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Alicia Cortez Elementary

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Alicia Cortez Elementary ranks 3269 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alicia Cortez Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 390 students in the Chino Valley Unified district, performing in the middle range compared to all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school performs near the state average in English Language Arts but below average in Math and Science, with performance varying significantly by grade. A key strength is its effectiveness with specific student groups; it ranks notably higher for its low-income, English Learner, and homeless students than its overall ranking suggests. While chronic absenteeism is higher than the district average at 18%, it has improved dramatically from pandemic-era levels. Financially, the school spends slightly more per student than the district average for similar schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Alicia Cortez Elementary performs better than some with similar demographics, like Walnut Avenue Elementary, but hasn't matched the high achievement of schools like Edwin Rhodes Elementary. The nearby Allegiance STEAM Academy charter school serves a less economically disadvantaged population and scores higher. The school's performance has remained remarkably consistent over the past decade, indicating its challenges and strengths are systemic.

390

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,853

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12750 Carissa Ave.
Chino, CA 91710-3701

(909) 627-9438

District: Chino Valley Unified

Students who attend Alicia Cortez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Magnolia Junior High
High:	Chino High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

5.6%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,269^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Chino Valley Unified

480^th of 1,543Chino Valley Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3269 of 5857	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	3014 of 5869	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2785 of 5859	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	3087 of 5883	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	3052 of 5789	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	3046 of 5662	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	3282 of 5692	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	3465 of 5614	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	3353 of 5611	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	3188 of 5530	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	2926 of 5390	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	3110 of 5377	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	2176 of 5314	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	1962 of 5193	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.2	1881 of 5113	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.1	3101 of 5113	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.2	2087 of 4818	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.9	2486 of 4822	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.9	2417 of 4809	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	957 of 2227	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	1451 of 2585	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	641 of 2128	69.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	1125 of 3311	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1738 of 3275	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1850 of 3246	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	3127 of 5597	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2877 of 5612	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2911 of 5609	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2838 of 5635	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2630 of 5492	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	2860 of 5413	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1990 of 5107	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2109 of 5107	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1896 of 5087	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2096 of 5084	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	2092 of 4963	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	1956 of 4830	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.8	102 of 364	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	105 of 335	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	2421 of 5460	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2299 of 5517	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2132 of 5363	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	3124 of 5264	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2538 of 5173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	2317 of 5084	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3127 of 5628	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2916 of 5643	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	2492 of 5638	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	3111 of 5663	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3291 of 5510	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3114 of 5431	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1602 of 2847	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1318 of 2635	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	963 of 2420	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.5	2308 of 2834	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	2503 of 2737	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)72nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)66th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2019)19th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science23%-10 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alicia Cortez Elementary	Public	K-6	12750 Carissa Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9438	390	17	22.9	83.1%	22 (5.6%)	9 (2.3%)	331 (84.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	39.3	3269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		42.8	3014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	255	22.6		22.6	46.2	44.4	34.4	47.8			43.2	40.7	36.4	21.0	23.5			30.0	96.4		96.4				$21,853	$20,658	$1,195
Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive	Public, Charter	K-8	5862 C St.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 465-5404	950	44	21.7	31.9%	76 (8.0%)	43 (4.5%)	638 (67.2%)	153 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	62.3	1951^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		59.8	2075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	124	30.1	40.2	34.5	47.5	56.3	50.0	65.8	56.5	60.9	55.9	55.9	40.3	38.1	46.5	38.1	37.9	43.3	95.0	96.7	96.7	95.8	97.5	95.8	$27,151	$26,720	$431
Walnut Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5550 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9817	483	21	23.0	91.7%	9 (1.9%)	14 (2.9%)	431 (89.2%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	25.6	4343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		27.6	4149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	194	8.3		8.3	24.2	24.1	22.5	56.9			32.1	37.1	22.2	13.9	26.2			24.5							$18,947	$17,628	$1,319
Howard Cattle Elementary	Public	K-6	13590 Cypress Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-2755	594	25	23.7	67.2%	69 (11.6%)	29 (4.9%)	399 (67.2%)	66 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	34.8	3600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		44	2925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.2%	675	10.5		10.5	39.3	50.0	32.9	34.8			39.4	39.5	42.3	14.5	24.6			30.7							$18,905	$17,716	$1,189
Richard Haynes Elementary	Public	K-6	715 West Francis St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-1759	641	27	23.7	89.2%	21 (3.3%)	17 (2.7%)	568 (88.6%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	35.4	3548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.5	3097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	451	25.0		25.0	29.6	33.0	46.0	46.7			38.8	38.6	24.8	25.0	29.4			29.1							$27,302	$25,064	$2,238
Edwin Rhodes Elementary	Public	K-6	6655 Schaefer Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 364-0683	860	35	24.6	64.5%	64 (7.4%)	40 (4.7%)	399 (46.4%)	296 (34.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.5%)	82.6	1042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		85.2	943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	99	50.0		50.0	62.3	60.6	64.4	69.9			64.3	62.3	56.8	54.2	67.4			60.4							$16,855	$15,744	$1,111
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 West Francis St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-2234	358	15	23.8	77.9%	28 (7.8%)	23 (6.4%)	280 (78.2%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	58	2172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		65.3	1802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	370	27.6		27.6	51.1	47.2	64.9	63.0			56.9	49.0	33.3	39.7	34.6			38.8	97.2				97.2		$31,804	$29,470	$2,334
Anna A. Borba Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	4980 Riverside Dr.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9638	362	17	21.0	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (94.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39.4	3260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		44.3	2905^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	355	23.9		23.9	18.8	42.9	47.8	47.1			40.9	25.0	50.0	28.3	21.6			31.0							$21,612	$20,254	$1,358
E. J. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	12045 Telephone Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9741	417	18	22.7	89.2%	25 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	360 (86.3%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	54.1	2361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		50.6	2527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.9%	166	29.2		29.2	51.8	48.9	56.5	44.2			50.7	48.2	45.8	33.9	30.8			39.4							$19,434	$18,120	$1,314
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 South Bon View Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-9749	578	24	23.7	72.7%	48 (8.3%)	28 (4.8%)	414 (71.6%)	63 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	73.2	1464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		55.5	2258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	794	42.9		42.9	55.2	55.7	68.6	62.0			60.0	57.0	41.3	55.7	51.3			51.3							$17,624	$16,438	$1,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Alicia Cortez Elementary

What district is Alicia Cortez Elementary in?

Chino Valley Unified

Is Alicia Cortez Elementary a good school?

Alicia Cortez Elementary ranks 3269^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alicia Cortez Elementary?

Students at Alicia Cortez Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Alicia Cortez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alicia Cortez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Magnolia Junior High
High : Chino High

How many students attend Alicia Cortez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Alicia Cortez Elementary.

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