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Canyon Springs High — Rating & test scores

23100 Cougar Canyon Drive, Moreno Valley · 2,251 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 37th percentile. Higher than 37 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (453 of 474); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 474
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Canyon Springs a good high school?

Developing. Canyon Springs is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3552%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1612%
English, Advanced3620%
Math, Advanced143%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2429 in 100
Canyon Springs’s place among California high schools, out of 100Moreno Valley Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 19% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is Canyon Springs’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Canyon Springs say about itself?

We haven’t read Canyon Springs’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open canyonsprings.mvusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 4 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Canyon Springs. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

5 high schools within 4.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Riverside STEM AcademyMagnet · by applicationScope Score 9698th
  2. Valley ViewNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7445th
  3. Canyon SpringsScope Score 7337th
  4. Moreno ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7126th
  5. Moreno Valley Online AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 613rd
Moreno Valley UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Canyon Springs compare with schools like it?

Canyon Springs’s Scope Score is 73. 331 California high schools, counting Canyon Springs, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Canyon Springs’s result is higher than 171 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 331

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 81%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

331 California public high schools where 77% to 89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 77% to 89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Canyon Springs’s share. The count includes Canyon Springs. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 52% to 62% and math from 12% to 19%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%54%62%Canyon SpringsThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia51%Moreno Valley UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202620%19%32%CaliforniaCalifornia19%Canyon SpringsThis school16%Moreno Valley UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Moreno Valley Unified’s line combines its 5 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Moreno Valley Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCanyon SpringsMoreno Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201754%53%60%564
201845%45%56%456
201950%51%57%462
202251%48%55%470
202354%50%55%499
202449%43%56%466
202552%50%57%513
202662%51%57%461
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCanyon SpringsMoreno Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201719%20%32%559
201819%19%31%451
201921%20%32%463
202216%14%27%465
202313%14%27%499
202413%12%28%463
202512%15%30%511
202619%16%32%457

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English (reading and writing); well below it in math.

English

62%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17213725
Moreno Valley Unified49%California57%

Math

19%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

582313
Moreno Valley Unified15%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 62% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 19% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 43 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school25%37%21%17%461
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Moreno Valley Unified17%32%25%26%2,185
Math, grade 11 · This school6%13%23%58%457
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Moreno Valley Unified5%10%21%64%2,176

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 461 tested in English, 457 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 72% of students. 573 of 2,268 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

25in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (573 of 2,268 students).

At the average Moreno Valley Unified high school: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.2% of students were suspended at least once (52 of 2,375). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,251

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 72%Black or African American 14%White 6%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Not reported 1%Filipino 1%Pacific Islander <1%

Family income

83%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,876 of 2,251. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

106

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

82% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

36%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (57 of 157 students).

Moreno Valley Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino72%
Black or African American14%
White6%
Two or more races3%
Asian2%
Not reported1%
Filipino1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 83.8 of 102.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White33 tested64%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino340 tested62%California 49%
  • Black or African American52 tested62%California 42%
  • Low-income360 tested61%California 49%
  • English learners45 tested16%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities58 tested14%California 19%

Hispanic or Latino, low-income and Black or African American students all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 62% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Moreno Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 360 tested in English, 358 in math
English61%+1546%+1249%
Math19%+514%−423%
Hispanic or Latino · 340 tested in English, 338 in math
English62%+1349%+1349%
Math17%+314%−421%
Black or African American · 52 tested in English, 53 in math
English62%+2042%+2042%
Math19%+712%019%
White · 33 tested
English64%+361%−468%
Math25%−227%−1944%
English learners · 45 tested in English, 43 in math
English16%+115%+88%
Math5%+32%−38%
Students with disabilities · 58 tested
English14%+113%−519%
Math2%02%−68%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Moreno Valley Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Homeless students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 57% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 50% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

57%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

55%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 453 of 474 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

57%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 270 of 475 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 248 of 453 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

50% enrolled in college within 12 months · 453 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓36 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓49 · 11%
  • California community college109 · 24%
  • In-state private21 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year10 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled225 · 50%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
50%enrolled in college within a year

