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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Canyon Springs High right now?
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Enrollment
2,251
High
DISTRICT 1,350 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580008906
Canyon Springs High
23100 Cougar Canyon Dr., Moreno Valley, CA 92557 · (951) 571-4760 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,251 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,876 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 607 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 574 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 575 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 495 | 22% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
12.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.1% | 32.4% | 22.2% | 25.3% |
| Math | 2.7% | 9.6% | 25.4% | 62.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 54.1% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.9% | 16.1% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 20.9% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 53.5% | 18.8% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canyon Springs High
Canyon Springs High's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Springs High this school | 2,251 | 83.3% | 31.8% |
| Valley View High Moreno Valley | 2,699 | 81.5% | 33.8% |
| Leuzinger High Lawndale | 1,981 | 83.2% | 36.9% |
| Bellflower High Bellflower | 1,997 | 84.2% | 32.2% |
| Cajon High San Bernardino | 2,748 | 86.6% | 37.8% |
| Bakersfield High Bakersfield | 3,069 | 81.5% | 26.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canyon Springs High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #744 of 1,052 | #40 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #910 of 1,056 ▼ 90 | #49 of 60 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #654 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #36 of 60 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #312 of 1,044 | #15 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,251 | #174 of 2,093 | #23 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #838 of 1,352 | #30 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #750 of 1,351 | #28 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #520 of 1,575 | #44 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #288 of 327 | #22 of 25 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,251
+32 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 2,319
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,251 | 102.8 | 21.9:1 | 83% (1,876) |
| 2023-24 | 2,240 | 104.9 | 21.4:1 | 83% (1,851) |
| 2022-23 | 2,266 | 102.7 | 22.1:1 | 61% (1,383) |
| 2020-21 | 2,219 | 100 | 22.2:1 | 57% (1,259) |
| 2017-18 | 2,226 | 100.7 | 22.1:1 | 74% (1,653) |
| 2015-16 | 2,464 | 102 | 24.2:1 | 71% (1,746) |
| 2010-11 | 2,617 | N/A | N/A | 63% (1,655) |
| 2000-01 | 2,870 | 128 | 22.4:1 | 27% (763) |
| 1990-91 | 2,319 | 98 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Springs High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,226 to 2,251); teachers up 2% (100.7 to 102.8).
About Canyon Springs High
Canyon Springs High operates as a large high school in Moreno Valley, California. The school counts 2,251 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 169% above the 838 average for high schools in California.
Moreno Valley Unified has 38 schools and 31,001 students, and Canyon Springs High is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 72% of enrollment at Canyon Springs High. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 7% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Canyon Springs High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
A ratio of 21.9:1 comes from the school's 102.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
Measured against California public high schools, Canyon Springs High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Canyon Springs High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.8%) and its predicted rate (30.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 543 public schools in Riverside County, with a combined enrollment of about 424,872.
Nearby, Vista Heights Middle is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Canyon Springs High is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 2,251, starting from 2,219.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moreno Valley Unified
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
- Mountain View MiddleMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in Moreno Valley
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other Canyon Springs High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Canyon Springs High. Canyon Springs High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Canyon Springs High SchoolN Las Vegas, NV · 2,812 students
- CANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLCALDWELL, ID · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Heights Middle0.3 mi · 1,419
- Honey Hollow Elementary0.9 mi · 632
- Hidden Springs Elementary1.2 mi · 565
- Midland Elementary1.2 mi · 553
- Sugar Hill Elementary1.3 mi · 629
- Box Springs Elementary1.5 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Springs HighHow many students attend Canyon Springs High?
Canyon Springs High enrolls approximately 2,251 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Canyon Springs High serve?
Canyon Springs High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Springs High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Canyon Springs High is approximately 21.9:1 (103 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Canyon Springs High?
Canyon Springs High reports a student body of 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Springs High?
Canyon Springs High is overseen by Moreno Valley Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.