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Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco

Q: Is Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco a good school?

Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco ranks 1368 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco is a small public charter high school serving 133 students in grades 7-12 in Corona, operating as its own district.

The school has a clear strength in creating a supportive and engaging environment, evidenced by a perfect 0% chronic absenteeism rate—far better than the state average and nearby schools like Corona High (18.1%) or Santiago High (18.4%). It also graduates students at an above-average rate (90.6%) and is particularly effective at supporting economically disadvantaged students. However, its standardized test scores in English and math are below state averages, and its overall state ranking has fluctuated in recent years.

Compared to other local alternative high schools such as Orange Grove High or Alvord High, Excelsior provides a much more stable and successful environment with far better attendance and graduation outcomes. While it doesn't match the academic performance of top comprehensive schools in the Corona-Norco Unified district like John F. Kennedy High, its small size, favorable student-teacher ratio, and focus on student support make it a notable option for families seeking an alternative to larger traditional high schools.

133

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Fullerton Ave.
Corona, CA 92879-2525

(760) 245-4262

District: Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

24.1%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,063^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,368^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From top 36% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1169^th of 1,543Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2063 of 2761	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	1267 of 2783	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	1616 of 2781	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2548 of 2740	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1701 of 2715	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2206 of 2533	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2160 of 2531	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	2304 of 2395	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1397 of 2374	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1763 of 2542	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.7	1851 of 2407	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1368 of 2162	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1106 of 2159	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	1078 of 2170	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	1107 of 2123	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	772 of 2133	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	1202 of 1915	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1253 of 1915	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	1047 of 1902	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1367 of 1917	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	990 of 1861	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	803 of 2026	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	583 of 2030	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1288 of 1942	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	619 of 1963	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	1296 of 1916	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	532 of 1193	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.3	1025 of 1222	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)60th percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)55th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)45th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)37th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	133	8	16.2	51.1%	32 (24.1%)	9 (6.8%)	79 (59.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)	35.7	1368^th of 2162 public high schools	36.7%		45.7	1106^th of 2159 public high schools	48.8%	262	13.6	18.2		18.9	40.0	27.3	45.5	37.3	20.0	18.2	13.6	17.0
Centennial High	Public	9-12	1820 Rimpau Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5670	2,712	111	24.4	81.3%	322 (11.9%)	248 (9.1%)	1,706 (62.9%)	317 (11.7%)	10 (0.4%)	25 (0.9%)	83 (3.1%)	71.1	576^th of 2162 public high schools	73.4%		74.3	489^th of 2159 public high schools	77.4%	87		39.2	5.9	38.3			63.5	63.5			33.0	33.0	$16,171	$807	$15,364
Lee V. Pollard High	Public	9-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	413	30	13.8	91.5%	56 (13.6%)	20 (4.8%)	322 (78.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	10.6	1990^th of 2162 public high schools	8.0%		17	1759^th of 2159 public high schools	18.5%	231		3.1	7.1	3.4			10.4	10.4			3.1	3.1	$22,738	$1,414	$21,324
Orange Grove High	Public	9-12	300 Buena Vista Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3339	162	15	11.0	93.2%	26 (16.0%)	3 (1.9%)	129 (79.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	8.1	2111^th of 2162 public high schools	2.4%		8.3	2145^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%	34		1.2		1.2			7.2	7.2			0.0	0.0	$32,584	$2,908	$29,676
Corona High	Public	9-12	1150 West Tenth St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3211	2,307	98	23.6	86.3%	271 (11.7%)	54 (2.3%)	1,802 (78.1%)	115 (5.0%)	11 (0.5%)	17 (0.7%)	37 (1.6%)	61.7	775^th of 2162 public high schools	64.2%		58.1	812^th of 2159 public high schools	62.4%	37		32.6	18.8	32.1			63.2	63.2			24.7	24.7	$19,755	$1,048	$18,707
Corona Vista High	Public	9-12	1150 Tenth St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7124	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santiago High	Public	9-12	1395 Foothill Pkwy.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5600	3,577	141	25.3	63.2%	1,166 (32.6%)	179 (5.0%)	1,527 (42.7%)	546 (15.3%)	10 (0.3%)	13 (0.4%)	135 (3.8%)	86.1	280^th of 2162 public high schools	87.0%		87.3	275^th of 2159 public high schools	87.3%	5		49.0	16.7	48.1			75.9	75.9			44.3	44.3	$15,520	$579	$14,941
Norco High	Public	9-12	2065 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3241	2,032	86	23.4	71.8%	753 (37.1%)	39 (1.9%)	1,101 (54.2%)	71 (3.5%)	10 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	48 (2.4%)	66.2	670^th of 2162 public high schools	69.0%		66.6	624^th of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	46		34.2	0.0	33.3			59.2	59.2			33.5	33.5	$19,005	$1,112	$17,893
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	1951 Third St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2200	694	24	29.0	59.1%	158 (22.8%)	37 (5.3%)	308 (44.4%)	158 (22.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	96.9	57^th of 2162 public high schools	97.4%		97.4	54^th of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	3		76.8		76.9			95.3	95.3			53.6	53.6	$13,444	$225	$13,219
Alvord High	Public	9-12	3606 Pierce St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1715	130	9	13.8	94.6%	7 (5.4%)	2 (1.5%)	114 (87.7%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	12.2	1906^th of 2162 public high schools	11.8%		10.8	2016^th of 2159 public high schools	6.6%	110		6.3		6.1			19.7	19.7			0.0	0.0	$28,378	$1,779	$26,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco

How many students attend Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco?

In the 2024-25 school year, 133 students attended Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco.

What is the racial makeup of Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco?

Students at Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco are 59% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco a good school?

Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco ranks 1368^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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