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Enrollment
2,946
High
DISTRICT 1,861 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002811038
Great Oak High
32555 Deer Hollow Way, Temecula, CA 92592 · (951) 294-6450 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,946 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
724 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 742 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 736 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 735 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 733 | 25% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
81.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
49.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.4% | 37.9% | 13.9% | 4.8% |
| Math | 21.9% | 27.3% | 24.9% | 25.9% |
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 | 81.3% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.7% | 46.1% |
| 2022-23 | 76.5% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 80.2% | 52.6% |
| 2018-19 | 80.2% | 55.6% |
| 2017-18 | 83.5% | 53.3% |
| 2016-17 | 83.3% | 54.5% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Great Oak High
Great Oak High's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oak High this school | 2,946 | 24.6% | 63.3% |
| Clovis North High Fresno | 2,360 | 28.0% | 79.3% |
| Livermore High Livermore | 1,827 | 23.5% | 47.0% |
| Redondo Union High Redondo Beach | 2,921 | 18.4% | 65.9% |
| Los Alamitos High Los Alamitos | 2,915 | 16.4% | 62.1% |
| Saugus High Saugus | 2,317 | 17.6% | 65.2% |
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 Great Oak High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #146 of 1,052 | #3 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #183 of 1,056 ▲ 4 | #4 of 60 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #86 of 1,056 ▲ 43 | #3 of 60 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #307 of 1,044 | #14 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,946 | #32 of 2,093 | #6 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #1,210 of 1,352 | #63 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #56 of 1,351 | #1 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #1,450 of 1,575 | #89 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #477 of 802 | #30 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,946
-212 (-7%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 3,312
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 2,946 | 117.8 | 25.0:1 | 25% (724) |
| 2023-24 | 3,007 | 118.9 | 25.3:1 | 30% (900) |
| 2022-23 | 3,043 | 120.8 | 25.2:1 | 19% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 3,158 | 123 | 25.7:1 | 20% (638) |
| 2017-18 | 3,255 | 121.5 | 26.8:1 | 19% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 3,473 | 128 | 27.1:1 | 13% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 3,312 | N/A | N/A | 9% (289) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Oak High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (3,255 to 2,946); teachers down 3% (121.5 to 117.8).
About Great Oak High
Great Oak High is a high school in Temecula, California, and it is part of Temecula Valley Unified. It reported 2,946 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Great Oak High sits within Temecula Valley Unified, which has 30 schools and 26,274 students.
The largest group at Great Oak High is White students, at 37%. It is also 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Riverside County at about 38% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Great Oak High is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Great Oak High has 117.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.0:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 6.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 25% at Great Oak High. For comparison, public schools in Riverside County average 74%.
On BeatsExpectations, Great Oak High is 1.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Great Oak High, Riverside County has 543 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Great Oak High is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 2,946, from 3,158 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Great Oak High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Temecula Valley Unified
- Chaparral HighHigh · 3,136 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Bella Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,249 students
- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Erle Stanley Gardner MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- James L. Day MiddleMiddle · 932 students
Other schools in Temecula
- River Springs CharterCombined · 7,703 students
- Chaparral HighHigh · 3,136 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Empire Springs CharterCombined · 1,854 students
- Elite Academic Academy - LucerneCombined · 1,070 students
- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
Nearby schools
- Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary0.5 mi · 438
- Red Hawk Elementary1.2 mi · 496
- Temecula Luiseno Elementary1.2 mi · 738
- Pauba Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 510
- Erle Stanley Gardner Middle1.5 mi · 1,008
- Tony Tobin Elementary1.8 mi · 718
Frequently asked questions
About Great Oak HighWhat is the total enrollment at Great Oak High?
Great Oak High enrolls approximately 2,946 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Great Oak High serve?
Great Oak High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Oak High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Oak High is approximately 25.0:1 (118 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Great Oak High?
At Great Oak High, the student body is approximately 37% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Great Oak High public or private?
Great Oak High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Temecula Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.