Ortega High

Located at 520 Chaney St. Bldg. 100, in Lake Elsinore, California, Ortega High is an intimate senior high that works with 463 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Lake Elsinore Unified. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 24 schools in Lake Elsinore Unified (20,539 students total), Ortega High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ortega High records that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 16% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household earnings sit near $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ortega High is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Keith McCarthy Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ortega High has ticked up 44%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 463 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 73% across the same window.

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