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Enrollment
2,096
High
DISTRICT 1,357 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRIS UNION HIGH·NCES 063021004712
Perris High
175 E. Nuevo Rd., Perris, CA 92571 · (951) 657-2171 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,096 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,997 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 | 564 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 501 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 527 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 504 | 24% |
Student demographics
17%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
37.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.8pp since 2014
Math
8.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 26.7% | 26.5% | 36.3% |
| Math | 1.1% | 6.9% | 17.3% | 74.7% |
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 | 37.2% | 8.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 6.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24.6% | 6.3% |
| 2020-21 | 48.8% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 11.2% |
| 2017-18 | 37.1% | 9.8% |
| 2016-17 | 44.9% | 12.0% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Perris High
Perris High's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perris High this school | 2,096 | 95.3% | 23.3% |
| Del Oro High Bakersfield | 1,927 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Lynwood High Lynwood | 1,858 | 96.3% | 27.2% |
| Mira Monte High Bakersfield | 2,048 | 94.7% | 18.9% |
| John C. Fremont Senior High Los Angeles | 1,889 | 97.5% | 24.5% |
| Arroyo Valley High San Bernardino | 2,692 | 96.2% | 25.9% |
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 Perris High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #955 of 1,052 | #54 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #1,008 of 1,056 ▼ 11 | #57 of 60 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #927 of 1,056 ▼ 85 | #57 of 60 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #258 of 1,044 | #12 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,096 | #238 of 2,093 | #28 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #1,059 of 1,352 | #47 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,135 of 1,351 | #66 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #121 of 1,575 | #7 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #489 of 802 | #31 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
2,096
-121 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 2,877
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 2,096 | 89 | 23.6:1 | 95% (1,997) |
| 2023-24 | 2,106 | 96.4 | 21.9:1 | 94% (1,978) |
| 2022-23 | 2,243 | 92.7 | 24.2:1 | 96% (2,149) |
| 2020-21 | 2,217 | 92 | 24.1:1 | 94% (2,073) |
| 2017-18 | 2,306 | 89.8 | 25.7:1 | 90% (2,067) |
| 2015-16 | 2,428 | 90 | 27.0:1 | 88% (2,146) |
| 2010-11 | 2,455 | N/A | N/A | 75% (1,850) |
| 2000-01 | 2,175 | 93 | 23.4:1 | 12% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 2,877 | 117 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perris High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,306 to 2,096); teachers down 1% (89.8 to 89).
About Perris High
Perris High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Perris, California. It reports enrollment of 2,096 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Perris Union High enrolls 11,810 students, and its 9 schools include Perris High.
At Perris High, 91% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 6% Black. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its staff includes 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 95% of students at Perris High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Perris High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 23.3% actual against 23.7% predicted.
For Riverside County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Perris High, Riverside County has 543 public schools.
Innovative Horizons Charter, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Perris High ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 2,217 in 2020-21 to 2,096 in 2024-25.
Perris High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Perris Union High
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,537 students
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Pinacate MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- Perris Lake High (Continuation)High · 228 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Innovative Horizons Charter0.6 mi · 894
- Palms Elementary0.6 mi · 671
- California Military Institute0.8 mi · 1,031
- Skyview Elementary0.8 mi · 725
- Clearwater Elementary0.8 mi · 651
- Triple Crown Elementary1.2 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About Perris HighHow many students attend Perris High?
Perris High enrolls approximately 2,096 students in grades 09-12.
Is Perris High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perris High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Perris High?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Perris High.
How diverse is Perris High?
Perris High reports a student body of 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Perris High?
Perris High is overseen by Perris Union High in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.