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

Tahquitz posts 31% meeting the standard and 10.5% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

4425 Titan Trail, 92545 (opens in new tab)·Hemet Unified·Hemet·Grades 9-12·1,761 students·86% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(951) 765-6300·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4854
% Exceeded10%20%
% Met+31%43%
Grad rate95.1%92.5%
College readiness40.2%43.0%
Absence37.8%23.1%
Suspension1.5%3.3%
Scope Score
48
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,121 statewide · #3 of 6 in Hemet Unified

Tahquitz High scores 48 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 48th percentile of 1,647 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 “31% proficient” and call it done. Tahquitz deserves a closer read. The school sits in Hemet, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 48th percentile since 2019.

ELAYellow(Increased)MathOrange(Increased)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 31% of students meet the standard today, above the 21% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1130%41%34%41%47%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1113%9%11%11%15%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
31%
State 43%
Graduate
95%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
40%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 31 are proficient by 11th grade → 95 graduate → 40 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
95.1%
State 92.5%
2.6pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
10.5%
State 19.8%
9.3pp below state avg
College readiness
40.2%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
31.2%
State 43.2%
12.1pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
37.8%
State 23.1%
14.7pp above state avg
Suspension rate
1.5%
State 3.3%
1.8pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
11.7%
State 18.0%
6.3pp 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 how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • 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 Tahquitz High in Hemet, 46.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 31.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Tahquitz High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 41.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 348 students tested.

All students at this school: 31% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 31%, district —, state 43%31%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 30%, district 24%, state 32%30% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 29%, district 24%, state 32%29% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 28%, district 26%, state 42%28% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 34%, district 27%, state 44%34% · +3 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 6%, state 15%5% · −26 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 4%, state 11%3% · −28 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 44%, district 36%, state 56%44% · +13 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 20%, district 19%, state 26%20% · −12 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 29%, district 35%, state 46%29% · −2 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 29%, district 31%, state 56%29% · −3 vs school

5 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic67.5% AP · 70.6% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.2% AP · 0.5% enroll.
Asian5.0% AP · 2.3% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5% AP · 0.3% enroll.
Black6.0% AP · 9.0% enroll.
White17.9% AP · 14.8% enroll.
Two or more races2.9% AP · 2.5% enroll.
English learners1.9% AP · 12.6% enroll.
Students with disabilities1.7% AP · 16.7% 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 37.8%, district 30.5%, state 23.1%37.8% · +14.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.5%, district —, state 3.3%1.5% · −1.8pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1238.0%

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
53%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Tahquitz's class of 2023, 53% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 331 completers, 53% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 23 (7%)California State University 20 (6%)California community college 110 (33%)In-state private 12 (4%)Out-of-state, 4-year 8 (2%)Out-of-state, 2-year 2 (1%)Not enrolled 156 (47%)

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 application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 20 of Tahquitz's 390 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Riverside the most common landing, with 11 enrollees.

Applied60fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted47
Enrolled20
Where they landed (fall 2025)

7 of 9 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

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

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 28 enrolled, 2021

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

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, 53% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (110) than at UC (23).

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 21:1, district 22:121:1
PrincipalAndrew Holmes
Teaching staff89 teachers
Avg. experience12.2 years
Fully credentialed77%
First-year teachers3%
Intern / emergency permit1.5%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$49,867 – $136,225
Principal salary$159,200 – $184,030
Superintendent salary$388,334

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers115 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers84 students
Advanced Coursework

Tahquitz's teachers are authorized to teach 17 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Computer Science A.

AP subjects taught17
Math & Computer Science (6)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science A · Computer Science Principles · Precalculus · Statistics
Sciences (1)Chemistry
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (6)European History · Human Geography · Macroeconomics · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture
Arts (1)Art History

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

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,829, CA average $14,491$18,829 · spent at this school
Federal share$571 per student

$571 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,822 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
Instruction56%
Instruction support13%
Student services12%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

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$15,161 per pupil
2019$14,782 per pupil
2018$14,843 per pupil
2017$16,755 per pupil
2016$14,742 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic72.5%
District 69.7% · CA 56.1%
White12.6%
District 15.7% · CA 19.9%
Black9.0%
District 7.8% · CA 4.8%
Other5.3%
District 6.0% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.7%
District 0.8% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 85.7% (22pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$64K · CA $85K
Median home value$380K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+18% · CA 35%
ZIP population45,982
Median age41 years

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

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 14% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tahquitz High a good high school?

