Lake Elsinore Unified: Lake Elsinore Unified schools score 7.0 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 5.5 points.
Lake Elsinore Unified has 25 ranked schools across elementary, middle and high levels with an average Scope Score of 37.9/100 — 7.0 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Tuscany Hills Elementary at 53/100, where 26.8% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,540 per student (below the state average of $14,815). 1 school shows positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 22.9%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
| Level | Avg Score | Schools | Exceeded | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Developing 37.4/100 | 17 | 13.2% | 19.7% |
| Middle | Developing 32.7/100 | 4 | 9.4% | 20.4% |
| High | Developing 44.8/100 | 4 | 10.8% | 39.1% |
Lake Elsinore Unified's high schools average 44.8/100 — within 1.1 points of the state average.
K–12 pipeline
The typical school path in Lake Elsinore Unified, top-scoring shown first.
District Analysis
Lake Elsinore Unified has 25 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 37.9/100 — 7.0 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Strongest level: Lake Elsinore Unified's high schools lead the district with an average Scope Score of 44.8.
District-wide elementary growth averages -5.5pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 34.5 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 22.9%, 5.0pp above the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 2.2%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Tuscany Hills Elementary leads the district at 53 with 26.8% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Lake Elsinore Unified
Hidden gems: 5 schools in Lake Elsinore Unified are classified as On the Rise (4) or Growth Engine — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Lake Elsinore Unified spends $13,540 per student in current expenditures — $1,275 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Lake Elsinore Unified
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (17)
Lake Elsinore Unified has 17 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 37.4 — 7.4 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -5.5pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Tuscany Hills Elementary with a Scope Score of 53 and 26.8% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscany Hills Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 26.8% | Solid 53/100 |
| 2 | Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Lake Elsinore Unified Growth Engine | 15.0% | Solid 50/100 |
| 3 | Rice Canyon Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 19.4% | Developing 46/100 |
| 4 | Cottonwood Canyon Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 20.5% | Developing 46/100 |
| 5 | Luiseno Lake Elsinore Unified Culture First | 18.1% | Developing 44/100 |
| 6 | Keith McCarthy Academy Lake Elsinore Unified On the Rise | 8.5% | Developing 42/100 |
| 7 | Alberhill Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified On the Rise | 15.6% | Developing 41/100 |
| 8 | William Collier Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 10.7% | Developing 38/100 |
| 9 | Ronald Reagan Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 10.2% | Developing 37/100 |
| 10 | Earl Warren Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 15.7% | Developing 36/100 |
| 11 | Withrow Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 9.3% | Developing 35/100 |
| 12 | Donald Graham Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 15.4% | Developing 33/100 |
| 13 | Wildomar Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 9.1% | Developing 33/100 |
| 14 | Railroad Canyon Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 11.7% | Needs Support 29/100 |
| 15 | Machado Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 5.2% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 16 | Elsinore Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 4.7% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 17 | Lakeland Village Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 8.8% | Needs Support 18/100 |
Middle Schools (4)
Lake Elsinore Unified has 4 ranked middle schools averaging a Scope Score of 32.7 — 9.9 points below the state average of 42.6.
Growth is essentially flat at -0.8pp.
The highest-scoring middle school is Canyon Lake Middle with a Scope Score of 38 and 12.8% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canyon Lake Middle Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 12.8% | Developing 38/100 |
| 2 | David A. Brown Middle Lake Elsinore Unified On the Rise | 7.9% | Developing 34/100 |
| 3 | Elsinore Middle Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 10.4% | Developing 31/100 |
| 4 | Terra Cotta Middle Lake Elsinore Unified On the Rise | 6.5% | Needs Support 28/100 |
High Schools (4)
Lake Elsinore Unified has 4 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 44.8 — within 1.1 points of the state average of 43.7.
The highest-scoring high school is Temescal Canyon High with a Scope Score of 52 and 17.4% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temescal Canyon High Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 17.4% | Solid 52/100 |
| 2 | Lakeside High Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 9.4% | Developing 50/100 |
| 3 | Elsinore High Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 15.7% | Developing 49/100 |
| 4 | Ortega High Lake Elsinore Unified Building Momentum | 0.7% | Needs Support 29/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology