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Temescal Canyon High — Rating & test scores

28755 El Toro Road, Lake Elsinore · 2,373 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 54th percentile. Higher than 54 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

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

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (521 of 536); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 536
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Temescal Canyon a good high school?

Solid. Temescal Canyon is higher than most California high schools on test results. Temescal Canyon is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced5260%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6132%
English, Advanced4523%
Math, Advanced5812%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance4023 in 100
Temescal Canyon’s place among California high schools, out of 100Lake Elsinore Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 18% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 11% in math scored Advanced, against 27% and 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 524 in English, 523 in math. 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).

In its own words

What does Temescal Canyon say about itself?

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

Open tch.leusd.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

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

Scope Score

3 high schools within 3.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Temescal CanyonScope Score 7654th
  2. LakesideNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6920th
  3. Keith McCarthy AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 669th
Lake Elsinore UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

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

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

Scores and family income

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

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

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

Schools like it

How does Temescal Canyon compare with schools like it?

Temescal Canyon’s Scope Score is 76. 242 California high schools, counting Temescal Canyon, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Temescal Canyon’s result is higher than 162 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 242

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

242 California public high schools where 62% to 74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 62% to 74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Temescal Canyon’s share. The count includes Temescal Canyon. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 60% to 50% and math from 32% to 26%.

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

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%56%57%CaliforniaCalifornia51%Lake Elsinore UnifiedDistrict50%Temescal CanyonThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202625%31%32%CaliforniaCalifornia26%Temescal CanyonThis school22%Lake Elsinore UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Lake Elsinore Unified’s line combines its 4 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

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

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringTemescal CanyonLake Elsinore UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201756%53%60%517
201855%48%56%485
201960%50%57%450
202249%49%55%390
202345%47%55%452
202456%44%56%492
202560%53%57%480
202650%51%57%524
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringTemescal CanyonLake Elsinore UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201731%25%32%509
201828%22%31%477
201933%23%32%448
202226%18%27%392
202326%19%27%450
202429%19%28%488
202532%23%30%477
202626%22%32%523

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in both subjects.

English

50%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

25253218
Lake Elsinore Unified44%California57%

Math

26%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

51231511
Lake Elsinore Unified19%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 24 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school18%32%25%25%524
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Lake Elsinore Unified13%31%25%31%1,518
Math, grade 11 · This school11%15%23%51%523
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Lake Elsinore Unified6%13%19%62%1,517

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 524 tested in English, 523 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 61% of students. 471 of 2,347 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

20in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (471 of 2,347 students).

At the average Lake Elsinore Unified high school: 20 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.0% of students were suspended at least once (48 of 2,379). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,373

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 61%White 24%Black or African American 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Filipino 2%

Family income

68%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,610 of 2,373. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

95

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

1% were in their first year.

90% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

53%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (48 of 90 students).

Lake Elsinore Unified: 47%. California: 47%.

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

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino61%
White24%
Black or African American5%
Two or more races5%
Asian3%
Filipino2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

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

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 82.3 of 91.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

White students scored well below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino321 tested50%California 49%
  • White127 tested49%California 68%
  • Low-income356 tested45%California 49%
  • Black or African American31 tested35%California 42%
  • Students with disabilities55 tested15%California 19%

49% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 68% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

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

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lake Elsinore Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 356 tested in English, 355 in math
English45%+441%−449%
Math21%+615%−223%
Hispanic or Latino · 321 tested in English, 320 in math
English50%+842%+149%
Math23%+716%+221%
White · 127 tested
English49%049%−1968%
Math32%+626%−1244%
Black or African American · 31 tested in English, 30 in math
English35%+233%−742%
Math7%07%−1219%
Students with disabilities · 55 tested
English15%+213%−419%
Math4%+13%−48%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lake Elsinore Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

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

After high school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 55% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 68% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

55%

Across California: 52%.

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

54%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 521 of 536 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

55%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 294 of 537 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

54%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 280 of 521 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

68% enrolled in college within 12 months · 437 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓28 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓55 · 13%
  • California community college157 · 36%
  • In-state private22 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year34 · 8%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled141 · 32%

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

Where the class of 2023 went
68%enrolled in college within a year

437 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California28 (6%)
  • California State University55 (13%)
  • California community college157 (36%)
  • In-state private22 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year34 (8%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled141 (32%)

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 521 of 536 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 · 294 of 537 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 · 280 of 521 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
107
Admitted
83
Enrolled
43

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 79 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 8
  • UC RiversideApplied 76 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 17
  • UC San DiegoApplied 74 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 5
  • UCLAApplied 61 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 6
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 37 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 36 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 19 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 18 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3

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

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 107 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2024Applied 109 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2023Applied 101 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2022Applied 102 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2021Applied 94 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2020Applied 83 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2019Applied 90 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2018Applied 88 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2017Applied 70 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2016Applied 91 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 38

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
366
Admitted
356
Enrolled
71

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.

  • San Diego StateApplied 820 · Admitted 154 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 794 · Admitted 754 · Enrolled 64
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 776 · Admitted 634 · Enrolled 81
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 684 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 18
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 482 · Admitted 278 · Enrolled 27
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 256 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 224 · Admitted 208 · Enrolled 13
  • Cal State LAApplied 178 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 7
  • San Francisco StateApplied 132 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 130 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 128 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 7
  • San José StateApplied 88 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 80 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 76 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 70 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 70 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 68 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 60 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 56 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 56 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 40 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6

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 366 · Admitted 356 · Enrolled 71
  • Fall 2024Applied 300 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2023Applied 314 · Admitted 290 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2022Applied 284 · Admitted 266 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2021Applied 268 · Admitted 234 · Enrolled 32
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 13 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course13 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 1
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 1
  • Art History

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

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

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

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

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

Where does the money go?

$15,957 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Lake Elsinore Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $85 million.

$15,957

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,444
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,513
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,101
  • Temescal Canyon$15,957
  • Lake Elsinore Unified high schools$17,735
  • California high schools$20,309

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

Lake Elsinore Unified’s yearly plan

$85million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$69million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE$43 million
  • STUDENT, FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$20 million
  • EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT$20 million
  • EXTENDED OPPORTUNITIES$1 million

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $85 million of $397 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Lake Elsinore Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Temescal Canyon like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92532. They are not figures for the families at Temescal Canyon.

Typical household income in a year

$122,312

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92532.

Typical home value
$610,900
People who live in this ZIP code
28,055
Typical age
34.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
33%

What you can do

Who can act on Temescal Canyon’s results?

Lake Elsinore Unified’s board decides Temescal Canyon’s plan.

How to take part

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

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

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

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Temescal Canyon. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?21% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (355 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

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

Getting in

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

Ask Lake Elsinore Unified which school serves your address. From Luiseno and parts of Elsinore Middle and Canyon Lake Middle.

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

Middle · assigned
Middle · part of its area
Elsinore Middle Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Canyon Lake Middle Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Temescal Canyon High

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

All feeding elementary schools (5)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Elsinore Middle

Into Canyon Lake Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Luiseno

    Assigned

  • Elsinore Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · middle · 2026

    75% of the zone’s children

  • Canyon Lake Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · middle · 2026

    67% of the zone’s children

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

Where it is

Where is Temescal Canyon?

Address
28755 El Toro Road, Lake Elsinore 92532Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Josh HillAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 2024.

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

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lake Elsinore Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Temescal Canyon a good high school?

Temescal Canyon High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 54 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 54th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Lake Elsinore Unified high school. 2.0% of students (48 of 2,379) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 24 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 45% of low-income students in grade 11 at Temescal Canyon High in Lake Elsinore scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 13 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

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Where do students go after finishing high school here?

68% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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The full record

Source records

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

Data updated

October 15, 2026

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

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #680 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in Lake Elsinore Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)55%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math46%5718%
Chronically absent23 in 100565%
Suspension rate3.2% (79 of 2,481)525%
English learners: top level17%525%

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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
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
2024–257654#680California 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
2018–1916 in 1004.5% (104 of 2,286)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1003.8% (92 of 2,400)
2024–2523 in 1003.2% (79 of 2,481)

