Tahquitz High

Tahquitz High is a senior high of big scale in Hemet, California, overseen by Hemet Unified, hosting 1,761 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 110% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Hemet Unified runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 22,778 students. Tahquitz High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Tahquitz High records that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 12% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Tahquitz High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.4%; this one delivers 25.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Riverside County shows 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. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Tahquitz High is one.

The closest other public school is Rancho Viejo Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tahquitz High. On composite proficiency, Tahquitz High comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 1,611 students in 2018 compared to 1,761 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 66% to 72% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.