These Murrieta High Schools Are Among 2022’s Best: U.S. News

MURRIETA, CA —The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation’s public high schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.

Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness.

In Riverside Couty, the top 10 California high schools ranked:

1. 100th in CA: Riverside Stem Academy, Riverside Unified School District Riverside
2. 137th in CA: Western Center Academy, Hemet Unified School District Hemet
3. 1,097th in CA: Great Oak High School, Temecula Valley Unified School District Temecula
4. 1,509th in CA: Redlands Senior High School, Redlands Unified School District Redlands
5. 1,873rd in CA: Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Eastvale
6. 2,034th in CA: Temecula Preparatory, Temecula Preparatory District Winchester
7. 2,055th in CA: Centennial High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Corona
8. 2,074th in CA: Martin Luther King Jr. High School, Riverside Unified School District Riverside
9. 2,133th in CA: Santiago High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Corona
10. 2,154th in CA: Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands Unified School District Redlands

Three Murrieta high schools ranked in the top 25 (see below).

Across the country, the top 15 high schools nationally are in 14 different states.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, was ranked No. 1 in the nation. It was also ranked No. 1 among magnet schools.

Here are the top 10 schools in this year’s national Best High Schools ranking:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria, Virginia
2. Academic Magnet High School - North Charleston, South Carolina
3. Signature School - Evansville, Indiana
4. School for Advanced Studies - Miami, Florida
5. Payton College Preparatory High School - Chicago, Illinois
6. The Davidson Academy of Nevada - Reno, Nevada
7. Central Magnet School - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
8. The School for the Talented and Gifted - Dallas, Texas
9. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology - Lawrenceville, Georgia
10. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This year’s schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.

The data used in this year’s ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.

Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.

To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the
three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.

In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings.

Signature School in Indiana is at the top of the list for charter schools, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia is the No. 1 magnet school. The Davidson Academy of Nevada is the top STEM school.

While thousands of schools were evaluated, here’s where Riverside County high schools were ranked in California, according to U.S. News:

The full ranking of high schools in Riverside County, as reported by U.S. News & World Report, is as follows.

