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Lake Elsinore Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and Canyon Lake.
Students
20,539
Schools
25
Spent per student
$17,548
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$62.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lake Elsinore Unified School District
- School Grade B: better than 61% of California districts
- Spends 17% less per student than the CA average
- 23 students per teacher
- Debt of $62.0M, about $3,019 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Temecula.
K–512 elementary schoolsTemecula Valley Unified School District
6–85 middle schoolsTemecula Valley Unified School District
9–123 high schoolsTemecula Valley Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,548 per student · 17% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 64%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
20,410’20
20,678’21
20,788’22
20,738’23
20,539’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 68%White 19%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
25 public schools.
Lakeland Village
C909 students20:1
Railroad Canyon Elementary
B873 students23:1
Earl Warren Elementary
B821 students24:1
Luiseno
A−819 students22:1
Cottonwood Canyon Elementary
A−813 students23:1
William Collier Elementary
A−707 students24:1
Wildomar Elementary
B+620 students23:1
Tuscany Hills Elementary
A606 students22:1
Rice Canyon Elementary
A−596 students22:1
Withrow Elementary
B−583 students22:1
Machado Elementary
C531 students22:1
Ronald Reagan Elementary
B+508 students25:1
Alberhill Elementary
A+485 students21:1
Donald Graham Elementary
A−470 students21:1
Elsinore Elementary
C462 students24:1
David A. Brown Middle
B1,030 students25:1
Terra Cotta Middle
C−1,026 students24:1
Canyon Lake Middle
A−951 students24:1
Elsinore Middle
B947 students27:1
Temescal Canyon High
A2,373 students25:1
Elsinore High
A−1,927 students22:1
Lakeside High
B1,687 students23:1
Ortega High
D−463 students18:1
Keith McCarthy Academy
332 students18:1
Preschool
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.