Lake Mathews’s public schools outscore 68% of California districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lake Mathews, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lake Mathews’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 589 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Mathews’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 30% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Perris Union High spends $19,039 per student and Corona-Norco Unified $18,317, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
45 elementary schools, then 15 middle and 12 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Applied Scholastics Online Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lake Mathews’s grade
B+: better than 68% of California school districts, #267 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Mathews, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Lake Mathews (14% of its land) are served by Riverside Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Lake Mathews
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Lake Mathews vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Lake Mathews’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Mathews | B+ | Corona-Norco Unified K–12 · Val Verde Unified K–12 · Perris Union High 5–12 |
Every school in Lake Mathews
71 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lake Mathews’s schools
Are Lake Mathews’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Mathews children attend outscore 68% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #267 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lake Mathews in?
Perris Union High School District, which runs grades 5–12 and enrolls 11,810 students in 9 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lake Mathews are served by Riverside Unified.
Where do Lake Mathews kids go to high school?
One of 12 high schools, depending on your address: Eleanor Roosevelt High, Santiago High, Centennial High, Liberty High, Paloma Valley High, Orange Vista High, Heritage High, Corona High, Rancho Verde High, Perris High, Norco High and Citrus Hill High.
What is Lake Mathews’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Corona-Norco Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Lake Mathews spend per student?
$19,039 in Perris Union High School District, $18,317 in Corona-Norco Unified School District and $20,692 in Val Verde Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lake Mathews?
Yes: Applied Scholastics Online Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 261 students).
Parents talk
What Lake Mathews families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lake Mathews → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.