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Paloma Valley High

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Paloma Valley High ranks 791 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

Paloma Valley High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving about 2,500 students in grades 9-12 in Menifee, operating within the Perris Union High district.

The school consistently outperforms its district peers, particularly in English Language Arts where 65% of students are proficient, and it maintains an exceptional graduation rate above 96%, significantly higher than other schools in the Perris Union High district like Heritage High and Perris Lake High (Continuation). It also shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, such as homeless students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, achieving high rankings for these subgroups.

While a strong performer in its district, comparisons with schools in neighboring, higher-ranked districts like Murrieta Valley Unified reveal areas for growth, especially in mathematics proficiency. The school's performance for some student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, has shown volatility in recent years. However, its ability to achieve high graduation rates and efficient outcomes with its resources indicates a strong, holistic commitment to student success that distinguishes it within its local context.

2,487

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,765

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31375 Bradley Rd.
Menifee, CA 92584-9368

(951) 672-6030

District: Perris Union High

Feeder schools for Paloma Valley High:

Elementary:	Chester W. Morrison Elementary
	Evans Ranch Elementary
	Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy
	Herk Bouris Elementary
	More...
	Oak Meadows Elementary
	Quail Valley Elementary
	Ridgemoor Elementary
	Taawila Elementary
Middle:	Hans Christensen Middle
	Menifee Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.8%

White:

21.1%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg27%

California avg41%

791^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	61.3	791 of 2162	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	762 of 2159	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	742 of 2170	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	669 of 2123	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	287 of 1290	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	566 of 2133	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	613 of 2017	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	766 of 2021	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	686 of 2039	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.1	543 of 1994	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	61.8	490 of 2426	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.9	305 of 2354	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	237 of 2367	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	74.1	216 of 2281	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	70.4	249 of 2238	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	331 of 2117	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	52.1	609 of 2063	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	52.0	609 of 1968	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.3	584 of 1901	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.8	408 of 1653	75.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	150 of 523	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	299 of 517	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	130 of 521	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	119 of 522	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	161 of 592	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	225 of 582	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	370 of 585	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	455 of 573	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.3	310 of 591	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	315 of 581	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	298 of 582	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	399 of 581	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.7	340 of 1161	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	224 of 555	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	580 of 1117	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	813 of 1052	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	935 of 1085	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	748 of 1064	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.3	175 of 1044	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	90 of 467	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	179 of 941	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	170 of 938	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	758 of 1906	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	671 of 1915	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	719 of 1915	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	685 of 1858	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	284 of 1054	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	519 of 1833	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	539 of 1760	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	694 of 1900	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	570 of 1902	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	569 of 1917	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	561 of 1861	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	406 of 1814	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	525 of 1742	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	19 of 328	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	729 of 2013	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	614 of 2026	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	620 of 2030	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	580 of 1943	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	202 of 1126	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	433 of 1937	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	498 of 1862	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	715 of 1942	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	768 of 1948	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	679 of 1963	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	598 of 1916	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	257 of 1122	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	560 of 1880	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	669 of 1834	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.5	54 of 168	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	269 of 577	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	421 of 574	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	381 of 541	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	333 of 515	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	199 of 422	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.5	291 of 366	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	499 of 1252	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	815 of 1216	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	398 of 1197	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	567 of 1155	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	585 of 1173	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	661 of 1193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	654 of 1204	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	624 of 1222	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	500 of 1173	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)94th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Paloma Valley High	Public	9-12	31375 Bradley Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6030	2,487	109	22.8	63.5%	526 (21.1%)	153 (6.2%)	1,487 (59.8%)	142 (5.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	164 (6.6%)	61.3	791^st of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		60	762^nd of 2159 public high schools	64.7%	29	30.0	18.2	29.5	64.7	64.7	25.8	25.8	$18,765	$1,560	$17,205
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	26025 Newport Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 371-5017	637	3	190.1	47.4%	168 (26.4%)	76 (11.9%)	319 (50.1%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	28.2	1519^th of 2162 public high schools	29.7%		15.3	1812^th of 2159 public high schools	16.1%	293		15.6	15.6	27.1	27.1	12.1	12.1	$13,351	$63	$13,288
Liberty High	Public	9-12	32255 Leon Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5700	2,537	103	24.7	53.4%	619 (24.4%)	204 (8.0%)	1,176 (46.4%)	258 (10.2%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	266 (10.5%)	62	763^rd of 2162 public high schools	64.7%		54.7	886^th of 2159 public high schools	59.0%	123	35.9		35.9	62.4	62.4	22.2	22.2	$17,870	$1,361	$16,509
Vista Murrieta High	Public	9-12	28251 Clinton Keith Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5750	3,328	146	22.8	51.5%	950 (28.5%)	231 (6.9%)	1,435 (43.1%)	342 (10.3%)	11 (0.3%)	21 (0.6%)	332 (10.0%)	86.9	267^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		87.8	264^th of 2159 public high schools	87.8%	3	51.3	36.8	51.0	78.1	78.1	41.8	41.8	$14,305	$929	$13,376
Elsinore High	Public	9-12	21800 Canyon Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7200	1,927	88	21.7	77.7%	374 (19.4%)	90 (4.7%)	1,283 (66.6%)	64 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.6%)	103 (5.3%)	55.5	923^rd of 2162 public high schools	57.3%		38.5	1283^rd of 2159 public high schools	40.6%	360	27.3		27.1	59.5	59.5	23.4	23.4	$16,524	$1,567	$14,957
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	$19,447	$1,843	$17,604
Murrieta Mesa High	Public	9-12	24801 Monroe Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 677-0568	2,066	94	21.8	59.7%	631 (30.5%)	129 (6.2%)	940 (45.5%)	142 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	210 (10.2%)	83.3	352^nd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%		78.2	432^nd of 2159 public high schools	80.0%	80	46.2	27.8	45.6	78.0	78.0	38.6	38.6	$14,793	$576	$14,217
Murrieta Valley High	Public	9-12	42200 Nighthawk Way	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1408	2,104	94	22.4	46.7%	886 (42.1%)	63 (3.0%)	863 (41.0%)	100 (4.8%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.5%)	172 (8.2%)	78.2	445^th of 2162 public high schools	79.4%		89.4	244^th of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	201	37.9	16.7	37.5	77.1	77.1	37.9	37.9	$15,421	$1,038	$14,383
Murrieta Options Academy	Public	9-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1600	12	10	1.1	66.7%	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)								$54,917	$236	$54,681
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	$21,734	$1,880	$19,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Paloma Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Paloma Valley High?

Students at Paloma Valley High are 60% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Paloma Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,487 students attended Paloma Valley High.

What district is Paloma Valley High in?

Perris Union High

What schools feed into Paloma Valley High?

Paloma Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chester W. Morrison Elementary
Elementary : Evans Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy
Elementary : Herk Bouris Elementary
Elementary : Oak Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Quail Valley Elementary
Elementary : Ridgemoor Elementary
Elementary : Taawila Elementary
Middle : Hans Christensen Middle
Middle : Menifee Valley Middle

Is Paloma Valley High a good school?

Paloma Valley High ranks 791^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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