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If you had an hour of school board time for West Valley High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,857
High
DISTRICT 1,263 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692009852
West Valley High
3401 Mustang Way, Hemet, CA 92545 · (951) 765-1600 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,857 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- AThree-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
20.8:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,673 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 518 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 436 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 457 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 446 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%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
45.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.7pp since 2014
Math
21.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 28.2% | 23.7% | 31.0% |
| Math | 6.0% | 15.4% | 24.4% | 54.2% |
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 | 45.3% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 7.8% |
| 2020-21 | 40.1% | 18.4% |
| 2018-19 | 51.2% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 16.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58.8% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 West Valley High
West Valley High's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley High this school | 1,857 | 90.1% | 31.0% |
| West High Bakersfield | 2,159 | 91.1% | 29.8% |
| John W. North High Riverside | 2,011 | 87.9% | 32.6% |
| Tahquitz High Hemet | 1,761 | 85.7% | 28.5% |
| Fresno High Fresno | 1,867 | 88.5% | 25.0% |
| San Jacinto High San Jacinto | 2,388 | 89.9% | 22.9% |
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 West Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #765 of 1,052 | #42 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #628 of 1,056 ▲ 209 | #26 of 60 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #795 of 1,056 ▼ 11 | #48 of 60 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #117 of 1,044 | #4 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,857 | #367 of 2,093 | #38 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #650 of 1,352 | #20 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #756 of 1,351 | #30 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #292 of 1,575 | #26 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #193 of 327 | #12 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
1,857
+67 (+4%) vs 2020
+132% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,857 | 89.5 | 20.8:1 | 90% (1,673) |
| 2023-24 | 1,818 | 84.4 | 21.5:1 | 88% (1,608) |
| 2022-23 | 1,898 | 83 | 22.9:1 | 88% (1,673) |
| 2020-21 | 1,790 | 77 | 23.3:1 | 89% (1,598) |
| 2017-18 | 1,755 | 77.9 | 22.5:1 | 85% (1,485) |
| 2015-16 | 1,732 | 78 | 22.2:1 | 81% (1,406) |
| 2010-11 | 1,877 | N/A | N/A | 72% (1,346) |
| 2000-01 | 2,197 | 89 | 24.7:1 | 70% (1,533) |
| 1990-91 | 800 | 39 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,755 to 1,857); teachers up 15% (77.9 to 89.5).
About West Valley High
West Valley High is a high-enrollment high school in California, located in Hemet. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,857 students on the rolls. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Hemet Unified has 27 schools and 22,778 students, and West Valley High is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at West Valley High is Hispanic: 72%. The next largest groups are 11% White, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 21 points above the 51% share among Riverside County residents. The diversity index for West Valley High is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. The school has 89.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 2.6 students per teacher. In all, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Among California public high schools, West Valley High outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
West Valley High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.0%) and its predicted rate (26.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Riverside County, home to about 2,478,600 people, median household income comes to about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Riverside County's 543 public schools enroll about 424,872 students and include West Valley High.
West Valley High is about 0.5 miles from Harmony Elementary, its nearest public school. West Valley High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: West Valley High ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 31.0% versus a 30.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes West Valley High as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 1,857 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,790. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.3:1 in 2020-21 to 20.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for West Valley High is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Hemet Unified
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Bautista Creek ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Other schools in Hemet
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Bautista Creek ElementaryElementary · 959 students
Other West Valley High schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Valley High. West Valley High is the largest of the 4.
- West Valley High SchoolYakima, WA · 1,494 students
- West Valley High SchoolSPOKANE, WA · 836 students
- West Valley High SchoolFairbanks, AK · 782 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Elementary0.5 mi · 826
- Western Center Academy1.4 mi · 762
- McSweeny Elementary1.8 mi · 781
- Diamond Valley Middle2.0 mi · 1,123
- Whittier Elementary2.3 mi · 816
- Cawston Elementary2.7 mi · 796
Frequently asked questions
About West Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at West Valley High?
West Valley High enrolls approximately 1,857 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Valley High serve?
West Valley High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does West Valley High have?
West Valley High employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Valley High?
At West Valley High, the student body is approximately 11% White, 72% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is West Valley High in?
West Valley High is part of Hemet Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.