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

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1152418%32%25%25%50%57%−7

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

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1152311%15%23%51%26%32%−6

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

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

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English52418%50%
2026 · Math52311%26%
2025 · English48023%60%
2025 · Math47712%32%
2024 · English49220%56%
2024 · Math4888%29%
2023 · English45217%45%
2023 · Math45010%26%
2022 · English39020%49%
2022 · Math3928%26%
2019 · English45025%60%
2019 · Math44811%33%
2018 · English48521%55%
2018 · Math4779%28%
2017 · English51721%56%
2017 · Math50911%31%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English48060%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math47732%
2024 · Grade 11 · English49256%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math48829%
2023 · Grade 11 · English45245%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math45026%
2022 · Grade 11 · English39049%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math39226%
2019 · Grade 11 · English45060%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math44833%
2018 · Grade 11 · English48555%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math47728%
2017 · Grade 11 · English51756%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math50931%

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

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide53610%28%56%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-income35645%+4−4
Hispanic or Latino32150%+8+1
White12749%0−19
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 · 23 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.2% (79 of 2,481) → 2025–26 · 2.0% (48 of 2,379) · −1.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10022 in 100+5 in 100
Male14 in 10018 in 100+4 in 100
Asian3 of 647 of 59—
Black or African American16 in 10028 in 100+12 in 100
Filipino1 of 566 of 52—
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10021 in 100+5 in 100
Two or more races16 in 10019 in 100+3 in 100
White16 in 10018 in 100+2 in 100
Students with disabilities27 in 10030 in 100+3 in 100
English learners15 of 5423 in 100—
Foster youth4 of 1015 of 27—
Homeless17 of 7927 of 82—
Low-income17 in 10023 in 100+6 in 100
All students16 in 10020 in 100+4 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 55% · numerator 294 students classified Prepared · denominator 537 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 48% · AP-pathway numerator 140 · denominator 294 (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 294 of 537 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
48%
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)
54%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
68%

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202510783433.843.933.97
202410971343.803.974.05
202310157293.673.963.99
202210262443.714.004.05
20219469423.763.903.97
20208360323.763.934.04
20199051293.733.933.95
20188852313.743.933.96
20177047243.743.903.91
20169160383.753.953.99

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

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025375under 3
Berkeley2024263under 3
Berkeley202328under 3under 3
Berkeley202228under 3under 3
Berkeley202124under 3under 3
Davis20251996
Davis202425154
Davis2023189under 3
Davis2022198under 3
Davis2021163under 3
Irvine202579238
Irvine202480194
Irvine202372133
Irvine2022753120
Irvine2021713317
Los Angeles20256166
Los Angeles20246585
Los Angeles2023523under 3
Los Angeles20226774
Los Angeles20214933
Merced20252928under 3
Merced20241110under 3
Merced2023118under 3
Merced202255under 3
Merced2021109under 3
Riverside2025766917
Riverside202464458
Riverside2023623410
Riverside202256326
Riverside202159438
San Diego202574165
San Diego2024762210
San Diego202368105
San Diego202279248
San Diego202161217
Santa Barbara20253613under 3
Santa Barbara20243714under 3
Santa Barbara202341124
Santa Barbara20223113under 3
Santa Barbara202133155
Santa Cruz20251811under 3
Santa Cruz20242214under 3
Santa Cruz20232314under 3
Santa Cruz20222414under 3
Santa Cruz2021135under 3
Universitywide20251078343
Universitywide20241097134
Universitywide20231015729
Universitywide20221026244
Universitywide2021946942

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Art Historythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count12
AP enrollment (male/female)473
IB participationoffered · 73 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 25 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections8
Chemistry sections17
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,262

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 California286%
California State University5513%
California community college15736%
In-state private225%
Out-of-state, 4-year348%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled14132%

437 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 68% · % 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$13,540 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 20,427 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

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

School-level federal expenditures$178 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,373

Central federal expenditures attributed here$923 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,373

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,018 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 61%Instruction support 13%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$220,945,08061.14%61%
Instruction support$47,313,01813.09%13%
Student services$29,846,8778.26%8%
Administration$20,818,8345.76%6%
Buildings & maintenance$38,980,89010.79%11%
Other$3,453,0360.96%1%
Total$361,357,735100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $361,357,735 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$13,540 per pupil
2020$12,614 per pupil
2019$13,176 per pupil
2018$11,718 per pupil
2017$11,112 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 holders0.4%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92532 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92532 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$122,312
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33%
ZIP-area population28,055
Median age34.2 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 92532 →

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