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Temescal Canyon High School

28755 El Toro Road, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532View on map

  • Public
  • Lake Elsinore
  • 540 seniors
  • 2,298 students

Temescal Canyon High School is a public high school in Lake Elsinore (Lake Elsinore Unified) with 540 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 107 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

83 of 107 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

83 of 540 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

107 of 540 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

6 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

5 of 37 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Temescal Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 61 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.90)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    5 of 37 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    29%

    23 of 79 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    16 of 74 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    13 of 36 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    9 of 19 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts lower

    61%

    11 of 18 admitted

    This school61%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    69 of 76 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.87)

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

Temescal Canyon 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

    45%

    76 of 168 admitted

    This school45%Overall47%

  • Pomona15 pts lower

    59%

    80 of 136 admitted

    This school59%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    196 of 216 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    96%

    186 of 194 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    96%

    46 of 48 admitted

    This school96%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 (437 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

68%

296 of 437 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

83 graduates

Community college

36%

157 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC286%
CSU5513%
CA private college225%
Out of state348%
Community college15736%
Not enrolled14132%
Enrolled in college29668%
Total437100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

27

AP class sections

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

23% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

157 of 493 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)

17%

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

79 of 471 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 50%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 69%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 54%

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