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Lake Elsinore Unified Schools
Lake Elsinore Unified is a public school district in California, based in Riverside County (Lake Elsinore). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore Unified
22 of 24 schools in Lake Elsinore Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 7C: 6D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Lake Elsinore 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+ Alberhill Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Lakeside High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Temescal Canyon High (High school, meets expectations)
- A- Tuscany Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Canyon Lake Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Cottonwood Canyon Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Elsinore High (High school, underperforms expectations)
- B Luiseno (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Donald Graham Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Rice Canyon Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Lake Elsinore Unified
High schools (4)
- B Elsinore High, Wildomar
- A Lakeside High, Lake Elsinore
- Ortega High, Lake Elsinore
- A- Temescal Canyon High, Lake Elsinore
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B+ Canyon Lake Middle, Lake Elsinore
- C David A Brown Middle, Wildomar
- C- Elsinore Middle, Lake Elsinore
- F Terra Cotta Middle, Lake Elsinore
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- A+ Alberhill Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- B Cottonwood Canyon Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- B- Donald Graham Elementary, Wildomar
- C- Earl Warren Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- D+ Elsinore Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- D+ Machado Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- C- Railroad Canyon Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- B- Rice Canyon Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- C Ronald Reagan Elementary, Wildomar
- A- Tuscany Hills Elementary, Lake Elsinore
- C Wildomar Elementary, Wildomar
- B- William Collier Elementary, Wildomar
- D+ Withrow Elementary, Lake Elsinore
Other schools and academies (3)
- Keith Mccarthy Academy, Lake Elsinore
- D- Lakeland Village, Lake Elsinore
- B Luiseno, Corona
Where Lake Elsinore Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Lake Elsinore (17)
- Wildomar (6)
- Corona (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Riverside County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 20,769 students with 886 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,088 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600027
- 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
- Perris Elementary (8 schools, 8 mi)
- Perris Union High (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Menifee Union (15 schools, 10 mi)
- Murrieta Valley Unified (20 schools, 10 mi)
- Romoland Elementary (5 schools, 12 mi)
- Val Verde Unified (21 schools, 13 mi)
- Saddleback Valley Unified (33 schools, 14 mi)
- Corona-Norco Unified (52 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Lake Elsinore Unified
How many schools are in Lake Elsinore Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Lake Elsinore Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lake Elsinore Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Corona.
How good are the schools in Lake Elsinore Unified?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 39.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.6%. 82% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lake Elsinore Unified?
20,769 students were enrolled in Lake Elsinore Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lake Elsinore Unified?
Lake Elsinore Unified is in California, based in Riverside County, with its district office in Lake Elsinore. Its boundary covers about 129 sq mi.