How does Lakeside High compare to other high schools in Lake Elsinore?

Lakeside High has a Scope Score of 52.7/100, ranked #856 among California high schools. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 713 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lakeside High?

9.4% of students at Lakeside High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lakeside High?

33.0% of students at Lakeside High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Lakeside High

High School

Lake Elsinore Unified Lake ElsinoreRiverside County92530

📍 32593 Riverside Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,657 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

71 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

92.2%

AP Exam Prepared

85.1%

A-G Completion

37.4%

College-Going Rate

48.1%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 126 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic78.4%

White11.6%

Asian1.5%

Black3.4%

Other5.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lakeside High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.4%
Met Standard	19.5%
Below Standard	71.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 92.2%

4.8pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 85.1%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 33.0%

1.3pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.8%

1.3pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 9.4%

6.3pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 28.9%

5.8pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 28.9%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Lakeside High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.3 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 2.7 points below the Lake Elsinore Unified district average of 12.1%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.4% exceeded — 8.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 92.2% — above the state target. 37.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 48.1% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.0%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

9.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.9%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

33.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

713

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	356	14.9%	27.3%	27.3%	30.6%	42.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	357	3.9%	11.8%	16.3%	68.1%	15.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Rice Canyon Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Also serves area

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High School

Lakeside High

52.7# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.