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California Military Institute

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California Military Institute ranks 964 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-12

964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 55% of California high schools

Summary

California Military Institute (CMI) is a distinctive public school serving about 1,031 students in grades 5-12 in Perris, California, operating within the Perris Union High district and standing out for its structured military model and exceptional success in keeping students on track to graduate.

CMI achieves remarkable results where it matters most: every single student graduates, and none drop out, a perfect record that surpasses even high-performing neighbors like Nuview Bridge Early College High and far exceeds other local comprehensive high schools such as Heritage High and Perris High. The school also excels at ensuring students show up, with a chronic absenteeism rate less than half the district average, suggesting the military environment effectively promotes discipline and engagement.

While CMI's strength is clearly in student persistence and attendance, its academic performance is more mixed, with English scores near the state average but math proficiency being a notable area for improvement. It's important for parents to know that the school serves a high-needs population and achieves its outstanding graduation outcomes even with lower per-student spending than district peers, indicating a cost-effective model that successfully supports students through to completion.

1,031

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,591

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 North A St.
Perris, CA 92570-1958

(951) 443-2731

District: Perris Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

White:

3.4%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,675^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

964^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1675 of 2761	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2194 of 2783	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	2055 of 2781	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1991 of 2740	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	596 of 894	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2087 of 2715	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1783 of 2480	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	1791 of 2508	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	1969 of 2497	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.4	1252 of 2477	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.6	663 of 2379	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	672 of 2259	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	56.5	920 of 2236	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.7	1262 of 2179	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	1018 of 2063	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.6	984 of 2005	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.5	1305 of 1999	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.0	1437 of 1804	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.3	659 of 1777	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1183 of 1478	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	891 of 1521	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1095 of 1540	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	115 of 363	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	1060 of 1442	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	326 of 1364	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1659 of 2533	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2110 of 2551	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1979 of 2531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2050 of 2509	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	545 of 738	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1979 of 2380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1828 of 2262	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1291 of 2395	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1739 of 2388	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1601 of 2374	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1546 of 2359	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1557 of 2213	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1401 of 2072	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1364 of 2542	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1906 of 2579	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1683 of 2531	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1540 of 2458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	330 of 721	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	1673 of 2369	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1546 of 2230	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1479 of 2534	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1932 of 2552	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1797 of 2538	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1622 of 2527	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	433 of 763	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1805 of 2407	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1481 of 2273	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	964 of 2162	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	1471 of 2159	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1107 of 2170	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	916 of 2123	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	675 of 1290	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	924 of 2133	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	696 of 2017	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	84.8	319 of 2021	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	421 of 2039	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	403 of 1994	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	57.2	605 of 2426	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	58.7	570 of 2354	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	46.2	885 of 2367	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.7	1091 of 2281	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	32.8	1270 of 2238	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	822 of 2117	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.2	919 of 2063	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.1	733 of 1968	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	97.3	9 of 592	98.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	623 of 1085	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	352 of 1044	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	324 of 467	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.5	188 of 938	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1089 of 1906	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1369 of 1915	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	865 of 1915	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	964 of 1858	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	699 of 1054	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	763 of 1833	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	621 of 1760	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	669 of 1900	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	1321 of 1902	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	925 of 1917	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	703 of 1861	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	604 of 1814	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	365 of 1742	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	741 of 2013	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	1393 of 2026	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	930 of 2030	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	702 of 1943	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	576 of 1126	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	730 of 1937	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	504 of 1862	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	704 of 1942	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	1328 of 1948	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1135 of 1963	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	748 of 1916	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	524 of 1122	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	922 of 1880	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	715 of 1834	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile~ school

High school

African American (2019)98th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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 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
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	$17,591	$383	$17,208
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	$19,957	$2,030	$17,927
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)																		$32,047	$1,096	$30,951
Scholar Plus Online Learning	Public, Virtual	7-12	418 W. Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	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	$13,973	$999	$12,974
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
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	$18,961	$776	$18,185
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	$34,774	$2,327	$32,447
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	$20,253	$898	$19,355
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
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	$21,195	$1,658	$19,537

Frequently Asked Questions about California Military Institute

What is the racial makeup of California Military Institute?

Students at California Military Institute are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is California Military Institute in?

Perris Union High

How many students attend California Military Institute?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,031 students attended California Military Institute.

Is California Military Institute a good school?

California Military Institute ranks 964^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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