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Schools in Lake Mathews · Perris Union High School District, Corona-Norco Unified School District

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.

#267of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
49%
▲ 2 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 3 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 9 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 14% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Corona-Norco Unified
Students per teacher
23.4
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
76,498 students on the public path
In brief

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Mathews’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 68% of California school districts, #267 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (589)Better than 73%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 40,272 test results and a graduating class of 4,438 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Lake Mathews’s students in the tested grades sat them (40,259 in math, 40,285 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Mathews, with each school’s own grade.

45 schools teach K in Lake Mathews’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Philistine Rondo School of Discovery
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,226 students27:1Rate it →
Clara Barton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,136 students29:1Rate it →
Eastvale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,066 students24:1Rate it →
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,063 students24:1Rate it →
Harada Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,056 students24:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Corona
1,024 students24:1Rate it →
Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
1,018 students26:1Rate it →
Triple Crown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
971 students27:1Rate it →
Rosa Parks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
970 students26:1Rate it →
Home Gardens Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Corona
961 students22:1Rate it →
Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Jurupa Valley
959 students25:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
867 students24:1Rate it →
George Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
861 students23:1Rate it →
Garretson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
859 students25:1Rate it →
May Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
848 students25:1Rate it →
Temescal Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
832 students26:1Rate it →
Susan B. Anthony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
822 students27:1Rate it →
Lasselle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
812 students23:1Rate it →
Mead Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
788 students24:1Rate it →
Corona Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
769 students25:1Rate it →
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
757 students24:1Rate it →
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
754 students27:1Rate it →
Orange Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
746 students24:1Rate it →
Rainbow Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
723 students21:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
704 students25:1Rate it →
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
696 students24:1Rate it →
Val Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
693 students20:1Rate it →
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
673 students24:1Rate it →
Foothill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
640 students24:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
639 students20:1Rate it →
Parkridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
634 students22:1Rate it →
John Stallings Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
627 students24:1Rate it →
Norco Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
609 students23:1Rate it →
Victoriano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
608 students24:1Rate it →
William McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
598 students23:1Rate it →
Manuel L. Real Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
593 students22:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
573 students23:1Rate it →
Prado View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
570 students23:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
563 students24:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
561 students22:1Rate it →
Vicentia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
557 students24:1Rate it →
John Adams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
539 students21:1Rate it →
Coronita Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
400 students24:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
395 students21:1Rate it →
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
327 students18:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–645 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–815 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 5–12, Perris Union High School District37%
State average 46.7% · 3498 students tested
Math · 5–12, Perris Union High School District12%
State average 33.1% · 3502 students tested
Reading · K–12, Corona-Norco Unified School District55%
State average 46.7% · 26716 students tested
Math · K–12, Corona-Norco Unified School District38%
State average 33.1% · 26673 students tested
Reading · K–12, Val Verde Unified School District37%
State average 46.7% · 10071 students tested
Math · K–12, Val Verde Unified School District17%
State average 33.1% · 10084 students tested

Lake Mathews vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Lake Mathews’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake MathewsB+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).

Also serving Lake Mathewsin other towns
Philistine Rondo School of Discovery
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,226 students27:1Rate it →
Clara Barton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,136 students29:1Rate it →
Eastvale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,066 students24:1Rate it →
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,063 students24:1Rate it →
Harada Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eastvale
1,056 students24:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Corona
1,024 students24:1Rate it →
Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
1,018 students26:1Rate it →
Triple Crown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
971 students27:1Rate it →
Rosa Parks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
970 students26:1Rate it →
Home Gardens Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Corona
961 students22:1Rate it →
Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Jurupa Valley
959 students25:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
867 students24:1Rate it →
George Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
861 students23:1Rate it →
Garretson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
859 students25:1Rate it →
May Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
848 students25:1Rate it →
Temescal Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
832 students26:1Rate it →
Susan B. Anthony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
822 students27:1Rate it →
Lasselle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
812 students23:1Rate it →
Mead Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
788 students24:1Rate it →
Corona Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
769 students25:1Rate it →
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
757 students24:1Rate it →
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
754 students27:1Rate it →
Orange Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
746 students24:1Rate it →
Rainbow Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
723 students21:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
704 students25:1Rate it →
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
696 students24:1Rate it →
Val Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Perris
693 students20:1Rate it →
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
673 students24:1Rate it →
Foothill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
640 students24:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
639 students20:1Rate it →
Parkridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
634 students22:1Rate it →
John Stallings Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
627 students24:1Rate it →
Norco Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
609 students23:1Rate it →
Victoriano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moreno Valley
608 students24:1Rate it →
William McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
598 students23:1Rate it →
Manuel L. Real Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
593 students22:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
573 students23:1Rate it →
Prado View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
570 students23:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perris
563 students24:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
561 students22:1Rate it →
Vicentia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
557 students24:1Rate it →
John Adams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
539 students21:1Rate it →
Coronita Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Corona
400 students24:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
395 students21:1Rate it →
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Norco
327 students18:1Rate it →
El Cerrito Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Corona
1,218 students27:1Rate it →
Tomas Rivera Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Perris
1,014 students23:1Rate it →
Vista Verde Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
900 students23:1Rate it →
Corona Fundamental Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Corona
754 students25:1Rate it →
March Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moreno Valley
686 students18:1Rate it →
Letha Raney Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Corona
537 students18:1Rate it →
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Eastvale
1,228 students27:1Rate it →
River Heights Intermediate
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Eastvale
1,203 students27:1Rate it →
Lakeside Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Perris
1,076 students22:1Rate it →
Pinacate Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Perris
C−
952 students24:1Rate it →
Citrus Hills Intermediate
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Corona
919 students26:1Rate it →
Norco Intermediate
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Norco
726 students23:1Rate it →
Auburndale Intermediate
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Corona
640 students21:1Rate it →
Eleanor Roosevelt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Eastvale
4,353 students26:1Rate it →
Santiago High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corona
3,577 students25:1Rate it →
Centennial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corona
2,712 students24:1Rate it →
Liberty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winchester
2,537 students25:1Rate it →
Paloma Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Menifee
A−
2,487 students23:1Rate it →
Orange Vista High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
2,396 students22:1Rate it →
Heritage High
High · Grades 9–12 · Menifee
B
2,330 students24:1Rate it →
Corona High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corona
2,307 students24:1Rate it →
Rancho Verde High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moreno Valley
2,101 students22:1Rate it →
Perris High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
B−
2,096 students24:1Rate it →
Norco High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norco
2,032 students23:1Rate it →
Citrus Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
1,630 students20:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

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).

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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.