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What's the one class at Paloma Valley High every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,487
High
DISTRICT 1,357 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRIS UNION HIGH·NCES 063021004992
Paloma Valley High
31375 Bradley Rd., Menifee, CA 92584 · (951) 672-6030 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,487 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
22.9:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,579 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 700 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 639 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 599 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 549 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
64.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.3pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.9% | 37.7% | 18.0% | 17.3% |
| Math | 7.9% | 17.9% | 29.1% | 45.2% |
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 | 64.7% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 24.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 69.5% | 40.5% |
| 2018-19 | 73.8% | 37.8% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 27.1% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Paloma Valley High
Paloma Valley High's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Valley High this school | 2,487 | 63.5% | 45.4% |
| Alta Loma High Alta Loma | 2,386 | 60.3% | 55.4% |
| Beaumont Senior High Beaumont | 3,460 | 63.7% | 45.9% |
| Temescal Canyon High Lake Elsinore | 2,373 | 67.8% | 44.2% |
| Bullard High Fresno | 2,485 | 64.9% | 34.7% |
| El Camino High Oceanside | 2,463 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
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 Paloma Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #397 of 1,052 | #18 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #514 of 1,056 ▼ 40 | #20 of 60 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #367 of 1,056 ▼ 60 | #15 of 60 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #366 of 1,044 | #20 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,487 | #104 of 2,093 | #12 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #972 of 1,352 | #41 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #447 of 1,351 | #18 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #979 of 1,575 | #71 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #145 of 802 | #7 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
2,487
-824 (-25%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 1,934
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 2,487 | 108.8 | 22.9:1 | 63% (1,579) |
| 2023-24 | 2,593 | 108.2 | 24.0:1 | 65% (1,679) |
| 2022-23 | 2,761 | 113.3 | 24.4:1 | 58% (1,610) |
| 2020-21 | 3,311 | 128 | 25.9:1 | 57% (1,903) |
| 2017-18 | 3,191 | 119.6 | 26.7:1 | 52% (1,673) |
| 2015-16 | 2,988 | 106 | 28.2:1 | 52% (1,565) |
| 2010-11 | 2,716 | N/A | N/A | 40% (1,084) |
| 2000-01 | 1,934 | 70 | 27.6:1 | 4% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paloma Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (3,191 to 2,487); teachers down 9% (119.6 to 108.8).
About Paloma Valley High
Paloma Valley High is a high-enrollment high school in Menifee, California, (ZIP code 92584). It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,487 students enrolled. It has 197% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Perris Union High includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 11,810 students.
At Paloma Valley High, 60% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 21% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. The diversity index for Paloma Valley High is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Paloma Valley High reported 108.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.9:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 4.7 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 1,579 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 63% of enrollment. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
On the allk12 Grade, Paloma Valley High lands at B+, ahead of 67% of California public high schools.
Paloma Valley High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.4% is 3.1 points above the 42.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Riverside County, median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 543, with about 424,872 students.
Menifee Valley Middle is about 1.0 miles from Paloma Valley High, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Paloma Valley High holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Paloma Valley High ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 3,311 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 2,487 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.9:1 to 22.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Paloma Valley High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Perris Union High
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,537 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Pinacate MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- Perris Lake High (Continuation)High · 228 students
Other schools in Menifee
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- Santa Rosa AcademyCombined · 1,736 students
- Ethan A Chase MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · 965 students
- Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · 941 students
Nearby schools
- Menifee Valley Middle1.0 mi · 941
- Evans Ranch Elementary1.1 mi · 817
- Santa Rosa Academy1.1 mi · 1,736
- Chester W. Morrison Elementary1.2 mi · 518
- Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education1.6 mi · 637
- Bell Mountain Middle1.8 mi · 1,066
Frequently asked questions
About Paloma Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Paloma Valley High?
Paloma Valley High enrolls approximately 2,487 students in grades 09-12.
Is Paloma Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paloma Valley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Paloma Valley High have?
Paloma Valley High employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Paloma Valley High?
Student demographics at Paloma Valley High are roughly 21% White, 60% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Paloma Valley High in?
Paloma Valley High is part of Perris Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.