1. 100th in CA: Riverside Stem Academy CA Riverside Unified School District Riverside
2. 137th in CA: Western Center Academy CA Hemet Unified School District Hemet
3. 1,097th in CA: Great Oak High School CA Temecula Valley Unified School District Temecula
4. 1,509th in CA: Redlands Senior High School CA Redlands Unified School District Redlands
5. 1,873rd in CA: Eleanor Roosevelt High School CA Corona-Norco Unified School District Eastvale
6. 2,034th in CA: Temecula Preparatory CA Temecula Preparatory District Winchester
7. 2,055th in CA: Centennial High School CA Corona-Norco Unified School District Corona
8. 2,074th in CA: Martin Luther King Jr. High School CA Riverside Unified School District Riverside
9. 2,133th in CA: Santiago High School CA Corona-Norco Unified School District Corona
10. 2,154th in CA: Redlands East Valley High School CA Redlands Unified School District Redlands
11. 2,248th in CA: California Military Institute CA Perris Union High Perris
12. 2,282th in CA: Palm Desert High School CA Desert Sands Unified School District Palm Desert
13. 2,446th in CA: Temecula Valley High School CA Temecula Valley Unified School District Temecula
14. 2,604th in CA: Chaparral High School CA Temecula Valley Unified School District Temecula
15. 2,630th in CA: Vista Murrieta High School CA Murrieta Valley Unified School District Murrieta
16. 2,655th in CA: Citrus Valley High School CA Redlands Unified School District Redlands
17. 2,872th in CA: Palm Springs High School CA Palm Springs Unified School District Palm Springs
18. 2,899th in CA: Citrus Hill High School CA Val Verde Unified School District Perris
19. 3,585th in CA: Rancho Verde High School CA Val Verde Unified School District Moreno Valley
20. 3,644th in CA: Murrieta Valley High School CA Murrieta Valley Unified School District Murrieta
21. 3,820th in CA: Polytechnic High School CA Riverside Unified School District Riverside
22. 4,038th in CA: Murrieta Mesa High School CA Murrieta Valley Unified School District Murrieta
23. 4,044th in CA: Upland High School CA Upland Unified School District Upland
24. 4,231st in CA: Corona High School CA Corona-Norco Unified School District Corona
25. 4,242nd in CA: Paloma Valley High School CA Perris Union High Menifee
26. 4,355th in CA: Shadow Hills High School CA Desert Sands Unified School District Indio
27. 4,515th in CA: Temescal Canyon High School CA Lake Elsinore Unified School District Lake Elsinore
28. 4,951st in CA: Hillcrest High School CA Alvord Unified School District Riverside
29. 4,959th in CA: Norco High School CA Corona-Norco Unified School District Norco
30. 5,042nd in CA: Valley View High School CA Moreno Valley Unified School District Moreno Valley
31. 5,058th in CA: Vista Del Lago High School CA Moreno Valley Unified School District Moreno Valley
32. 5,808th in CA: West Valley High School CA Hemet Unified School District Hemet
33. 5,988th in CA: Ramona High School CA Riverside Unified School District Riverside
34. 6,077th in CA: Norte Vista High School CA Alvord Unified School District Riverside
35. 6,216th in CA: Canyon Springs High School CA Moreno Valley Unified School District Moreno Valley
36. 6,388th in CA: Lakeside High School CA Lake Elsinore Unified School District Lake Elsinore
37. 6,420th in CA: Orange Vista High School CA Val Verde Unified School District Perris
38. 6,577th in CA: Hemet High School CA Hemet Unified School District Hemet
39. 6,719th in CA: Riverside Virtual CA Riverside Unified School District Riverside
40. 6,727th in CA: La Sierra High School CA Alvord Unified School District Riverside
41. 6,975th in CA: Beaumont Senior High School CA Beaumont Unified School District Beaumont
42. 7,400th in CA: John W. North High School CA Riverside Unified School District Riverside
43. 7,528th in CA: Moreno Valley High School CA Moreno Valley Unified School District Moreno Valley
44. 7,710th in CA: Twentynine Palms High School CA Morongo Unified School District Twentynine Palms
45. 7,814th in CA: Hamilton High School CA Hemet Unified School District Anza
46. 7,962nd in CA: Banning High School CA Banning Unified School District Banning
47. 8,544th in CA: Desert Hot Springs High School CA Palm Springs Unified School District Desert Hot Springs
48. 9,464th in CA: Indio High School CA Desert Sands Unified School District Indio
49. 9,472th in CA: Yucaipa High School CA Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Yucaipa
50. 9,509th in CA: San Jacinto High School CA San Jacinto Unified School District San Jacinto
51. 9,517th in CA: Tahquitz High School CA Hemet Unified School District Hemet
52. 9,536th in CA: Rubidoux High School CA Jurupa Unified School District Jurupa Valley
53. 10,468th in CA: Perris High School CA Perris Union High Perris
54. 10,499th in CA: Sage Oak Charter CA Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter District Redlands
55. 11,471th in CA: Horizon CA Desert Sands Unified School District La Quinta
56. 11,642nd in CA: Santa Rosa Academy CA Santa Rosa Academy District Menifee
57. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Academy of Innovation CA Hemet Unified School District Hemet
58. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Desert Learning Academy CA Palm Springs Unified School District Palm Springs
59. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Gateway College and Career Academy CA Gateway College and Career Academy District Riverside
60. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Glen View High School CA Beaumont Unified School District Beaumont
61. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Gorman Learning Center CA Gorman Learning Center District Redlands
62. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Keith Mccarthy Academy CA Lake Elsinore Unified School District Lake Elsinore
63. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Lee V. Pollard High School CA Corona-Norco Unified School District Corona
64. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Moreno Valley Online Academy CA Moreno Valley Unified School District Moreno Valley
65. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Mountain Heights Academy CA San Jacinto Unified School District San Jacinto
66. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Mountain View High School CA San Jacinto Unified School District San Jacinto
67. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Murrieta Canyon Academy CA Murrieta Valley Unified School District Murrieta
68. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Pivot Charter School Riverside CA Pivot Charter School Riverside District Corona
69. 13,383-17,843 in CA: Rancho Vista High School CA Temecula Valley Unified School District Temecula
70. 13,383-17,843 in CA: River Springs Charter CA River Springs Charter District Temecula
71. 13,383-17,843 in CA:Susan H. Nelson CA Temecula Valley Unified School District Temecula