453 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California36 (8%)
  • California State University49 (11%)
  • California community college109 (24%)
  • In-state private21 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year10 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 (1%)
  • Not enrolled225 (50%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 453 of 474 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 270 of 475 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 248 of 453 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
136
Admitted
108
Enrolled
43

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 111 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 26
  • UC IrvineApplied 94 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 4
  • UC San DiegoApplied 85 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 79 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 44 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 34 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 33 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 31 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 30 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 136 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2024Applied 163 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2023Applied 129 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2022Applied 123 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2021Applied 144 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2020Applied 87 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2019Applied 97 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2018Applied 142 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2017Applied 112 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2016Applied 125 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 59

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
436
Admitted
410
Enrolled
38

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 1,084 · Admitted 1,016 · Enrolled 115
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 608 · Admitted 228 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 516 · Admitted 314 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 386 · Admitted 362 · Enrolled 16
  • San Diego StateApplied 358 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 338 · Admitted 296 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 222 · Admitted 188 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 138 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 134 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 130 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 128 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 118 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 104 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 84 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 84 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 80 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 78 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 52 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 50 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 34 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 436 · Admitted 410 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2024Applied 354 · Admitted 326 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2023Applied 264 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2022Applied 238 · Admitted 222 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2021Applied 248 · Admitted 238 · Enrolled 34
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course19 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 1
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • African American Studies
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
67 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Canyon Springs. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$20,963 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$20,963

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,925
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,038
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,773
  • Canyon Springs$20,963
  • Moreno Valley Unified high schools$21,337
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Canyon Springs like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92557. They are not figures for the families at Canyon Springs.

Typical household income in a year

$94,804

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92557.

Typical home value
$525,100
People who live in this ZIP code
54,061
Typical age
33.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
20%

What you can do

Who can act on Canyon Springs’ results?

Moreno Valley Unified’s board decides Canyon Springs’ plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Canyon Springs in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Moreno Valley Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Moreno Valley Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Canyon Springs. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?36% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (57 of 157 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students with disabilities get, and how do you know it’s working?2% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (58 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Canyon Springs, and how do I get in?

Ask Moreno Valley Unified which school serves your address. From Vista Heights Middle and parts of Palm Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Vista Heights Middle Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile · 2026

Fed by 6 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Palm Middle Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Canyon Springs High

1 more elementary school reaches into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (7)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Vista Heights Middle

Into Palm Middle

  • Midland ElementarySome of its area goes to Vista Heights MiddleScope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile · 2026
  • Honey Hollow ElementarySome of its area goes to Vista Heights MiddleScope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile · 2026
  • Sugar Hill ElementarySome of its area goes to Vista Heights MiddleScope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile · 2026

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Midland Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Honey Hollow Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 65 · Needs Support · 1st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Box Springs Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 2nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Hidden Springs Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 56th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Sugar Hill Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

    88% of the zone’s children

  • Cloverdale Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Seneca Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

    69% of the zone’s children

  • North Ridge Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 75th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Vista Heights Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 29th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Palm Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 22nd percentile · middle · 2026

    59% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Canyon Springs?

Address
23100 Cougar Canyon Drive, Moreno Valley 92557Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Sean RobersonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Moreno Valley Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Canyon Springs a good high school?

Canyon Springs High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 37 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 37th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 25 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Moreno Valley Unified high school. 2.2% of students (52 of 2,375) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 43 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 61% of low-income students in grade 11 at Canyon Springs High in Moreno Valley scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 67 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

50% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #930 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 5 in Moreno Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math11%4522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)57%5820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math32%4718%
Chronically absent29 in 100515%
Suspension rate2.5% (61 of 2,441)555%
English learners: top level16%505%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257337#930California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1914 in 1004.8% (113 of 2,373)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2429 in 1004.2% (103 of 2,433)
2024–2529 in 1002.5% (61 of 2,441)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1146125%37%21%17%62%57%+5

