Independent charter school · Lucerne Valley Unified · Temecula, California

Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne — Rating & test scores

Temecula · TK–12 · 1,070 students (2024–25)

43414 Business Park Drive, 92590eliteacademic.com ↗(866) 354-8302
63rdpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
61

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (55 of 61); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 61
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).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 74% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 58% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 86. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne a good school?

Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne scores higher than 63 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 63rd percentile, Solid, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 61 in 100 California elementary schools we score (61st percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 89 in 100 California middle schools we score (89th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 8 in 100 at the average Lucerne Valley Unified high school. 0 of 3,008 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 55% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne in Temecula scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

6 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

38% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $26.2 million is planned for 20 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 94% of its $27.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 74% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 58% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 86
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 86 tested

Advanced
37%
Proficient
37%
Below the standard
26%
This school74%
California57%
Lucerne Valley Unified44%

74% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 86 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
42%
This school58%
California32%
Lucerne Valley Unified24%

58% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced47%48%41%
Advanced19%22%15%
Proficient28%26%26%
Developing level35%18%31%
Minimal18%34%28%
Tested858388
California44%46%49%
Difference+3+2−8
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced54%61%63%
Advanced14%21%30%
Proficient40%40%33%
Developing level24%28%28%
Minimal22%11%9%
Tested97113107
California48%51%49%
Difference+6+10+14
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced74%
Advanced37%
Proficient37%
Developing level19%
Minimal7%
Tested86
California57%
Difference+17

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

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced49%40%34%
Advanced26%23%18%
Proficient23%17%16%
Developing level27%35%33%
Minimal24%25%33%
Tested858388
California47%42%37%
Difference+2−2−3
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced45%55%61%
Advanced26%36%42%
Proficient19%19%19%
Developing level22%18%20%
Minimal33%27%19%
Tested97113107
California37%38%36%
Difference+8+17+25
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced58%
Advanced36%
Proficient22%
Developing level14%
Minimal28%
Tested86
California32%
Difference+26

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the elementary grades do?

Near California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 61st percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 256 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
55%
This school45%
California46%
Lucerne Valley Unified41%

45% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 256 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California42%
Lucerne Valley Unified30%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 54% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 89th percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 317 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
37%
Below the standard
41%
This school59%
California49%
Lucerne Valley Unified51%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 317 tested

Advanced
35%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
46%
This school54%
California37%
Lucerne Valley Unified35%

54% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 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.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 67% to 74% and math from 46% to 58%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202567%75 tested
→
202674%86 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202546%76 tested
→
202658%86 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school37%37%19%7%86
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Lucerne Valley Unified17%27%24%32%1,308
Math, grade 11 · This school36%22%14%28%86
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Lucerne Valley Unified14%10%14%62%1,307
English, grades 3–5 · This school18%27%28%27%256
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Lucerne Valley Unified18%23%25%34%2,864
Math, grades 3–5 · This school22%19%32%27%256
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Lucerne Valley Unified12%18%28%42%2,864
English, grades 6–8 · This school22%37%27%14%317
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Lucerne Valley Unified16%35%27%22%2,757
Math, grades 6–8 · This school35%19%20%26%317
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Lucerne Valley Unified19%16%26%39%2,753

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20196 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2019–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192023202674%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192023202658%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201928%
32 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202267%
45 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202354%
59 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202458%
55 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202567%
75 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202674%
86 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20190%
32 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202236%
45 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202317%
59 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202424%
55 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202546%
76 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202658%
86 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne’s results?

Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Lucerne Valley Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

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

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 35% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 38% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 55 of 61 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

35%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 22 of 62 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

27%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 15 of 55 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

38% enrolled in college within 12 months · 42 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓0 · 0%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓1 · 2%
  • California community college10 · 24%
  • In-state private1 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 10%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled26 · 62%

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.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
6 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.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 55 of 61 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 · 22 of 62 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 · 15 of 55 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
8
Admitted
7
Enrolled
4

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · 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 2024

  • Fall 2025Applied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2024Applied 8 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
8
Admitted
8
Enrolled
under 6

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 MarcosApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 10 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 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 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

4 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Lucerne Valley Unified high school, 8 in 100 were. 0 of 3,008 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 58 of 1,311 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 3,008 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Lucerne Valley Unified high school 1.4%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

4 in 100This school
8 in 100At the average Lucerne Valley Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

58 of 1,311 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 3,008

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 2 in 100, 6 of 294
  • Grades 7–8: 5 in 100, 13 of 243
  • Grades 9–12: 7 in 100, 25 of 349
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 79% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 64% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 77% in English and 53% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Elite Academic Academy - LucerneSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 42 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 79%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 42 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 64%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 43 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 77%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 43 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 53%Same group, California 21%
  • WhiteEnglish · 33 tested76%Same group, California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 33 tested61%Same group, California 44%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 47%2. White: 30%3. Black or African American: 10%4. Two or more races: 7%5. Filipino: 2%6. Asian: 2%7. Not reported: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino47%
  2. White30%
  3. Black or African American10%
  4. Two or more races7%
  5. Filipino2%
  6. Asian2%
  7. Not reported2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

53% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 16 of 30 English learners53%
Lucerne Valley Unified · 78 of 18343%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

55%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 593 of 1,070. California: 63%.

81teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

59%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lucerne Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 42 tested
English79%+4435%+3049%
Math64%+5311%+4123%
Hispanic or Latino · 43 tested
English77%+4532%+2849%
Math53%+512%+3221%
White · 33 tested
English76%+2254%+868%
Math61%+3427%+1744%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lucerne 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.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino47%
White30%
Black or African American10%
Two or more races7%
Filipino2%
Asian2%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 59% of teaching positions, 30.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 52.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: eliteacademic.com ↗Office: (866) 354-8302Administrator: Ashlea Kirkland

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
43414 Business Park Drive, Temecula 92590

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (866) 354-830243414 Business Park Drive, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025
  • Elite Academic Academy - Mountain EmpireMountain Empire Unified · 0.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    65thSolidScope Score 61
  • Empire Springs CharterHelendale Elementary · 0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    45thDevelopingScope Score 54
  • River Springs CharterRiverside County Office of Education · 0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    56thSolidScope Score 58
  • Method Schools, LAActon-Agua Dulce Unified · 1.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    33rdDevelopingScope Score 50
  • MethodSchoolsDehesa Elementary · 1.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    29thDevelopingScope Score 49

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #545 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 6 in Lucerne Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate90%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math33%6822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)35%4520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math56%6518%
Chronically absent5 in 100675%
Suspension rate0 of 2,578645%
English learners: top level26%—5%

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
2024–256163#545California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2410 in 1000 of 1,944
2024–255 in 1000 of 2,578

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
Every tested year2019–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English65923%56%
2026 · Math65930%49%
2025 · English62021%54%
2025 · Math62022%43%
2024 · English50714%46%
2024 · Math51110%29%
2023 · English37215%43%
2023 · Math3728%24%
2022 · English31818%51%
2022 · Math31710%31%
2019 · English893%29%
2019 · Math903%7%

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 3 · English8348%
2025 · Grade 4 · English6844%
2025 · Grade 5 · English7246%
2025 · Grade 6 · English10550%
2025 · Grade 7 · English11062%
2025 · Grade 8 · English10757%
2025 · Grade 11 · English7567%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math8439%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math6840%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math7130%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math10535%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math11056%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math10647%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math7646%
2024 · Grade 3 · English6337%
2024 · Grade 4 · English5336%
2024 · Grade 5 · English6349%
2024 · Grade 6 · English9145%
2024 · Grade 7 · English9749%
2024 · Grade 8 · English8545%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5558%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math6247%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5330%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math6317%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math9123%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9835%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math8925%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math5524%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4835%
2023 · Grade 4 · English4450%
2023 · Grade 5 · English4547%
2023 · Grade 6 · English5739%
2023 · Grade 7 · English6340%
2023 · Grade 8 · English5638%
2023 · Grade 11 · English5954%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4833%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math4434%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math4524%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math5726%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math6319%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math5620%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5917%
2022 · Grade 3 · English3751%
2022 · Grade 4 · English3949%
2022 · Grade 5 · English4743%
2022 · Grade 6 · English4347%
2022 · Grade 7 · English5048%
2022 · Grade 8 · English5754%
2022 · Grade 11 · English4567%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math3741%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math3944%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math4723%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math4321%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math5032%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5623%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math4536%
2019 · Grade 3 · English——
2019 · Grade 4 · English4—
2019 · Grade 5 · English6—
2019 · Grade 6 · English1547%
2019 · Grade 7 · English1217%
2019 · Grade 8 · English1921%
2019 · Grade 11 · English3228%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math——
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math166%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math128%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1911%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math320%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide27616%30%47%7%

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-income33955%+26+16
Hispanic or Latino29553%+26+13
White19957%+17−5
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+8380Accelerated+17378Accelerated
English-only students+8342not categorized+14340not categorized
Low-income+11206Accelerated+26205Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+3159Average+9157Accelerated
White+9128Accelerated+26128Exceptional
Black or African American+538Accelerated+1838Accelerated
Students with disabilities−229Average−129Average
Two or more races+1225Accelerated+1225Accelerated
English learners+1021Accelerated+5221Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+2313not categorized+5813not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

380 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+17 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

378 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +17 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 5 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 2,578 → 2025–26 · 0 of 3,008 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—4 in 100—
Male—4 in 100—
Asian—13 in 100—
Black or African American—4 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—4 in 100—
Two or more races—4 in 100—
White—5 in 100—
Students with disabilities—5 in 100—
English learners—10 in 100—
Homeless—19 in 100—
Low-income—7 in 100—
All students—4 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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 35% · numerator 22 students classified Prepared · denominator 62 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 5% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 22 (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 22 of 62 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
90%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
5%
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)
27%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
38%

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 2024–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20258743.743.76—
202484under 33.84——

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 2024.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Irvine20245under 3under 3
Los Angeles20245under 3under 3
Riverside202566under 3
San Diego20256under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20245under 3under 3
Universitywide2025874
Universitywide202484under 3

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count37
AP enrollment (male/female)6
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 6 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections42
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)925

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 California00%
California State University12%
California community college1024%
In-state private12%
Out-of-state, 4-year410%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2662%

42 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 38% · % 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$16,948 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 843 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,529 per ADA

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

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 59%Instruction support 10%Student services 9%Administration 11%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$14,458,42859.29%59%
Instruction support$2,448,50010.04%10%
Student services$2,221,5269.11%9%
Administration$2,722,97811.17%11%
Buildings & maintenance$2,288,7659.39%10%
Other$245,2551.01%1%
Total$24,385,452100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $24,385,452 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$16,948 per pupil
2020$15,437 per pupil
2019$16,528 per pupil
2018$7,006 per pupil
2017$3,960 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 holders0.0%

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 92590 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92590 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$85,253
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)32%
ZIP-area population5,089
Median age38.8 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 92590 →

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