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Orange Vista High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Orange Vista posts 36% meeting the standard and 11.1% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1400 East Orange Avenue, 92571 (opens in new tab)·Val Verde Unified·Perris·Grades 9-12·2,396 students·87% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(951) 490-4660·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4544
% Exceeded11%16%
% Met+36%36%
Grad rate98.2%86.6%
College readiness35.3%33.9%
Absence31.7%30.2%
Suspension5.4%3.6%
Scope Score
45
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,073 statewide · #3 of 5 in Val Verde Unified

Orange Vista High scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 50th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “36% proficient” and call it done. Orange Vista deserves a closer read. The school sits in Perris, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Orange Vista's low-income kids hit 53.7% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 50th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAYellow(Declined Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 36% of students meet the standard today, above the 30% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1148%53%41%55%54%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1113%14%8%13%17%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
36%
State 36%
Graduate
98%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
35%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 36 are proficient by 11th grade → 98 graduate → 35 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

53.7%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Orange Vista's most underrated number

53.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Orange Vista low-income: 53.7%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
98.2%
State 86.6%
11.6pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
11.1%
State 15.8%
4.7pp below state avg
College readiness
35.3%
State 33.9%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
35.6%
State 35.7%
0.1pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
31.7%
State 30.2%
1.5pp above state avg
Suspension rate
5.4%
State 3.6%
1.7pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
14.7%
State 18.0%
3.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Orange Vista High in Perris, 53.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Orange Vista High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 13.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (15.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (55.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 50.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 445 students tested.

All students at this school: 36% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 36%, district —, state 36%36%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 35%, district 30%, state 32%35% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 36%, district 32%, state 32%36% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 35%, district 31%, state 42%35% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 37%, district 33%, state 44%37% · +1 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 22%, district 27%, state 26%22% · −13 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 7%, district 7%, state 15%7% · −29 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 12%, state 11%2% · −34 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 50%, district 42%, state 56%50% · +14 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 38%, district 31%, state 56%38% · +3 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 20%, district 21%, state 22%20% · −16 vs school
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic78.9% AP · 79.7% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.2% AP · 0.3% enroll.
Asian6.8% AP · 3.1% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.9% AP · 0.3% enroll.
Black7.5% AP · 10.8% enroll.
White3.9% AP · 3.9% enroll.
Two or more races1.8% AP · 1.8% enroll.
English learners0.4% AP · 9.6% enroll.
Students with disabilities0.4% AP · 9.6% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 31.7%, district 26.7%, state 30.2%31.7% · +1.5pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 5.4%, district —, state 3.6%5.4% · +1.7pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1231.7%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Where graduates go

Context — none of this enters the Scope Score

In fall 2025, 66 of Orange Vista's 602 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Riverside the most common landing, with 35 enrollees.

Applied186fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted143
Enrolled66
Where they landed (fall 2025)
Riverside 35Los Angeles 7Irvine 6Davis 5San Diego 5Santa Cruz 4Berkeley ‹3Merced ‹3Santa Barbara ‹3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 588 completers, 55% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 63 (11%)California State University 32 (5%)California community college 167 (28%)In-state private 43 (7%)Out-of-state, 4-year 18 (3%)Out-of-state, 2-year 1 (0%)Not enrolled 264 (45%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 55% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (167) than at UC (63).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 23:122:1
Teaching staff111 teachers
Avg. experience12.3 years
Fully credentialed88%
Intern / emergency permit2.6%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$71,194 – $153,326
Principal salary$192,663 – $212,996
Superintendent salary$353,745

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers153 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers163 students
Advanced Coursework

Orange Vista's teachers are authorized to teach 24 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — well above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Physics 1.

AP subjects taught24
Math & Computer Science (4)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Precalculus · Statistics
Sciences (4)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Physics 1
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (6)European History · Human Geography · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History · World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures (2)Spanish Language and Culture · Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts (4)2-D Art and Design · 3-D Art and Design · Art History · Drawing
AP Capstone (2)Research · Seminar

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $10,681, CA average $14,491$10,681 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$245 per student

$245 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,528 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support12%
Student services11%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other4%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,995 per pupil
2019$13,167 per pupil
2018$13,534 per pupil
2017$14,085 per pupil
2016$13,604 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic80.0%
District 80.2% · CA 56.1%
Black10.7%
District 10.6% · CA 4.8%
Other4.7%
District 4.4% · CA 9.0%
White3.4%
District 3.3% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.1%
District 1.5% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 86.6% (23pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$92K · CA $85K
Median home value$471K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+13% · CA 35%
ZIP population60,096
Median age31 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 2,396 students, this school is well above the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 20% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Orange Vista High a good high school?

