Perris High School

Perris had developed a Latino majority in the 1990s partly by recent immigration (esp. Central Americans and Mexicans) and the descendants of Mexican traqueros in the 1890s. In the early and mid 20th century, the town had a large Mexican-American community centered on Perris Boulevard, Ellis Road, "D" Street and Pinacate Road (see Romoland). Starting 25 years ago, a large wave of African-American families, many from South Los Angeles bought homes in affordable middle-class areas which gave Perris an above-average black percentage compared to the typical California city. There are fairly large Thai, Laotian and Cambodian communities - Southeast Asian ethnic groups which arrived in the 1980s had grown in size during the 1990s, with many more including Chinese Americans from the Los Angeles/Orange County area. Today, about one-eighth of Perris is Asian American and their representation is expected to grow further in the future. The city is served by three school districts: the Perris Elementary School District, Perris Union High School District and the Val Verde Unified School District, which also serves the southern part of Moreno Valley. Perris High School of the Perris district is the city's first public (grades 9-12) school. Established in 1887, the school was relocated in 1961, and the school's western annex on I-215 and Nuevo Road became a Continuation High School in 1993. Now, there are more high schools in the area including Citrus Hill of the Val Verde district. In the state legislature Perris is located in the 37th Senate District, represented by Republican Bill Emmerson, and in the 65th Assembly District, represented by Republican Paul Cook. Federally, Perris is located in California's 49th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +10 and is represented by Republican Darrell Issa.