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Does Hemet High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
2,414
High
DISTRICT 1,263 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692002154
Hemet High
41701 Stetson Ave., Hemet, CA 92544 · (951) 765-5150 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,414 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of California public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- BThree-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
22.5:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,992 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 651 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 596 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 616 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 551 | 23% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
55.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.0% | 37.3% | 22.8% | 21.9% |
| Math | 5.6% | 11.7% | 25.3% | 57.4% |
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 | 55.3% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 17.2% |
| 2020-21 | 45.5% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.7% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 21.2% |
| 2016-17 | 55.9% | 19.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Hemet High
Hemet High's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemet High this school | 2,414 | 82.5% | 35.3% |
| Elsinore High Wildomar | 1,927 | 77.7% | 34.9% |
| San Diego Workforce Innovation High National City | 2,722 | 76.6% | N/A |
| Options for Youth-Acton Fontana | 2,171 | 82.8% | N/A |
| Highland High Bakersfield | 2,530 | 87.4% | 34.4% |
| Arlington High Riverside | 1,920 | 80.9% | 35.9% |
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 Hemet High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #652 of 1,052 | #30 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #761 of 1,056 ▼ 67 | #34 of 60 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #571 of 1,056 ▲ 50 | #27 of 60 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #391 of 1,044 | #23 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,414 | #123 of 2,093 | #15 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #936 of 1,352 | #36 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #702 of 1,351 | #27 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #539 of 1,575 | #46 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #300 of 327 | #23 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
2,414
+7 (+0%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 2,383
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 2,414 | 107.1 | 22.5:1 | 83% (1,992) |
| 2023-24 | 2,402 | 104.1 | 23.1:1 | 82% (1,976) |
| 2022-23 | 2,438 | 104.3 | 23.4:1 | 82% (1,997) |
| 2020-21 | 2,407 | 105 | 22.9:1 | 79% (1,906) |
| 2017-18 | 2,396 | 93.6 | 25.6:1 | 69% (1,665) |
| 2015-16 | 2,318 | 93 | 24.9:1 | 69% (1,599) |
| 2010-11 | 2,478 | N/A | N/A | 58% (1,428) |
| 2000-01 | 2,191 | 88 | 24.9:1 | 42% (918) |
| 1990-91 | 2,383 | 90 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemet High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,396 to 2,414); teachers up 14% (93.6 to 107.1).
About Hemet High
Hemet, California, is home to Hemet High, a high-enrollment high school. It has an enrollment of 2,414 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Hemet High is in Hemet Unified, a district with 22,778 students across 27 schools.
At Hemet High, 67% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 22% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. The diversity index for Hemet High is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 107.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hemet High, giving a ratio of 22.5:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. By family income, 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Riverside County average 74%.
Hemet High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of California public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Hemet High is 4.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
The county, Riverside County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Riverside County has 543 public schools with about 424,872 students, including Hemet High.
Measured in a straight line, Hemet Dual Language Academy is about 0.6 miles from Hemet High. The five-mile area around Hemet High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 22.0% proficiency; Hemet High posts 35.3%.
In the federal locale system, Hemet High is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment went from 2,407 in 2020-21 to 2,414 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
On allk12, people connected to Hemet High can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Hemet Unified
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Bautista Creek ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Other schools in Hemet
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Bautista Creek ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Nearby schools
- Hemet Dual Language Academy0.6 mi · 476
- Dartmouth Middle0.8 mi · 1,113
- Ramona Elementary0.8 mi · 702
- Little Lake Elementary1.0 mi · 734
- Academy of Innovation1.4 mi · 545
- Jacob Wiens Elementary1.7 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Hemet HighHow many students attend Hemet High?
Hemet High enrolls approximately 2,414 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hemet High serve?
Hemet High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hemet High?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Hemet High.
How diverse is Hemet High?
Hemet High reports a student body of 22% White, 67% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hemet High?
Hemet High is overseen by Hemet Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.