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San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet

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San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet ranks 878 th of 2761 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet is a standout public magnet school serving grades 6-12 in the San Jacinto Unified district, where it consistently achieves exceptional results for its 748 students despite the district's overall challenges.

The school's academic performance is a major strength, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are dramatically higher than both the district and other local high schools like San Jacinto High and Mountain View High. Perhaps even more impressive are its perfect 100% graduation rate, 0% dropout rate, and a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.7%, which is less than a third of the district average and far better than nearby schools such as Alessandro High.

What makes these results notable is that the school achieves them with a student population where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and with per-student spending that is lower than many comparison schools. While a top-performing school like Western Center Academy in the neighboring Hemet Unified district has higher test scores, it also has significantly more funding and a less economically disadvantaged population, highlighting the efficiency and effectiveness of the Leadership Academy's magnet program.

748

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,161

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

181 North Ramona Blvd
San Jacinto, CA 92583-2369

(951) 929-1954

District: San Jacinto Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

White:

12.3%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg24%

California avg41%

878^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the San Jacinto Unified

1171^st of 1,543San Jacinto 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	61.1	878 of 2761	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	913 of 2783	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	809 of 2781	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	519 of 2740	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	449 of 2715	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	352 of 2480	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	92.7	176 of 2508	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	149 of 2497	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	78.8	455 of 2477	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	325 of 2379	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	805 of 2533	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	1090 of 2551	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	786 of 2531	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	617 of 2509	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	526 of 2380	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	348 of 2262	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	500 of 2395	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	495 of 2388	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	409 of 2374	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	141 of 2359	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	122 of 2213	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	76 of 2072	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	506 of 2542	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	538 of 2579	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	450 of 2531	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	164 of 2458	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	96 of 2369	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	48 of 2230	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	859 of 2534	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	718 of 2552	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	748 of 2538	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	349 of 2527	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	338 of 2407	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	334 of 2273	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	914 of 1520	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	821 of 1537	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	599 of 1543	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	710 of 1555	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	407 of 1602	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	480 of 1496	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Science47%+14 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

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Schools Near San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet

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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 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 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 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
San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet	Public	6-12	181 North Ramona Blvd	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-1954	748	32	23.1	82.0%	92 (12.3%)	33 (4.4%)	570 (76.2%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.1%)								(n/a)	37.7		61.3		46.7	65.2	57.6	61.5	85.2	65.5	40.2	25.0	23.9	40.7	31.6	$11,161	$297	$10,864
San Jacinto Middle College High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-7700	36	1	45.0	80.6%	3 (8.3%)	3 (8.3%)	28 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	79.2	424^th of 2162 public high schools	80.4%					(n/a)			50.0		50.0				78.6	78.6				28.6	28.6	$4,092	$00	$4,092
San Jacinto High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-7374	2,388	124	19.2	89.9%	155 (6.5%)	204 (8.5%)	1,888 (79.1%)	33 (1.4%)	32 (1.3%)	16 (0.7%)	60 (2.5%)	31.9	1449^th of 2162 public high schools	33.0%		28.9	1521^st of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	72			19.6		19.2				40.8	40.8				9.9	9.9	$9,306	$163	$9,143
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	231	12	19.2	93.9%	12 (5.2%)	15 (6.5%)	195 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	11.3	1948^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		17.1	1757^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	191			6.8	0.0	6.1				11.7	11.7				2.0	2.0	$16,866	$138	$16,728
Mountain Heights Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	125	4	32.3	91.2%	23 (18.4%)	9 (7.2%)	88 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	29	1502^nd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		21.1	1679^th of 2159 public high schools	22.2%	177			16.7		16.7				42.6	42.6				5.6	5.6	$6,429	$07	$6,422
Alessandro High	Public	9-12	831 East Devonshire Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-5182	335	22	15.1	91.6%	39 (11.6%)	27 (8.1%)	246 (73.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	13.6	1852^nd of 2162 public high schools	14.3%		14.3	1838^th of 2159 public high schools	14.9%	14				4.2	4.2				13.1	13.1				2.3	2.3	$27,224	$3,965	$23,259
Tahquitz High	Public	9-12	4425 Titan Trail	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6300	1,761	83	21.3	85.7%	220 (12.5%)	159 (9.0%)	1,276 (72.5%)	30 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (3.7%)	35.7	1367^th of 2162 public high schools	36.8%		35.9	1342^nd of 2159 public high schools	37.8%	25			18.4	9.9	14.3				47.1	47.1				15.2	15.2	$19,908	$2,389	$17,519
Noli School	Public	6-12	24335 Soboba Rd	San Jacinto	92581	Riverside County	Noli School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(951) 654-5596	95	7	13.5	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hemet High	Public	9-12	41701 Stetson Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-5150	2,414	107	22.5	82.5%	529 (21.9%)	121 (5.0%)	1,629 (67.5%)	22 (0.9%)	12 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	90 (3.7%)	41.7	1219^th of 2162 public high schools	43.6%		49.1	1021^st of 2159 public high schools	52.7%	198		11.7		17.4	14.4				55.3	55.3				17.3	17.3	$19,575	$2,355	$17,220
West Valley High	Public	9-12	3401 Mustang Way	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1600	1,857	89	20.7	90.1%	202 (10.9%)	187 (10.1%)	1,334 (71.8%)	35 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	80 (4.3%)	34.5	1392^nd of 2162 public high schools	35.6%		40.2	1233^rd of 2159 public high schools	42.9%	159		7.5		11.1	9.3				45.3	45.3				21.4	21.4	$20,653	$2,505	$18,148

Frequently Asked Questions about San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet

How many students attend San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet.

What district is San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet in?

San Jacinto Unified

What is the racial makeup of San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet?

Students at San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet are 76% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet a good school?

San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet ranks 878^th of 2761 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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