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Santiago High

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Santiago High ranks 280 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Santiago High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving approximately 3,600 students in grades 9-12 within the Corona-Norco Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 15% of all California high schools.

The school excels at helping students graduate, with a remarkable 96.7% graduation rate and a very low dropout rate of 1.4%, outperforming many similar large schools like Norco High and Corona High. Academically, it shows a particular strength in English Language Arts and achieves strong results for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, standing out in the district for this effectiveness. While math and science scores are more moderate—a common trend across the district—Santiago maintains a better balance between subjects than several peers.

Compared to other schools, Santiago operates efficiently with lower per-student spending than some district counterparts and maintains steady performance despite its large size. It faces a challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the district average, and a recent dip in performance for English Learners. Notably, the district features a wide range of school performance, from top-ranked John F. Kennedy High to smaller alternative schools like Orange Grove High, with Santiago serving as a consistent, high-achieving option for a diverse student body.

3,577

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,205

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1395 Foothill Pkwy.
Corona, CA 92881-0996

(951) 739-5600

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Feeder schools for Santiago High:

Elementary:	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
	Foothill Elementary
	Home Gardens Academy
	Orange Elementary
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	Susan B. Anthony Elementary
	Temescal Valley Elementary
Middle:	Citrus Hills Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

White:

32.6%

Asian:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

California avg41%

280^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	86.1	280 of 2162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	275 of 2159	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	343 of 2170	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	297 of 2123	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	343 of 2133	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	367 of 2017	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.7	227 of 2021	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	313 of 2039	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	392 of 1994	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	57.8	585 of 2426	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	57.5	602 of 2354	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	61.1	485 of 2367	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	56.8	580 of 2281	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	58.5	512 of 2238	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	46.4	754 of 2117	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.2	654 of 2063	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.5	701 of 1968	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.6	655 of 1901	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.4	695 of 1653	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	36 of 523	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	64 of 517	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	30 of 521	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	53 of 522	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	98 of 592	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	71 of 582	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	247 of 585	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	214 of 573	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	363 of 591	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	203 of 581	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	203 of 582	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	300 of 581	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.1	339 of 1161	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	449 of 1117	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	261 of 1052	75.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	749 of 1085	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	332 of 1064	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	345 of 1044	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	136 of 941	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	104 of 938	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	252 of 1906	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	218 of 1915	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	339 of 1915	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	280 of 1858	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	284 of 1833	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	324 of 1760	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	245 of 1900	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	228 of 1902	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	281 of 1917	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	244 of 1861	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	216 of 1814	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	307 of 1742	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	186 of 2013	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	200 of 2026	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	245 of 2030	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	231 of 1943	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	461 of 1937	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	478 of 1862	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	302 of 1942	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	305 of 1948	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	300 of 1963	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	289 of 1916	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	409 of 1880	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	373 of 1834	79.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	174 of 577	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	112 of 574	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	175 of 541	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	120 of 515	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	297 of 422	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	253 of 1252	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	202 of 1216	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	353 of 1197	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	218 of 1155	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	191 of 1173	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	283 of 1193	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	323 of 1204	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	286 of 1222	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	376 of 1173	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 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)				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 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
Santiago High	Public	9-12	1395 Foothill Pkwy.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5600	3,577	141	25.3	63.2%	1,166 (32.6%)	179 (5.0%)	1,527 (42.7%)	546 (15.3%)	10 (0.3%)	13 (0.4%)	135 (3.8%)	86.1	280^th of 2162 public high schools	87.0%		87.3	275^th of 2159 public high schools	87.3%	5		49.0	16.7	48.1			75.9	75.9			44.3	44.3	$21,205	$20,516	$689
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	$22,020	$21,214	$806
Lee V. Pollard High	Public	9-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	413	30	13.8	91.5%	56 (13.6%)	20 (4.8%)	322 (78.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	10.6	1990^th of 2162 public high schools	8.0%		17	1759^th of 2159 public high schools	18.5%	231		3.1	7.1	3.4			10.4	10.4			3.1	3.1	$41,795	$39,420	$2,375
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 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	$24,976	$23,866	$1,110
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	$64,389	$60,996	$3,393
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)
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	$43,587	$42,408	$1,179
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	11800 Indiana Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1755	1,780	75	23.8	75.6%	230 (12.9%)	100 (5.6%)	1,227 (68.9%)	174 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	35 (2.0%)	60	821^st of 2162 public high schools	62.0%		61.8	723^rd of 2159 public high schools	66.5%	98		32.9	0.0	32.0			59.8	59.8			24.7	24.7	$24,315	$22,944	$1,371
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	$25,180	$24,098	$1,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Santiago High

What district is Santiago High in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What schools feed into Santiago High?

Santiago High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary : Foothill Elementary
Elementary : Home Gardens Academy
Elementary : Orange Elementary
Elementary : Susan B. Anthony Elementary
Elementary : Temescal Valley Elementary
Middle : Citrus Hills Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Santiago High?

Students at Santiago High are 43% Hispanic, 33% White, 15% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Santiago High a good school?

Santiago High ranks 280^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Santiago High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,577 students attended Santiago High.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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