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Enrollment
1,687
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED·NCES 060002711036
Lakeside High
32593 Riverside Dr., Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 · (951) 253-7300 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,687 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- C+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
23.4:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,432 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 431 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 409 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 403 | 24% |
Student demographics
35%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
42.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.9pp since 2014
Math
15.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 30.6% |
| Math | 3.9% | 11.8% | 16.3% | 68.1% |
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 | 42.1% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 9.1% |
| 2020-21 | 69.7% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 47.2% | 17.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 17.1% |
| 2016-17 | 51.5% | 20.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Lakeside High
Lakeside High's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside High this school | 1,687 | 84.9% | 28.1% |
| Escondido High Escondido | 1,656 | 82.7% | 40.4% |
| Ceres High Ceres | 1,660 | 87.0% | 36.7% |
| Tustin High Tustin | 1,627 | 86.8% | 43.4% |
| Vista High Vista | 1,746 | 84.7% | 27.5% |
| Atwater High Atwater | 2,029 | 82.1% | 27.9% |
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 Lakeside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #857 of 1,052 | #50 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #809 of 1,056 ▼ 53 | #41 of 60 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #858 of 1,056 ▲ 25 | #52 of 60 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #538 of 1,044 | #32 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,687 | #447 of 2,093 | #43 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,034 of 1,352 | #43 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #922 of 1,351 | #49 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #470 of 1,575 | #42 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #625 of 802 | #38 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
1,687
-124 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 2,015
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 1,687 | 72.2 | 23.4:1 | 85% (1,432) |
| 2023-24 | 1,657 | 71.3 | 23.3:1 | 79% (1,317) |
| 2022-23 | 1,748 | 72.3 | 24.2:1 | 77% (1,349) |
| 2020-21 | 1,811 | 83 | 21.8:1 | 72% (1,299) |
| 2017-18 | 1,779 | 81 | 22.0:1 | 75% (1,330) |
| 2015-16 | 1,907 | 85 | 22.4:1 | 76% (1,452) |
| 2010-11 | 2,015 | N/A | N/A | 65% (1,316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,779 to 1,687); teachers down 11% (81 to 72.2).
About Lakeside High
Lakeside High runs as a high-enrollment high school in Lake Elsinore, California. The school's 1,687 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 101% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Across its 24 schools, Lake Elsinore Unified enrolls 20,539 students. Lakeside High is one of those schools.
At 80%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Lakeside High combined. Smaller groups are 11% White, 4% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of Riverside County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Lakeside High comes in at 35%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1 at Lakeside High, with 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 85% of enrollment. It compares with 74% for public schools in Riverside County.
The allk12 Grade for Lakeside High is C-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lakeside High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (28.1%) and its predicted rate (29.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the county around the school, Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 543 public schools operate in Riverside County, serving about 424,872 students.
Machado Elementary is located about 1.1 miles from Lakeside High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 28.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Lakeside High is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,811 to 1,687. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 23.4:1, from 21.8:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Lake Elsinore Unified
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Elsinore HighHigh · 1,927 students
- David A. Brown MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
Other schools in Lake Elsinore
- Temescal Canyon HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Lakeland VillageElementary · 909 students
- Railroad Canyon ElementaryElementary · 873 students
Other Lakeside High schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lakeside High. Lakeside High is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Lakeside High SchoolAtlanta, GA · 2,234 students
- Lakeside High SchoolEvans, GA · 1,861 students
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOLHOT SPRINGS, AR · 1,107 students
- Lakeside High SchoolAshtabula, OH · 810 students
- Lakeside High SchoolNine Mile Falls, WA · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Machado Elementary1.1 mi · 531
- Withrow Elementary1.2 mi · 583
- Terra Cotta Middle1.8 mi · 1,026
- Rice Canyon Elementary2.3 mi · 596
- Elsinore Middle2.4 mi · 947
- Alberhill Elementary2.8 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeside High?
Lakeside High enrolls approximately 1,687 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lakeside High serve?
Lakeside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lakeside High have?
Lakeside High employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakeside High?
Student demographics at Lakeside High are roughly 11% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeside High?
Lakeside High is overseen by Lake Elsinore Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.