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Citrus Hills Intermediate

Q: Is Citrus Hills Intermediate a good school?

Citrus Hills Intermediate ranks 868 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Citrus Hills Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 920 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Corona-Norco Unified School District, offering a stable and consistent educational environment for families in Corona.

The school performs solidly, consistently ranking in the 69th percentile of California middle schools and exceeding state averages in English and Math, which is notable given that a significant portion of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. It stands out for its effective support for these students and shows more stable year-to-year performance than some neighboring schools like Norco Intermediate, which has seen more ranking volatility. Interestingly, Citrus Hills achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than some lower-performing area schools such as Auburndale Intermediate and Letha Raney Intermediate, suggesting good educational value.

While Citrus Hills is a dependable choice, there are opportunities for growth, particularly in mathematics, where it trails the district average. Its chronic absenteeism rate is better than the state's but has room for improvement compared to top district schools like Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate. The school's focused 7-8 grade configuration may contribute to its consistent results, making it a reliable mid-tier option that effectively serves its community within a diverse district that also includes higher-performing schools.

919

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,236

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3211 South Main St.
Corona, CA 92882-6313

(951) 736-4600

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend Citrus Hills Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Santiago High

Feeder schools for Citrus Hills Intermediate:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin Elementary
	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
	Foothill Elementary
	Orange Elementary
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	Susan B. Anthony Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

White:

33.9%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

California avg41%

868^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle 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	61.4	868 of 2761	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	900 of 2783	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	907 of 2781	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	748 of 2740	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	814 of 2715	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	709 of 2480	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	641 of 2508	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	658 of 2497	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	698 of 2477	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	52.0	1097 of 2379	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.6	1036 of 2259	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.3	1086 of 2236	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.3	1052 of 2179	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.8	839 of 2063	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	721 of 2005	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	762 of 1999	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	753 of 1804	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.2	814 of 1777	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.1	738 of 1769	58.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	306 of 609	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	193 of 627	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	178 of 613	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	114 of 637	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	94 of 643	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	100 of 600	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	504 of 739	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	496 of 743	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	491 of 715	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	488 of 733	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	407 of 745	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	428 of 700	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.7	324 of 1531	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	640 of 1491	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	422 of 1369	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	1130 of 1478	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	926 of 1521	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	459 of 1540	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	577 of 1442	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	584 of 1364	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	852 of 2533	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	856 of 2551	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	770 of 2531	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	745 of 2509	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	825 of 2380	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	725 of 2262	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	740 of 2395	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	848 of 2388	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	875 of 2374	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	597 of 2359	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	754 of 2213	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	644 of 2072	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	735 of 2542	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	685 of 2579	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	671 of 2531	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	559 of 2458	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	834 of 2369	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	705 of 2230	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	824 of 2534	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	857 of 2552	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	908 of 2538	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	655 of 2527	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	695 of 2407	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	590 of 2273	74.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	421 of 726	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	441 of 701	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	296 of 677	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	178 of 665	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	949 of 1566	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	379 of 1552	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	269 of 1531	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	726 of 1520	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	774 of 1537	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	722 of 1543	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	690 of 1555	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	691 of 1602	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	615 of 1496	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Citrus Hills Intermediate	Public	7-8	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4600	919	36	25.8	64.9%	312 (33.9%)	47 (5.1%)	423 (46.0%)	93 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	38 (4.1%)	61.4	868^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.6%		59.5	900^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.7%	32																	32.2	32.2		55.2	54.1	54.6		34.5	41.4	38.2	$21,236	$20,512	$724
Letha Raney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1010 West Citron St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3221	537	30	18.1	90.1%	34 (6.3%)	23 (4.3%)	409 (76.2%)	57 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	39.1	1517^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		37.1	1565^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.8%	48																	31.7	31.7	95.7	39.5	37.8	41.1	65.2	21.1	23.0	24.0	$32,930	$31,270	$1,660
Corona Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1230 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3321	754	30	25.1	80.1%	59 (7.8%)	22 (2.9%)	528 (70.0%)	127 (16.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	70.1	675^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.6%		72.8	637^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.1%	38																	35.5	35.5		63.0	61.0	62.0		42.9	39.3	41.1	$22,694	$22,132	$562
El Cerrito Middle	Public	6-8	7610 El Cerrito Rd.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3216	1,218	46	26.5	62.6%	345 (28.3%)	93 (7.6%)	500 (41.1%)	204 (16.7%)	7 (0.6%)	8 (0.7%)	61 (5.0%)	77.9	523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	81.1%		73.2	629^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.4%	106																	45.7	45.7	94.4	62.8	64.0	65.3	76.4	44.8	44.0	46.4	$18,643	$17,852	$791
Auburndale Intermediate	Public	7-8	1255 River Rd.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3231	640	30	21.0	89.2%	57 (8.9%)	50 (7.8%)	505 (78.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	22.6	2129^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		25.9	2004^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.0%	125																	17.0	17.0		28.4	31.9	30.2		20.7	15.1	17.7	$27,896	$26,610	$1,286
Ysmael Villegas Middle	Public	6-8	3754 Harvill Ln.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1695	1,136	48	23.7	78.0%	128 (11.3%)	73 (6.4%)	776 (68.3%)	115 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	33 (2.9%)	48.4	1226^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		52.9	1072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	61.5%	154																	25.9	25.9	46.9	50.8	48.4	48.6	30.6	31.9	28.8	30.4	$25,175	$23,752	$1,423
Norco Intermediate	Public	7-8	2711 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3206	726	31	23.4	67.5%	296 (40.8%)	13 (1.8%)	355 (48.9%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.8%)	60.5	893^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.7%		41	1427^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	534																	37.5	37.5		57.9	43.9	50.6		36.2	39.6	38.0	$26,692	$25,622	$1,070
Arizona Middle	Public	6-8	11045 Arizona Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1675	804	37	21.6	88.3%	58 (7.2%)	52 (6.5%)	634 (78.9%)	42 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	39.5	1500^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.7%		33.9	1671^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	171																	27.8	27.8	42.6	32.0	46.8	40.5	26.5	20.9	31.7	26.5	$28,246	$26,692	$1,554
River Heights Intermediate	Public	7-8	7227 Scholar Way	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2155	1,203	45	26.6	68.7%	116 (9.6%)	95 (7.9%)	551 (45.8%)	384 (31.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.2%)	78	519^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79	502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	17																	41.6	41.6		63.5	59.5	61.5		50.6	50.1	50.3	$18,717	$18,190	$527
Loma Vista Middle	Public	6-8	11050 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1685	1,027	47	21.7	89.1%	51 (5.0%)	18 (1.8%)	936 (91.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	28.7	1871^st of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%		30.3	1797^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	74	5.7	11.5	13.0	9.8	15.9	26.9	13.0	18.7	15.9	34.6	18.8	23.0	4.6	3.9	18.8	8.5	16.3	16.3	34.1	35.5	40.0	36.6	23.3	19.9	20.3	21.1	$27,127	$25,522	$1,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Citrus Hills Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Citrus Hills Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Citrus Hills Intermediate usually go on to attend Santiago High

Is Citrus Hills Intermediate a good school?

Citrus Hills Intermediate ranks 868^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Citrus Hills Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 919 students attended Citrus Hills Intermediate.

What district is Citrus Hills Intermediate in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Citrus Hills Intermediate?

Students at Citrus Hills Intermediate are 46% Hispanic, 34% White, 10% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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