2063	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1070 of 1968	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.8	949 of 1901	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	33.4	849 of 1653	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	361 of 523	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	356 of 517	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	309 of 521	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	347 of 522	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	473 of 592	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	459 of 582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	1036 of 1161	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	309 of 555	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	950 of 1117	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	726 of 1052	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	849 of 1085	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	772 of 1064	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	713 of 1044	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	194 of 467	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	410 of 941	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	338 of 938	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1410 of 1906	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1452 of 1915	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1458 of 1915	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1562 of 1858	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	718 of 1054	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1359 of 1833	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1204 of 1760	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1364 of 1900	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1301 of 1902	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1417 of 1917	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1408 of 1861	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1149 of 1814	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1137 of 1742	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	250 of 410	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	133 of 328	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	158 of 299	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	238 of 290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1460 of 2013	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1373 of 2026	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1477 of 2030	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1429 of 1943	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	521 of 1126	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	1277 of 1937	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1199 of 1862	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1492 of 1942	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1322 of 1948	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1514 of 1963	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1436 of 1916	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	601 of 1122	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1269 of 1880	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1302 of 1834	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	956 of 1252	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1015 of 1216	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	798 of 1197	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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 (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 (2025)	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
Perris High	Public	9-12	175 E. Nuevo Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2171	2,096	89	23.5	95.3%	27 (1.3%)	116 (5.5%)	1,901 (90.7%)	16 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	25.5	1582^nd of 2162 public high schools	26.8%		29	1515^th of 2159 public high schools	29.8%	67			13.4	4.8	13.0					37.2	37.2					8.1	8.1	$26,395	$25,130	$1,265
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
Orange Vista High	Public	9-12	1400 East Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4660	2,396	108	22.2	86.6%	82 (3.4%)	257 (10.7%)	1,917 (80.0%)	54 (2.3%)	11 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	64 (2.7%)	44.1	1167^th of 2162 public high schools	46.0%		45.3	1116^th of 2159 public high schools	48.3%	51			21.0	0.0	20.3					54.2	54.2					17.1	17.1	$18,182	$17,780	$402
Inland Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1151 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 943-6369	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
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
Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	275	25	10.9	93.5%	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.8%)	230 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10.5	1998^th of 2162 public high schools	7.6%		10.5	2036^th of 2159 public high schools	5.7%	38			2.0	9.1	2.9					14.5	14.5					0.0	0.0	$50,643	$48,942	$1,701
Rancho Verde High	Public	9-12	17750 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4680	2,101	94	22.2	82.1%	67 (3.2%)	426 (20.3%)	1,404 (66.8%)	109 (5.2%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	85 (4.0%)	50.2	1040^th of 2162 public high schools	51.9%		50.5	985^th of 2159 public high schools	54.4%	55			29.6		29.2					53.9	53.9					17.3	17.3	$19,184	$18,660	$524
Nuview Bridge Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	30401 Reservoir Ave.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-8498	667	27	24.9	75.7%	63 (9.4%)	9 (1.3%)	572 (85.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	63.8	722^nd of 2162 public high schools	66.6%		46.1	1098^th of 2159 public high schools	49.1%	376			29.8		29.8					71.4	71.4					25.6	25.6
Heritage High	Public	9-12	26001 Briggs Rd.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5447	2,330	98	23.8	80.9%	245 (10.5%)	156 (6.7%)	1,679 (72.1%)	84 (3.6%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	145 (6.2%)	32.1	1446^th of 2162 public high schools	33.1%		40.8	1226^th of 2159 public high schools	43.2%	220			17.2	14.3	17.1					42.8	42.8					10.9	10.9	$25,199	$23,992	$1,207

Frequently Asked Questions about Perris High

What schools feed into Perris High?

Perris High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clearwater Elementary
Elementary : Enchanted Hills Elementary
Elementary : Good Hope Elementary
Elementary : Palms Elementary
Elementary : Perris Elementary
Elementary : Railway Elementary
Elementary : Skyview Academy
Middle : Pinacate Middle

What is the racial makeup of Perris High?

Students at Perris High are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Perris High in?

Perris Union High

Is Perris High a good school?

Perris High ranks 1582^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Perris High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,096 students attended Perris High.

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