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Norco High

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Norco High ranks 670 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 69% of California high schools

Summary

Norco High is a large public high school serving approximately 2,032 students in grades 9-12 within the Corona-Norco Unified School District, representing a solid, above-average option in the area.

The school demonstrates notable strengths, including exceptional graduation rates consistently above 96% and particularly effective support for its student population, as evidenced by its strong ranking for students from low-income families. However, its academic profile is mixed: while English Language Arts proficiency outpaces the state average, mathematics and science scores are areas for improvement, lagging behind both the district average and higher-performing neighbors like Eleanor Roosevelt High and John F. Kennedy High. A point of concern is the chronic absenteeism rate, which, at 19.4%, is higher than the district average and may be connected to academic outcomes.

Interesting comparisons within the same district reveal that school success involves more than just funding. For instance, John F. Kennedy High achieves significantly higher academic results with lower per-student spending, suggesting factors like specialized programs or school culture play a major role. Norco High's performance has gradually declined relative to other state schools over the past decade, indicating it may need to adopt successful strategies from top district schools, particularly in math instruction and improving student attendance, to continue progressing.

2,032

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,005

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2065 Temescal Ave.
Norco, CA 92860-2726

(951) 736-3241

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Feeder schools for Norco High:

Elementary:	George Washington Elementary
	Highland Elementary
	Norco Elementary
	Riverview Elementary
	More...
	Sierra Vista Elementary
Middle:	Norco Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

White:

37.1%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

!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 school42%

District avg48%

California avg41%

670^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High 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	66.2	670 of 2162	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	624 of 2159	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	751 of 2170	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	584 of 2123	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	825 of 2133	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	541 of 2017	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	421 of 2021	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	556 of 2039	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	500 of 1994	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	404 of 2426	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	57.4	604 of 2354	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	58.7	561 of 2367	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	52.3	693 of 2281	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	685 of 2238	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.0	628 of 2117	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	51.5	627 of 2063	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.2	667 of 1968	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.3	690 of 1901	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.4	580 of 1653	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	153 of 517	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	196 of 521	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	227 of 592	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	184 of 582	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	312 of 585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	346 of 573	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	368 of 582	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.9	533 of 1161	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	291 of 1117	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	487 of 1052	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	637 of 1085	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	383 of 1064	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	703 of 1044	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	155 of 941	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	267 of 938	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	653 of 1906	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	435 of 1915	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	647 of 1915	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	507 of 1858	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	407 of 1833	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	445 of 1760	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	363 of 1900	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	489 of 1902	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	609 of 1917	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	443 of 1861	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	661 of 1814	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	519 of 1742	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	601 of 2013	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	547 of 2026	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	730 of 2030	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	524 of 1943	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	836 of 1937	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	550 of 1862	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	600 of 1942	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	778 of 1948	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	763 of 1963	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	587 of 1916	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	998 of 1880	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	616 of 1834	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	344 of 574	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	428 of 541	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	200 of 422	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	540 of 1252	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	943 of 1216	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	592 of 1197	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	736 of 1155	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	609 of 1173	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	680 of 1193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	565 of 1204	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	635 of 1222	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	525 of 1173	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2024)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)40th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science33%~ 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)				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
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
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
Eleanor Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	7447 Scholar Way	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2100	4,353	170	25.6	66.2%	569 (13.1%)	406 (9.3%)	1,798 (41.3%)	1,414 (32.5%)	15 (0.3%)	13 (0.3%)	135 (3.1%)	85.9	287^th of 2162 public high schools	86.7%		86.5	296^th of 2159 public high schools	86.3%	9		46.1	18.5	45.4			70.3	70.3			53.6	53.6	$15,101	$607	$14,494
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
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)
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
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
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
La Sierra High	Public	9-12	4145 La Sierra Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 358-1725	1,514	72	21.0	87.9%	104 (6.9%)	69 (4.6%)	1,241 (82.0%)	73 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	44.1	1165^th of 2162 public high schools	46.1%		47.4	1069^th of 2159 public high schools	50.5%	96		21.5	26.1	21.7			50.8	50.8			18.4	18.4	$20,161	$1,508	$18,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Norco High

What district is Norco High in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Norco High?

Students at Norco High are 54% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Norco High a good school?

Norco High ranks 670^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norco High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,032 students attended Norco High.

What schools feed into Norco High?

Norco High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : George Washington Elementary
Elementary : Highland Elementary
Elementary : Norco Elementary
Elementary : Riverview Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Vista Elementary
Middle : Norco Intermediate

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