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John F. Kennedy High

Public Grades 9-12

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 694 students in Norco, California, within the Corona-Norco Unified district, and it stands out as one of the top-performing schools in the entire state.

Academically, the school is exceptional, ranking in the 97th percentile of all California high schools. Its students achieve a remarkable 95% proficiency in English and 77% in Science, far exceeding both district and state averages. While math scores are relatively lower at 54% proficiency, this still outperforms the region. What makes this success particularly noteworthy is that the school achieves these elite results while serving a student population where a significant portion face economic disadvantages, defying common trends and highlighting the effectiveness of its programs for all students.

Compared to nearby schools like Eleanor Roosevelt High, Centennial High, and Norco High, Kennedy High demonstrates superior outcomes in nearly every measure, including a perfect or near-perfect graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and very low chronic absenteeism. It accomplishes this with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than many alternative schools in the area that have poorer results, proving that its success is built on effective teaching and strong support systems rather than just funding.

694

Students ?

29.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,444

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 Third St.
Norco, CA 92860-2643

(951) 738-2200

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.4%

White:

22.8%

Asian:

22.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg48%

California avg41%

57^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	96.9	57 of 2162	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	54 of 2159	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	50 of 2170	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	33 of 2123	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	152 of 2133	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	203 of 2017	89.9%	★★★★☆
2017	95.3	69 of 2021	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	132 of 2039	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	231 of 1994	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	321 of 2426	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	364 of 2354	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	62.3	463 of 2367	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	52.7	681 of 2281	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	377 of 2238	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	53.6	593 of 2117	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	44.4	767 of 2063	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	5 of 517	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	15 of 592	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	66 of 585	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	112 of 573	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	61 of 591	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	4 of 581	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	201 of 582	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	278 of 581	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	85 of 1906	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	65 of 1915	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	40 of 1915	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	68 of 1858	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	225 of 1833	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	238 of 1760	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	24 of 1900	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	46 of 1902	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	33 of 1917	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	27 of 1861	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	50 of 1814	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	112 of 1742	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	27 of 2013	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	41 of 2026	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	30 of 2030	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	15 of 1943	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	109 of 1937	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	107 of 1862	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	28 of 1942	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	61 of 1948	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	57 of 1963	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	19 of 1916	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	101 of 1880	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	161 of 1834	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	73 of 1155	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	42 of 1173	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	30 of 1193	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	22 of 1204	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	212 of 1222	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	152 of 1173	87.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy95%+46 vs state

Science77%+44 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$22,738	$1,414	$21,324
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy High

How many students attend John F. Kennedy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended John F. Kennedy High.

What district is John F. Kennedy High in?

Corona-Norco Unified

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy High?

Students at John F. Kennedy High are 44% Hispanic, 23% White, 23% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is John F. Kennedy High a good school?

Yes! John F. Kennedy High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 57^th of 2162 California high schools.

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