Tahquitz High has a Scope Score of 48 out of 100, placing it in the 48th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,121 statewide. 10.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.3 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. 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 Tahquitz High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 31.2% of students at Tahquitz High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 10.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 20.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 10.5% 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. 802 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Tahquitz High rank in California?

Tahquitz High ranks #1,121 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 48th 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 Tahquitz High?

37.8% of students at Tahquitz High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 1.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. 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 Tahquitz High compare to other schools in Hemet?

Tahquitz High scores 48/100 (48th 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 1,761 students. Use the schools in Hemet page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Tahquitz High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Tahquitz High in Hemet, 46.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 31.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Tahquitz High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 41.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 348 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 Tahquitz High?

Tahquitz High's teachers are authorized to teach 17 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: Art History, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. 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 Tahquitz High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 20 Tahquitz 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 nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
95.1%
↑ vs CA 92.5% · 59th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
10.5%
↓ vs CA 19.8% · 44th pctile
College readiness · 20%
40.2%
↓ vs CA 43.0% · 54th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
31.2%
↓ vs CA 43.2% · 46th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
37.8%
↓ vs CA 23.1% · 44th pctile
▲ 0.2pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
1.5%
↑ vs CA 3.3% · 60th pctile
▼ 3.9pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
11.7%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 43th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1140118%29%24%29%47%−1
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 114013%12%21%64%15%−9

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide7692%12%70%16%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged34846.5%+15+8
Hispanic/Latino30346.5%+15+8
Students with Disabilities748.1%+1−9
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Tahquitz High ←4810.5%31.2%1.5%
California average5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
95.1%
AP Exam Prepared
40.2%
A-G Completion
71.8%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
52.9%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20194544#11566.8%21.4%21.8%4.3%
20224443#11867.6%25.4%46.7%7.6%
20234443#12266.0%22.3%38.6%5.6%
20244543#12146.2%25.9%37.6%5.4%
20254848#112110.5%31.2%37.8%1.5%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
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
Female22.1%38.4%+16.3pp
Male21.1%37.5%+16.4pp
Asian6.7%16.7%+10.0pp
Black/African American31.9%44.1%+12.2pp
White15.8%0.0%-15.8pp
Hispanic/Latino20.5%38.1%+17.6pp
American Indian/Alaska Native20.0%
Two or More Races21.4%32.4%+11.0pp
Students with Disabilities32.2%47.8%+15.6pp
English Learners23.5%45.8%+22.3pp
Foster Youth26.3%43.3%+17.0pp
Homeless36.8%73.7%+36.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged22.9%40.5%+17.6pp
All Students21.6%38.0%+16.4pp
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20256047203.653.833.89
20249050213.523.863.93
20237341243.593.944.03
20226345213.743.914.10
20215140283.803.964.02
20205230153.603.833.88
20196230183.643.964.03
20185632233.653.964.01
20175932163.503.763.87
20166238253.563.823.92
20154121133.473.763.79
20144227173.543.813.85

‹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
Berkeley2025143‹3
Berkeley202426‹3‹3
Berkeley2023174‹3
Berkeley202212‹3‹3
Berkeley2021115‹3
Davis2025136‹3
Davis202418‹3‹3
Davis2023178‹3
Davis20221763
Davis20216‹3‹3
Irvine20254012‹3
Irvine20246064
Irvine20234512‹3
Irvine2022409‹3
Irvine20213210‹3
Los Angeles202528‹3‹3
Los Angeles202454‹3‹3
Los Angeles2023384‹3
Los Angeles2022314‹3
Los Angeles20212873
Merced20251816‹3
Merced202496‹3
Merced202398‹3
Merced2022109‹3
Merced20211212‹3
Riverside2025503811
Riverside2024653610
Riverside202351268
Riverside202251327
Riverside2021423316
San Diego202540114
San Diego202458185
San Diego2023562310
San Diego202247175
San Diego202130187
Santa Barbara20251510‹3
Santa Barbara20242411‹3
Santa Barbara20231910‹3
Santa Barbara20221893
Santa Barbara20211510‹3
Santa Cruz202573‹3
Santa Cruz2024195‹3
Santa Cruz2023126‹3
Santa Cruz20225‹3‹3
Santa Cruz20211510‹3
Universitywide2025604720
Universitywide2024905021
Universitywide2023734124
Universitywide2022634521
Universitywide2021514028

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
Art Historythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis 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.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count13
AP enrollment419
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 251 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections8
Chemistry sections8
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,699

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 California237.0%
California State University206.0%
California community college11033.2%
In-state private123.6%
Out-of-state, 4-year82.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.6%
Not enrolled15647.1%

331 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 53% · % 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.

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