Orange Vista High has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100, placing it in the 50th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,073 statewide. 11.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.7 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Orange Vista High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 35.6% of students at Orange Vista High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 24.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,013 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Orange Vista High rank in California?

Orange Vista High ranks #1,073 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 50th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Orange Vista High?

31.7% of students at Orange Vista High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 5.4%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Orange Vista High compare to other schools in Perris?

Orange Vista High scores 45/100 (50th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 2,396 students. Use the schools in Perris page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Orange Vista High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Orange Vista High in Perris, 53.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Orange Vista High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 13.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (15.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (55.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 50.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 445 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Orange Vista High?

Orange Vista High's teachers are authorized to teach 24 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, Human Geography, Physics 1, Precalculus, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Orange Vista High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 66 Orange Vista High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
98.2%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 63th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
11.1%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 45th pctile
College readiness · 20%
35.3%
↑ vs CA 33.9% · 50th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
35.6%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 50th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
31.7%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 49th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
5.4%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 42th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
14.7%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 47th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1150918%36%27%19%54%+7
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 115044%13%26%57%17%−6
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/115224%16%67%13%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged44553.7%+14+15
Hispanic/Latino40555.3%+14+16
Black/African American6137.7%+2+5
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Orange Vista High ←4511.1%35.6%5.4%
Perris High1.5 mi415.8%22.6%2.5%
Scholar Plus Online Learning1.3 mi2910.7%28.6%1.9%
Val Verde High1.7 mi241.1%7.3%3.8%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
98.2%
AP Exam Prepared
35.3%
A-G Completion
71.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
55.1%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20194649#10408.6%30.1%14.4%6.8%
20224657#91011.5%33.3%33.2%5.4%
20234246#11546.7%24.2%29.3%5.8%
20244553#9979.3%34.0%30.0%4.3%
20254550#107311.1%35.6%31.7%5.4%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female15.3%32.8%+17.5pp
Male13.1%30.8%+17.7pp
Asian0.0%11.1%+11.1pp
Black/African American16.7%38.3%+21.6pp
White9.5%10.7%+1.2pp
Hispanic/Latino13.1%31.4%+18.3pp
Two or More Races27.5%28.8%+1.3pp
Students with Disabilities17.9%38.9%+21.0pp
English Learners16.9%32.0%+15.1pp
Foster Youth21.2%33.3%+12.1pp
Homeless36.6%39.8%+3.2pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.5%33.3%+18.8pp
All Students14.1%31.7%+17.6pp
Filipino33.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native27.3%
Pacific Islander27.3%
06UC admissions, universitywide2019–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
2025186143663.623.793.86
2024203152923.693.853.94
2023176128663.773.924.02
2022174123593.743.923.97
2021157114453.753.913.97
2020163100533.713.924.02
201911956243.644.004.09

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20255510‹3
Berkeley2024526‹3
Berkeley2023497‹3
Berkeley2022598‹3
Berkeley202129‹3‹3
Davis202553175
Davis20243916‹3
Davis20233720‹3
Davis202244‹3‹3
Davis20213483
Irvine2025129286
Irvine20241513512
Irvine202312921‹3
Irvine2022129166
Irvine2021935‹3
Los Angeles202584107
Los Angeles2024114107
Los Angeles20239376
Los Angeles202294105
Los Angeles2021674‹3
Merced20256158‹3
Merced202429263
Merced202331284
Merced20223126‹3
Merced20212927‹3
Riverside202515111535
Riverside202415211141
Riverside20231308524
Riverside20221439131
Riverside20211147933
San Diego2025129365
San Diego20241386119
San Diego20231246826
San Diego20221235314
San Diego202197415
Santa Barbara20257924‹3
Santa Barbara20245818‹3
Santa Barbara20235517‹3
Santa Barbara20224418‹3
Santa Barbara20214212‹3
Santa Cruz202552344
Santa Cruz202466356
Santa Cruz20234223‹3
Santa Cruz20224719‹3
Santa Cruz20214122‹3
Universitywide202518614366
Universitywide202420315292
Universitywide202317612866
Universitywide202217412359
Universitywide202115711445

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count21
AP enrollment456
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections20
Chemistry sections24
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,488

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California6310.7%
California State University325.4%
California community college16728.4%
In-state private437.3%
Out-of-state, 4-year183.1%
Out-of-state, 2-year10.2%
Not enrolled26444.9%

588 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 55% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · UC Infocenter (annual refresh, summer) — ‹5/‹3 = masked, never summed across campuses · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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