Paloma Valley High

Set in Menifee, California, Paloma Valley High is a large senior high, part of Perris Union High. It instructs 2,487 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Paloma Valley High sits 197% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Paloma Valley High shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 21% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, Paloma Valley High records 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Paloma Valley High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Paloma Valley High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Paloma Valley High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Paloma Valley High is one.

The closest other public school is Menifee Valley Middle, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Paloma Valley High comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.0%.

Paloma Valley High operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paloma Valley High has shrank 22%, going from 3,191 students in 2018 to 2,487 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 today.

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