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El Cerrito Middle

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El Cerrito Middle ranks 523 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 81% of California middle schools

Summary

El Cerrito Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 1,200 students in grades 6-8 within the Corona-Norco Unified School District, consistently earning high marks for its academic performance.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, where it outperforms both the district and state averages. A remarkable strength is its exceptional 6th-grade program, where proficiency rates are extraordinarily high. El Cerrito also demonstrates effective support for all student groups and maintains a very low rate of chronic absenteeism at 10.6%, which is the best among nearby schools like Auburndale Intermediate and Letha Raney Intermediate. It achieves this success while operating efficiently, spending less per student than several comparison schools.

While the school's 6th-grade foundation is outstanding, a key area for growth is sustaining that high level of achievement through 7th and 8th grade. Compared to other schools in the area, such as Citrus Hills Intermediate and Norco Intermediate, El Cerrito consistently ranks higher academically. It also outperforms schools in neighboring districts, including Ysmael Villegas Middle in the Alvord Unified district. Overall, El Cerrito Middle is recognized as a high-performing and efficient school within its community.

1,218

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,909

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7610 El Cerrito Rd.
Corona, CA 92881-4296

(951) 736-3216

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend El Cerrito Middle usually attend:

High:

Centennial High

Feeder schools for El Cerrito Middle:

Elementary:	John Stallings Elementary
	Temescal Valley Elementary
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.1%

White:

28.3%

Asian:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2013 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

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 school54%

District avg48%

California avg41%

523^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	77.9	523 of 2761	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	629 of 2783	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	630 of 2781	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	448 of 2740	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	652 of 2715	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	524 of 2480	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.4	506 of 2508	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	452 of 2497	81.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	504 of 2477	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	695 of 2379	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	64.3	721 of 2259	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	725 of 2236	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	788 of 2179	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.2	1101 of 2063	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	826 of 2005	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.9	908 of 1999	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.8	840 of 1804	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.8	841 of 1777	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.2	1053 of 1769	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	119 of 609	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	106 of 627	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	85 of 613	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	44 of 637	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	91 of 643	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	148 of 600	75.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	207 of 739	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	295 of 743	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	368 of 715	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.0	295 of 733	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	321 of 745	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	271 of 700	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	565 of 1531	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	704 of 1491	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	831 of 1369	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	580 of 1478	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	359 of 1521	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	630 of 1540	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	475 of 1442	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	807 of 1364	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	488 of 2533	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	608 of 2551	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	575 of 2531	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	370 of 2509	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	524 of 2380	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	390 of 2262	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	427 of 2395	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	526 of 2388	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	489 of 2374	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	201 of 2359	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	451 of 2213	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	372 of 2072	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	328 of 2542	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	521 of 2579	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	446 of 2531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	254 of 2458	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	844 of 2369	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	774 of 2230	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	508 of 2534	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	577 of 2552	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	602 of 2538	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	493 of 2527	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	717 of 2407	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	652 of 2273	71.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	345 of 726	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	410 of 701	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	338 of 677	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	378 of 665	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	328 of 554	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	281 of 462	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	383 of 1566	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	632 of 1552	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	730 of 1531	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	503 of 1520	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	534 of 1537	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	544 of 1543	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	416 of 1555	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	640 of 1602	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	467 of 1496	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

African American (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

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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 (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	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
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	$14,909	$706	$14,203
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	$16,186	$563	$15,623
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	$15,051	$581	$14,470
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	$18,207	$1,347	$16,860
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	$19,669	$1,493	$18,176
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	$18,857	$1,429	$17,428
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	$19,322	$1,205	$18,117
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	$16,148	$764	$15,384
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1705	768	34	22.2	95.8%	15 (2.0%)	7 (0.9%)	731 (95.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12.7	2527^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.5%		11.7	2604^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.4%	77																	15.0	15.0	18.5	21.2	22.7	20.9	8.8	9.4	9.6	9.3	$18,171	$1,462	$16,709
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	$17,268	$1,512	$15,756

Frequently Asked Questions about El Cerrito Middle

What district is El Cerrito Middle in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What is the racial makeup of El Cerrito Middle?

Students at El Cerrito Middle are 41% Hispanic, 28% White, 17% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is El Cerrito Middle a good school?

El Cerrito Middle ranks 523^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of El Cerrito Middle attend?

Students who attend El Cerrito Middle usually go on to attend Centennial High

How many students attend El Cerrito Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,218 students attended El Cerrito Middle.

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