Heritage High

Heritage High is a heavily attended senior high in Menifee, California, part of Perris Union High. The school serves 2,330 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 178% bigger than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 9 schools in Perris Union High (11,810 students total), Heritage High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Heritage High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Heritage High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Heritage High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Riverside County shows median household earnings sit near $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Heritage High is one campus in the mix.

Harvest Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Heritage High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Heritage High's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 2,831 (now 2,330). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 17% to 11%. Class-load math has fell: from 26.2:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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