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Corona-Norco Alternative

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Corona-Norco Alternative is a small public alternative school serving grades K-12 in the Corona-Norco Unified School District, with 94 students enrolled.

The school has faced significant challenges, with fluctuating graduation rates ranging from 49.4% to 88.7% and dropout rates varying from 3.5% to 30.9% in recent years. Corona-Norco Alternative has consistently lower test scores than the district and state averages, with only 23.08% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA and 7.69% in Math, compared to 63.12% and 36.87% for the district, respectively. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 73.8% to 89.3%, significantly higher than the district and state. Additionally, the school serves a high proportion of students from low-income families, with 50.44% to 84.04% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, such as Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students and Academy of Innovation, Corona-Norco Alternative generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests the school may face unique challenges in serving its student population, which could be related to the high proportion of students from low-income families and the school's overall instability in terms of graduation and dropout rates.

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

185 Magnolia Ave.
Corona, CA 92879-3329

(951) 736-3367

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2012 → 21st in 2024

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (84% vs 20% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school13%

District avg46%

California avg39%

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522^nd of 1,543Corona-Norco 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.0	1705 of 2159	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1454 of 2170	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1996 of 2123	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1579 of 2133	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1303 of 2017	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1473 of 2021	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	1369 of 2039	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.4	1466 of 2426	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1363 of 2354	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.2	1197 of 2367	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.6	1343 of 2281	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.9	1268 of 2238	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1265 of 2117	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.0	1461 of 2063	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.8	1048 of 1968	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.3	1067 of 1901	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.3	548 of 1653	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	1459 of 1915	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1690 of 1858	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1489 of 1833	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	1368 of 1917	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1720 of 1861	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1391 of 1814	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1130 of 1742	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	1602 of 2026	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1366 of 2030	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1717 of 1943	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1443 of 1937	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1258 of 1862	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	1093 of 1963	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1748 of 1916	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1414 of 1880	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1084 of 1834	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	3.6	1188 of 1204	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1086 of 1222	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)86th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2022)80th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2022)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2022)35th percentile-37 vs school

High school

Male (2023)44th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)29th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile~ school

White (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-24 vs state

Mathematics8%-28 vs state

Science8%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Corona-Norco Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	0	3	23.6		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 739-6809	556	36	15.5	68.5%	164 (29.5%)	42 (7.6%)	269 (48.4%)	47 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.0%)								(n/a)	35.7	23.6		25.6	11.8	24.7			69.2	60.0	35.9	34.6	45.9	45.7			30.8	50.0	34.0	31.5	27.3	32.0							$25,154	$24,452	$702
Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	1,261	36	35.4	56.1%	639 (50.7%)	213 (16.9%)	162 (12.8%)	147 (11.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.1%)								(n/a)	33.6	21.1		19.2	26.7	25.5	38.7	32.2	42.2	35.6	42.0	27.0	41.3	36.3	43.7	29.6	37.1	25.4	29.9	23.2	28.3	30.9	16.1	65.7	68.6	96.4	64.2	66.4	$34,164	$33,988	$176
Pivot Charter School Riverside	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 North Main St.	Corona	92878	Riverside County	Pivot Charter School Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 280-0229	170	9	19.5	62.9%	74 (43.5%)	5 (2.9%)	70 (41.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	11 (6.5%)								(n/a)		25.0		12.0		15.4					0.0	37.5	52.0	32.9					9.1	18.8	8.0	9.2							$27,832	$27,364	$468
Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	K-12	1250 West Parkridge Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4646	61	9	6.7	55.7%	15 (24.6%)	4 (6.6%)	27 (44.3%)	10 (16.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)
Gateway	Public, Alternative	K-12	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-5159	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit View Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	62	2	26.1	77.4%	19 (30.6%)	3 (4.8%)	35 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)						16.7								40.0								10.0							$65,132	$64,686	$446
California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	350	66	5.3	42.0%	92 (26.3%)	12 (3.4%)	222 (63.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	6.3			2.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	4.8	5.0	15.8	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.0	0.0	5.3	3.1
Canyon Hills	Public, Alternative	K-12	260 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6171	109	7	16.1	37.6%	28 (25.7%)	1 (0.9%)	65 (59.6%)	13 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)																													$35,019	$32,462	$2,557
Riverside County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	104	7	14.8	97.1%	9 (8.7%)	22 (21.2%)	72 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)													4.2	3.9							0.0	0.0							$78,368	$58,438	$19,930

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In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Corona-Norco Alternative.

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Corona-Norco Unified

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