1
Enrollment
1,630
High
DISTRICT 1,601 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113511047
Citrus Hill High
18150 Wood Rd., Perris, CA 92570 · (951) 490-0400 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,630 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- B-Three-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
20.0:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,493 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 | 419 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 415 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 391 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 405 | 25% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
13.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.2% | 32.5% | 22.8% | 26.5% |
| Math | 2.9% | 10.9% | 28.6% | 57.6% |
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 | 50.7% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 11.7% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 14.7% |
| 2018-19 | 57.3% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 60.8% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.2% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Citrus Hill High
Citrus Hill High's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Hill High this school | 1,630 | 91.6% | 32.7% |
| Colton High Colton | 1,729 | 90.7% | 34.3% |
| Santee Education Complex Los Angeles | 1,582 | 93.4% | 30.8% |
| Norte Vista High Riverside | 1,804 | 92.0% | 30.2% |
| Garey High Pomona | 1,567 | 91.4% | 35.0% |
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh High Lynwood | 1,633 | 94.8% | 32.2% |
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 Citrus Hill High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #722 of 1,052 | #37 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #872 of 1,056 ▼ 176 | #47 of 60 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #692 of 1,056 ▼ 25 | #38 of 60 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #543 of 1,044 | #34 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,630 | #496 of 2,093 | #46 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #555 of 1,352 | #13 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #1,155 of 1,351 | #68 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #238 of 1,575 | #20 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #170 of 802 | #9 of 48 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,630
-432 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 23.9:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
91%
was 84%
% Black
3%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 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 | 1,630 | 81.3 | 20.0:1 | 92% (1,493) |
| 2023-24 | 1,677 | 88.6 | 18.9:1 | 90% (1,503) |
| 2022-23 | 1,731 | 87.9 | 19.7:1 | 91% (1,573) |
| 2017-18 | 2,062 | 86.1 | 23.9:1 | 81% (1,666) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Citrus Hill High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (2,062 to 1,630); teachers down 6% (86.1 to 81.3).
About Citrus Hill High
Citrus Hill High, located in Perris, California, is a large high school. It had 1,630 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 95% above the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Citrus Hill High is a school in Val Verde Unified. The district has 22 schools and 19,065 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Citrus Hill High is 91%. The remaining shares are 3% White and 3% Black. Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Its staff includes 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.0 students per teacher. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Citrus Hill High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 92%. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 18 points lower.
Citrus Hill High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of California public high schools.
In California, Citrus Hill High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.7% actual against a predicted 25.9%.
In Riverside County, home to about 2,478,600 people, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Mark Twain Elementary is about 1.7 miles from Citrus Hill High. The five-mile area around Citrus Hill High holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 32.7% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Citrus Hill High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 1,630 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 2,062. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 84% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.9:1 to 20.0:1.
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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 Val Verde Unified
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
- Vista Verde MiddleMiddle · 900 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Mark Twain Elementary1.7 mi · 1,033
- Frank Augustus Miller Middle1.9 mi · 844
- Martin Luther King Jr. High1.9 mi · 2,699
- Mead Valley Elementary2.1 mi · 788
- Amelia Earhart Middle2.6 mi · 743
- Tomas Rivera Elementary2.6 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Citrus Hill HighHow large is Citrus Hill High?
Citrus Hill High enrolls approximately 1,630 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Citrus Hill High serve?
Citrus Hill High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Citrus Hill High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Citrus Hill High is approximately 20.0:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Citrus Hill High?
Student demographics at Citrus Hill High are roughly 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Citrus Hill High?
Citrus Hill High is overseen by Val Verde Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.