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Lakeside High School

32593 Riverside Drive, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530View on map

  • Public
  • Lake Elsinore
  • 403 seniors
  • 1,671 students

Lakeside High School is a public high school in Lake Elsinore (Lake Elsinore Unified) with 403 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 57 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 35% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

48 of 57 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

48 of 403 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

57 of 403 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 28 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 11 applicants, fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Lakeside High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Irvine13 pts higher

    35%

    13 of 37 admitted

    This school35%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    11 of 38 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Barbara23 pts higher

    55%

    11 of 20 admitted

    This school55%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.76)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    44 of 51 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.77)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    29 of 31 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report28 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report11 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    ~66% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Lakeside High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    58 of 132 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • Pomona14 pts lower

    59%

    38 of 64 admitted

    This school59%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    104 of 112 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    93%

    132 of 142 admitted

    This school93%Overall96%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    97%

    58 of 60 admitted

    This school97%Overall98%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (360 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

48%

173 of 360 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

59 graduates

Community college

24%

86 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC154%
CSU4412%
CA private college93%
Out of state195%
Community college8624%
Not enrolled18752%
Enrolled in college17348%
Total360100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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Advanced Placement

13

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

29

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

27% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

136 of 385 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

11%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

38 of 359 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 11 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 47%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 10%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 87%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 35%County median 54%

Across California

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