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Hemet Unified Schools
Hemet Unified is a public school district in California, based in Riverside County (Hemet). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hemet Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hemet Unified
13 of 27 schools in Hemet Unified carry a SchoolGrade (14 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 1D: 10F: 1
Best schools in Hemet Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Western Center Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Hamilton (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Bautista Creek Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Cawston Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Little Lake Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Rancho Viejo Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Valle Vista Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Hemet High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ West Valley High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Tahquitz High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Hemet Unified
High schools (4)
- F Alessandro High, Hemet
- D+ Hemet High, Hemet
- D Tahquitz High, Hemet
- D+ West Valley High, Hemet
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- Acacia Middle, Hemet
- Dartmouth Middle, Hemet
- D- Diamond Valley Middle, Hemet
- D+ Rancho Viejo Middle, Hemet
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- D+ Bautista Creek Elementary, Hemet
- D+ Cawston Elementary, Hemet
- Fruitvale Elementary, Hemet
- Hamilton Elementary, Anza
- Harmony Elementary, Hemet
- Hemet Elementary, Hemet
- Jacob Wiens Elementary, Hemet
- D+ Little Lake Elementary, Hemet
- Mcsweeny Elementary, Hemet
- Ramona Elementary, Hemet
- D+ Valle Vista Elementary, Hemet
- Whittier Elementary, Hemet
- Winchester Elementary, Winchester
Other schools and academies (6)
- D- Academy Of Innovation, Hemet
- Academy Of Innovation K 8, Hemet
- Cottonwood Aguanga, Aguanga
- C Hamilton, Anza
- Idyllwild Idyllwild, Idyllwild
- A Western Center Academy, Hemet
Where Hemet Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Hemet (22)
- Anza (2)
- Aguanga (1)
- Idyllwild (1)
- Winchester (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Riverside County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,736 students with 1,008 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,787 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0616920
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Temecula Valley Unified (29 schools, 16 mi)
- San Jacinto Unified (14 schools, 20 mi)
- Banning Unified (9 schools, 21 mi)
- Palm Springs Unified (27 schools, 23 mi)
- Menifee Union (15 schools, 23 mi)
- Romoland Elementary (5 schools, 24 mi)
- Nuview Union (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Valley Center-Pauma Unified (8 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Hemet Unified
How many schools are in Hemet Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Hemet Unified, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hemet Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hemet, Anza, Aguanga, Idyllwild, Winchester.
How good are the schools in Hemet Unified?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 26.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.5%. 54% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hemet Unified?
22,736 students were enrolled in Hemet Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hemet Unified?
Hemet Unified is in California, based in Riverside County, with its district office in Hemet. Its boundary covers about 646 sq mi.