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Garretson Elementary

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Garretson Elementary ranks 2281 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garretson Elementary is a public elementary school in Corona, California, serving 926 students in grades K-6 and part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. While the school's test scores are generally lower than district and state averages, it excels in supporting certain student subgroups, such as Asian students and students with disabilities. However, Garretson Elementary faces challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism and a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, Garretson Elementary's performance is generally lower, with Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, and Benjamin Franklin Elementary outperforming it in areas such as test scores and chronic absenteeism. However, Garretson Elementary does outperform some nearby schools, such as Parkridge Elementary, Coronita Elementary, John Stallings Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, which have lower test scores and higher percentages of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch.

Despite the challenges, Garretson Elementary is making efforts to support its diverse student population. The school has seen a steady increase in spending per student, which is higher than the district average, and its exceptional performance for Asian students and students with disabilities suggests that it is effectively addressing the needs of these subgroups. However, the significant increase in chronic absenteeism is a concern that the school and district should address to improve overall academic outcomes.

859

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,368

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Garretson Ave.
Corona, CA 92879-2428

(951) 736-3345

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend Garretson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Auburndale Intermediate
High:	Centennial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

White:

11.9%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,281^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 33Elementary Schools in the Corona-Norco Unified

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2281 of 5857	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	2368 of 5869	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	2225 of 5859	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2295 of 5883	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	2299 of 5789	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2495 of 5662	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	2381 of 5692	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.2	2431 of 5614	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	2499 of 5611	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.8	3086 of 5530	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	3225 of 5390	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	2998 of 5377	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	3152 of 5314	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.6	2627 of 5193	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	2468 of 5113	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.6	2594 of 5113	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.5	2528 of 4818	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	2717 of 4822	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.8	2315 of 4809	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.2	87 of 1205	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	344 of 1190	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	71 of 1154	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	17 of 1149	98.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.4	185 of 2227	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	579 of 2585	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	953 of 2128	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	1628 of 3162	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	770 of 3245	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	1579 of 3311	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	1776 of 3275	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1622 of 3246	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2585 of 5597	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2675 of 5612	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2493 of 5609	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2234 of 5635	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	2220 of 5492	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2364 of 5413	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	2098 of 5107	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2360 of 5107	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	1839 of 5087	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	1939 of 5084	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	1851 of 4963	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2032 of 4830	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	2118 of 5460	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2370 of 5517	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1770 of 5363	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2171 of 5264	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	2536 of 5173	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	2270 of 5084	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	1938 of 5628	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	2015 of 5643	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1872 of 5638	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	2186 of 5663	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	2272 of 5510	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	2507 of 5431	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	523 of 2847	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	341 of 2635	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	349 of 2420	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	1179 of 2598	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	916 of 2651	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	786 of 2661	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	922 of 2726	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	1356 of 2834	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1359 of 2737	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)93rd percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%+3 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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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 (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 5th 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 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 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
Garretson Elementary	Public	K-6	1650 Garretson Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3345	859	35	24.5	76.3%	102 (11.9%)	12 (1.4%)	668 (77.8%)	51 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.7%)	55.5	2281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		53.6	2368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	87	47.4	47.4	38.3	45.7	69.9	50.8	51.4	40.3	37.2	45.9	20.8	36.1	96.0	97.3			96.7		$16,368	$569	$15,799
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	1041 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3336	754	28	26.9	68.2%	109 (14.5%)	17 (2.3%)	376 (49.9%)	220 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	78.5	1221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.5	1477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	256	49.5	49.5	57.0	68.4	73.1	64.9	66.4	48.1	62.3	44.8	48.7	51.3							$14,625	$484	$14,141
John Stallings Elementary	Public	K-6	1980 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3249	627	26	24.1	87.4%	103 (16.4%)	23 (3.7%)	447 (71.3%)	30 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	26.5	4267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		38.7	3254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	1013	21.6	21.6	16.9	33.7	31.8	41.3	31.0	24.4	33.3	21.6	21.3	25.4	95.5			97.0			$16,987	$1,231	$15,756
Vicentia Elementary	Public	K-6	2005 South Vicentia Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3228	557	23	24.2	89.8%	52 (9.3%)	10 (1.8%)	462 (82.9%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	38.3	3325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		38.1	3296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	29	39.5	39.5	39.7	38.6	45.3	40.4	40.9	39.7	24.1	27.6	18.4	26.7							$19,933	$1,016	$18,917
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1040 South Vicentia Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3226	561	25	22.4	94.3%	23 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (92.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	19.5	4876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		24	4469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	407	15.0	15.0	20.0	27.9	24.1	43.2	28.9	14.5	11.1	13.8	24.1	16.2	97.2		98.1	98.1			$20,054	$1,627	$18,427
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 South Buena Vista Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3441	640	27	23.7	70.6%	170 (26.6%)	36 (5.6%)	333 (52.0%)	74 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	58.1	2164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.4	2709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	545	40.0	40.0	37.0	59.0	60.0	52.2	52.1	36.3	47.4	36.8	38.5	39.8	81.3	89.0		95.6	86.8	94.5	$22,929	$3,071	$19,858
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	2665 Gilbert Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5655	822	31	26.5	54.6%	238 (29.0%)	39 (4.7%)	304 (37.0%)	184 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	47 (5.7%)	89.4	695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		88.1	814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	119	55.5	55.5	72.6	82.9	78.2	69.4	76.0	61.4	73.2	60.5	56.1	63.1	98.4						$15,094	$513	$14,581
Parkridge Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Corona Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3236	634	29	21.8	95.6%	40 (6.3%)	44 (6.9%)	493 (77.8%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	17 (2.7%)	21.3	4722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		16.6	5158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.1%	436	24.7	24.7	25.7	26.2	30.8	34.8	29.9	23.9	3.3	15.4	19.2	16.2	97.4	97.4			97.4		$19,211	$1,814	$17,397
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	3355 Mountain Gate Dr.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5960	757	31	24.4	53.4%	294 (38.8%)	30 (4.0%)	256 (33.8%)	119 (15.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (6.9%)	88.7	731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		79.3	1187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	456	56.5	56.5	59.4	68.6	77.2	80.0	71.2	67.3	63.6	60.9	69.1	65.3							$16,708	$770	$15,938
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	2650 Oak Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5645	673	28	24.0	70.1%	216 (32.1%)	23 (3.4%)	322 (47.8%)	73 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	72.9	1476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		78.2	1233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	243	42.5	42.5	58.4	52.9	65.7	71.7	62.2	59.0	41.9	42.9	56.8	49.4	92.1		96.6	96.6			$16,928	$880	$16,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Garretson Elementary

How many students attend Garretson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Garretson Elementary.

Is Garretson Elementary a good school?

Garretson Elementary ranks 2281^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Garretson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garretson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Auburndale Intermediate
High : Centennial High

What district is Garretson Elementary in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Garretson Elementary?

Students at Garretson Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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