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Orange Elementary

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Orange Elementary ranks 2086 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orange Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 746 students in the Corona-Norco Unified School District, known for its historical strength but showing recent signs of academic decline.

The school's overall state ranking has dropped over the past three years, now placing in the 64th percentile, which is lower than several nearby schools like Susan B. Anthony Elementary (88th percentile) and Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary (88th percentile), despite similar student demographics. Performance varies significantly by subject, with English Language Arts being a relative strength but mathematics proficiency, especially in 5th grade, lagging behind the district average. Interestingly, science is a standout area where the school outperforms both the district and state.

Notable challenges include a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district average and inconsistent performance across grade levels, with 3rd grade scores being particularly low. The school spends more per student than many comparable schools in the area, raising questions about the efficiency of its resources. While the school serves a population with significant economic need, its recent trajectory and comparisons to peers like Woodrow Wilson Elementary suggest that internal instructional and organizational factors are key areas for potential improvement.

746

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,797

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 Valencia Rd.
Corona, CA 92881-0739

(951) 736-3455

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend Orange Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Citrus Hills Intermediate
High:	Santiago High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

White:

32.3%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,086^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	59.6	2086 of 5857	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	1573 of 5869	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	1421 of 5859	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	1343 of 5883	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	1631 of 5789	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	1484 of 5662	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	1441 of 5692	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	1289 of 5614	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	1230 of 5611	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	1611 of 5530	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.3	1615 of 5390	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.0	1489 of 5377	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	1410 of 5314	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	1224 of 5193	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	1222 of 5113	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.9	1334 of 5113	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.6	1234 of 4818	74.4%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	846 of 4822	82.5%	★★★★☆
2004	73.3	1181 of 4809	75.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	596 of 1149	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.9	345 of 2227	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	513 of 2585	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	378 of 2128	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	2116 of 5597	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	1559 of 5612	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1371 of 5609	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	1497 of 5635	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	1522 of 5492	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	1363 of 5413	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	1394 of 5107	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	650 of 5107	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	645 of 5087	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	521 of 5084	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	971 of 4963	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	991 of 4830	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	1806 of 5460	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	1550 of 5517	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	1051 of 5363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	574 of 5264	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	1547 of 5173	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	1493 of 5084	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1886 of 5628	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	1488 of 5643	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1384 of 5638	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	1126 of 5663	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	1659 of 5510	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	1564 of 5431	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	517 of 2847	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	554 of 2635	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	396 of 2420	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1671 of 2598	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1611 of 2651	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	1194 of 2661	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	924 of 2726	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1539 of 2834	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	1270 of 2737	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Asian (2019)48th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics37%~ 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
Orange Elementary	Public	K-6	1350 Valencia Rd.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3455	746	31	24.0	63.1%	241 (32.3%)	29 (3.9%)	347 (46.5%)	76 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.6%)	59.6	2086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		70.5	1573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	513	44.8	44.8	37.1	61.4	62.5	58.9	55.6	33.7	43.6	30.5	39.8	37.0	96.3						$18,797	$1,429	$17,368
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
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Spyglass Dr.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5820	696	29	24.0	63.8%	214 (30.7%)	33 (4.7%)	327 (47.0%)	82 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	67.5	1712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		62.5	1959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	247	36.8	36.8	50.0	63.5	60.6	58.4	58.2	42.7	57.3	37.9	50.5	47.0	98.1	98.1		98.1	98.1	98.1	$17,600	$844	$16,756
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Orange Elementary

What schools do graduates of Orange Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orange Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Citrus Hills Intermediate
High : Santiago High

What district is Orange Elementary in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Orange Elementary?

Students at Orange Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Orange Elementary a good school?

Orange Elementary ranks 2086^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orange Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Orange Elementary.

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