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Lake Elsinore Unified School District, California, elections

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 20,769 (2023-2024)
Schools: 25 (2023-2024)
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Lake Elsinore Unified School District is a school district in California (Riverside County). During the 2024 school year, 20,769 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Jennette Vanderpool and Mike Pacheco ran in the general election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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General election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Susan Scott won election in the general election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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General election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Juan Saucedo won election in the general election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2016.

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

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General election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Steven Wood won election in the general election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 8, 2016.

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

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General election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Stan Crippen won election in the general election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 4, 2014.

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

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Incumbent Heidi Matthies Dodd won election in the general election for Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Lake Elsinore Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Juan SaucedoArea 42028
Mike PachecoArea 220242028
Jill LeonardArea 520222026
April PurkissArea 120222026
Heidi Matthies DoddArea 320102026

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 63Natasha JohnsonRepublican Party 69% 25%
California State Assembly District 71Kate SanchezRepublican Party 31% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $47,274,000 $2,284 13%
Local: $97,129,000 $4,693 26%
State: $229,895,000 $11,108 61%
Total: $374,298,000 $18,085
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $325,287,000 $15,716
Total Current Expenditures: $305,079,000 $14,740
Instructional Expenditures: $199,922,000 $9,659 61%
Student and Staff Support: $25,311,000 $1,222 8%
Administration: $32,066,000 $1,549 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $47,780,000 $2,308 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,521,000 $604
Construction: $10,815,000 $522
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,490,000 $168
Interest on Debt: $4,126,000 $199

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 50-59 20-29 27 PS 40-49 45-49
2018-2019 29 52 19 24 <=20 39 38
2017-2018 27 50 19 21 <=20 40 36
2016-2017 28 52 20 22 21-39 42 37
2015-2016 27 52 21 20 20-29 41 36
2014-2015 23 47 17 17 11-19 30-34 30
2013-2014 63 70-79 55-59 60 40-59 50-59 68
2012-2013 59 76 52 53 60-64 74 68
2011-2012 59 78 54 53 55-59 60-79 66
2010-2011 59 77 57 54 50-54 21-39 65

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 55-59 40-49 44 PS 50-59 55-59
2018-2019 41 63 34 35 <=20 55 51
2017-2018 40 64 35 34 21-39 56 49
2016-2017 40 63 34 34 21-39 56 49
2015-2016 40 63 37 33 30-39 51 50
2014-2015 35 55 32 29 20-29 40-44 43
2013-2014 58 70-79 50-54 53 40-59 50-59 66
2012-2013 59 71 54 51 65-69 74 69
2011-2012 60 78 59 53 50-54 60-79 70
2010-2011 59 75 62 51 55-59 60-79 67

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 >=95 85-89 90 >=50 >=95 90
2018-2019 89 >=95 80-89 88 >=50 90-94 90
2017-2018 87 90-94 80-84 85 <50 >=95 91
2016-2017 86 >=95 80-84 84 PS 90-94 87
2015-2016 92 90-94 90-94 91 >=80 60-79 94
2014-2015 90 90-94 85-89 89 >=50 80-89 92
2013-2014 89 80-89 85-89 88 >=50 >=90 91
2012-2013 89 >=90 90-94 88 >=50 85-89 90
2011-2012 90 >=90 90-94 89 >=50 >=90 91
2010-2011 89 >=90 85-89 87 >=80 >=90 91

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 20,769 -0.2
2022-2023 20,815 0.6
2021-2022 20,697 1.3
2020-2021 20,427 -3.1
2019-2020 21,065 -0.9
2018-2019 21,265 -3.2
2017-2018 21,937 -0.5
2016-2017 22,039 -0.8
2015-2016 22,205 -0.2
2014-2015 22,258 -0.3
2013-2014 22,316 0.8
2012-2013 22,137 -0.2
2011-2012 22,171 0.5
2010-2011 22,065 -0.8
2009-2010 22,244 2.2
2008-2009 21,756 -1.6
2007-2008 22,109 2.6
2006-2007 21,525 4.1
2005-2006 20,652 2.2
2004-2005 20,203 2.4
2003-2004 19,711 3.9
2002-2003 18,933 6.1
2001-2002 17,769 3.3
2000-2001 17,178 3.6
1999-2000 16,556 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lake Elsinore Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.4 12.1
Black 4.5 4.9
Hispanic 67.4 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 4.3 5.8
White 19.9 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lake Elsinore Unified School District had 886.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 84.20
Elementary: 518.07
Secondary: 283.79
Total: 886.06

Lake Elsinore Unified School District employed 20.50 district administrators and 54.65 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.50
District Administrative Support: 88.00
School Administrators: 54.65
School Administrative Support: 99.98
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 467.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 31.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 15.89
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 63.37
Other Support Services: 344.86

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lake Elsinore Unified School District operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alberhill Elementary491KG-5
Canyon Lake Middle9706-8
Cottonwood Canyon Elementary811KG-5
David A. Brown Middle1,0626-8
Donald Graham Elementary459KG-5
Earl Warren Elementary850KG-5
Elsinore Elementary456KG-5
Elsinore High2,0659-12
Elsinore Middle9376-8
Keith Mccarthy Academy470KG-12
Lakeland Village866KG-8
Lakeside High1,6579-12
Luiseno838KG-8
Machado Elementary530KG-5
Ortega High4889-12
Preschool0
Railroad Canyon Elementary825KG-5
Rice Canyon Elementary610KG-5
Ronald Reagan Elementary514KG-5
Temescal Canyon High2,2489-12
Terra Cotta Middle1,0646-8
Tuscany Hills Elementary610KG-5
Wildomar Elementary595KG-5
William Collier Elementary734KG-5
Withrow Elementary588KG-5


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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