📍 520 Chaney St. Bldg. 100, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, 92530
Ortega High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lake Elsinore, Riverside County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lee Alfred. It is part of the Lake Elsinore Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Ortega High enrolls 487 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 74% |
| White | 83 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 487 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ortega High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ortega High is one of 25 schools in Lake Elsinore Unified, based in Lake Elsinore, California. The district serves 20,559 students district-wide and employs 901 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, Ortega High is smaller than the district average of about 822 students per school.