Total enrollment
20,539
+129 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in Lake Elsinore Unified
California · 20,539 students · 3 cities
In California's Lake Elsinore Unified, public K-12 schools total 25 and serve approximately 20,539 students (an average of 822 per school).
4-year change in Lake Elsinore Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lake Elsinore Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #344 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,539 | #53 of 587 | #389 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #78 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #465 of 587 | #8,849 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.4% | #190 of 587 | #1,444 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #326 of 530 | #3,027 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lake Elsinore Unified
State test results across the district's 22 scored schools run from Tuscany Hills Elementary at 52.1% proficient to Elsinore Elementary at 16.6%, a gap of 35.6 points. That is the 173rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 21,338 to 20,054 students (down 6%) and from 906 to 869 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Lake Elsinore Unified
As a sparse district in California, Lake Elsinore Unified instructs 20,539 students across 25 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Lake Elsinore Unified is built around 16 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Lake Elsinore Unified is about 822, noticeably above the California average of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Lake Elsinore Unified has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 20,410 students to 20,539.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lake Elsinore Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.