California Theatre, The · Photo: Amerique · CC BY-SA 3.0Meadowbrook’s public schools score below 58% of California districts on tests and graduation
In Meadowbrook, 20% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Meadowbrook, 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.
Meadowbrook’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 329 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Meadowbrook’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Perris Union High spends $19,039 per student and Lake Elsinore Unified $17,548, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
23 elementary schools, then eight middle and seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Meadowbrook’s grade
C+: better than 42% of California school districts, #593 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 Meadowbrook, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Meadowbrook (7% and 7% of its land) are served by Perris Union High and Menifee Union instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Meadowbrook
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Meadowbrook vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Meadowbrook’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook | C+ | Lake Elsinore Unified K–12 · Perris Elementary K–8 · Perris Union High 5–12 |
| Lake Elsinore | B− | Lake Elsinore Unified K–12 · Perris Union High 5–12 |
| Perris | C+ | Perris Elementary K–8 · Val Verde Unified K–12 · Perris Union High 5–12 |
| Canyon Lake | B− | Lake Elsinore Unified |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Lake Elsinore Unified with Meadowbrook for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Meadowbrook
35 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 Meadowbrook’s schools
Are Meadowbrook’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Meadowbrook children attend score below 58% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #593 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Meadowbrook in?
Perris Union High School District, which runs grades 5–12 and enrolls 11,810 students in 9 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Meadowbrook are served by Perris Union High and Menifee Union.
Where do Meadowbrook kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Liberty High, Paloma Valley High, Temescal Canyon High, Heritage High, Perris High, Elsinore High and Lakeside High.
What is Meadowbrook’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Perris Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Meadowbrook spend per student?
$19,039 in Perris Union High School District, $17,548 in Lake Elsinore Unified School District and $18,730 in Perris Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Meadowbrook families are saying about school.
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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.