Best High Schools in Zip Code 92545

ZIP code 92545 has two Hemet Unified high schools, West Valley High and Tahquitz High; both serve grades 9–12 and enroll roughly 1,800 students. Their strongest shared result is English language arts: in 2025–2026, both schools were above the state proficiency rate. The clearest academic concern is that both remain well below the state in math and science.

West Valley leads in all three latest all-grades subjects, with the largest advantage in math: proficiency was 58% versus 53% in ELA, 25% versus 17% in math, and 19.5% versus 19.3% in science. Both schools exceeded the state’s 49% ELA result, while both fell short of the state in math and science. Tahquitz stands out for student outcomes after high school: its 96% graduation rate was 2 points above West Valley’s 94%, and its 2% dropout rate was lower than West Valley’s 2%. Attendance is a concern at both: chronic absenteeism was 37% at West Valley and 33% at Tahquitz, versus 18% statewide.

Proficiency improved at both schools in every subject from the prior year, but math and science gaps remain substantial. West Valley’s ELA rose 13 points and science 10 points; Tahquitz’s rose 6 points in ELA and 5 in science. In math, gains were smaller—3 points at West Valley and 2 at Tahquitz—and the two-school average remained 18 points below the state; the science average was 17 points below. SchoolDigger rates both schools 2 stars; West Valley ranks at the 47th percentile, compared with Tahquitz at the 40th. Their enrollment and student-teacher ratios are similar (20.7:1 at West Valley and 21.3:1 at Tahquitz). Both reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 90% at West Valley and 86% at Tahquitz.