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Norco Elementary

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Norco Elementary ranks 1983 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1983^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Norco Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 609 students in the Corona-Norco Unified School District, consistently performing above state averages in core subjects while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school demonstrates particular strength in supporting specific student groups, ranking notably higher for its economically disadvantaged, English Learner, and Special Education students than it does overall. It also excels in science and maintains a chronic absenteeism rate much better than the state average, outperforming several nearby schools like Parkridge Elementary and William McKinley Elementary in this area. However, performance varies by grade, with 5th-grade math being a notable opportunity for improvement. When compared to other schools in the district, such as the higher-performing Lincoln Fundamental Elementary, Norco Elementary sits solidly in the middle tier, outperforming schools like Home Gardens Academy but not reaching the top performers.

Historically a higher-ranked school, Norco Elementary has seen a gradual shift in its statewide standing over the past decade, now holding a solid 3-star rating. It spends a mid-range amount per student compared to peers like Sierra Vista Elementary and achieves its academic results with a student-teacher ratio that is lower than some more successful neighbors. For parents, the school represents a stable choice that effectively serves a diverse student body, with clear strengths in certain areas and identifiable opportunities for growth in others.

609

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,373

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Temescal Ave.
Norco, CA 92860-3038

(951) 736-3348

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend Norco Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Norco Intermediate
High:	Norco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

41.4%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 58th percentile in 2022 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2025) from a 58th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,983^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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	61.7	1983 of 5857	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2229 of 5869	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	2018 of 5859	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	2489 of 5883	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	1494 of 5789	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	1498 of 5662	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	1407 of 5692	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	1326 of 5614	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	1499 of 5611	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	1362 of 5530	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	69.9	1537 of 5390	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	1209 of 5377	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	1208 of 5314	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	1106 of 5193	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	1299 of 5113	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	1640 of 5113	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	1711 of 4818	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.3	1726 of 4822	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.0	1440 of 4809	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	988 of 2227	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	788 of 2585	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	578 of 2128	72.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	751 of 3162	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	433 of 3246	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	2040 of 5597	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	1910 of 5612	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	1980 of 5609	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2854 of 5635	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.1	1160 of 5492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	1354 of 5413	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1540 of 5107	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	1589 of 5107	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	1803 of 5087	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2614 of 5084	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	1439 of 4963	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	1372 of 4830	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	1205 of 5460	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1813 of 5517	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	1571 of 5363	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	1944 of 5264	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1878 of 5173	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1674 of 5084	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1804 of 5628	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	2491 of 5643	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	1925 of 5638	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	2090 of 5663	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	1805 of 5510	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	1658 of 5431	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	860 of 2847	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	853 of 2635	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1060 of 2420	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1592 of 2598	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1945 of 2651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1700 of 2661	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2107 of 2726	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1213 of 2834	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	1338 of 2737	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 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 (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 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
Norco Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3348	609	26	23.4	66.7%	252 (41.4%)	6 (1.0%)	288 (47.3%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	61.7	1983^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.2	2229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	246	43.3		43.3	36.7	57.4	58.9	58.7			53.6	40.5	52.5	28.9	44.6			42.0							$18,373	$1,290	$17,083
Corona Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	785 Village Loop Dr.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4626	769	31	24.8	79.6%	150 (19.5%)	27 (3.5%)	467 (60.7%)	93 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	66.9	1749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		63.1	1924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	175	46.7		46.7	47.3	56.9	58.9	59.5			55.6	43.6	53.2	32.6	51.2			46.2	97.1						$16,434	$914	$15,520
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Aztec Ln.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7190	598	26	23.0	81.1%	95 (15.9%)	64 (10.7%)	333 (55.7%)	58 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.0%)	37.9	3354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		33.3	3651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	297	26.9		26.9	19.1	40.7	43.6	50.5			38.7	30.1	31.4	28.2	33.3			30.9	96.1	96.1	98.0		97.1		$16,660	$766	$15,894
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
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Parkridge Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3326	861	38	22.6	77.9%	99 (11.5%)	27 (3.1%)	663 (77.0%)	21 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	43 (5.0%)	43	3003^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		35.7	3461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.0%	458	41.9		41.9	37.7	33.9	60.5	43.2			44.3	31.1	26.8	35.5	18.4			27.8							$18,921	$878	$18,043
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3560 Corona Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3311	395	19	20.7	80.3%	126 (31.9%)	3 (0.8%)	242 (61.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	53	2434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		42.2	3055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	621	30.4		30.4	36.2	42.1	55.4	60.3			49.1	29.8	43.9	33.9	46.6			39.0	95.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$23,257	$2,260	$20,997
Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	91719	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	579	26	22.2	73.6%	72 (12.4%)	57 (9.8%)	333 (57.5%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	65.8	1803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		54.4	2324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	521	40.0		40.0	54.3	54.8	53.1				54.1	54.3	51.6	40.6				48.5	97.0	98.0					$20,980	$1,954	$19,026
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 Alhambra St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3308	573	25	22.9	62.7%	274 (47.8%)	7 (1.2%)	239 (41.7%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	70.4	1587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		65.3	1803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	216	41.4		41.4	57.0	67.9	57.5	61.5			60.3	57.0	42.9	32.2	60.3			48.2	97.1			97.1		97.1	$18,241	$1,158	$17,083
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
Home Gardens Academy	Public	K-8	13550 Tolton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3219	961	44	21.6	89.9%	31 (3.2%)	10 (1.0%)	892 (92.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	25.8	4328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		29.4	3978^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	350	19.6	25.5	22.5	25.4	31.6	38.6	45.1	38.1	53.1	38.5	18.6	23.2	15.7	23.2	24.5	26.5	21.9	95.2		98.4	98.4	97.6	97.6	$16,152	$619	$15,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Norco Elementary

What schools do graduates of Norco Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norco Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norco Intermediate
High : Norco High

How many students attend Norco Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Norco Elementary.

What district is Norco Elementary in?

Corona-Norco Unified

Is Norco Elementary a good school?

Norco Elementary ranks 1983^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Norco Elementary?

Students at Norco Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 41% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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