# Hemet Unified

Hemet Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 34.4%, +4.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 18.2%, +1.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/hemet-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 29 |
| Students | 22,778 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,667 |
| Low-Income Students | 19,238 (86.9%) |
| English Learners | 2,998 (13.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.7% | 11,466 |
| 2024 | 32.2% | 11,932 |
| 2025 | 34.4% | 11,905 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.4% | 11,467 |
| 2024 | 16.8% | 11,937 |
| 2025 | 18.2% | 11,913 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.8% | 46.8% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | 51.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 30.4% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | 30.6% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | 34.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 30.4% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | 35.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 17.5% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 18.1% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | 19.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Al Cordova | Board President | acordova@hemetusd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Horacio "Ross" Valenzuela | Board Member | rvalenzuela@hemetusd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Slepski, Ed.D. | Board Member | jslepski@hemetusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jeremy Parsons | Board Member | jparsons@hemetusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kenneth Prado | Board Member | kprado@hemetusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Patrick Searl | Board Member | psearl@hemetusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Stacey Bailey | Board Vice President | sbailey@hemetusd.org | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Western Center Academy | Hemet | 86.0% | 56.3% | 71.1% | -2.5 | -4.2 |
| 2 | Idyllwild | Idyllwild | 56.6% | 41.3% | 49.0% | +7.2 | +3.8 |
| 3 | College Prep High | Hemet | 63.0% | 22.0% | 42.5% | -7.0 | -9.0 |
| 4 | Hemet Dual Language Academy | Hemet | 44.6% | 28.1% | 36.3% | +9.6 | -4.0 |
| 5 | Hemet High | Hemet | 55.3% | 17.3% | 36.3% | +13.0 | +4.2 |
| 6 | Cawston Elementary | Hemet | 37.3% | 29.6% | 33.5% | +1.9 | -0.3 |
| 7 | West Valley High | Hemet | 45.3% | 21.4% | 33.4% | +10.3 | +8.5 |
| 8 | Winchester Elementary | Winchester | 42.4% | 23.4% | 32.9% | +10.6 | +2.7 |
| 9 | Tahquitz High | Hemet | 47.1% | 15.2% | 31.2% | +13.2 | +4.6 |
| 10 | Harmony Elementary | Hemet | 38.5% | 22.6% | 30.5% | +5.6 | -0.2 |
| 11 | Cottonwood | Aguanga | 37.0% | 20.0% | 28.5% | -8.1 | -13.1 |
| 12 | McSweeny Elementary | Hemet | 35.0% | 21.3% | 28.2% | +8.9 | +3.7 |
| 13 | Valle Vista Elementary | Hemet | 31.5% | 23.5% | 27.5% | +9.1 | -0.7 |
| 14 | Bautista Creek Elementary | Hemet | 33.2% | 20.8% | 27.0% | +3.6 | +4.1 |
| 15 | Academy of Innovation | Hemet | 37.6% | 11.1% | 24.3% | +4.5 | +3.3 |
| 16 | Ramona Elementary | Hemet | 28.8% | 18.5% | 23.7% | +4.5 | +4.7 |
| 17 | Rancho Viejo Middle | Hemet | 30.4% | 16.4% | 23.4% | +3.3 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Fruitvale Elementary | Hemet | 29.4% | 17.0% | 23.2% | -4.6 | -8.3 |
| 19 | Hamilton Elementary | Anza | 26.9% | 18.8% | 22.9% | +4.1 | +1.7 |
| 20 | Little Lake Elementary | Hemet | 27.4% | 14.1% | 20.8% | +1.4 | -6.1 |
| 21 | Whittier Elementary | Hemet | 26.5% | 13.9% | 20.2% | +8.7 | +2.9 |
| 22 | Dartmouth Middle | Hemet | 27.0% | 13.4% | 20.2% | +6.2 | +2.7 |
| 23 | Jacob Wiens Elementary | Hemet | 25.4% | 14.1% | 19.8% | +6.7 | +4.7 |
| 24 | Diamond Valley Middle | Hemet | 26.8% | 12.3% | 19.6% | +7.9 | +4.7 |
| 25 | Hemet Elementary | Hemet | 25.4% | 12.8% | 19.1% | +2.0 | +1.0 |
| 26 | Academy of Innovation K-8 | Hemet | 25.4% | 12.7% | 19.0% | +3.6 | +3.0 |
| 27 | Hamilton | Anza | 23.0% | 6.6% | 14.8% | -5.2 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Acacia Middle | Hemet | 18.8% | 8.5% | 13.6% | -2.4 | +1.7 |
| 29 | Alessandro High | Hemet | 13.1% | 2.3% | 7.7% | -0.4 | +1.4 |