Keith McCarthy Academy

Lake Elsinore · CA · Lake Elsinore Unified · Public · K-12 combined

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At a glance

Programs & features

Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
4-yr grad rate: 62% in 2019 (Bottom 12% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Keith McCarthy Academy compares for families

What families should know about Keith McCarthy Academy.

▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Perris Lake High (Continuation), Murrieta Canyon Academy, Ortega High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 12% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

62%

Range: 60–64%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

14.3%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

50.0%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

78.9%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

332:1

Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 118 in 2021 to 70 in 2024 — over 3 years.

-40.7%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Perris Lake High (Continuation) Perris	Public	8.6	228	+0.0%
Murrieta Canyon Academy Murrieta	Public	10.3	180	-15.9%
Ortega High Lake Elsinore	Public	0.1	463	+1.8%
Val Verde High Perris	Public	11.9	275	-6.5%
Pathways for Adult Life Skills Perris	Public	9.4	130	+27.5%
Rancho Vista High Temecula	Public	18.9	176	-12.9%
JCS - Pine Hills Temecula	Public · charter	18.0	253	-3.1%
March Mountain High Moreno Valley	Public	17.9	255	-0.8%

At a glance

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Keith McCarthy Academy is a public high school in Lake Elsinore, CA, enrolling 332 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 41% from 2021 to 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 62% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 332 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

What is Keith McCarthy Academy's graduation rate? Keith McCarthy Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 62% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Keith McCarthy Academy? Keith McCarthy Academy is a public high school in Lake Elsinore, CA, enrolling 332 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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