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Heritage High

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Heritage High ranks 1446 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 33% of California high schools

Summary

Heritage High is a public high school located in Romoland, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,326 students. The school is part of the Perris Union High School District, which is ranked 1009 out of 1543 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Heritage High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 42.75% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.38% for the Perris Union High district and 56.96% for the state of California. In mathematics, only 10.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 16.46% for the district and 30.5% for the state. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the district and state averages, with only 17.23% of 11th-grade students and 14.29% of 12th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025. Heritage High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 86.2% in 2022-2023 to 94.8% in 2023-2024, and the school's dropout rate has also varied, from 3.3% in 2023-2024 to 8.9% in 2023-2024.

Heritage High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, African American students ranked 331 out of 523 California high schools in English Language Arts/Literacy, while White students ranked 864 out of 1,155 schools. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner students, who ranked 743 out of 1,085 California high schools in 2023-2024, and for students with disabilities, who ranked 822 out of 1,161 schools in 2021-2022. While Heritage High's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in the Perris Union High School District, such as Paloma Valley High and Liberty High, it outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Perris High and Perris Lake High (Continuation), which have even lower academic achievement and higher dropout rates.

2,330

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,199

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26001 Briggs Rd.
Menifee, CA 92585-3230

(951) 940-5447

District: Perris Union High

Feeder schools for Heritage High:

Elementary:	Boulder Ridge Elementary
	Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary
	Freedom Crest Elementary
	Harvest Valley Elementary
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	Mesa View Elementary
	Nuview Elementary
	Romoland Elementary
	Southshore Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
Middle:	Ethan A Chase Middle
	Mountain Shadows Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

White:

10.5%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% 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 (31% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,446^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	32.1	1446 of 2162	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1226 of 2159	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1125 of 2170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1090 of 2123	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	601 of 1290	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	1153 of 2133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1319 of 2017	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.8	1048 of 2021	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	1100 of 2039	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	947 of 1994	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	705 of 2426	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	56.5	637 of 2354	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	58.0	584 of 2367	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	50.4	752 of 2281	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.8	792 of 2238	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	240 of 2117	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	331 of 523	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	266 of 517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.4	101 of 521	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	248 of 522	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	232 of 592	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	354 of 582	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	822 of 1161	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	303 of 555	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	673 of 1117	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	946 of 1052	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	743 of 1085	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	187 of 1064	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	32.7	740 of 1044	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	258 of 467	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	423 of 941	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	485 of 938	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1312 of 1906	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1183 of 1915	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1062 of 1915	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	985 of 1858	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	616 of 1054	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1065 of 1833	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1191 of 1760	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1315 of 1900	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1091 of 1902	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1042 of 1917	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	946 of 1861	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	991 of 1814	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1165 of 1742	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	199 of 410	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	183 of 328	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	150 of 299	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	130 of 290	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1360 of 2013	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1143 of 2026	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1069 of 2030	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1020 of 1943	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	512 of 1126	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1023 of 1937	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1226 of 1862	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1367 of 1942	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1103 of 1948	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1025 of 1963	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1063 of 1916	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	487 of 1122	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	1087 of 1880	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1264 of 1834	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	465 of 577	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	480 of 574	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	293 of 541	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	387 of 515	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	349 of 422	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1013 of 1252	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	520 of 1216	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	539 of 1197	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	864 of 1155	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	749 of 1173	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	881 of 1193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	793 of 1204	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	887 of 1222	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	936 of 1173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 31, 2019

Decent teachers, terrible Principal and dangerous traffic situation that school historically has done nothing about. Not surprised this school is underperforming. Close Quote

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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	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
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
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
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
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	$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
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
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	$26,743	$25,690	$1,053
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
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	$22,944	$21,928	$1,016
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage High

How many students attend Heritage High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,330 students attended Heritage High.

What district is Heritage High in?

Perris Union High

What schools feed into Heritage High?

Heritage High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boulder Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary
Elementary : Freedom Crest Elementary
Elementary : Harvest Valley Elementary
Elementary : Mesa View Elementary
Elementary : Nuview Elementary
Elementary : Romoland Elementary
Elementary : Southshore Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Middle : Ethan A Chase Middle
Middle : Mountain Shadows Middle

Is Heritage High a good school?

Heritage High ranks 1446^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage High?

Students at Heritage High are 72% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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