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Enrollment
2,373
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED·NCES 060002710280
Temescal Canyon High
28755 El Toro Rd., Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 · (951) 253-7250 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,373 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
25.4:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,610 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 640 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 652 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 541 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 540 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
60.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
31.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 36.9% | 20.4% | 19.6% |
| Math | 11.7% | 20.1% | 26.8% | 41.3% |
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 | 60.0% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.5% | 26.3% |
| 2020-21 | 89.5% | 52.6% |
| 2018-19 | 60.2% | 32.6% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 28.1% |
| 2016-17 | 55.7% | 31.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Temescal Canyon High
Temescal Canyon High's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temescal Canyon High this school | 2,373 | 67.8% | 44.2% |
| Polytechnic High Riverside | 2,484 | 70.4% | 48.5% |
| El Camino High Oceanside | 2,463 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
| Paloma Valley High Menifee | 2,487 | 63.5% | 45.4% |
| Apple Valley High Apple Valley | 2,211 | 66.4% | 28.6% |
| Upland High Upland | 2,797 | 69.5% | 50.2% |
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 Temescal Canyon High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #426 of 1,052 | #20 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #394 of 1,056 ▼ 7 | #17 of 60 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #477 of 1,056 ▲ 43 | #22 of 60 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #211 of 1,044 | #7 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,373 | #135 of 2,093 | #19 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #1,246 of 1,352 | #66 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #480 of 1,351 | #19 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #904 of 1,575 | #68 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #184 of 327 | #11 of 25 |
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
2,373
+155 (+7%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 2,454
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
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 | 2,373 | 93.2 | 25.4:1 | 68% (1,610) |
| 2023-24 | 2,248 | 89.3 | 25.2:1 | 59% (1,334) |
| 2022-23 | 2,176 | 87.7 | 24.8:1 | 59% (1,289) |
| 2020-21 | 2,218 | 92 | 24.1:1 | 56% (1,241) |
| 2017-18 | 2,239 | 97 | 23.1:1 | 54% (1,205) |
| 2015-16 | 2,221 | 92 | 24.1:1 | 52% (1,164) |
| 2010-11 | 2,053 | N/A | N/A | 41% (834) |
| 2000-01 | 2,454 | 99 | 24.8:1 | 27% (658) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Temescal Canyon High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,239 to 2,373); teachers down 4% (97 to 93.2).
About Temescal Canyon High
Temescal Canyon High is a large high school located in Lake Elsinore, California. It has an enrollment of 2,373 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Lake Elsinore Unified is responsible for 24 schools, Temescal Canyon High included, with 20,539 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Temescal Canyon High is Hispanic: 60%. Next come 25% White, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 51% Hispanic. The diversity index for Temescal Canyon High is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Temescal Canyon High reported 93.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 25.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. There are 1,610 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 68% of enrollment.
Temescal Canyon High holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of California public high schools.
Temescal Canyon High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.2% and a predicted 39.8%.
The county, Riverside County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 543 public schools and about 424,872 students.
The closest school to Temescal Canyon High is Keith McCarthy Academy, located about 1.6 miles away. Temescal Canyon High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Temescal Canyon High's average proficiency of 44.2% compares with 26.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count increased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 24.1 to 25.4 over 4 years.
People who know Temescal Canyon High can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 Lake Elsinore Unified
- Elsinore HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- David A. Brown MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
Other schools in Lake Elsinore
- Lakeside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Terra Cotta MiddleMiddle · 1,026 students
- Canyon Lake MiddleMiddle · 951 students
- Elsinore MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Lakeland VillageElementary · 909 students
- Railroad Canyon ElementaryElementary · 873 students
Nearby schools
- Keith McCarthy Academy1.6 mi · 332
- Ortega High1.6 mi · 463
- Earl Warren Elementary1.8 mi · 821
- Alberhill Elementary2.0 mi · 485
- Machado Elementary2.1 mi · 531
- Elsinore Middle2.2 mi · 947
Frequently asked questions
About Temescal Canyon HighHow large is Temescal Canyon High?
Temescal Canyon High enrolls approximately 2,373 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Temescal Canyon High serve?
Temescal Canyon High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Temescal Canyon High have?
Temescal Canyon High employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Temescal Canyon High?
Student demographics at Temescal Canyon High are roughly 25% White, 60% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Temescal Canyon High in?
Temescal Canyon High is part of Lake Elsinore Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.