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114576%13%23%58%19%32%−13

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English46125%62%
2026 · Math4576%19%
2025 · English51320%52%
2025 · Math5113%12%
2024 · English46620%49%
2024 · Math4633%13%
2023 · English49917%54%
2023 · Math4993%13%
2022 · English47020%51%
2022 · Math4655%16%
2019 · English46219%50%
2019 · Math4637%21%
2018 · English45616%45%
2018 · Math4514%19%
2017 · English56420%54%
2017 · Math5594%19%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English51352%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math51112%
2024 · Grade 11 · English46649%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math46313%
2023 · Grade 11 · English49954%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math49913%
2022 · Grade 11 · English47051%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math46516%
2019 · Grade 11 · English46250%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math46321%
2018 · Grade 11 · English45645%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math45119%
2017 · Grade 11 · English56454%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math55919%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4764%25%60%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income36061%+15+12
Hispanic or Latino34062%+13+13
Students with disabilities5814%+1−5
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 29 in 100 → 2025–26 · 25 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.5% (61 of 2,441) → 2025–26 · 2.2% (52 of 2,375) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10027 in 100+13 in 100
Male14 in 10023 in 100+9 in 100
Asian2 of 3313 of 47—
Black or African American18 in 10032 in 100+14 in 100
Filipino1 of 463 of 26—
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10023 in 100+10 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native1 of 10——
Two or more races11 of 6220 of 66—
White18 in 10027 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities21 in 10037 in 100+16 in 100
English learners20 in 10025 in 100+5 in 100
Foster youth8 of 265 of 18—
Homeless18 in 10026 of 67—
Low-income15 in 10027 in 100+12 in 100
All students14 in 10025 in 100+11 in 100
Pacific Islander—11 of 14—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 57% · numerator 270 students classified Prepared · denominator 475 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 43% · AP-pathway numerator 116 · denominator 270 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 270 of 475 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
43%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
55%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
50%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025136108433.593.733.80
2024163109483.463.753.83
202312982383.603.823.95
202212384503.733.924.00
2021144101463.613.773.92
20208763353.763.924.04
20199749343.663.973.98
201814282573.693.944.00
201711271503.613.883.92
201612587593.563.793.85

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025335under 3
Berkeley2024353under 3
Berkeley202336under 3under 3
Berkeley2022297under 3
Berkeley2021304under 3
Davis2025318under 3
Davis2024359under 3
Davis20232611under 3
Davis2022197under 3
Davis2021259under 3
Irvine202594164
Irvine202490133
Irvine202385103
Irvine202280183
Irvine202198298
Los Angeles2025795under 3
Los Angeles20249063
Los Angeles20237643
Los Angeles20227175
Los Angeles20217954
Merced20253432under 3
Merced20243933under 3
Merced202323223
Merced202216143
Merced20213532under 3
Riverside20251118826
Riverside20241348128
Riverside20231005112
Riverside2022985924
Riverside20211277126
San Diego202585346
San Diego202499347
San Diego2023892710
San Diego2022733611
San Diego202194304
Santa Barbara20254414under 3
Santa Barbara202444153
Santa Barbara202330145
Santa Barbara20222614under 3
Santa Barbara20214415under 3
Santa Cruz20253012under 3
Santa Cruz20243314under 3
Santa Cruz2023227under 3
Santa Cruz2022256under 3
Santa Cruz2021257under 3
Universitywide202513610843
Universitywide202416310948
Universitywide20231298238
Universitywide20221238450
Universitywide202114410146

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
African American Studiesthis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count15
AP enrollment (male/female)454
IB participationoffered · 131 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 67 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections9
Chemistry sections24
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,202

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California368%
California State University4911%
California community college10924%
In-state private214%
Out-of-state, 4-year102%
Out-of-state, 2-year31%
Not enrolled22550%

453 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 50% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,975 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 31,597 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,240 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,251

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,533 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,251

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,463 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 66%Instruction support 10%Student services 9%Administration 3%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$406,662,22566.47%66%
Instruction support$58,857,5959.62%10%
Student services$52,246,3448.54%9%
Administration$20,355,1833.33%3%
Buildings & maintenance$72,190,90211.80%12%
Total$611,796,506100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $611,796,506 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,975 per pupil
2020$14,628 per pupil
2019$14,013 per pupil
2018$12,732 per pupil
2017$12,346 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92557 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92557 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$94,804
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20%
ZIP-area population54,061
Median age33.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92557 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026