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Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary

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Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary ranks 2997 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary is a K-6 school serving about 960 students in Jurupa Valley, part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, where academic performance has been on a concerning downward trend over the past decade.

Academically, the school's test scores are below both the district and state averages in English, math, and science, with math being a particular area of struggle. While the school has made good progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic, these improvements have not yet led to better test scores. It's notable that the school spends more per student than some higher-performing schools in the same district, like Clara Barton Elementary and Harada Elementary, which consistently outperform state averages.

The school's results vary widely for different student groups, showing strength with some and significant challenges with others. Compared to other schools in the Corona-Norco Unified district, such as Eastvale Elementary, Louis VanderMolen lags behind, though it generally performs better than schools in the neighboring Jurupa Unified district. This suggests that district-level support and policies play a significant role in school performance.

959

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,406

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6744 Carnelian St.
Jurupa Valley, CA 91752-4005

(951) 739-7120

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Students who attend Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	River Heights Intermediate
High:	Eleanor Roosevelt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

Asian:

16.7%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 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 school37%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,997^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	43.1	2997 of 5857	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	2729 of 5869	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2621 of 5859	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	2181 of 5883	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	2000 of 5789	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	2173 of 5662	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	2408 of 5692	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	2224 of 5614	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	1865 of 5611	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	2499 of 5530	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.3	3373 of 5390	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	2647 of 5377	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.5	2769 of 5314	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	183 of 569	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	154 of 593	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	109 of 661	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	25 of 663	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	100 of 747	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	128 of 700	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1004 of 1203	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	856 of 1205	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	867 of 1190	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	818 of 1154	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	730 of 1149	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	655 of 1071	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	421 of 2227	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	549 of 2585	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	879 of 2128	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	1822 of 3162	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	1101 of 3245	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	1247 of 3311	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	1026 of 3275	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	741 of 3246	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2939 of 5597	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2651 of 5612	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2537 of 5609	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	2071 of 5635	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	2028 of 5492	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	2093 of 5413	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2693 of 5107	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2808 of 5107	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2790 of 5087	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	1865 of 5084	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1601 of 4963	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	1774 of 4830	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	2627 of 5460	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2537 of 5517	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2413 of 5363	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1666 of 5264	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2424 of 5173	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2508 of 5084	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2925 of 5628	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	2626 of 5643	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	2557 of 5638	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	2146 of 5663	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	1893 of 5510	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	2206 of 5431	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1240 of 2847	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	1303 of 2635	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	878 of 2420	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1488 of 2598	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	1119 of 2651	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	1326 of 2661	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	1001 of 2726	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1226 of 2834	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1285 of 2737	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	6744 Carnelian St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-7120	959	39	24.5	74.9%	114 (11.9%)	79 (8.2%)	580 (60.5%)	160 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	43.1	2997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		47	2729^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	268	23.0		23.0	46.4	47.9	41.8	48.5			46.1	28.4	45.1	26.7	27.9			31.7	95.7	97.9		97.1	96.4	97.1	$19,406	$18,168	$1,238
Riverview Elementary	Public	K-6	4600 Pedley Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3245	327	18	18.1	84.1%	116 (35.5%)	9 (2.8%)	183 (56.0%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	35.1	3565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		20.3	4843^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	1278	26.1		26.1	30.0	52.4	50.0	25.5			39.1	37.5	28.6	28.3	17.3			27.2	96.2					96.2	$44,716	$39,002	$5,714
Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	12884 Oakdale St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-6820	1,056	44	24.0	65.6%	103 (9.8%)	67 (6.3%)	579 (54.8%)	262 (24.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.9%)	71.6	1524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.9	1453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	71	39.9		39.9	49.0	47.8	58.4	72.9			57.9	56.1	50.4	50.3	53.1			52.5	97.4						$18,421	$17,688	$733
Eastvale Elementary	Public	K-6	13031 Orange St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2180	1,066	44	24.2	67.8%	124 (11.6%)	81 (7.6%)	304 (28.5%)	499 (46.8%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	47 (4.4%)	83.6	986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		79.5	1173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	187	50.9		50.9	53.0	71.8	64.0	84.6			69.0	56.4	72.4	47.3	74.3			62.6							$18,573	$17,928	$645
Sky Country Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lucretia Ave.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2816	525	22	23.8	72.0%	76 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	419 (79.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	34.6	3613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		33	3684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	71	19.3		19.3	44.1	33.3	32.1	32.8			35.8	43.3	33.3	29.8	23.9			32.7	92.9	95.3		94.1	96.5	95.3	$26,201	$25,168	$1,033
Troth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5565 Troth St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2866	583	27	21.3	91.1%	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	554 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18.9	4929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		23.4	4535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	394	16.9		16.9	9.2	25.3	22.1	31.2			23.0	21.1	24.2	13.0	25.7			21.5	98.2		98.2				$24,955	$23,728	$1,227
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 Alhambra St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3308	573	25	22.9	62.7%	274 (47.8%)	7 (1.2%)	239 (41.7%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	70.4	1587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		65.3	1803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	216	41.4		41.4	57.0	67.9	57.5	61.5			60.3	57.0	42.9	32.2	60.3			48.2	97.1			97.1		97.1	$25,307	$23,862	$1,445
Del Sol Academy	Public	K-8	11626 Forsythia St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 416-1106	1,213	53	23.0	52.3%	129 (10.6%)	81 (6.7%)	770 (63.5%)	173 (14.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.5%)	29	4043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		27	4197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	154	16.1	25.0	21.0	32.1	30.2	17.9	43.9	29.3	36.5	32.4	39.7	27.5	21.4	25.0	21.7	21.9	26.6	94.8				98.3		$21,248	$20,322	$926
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3560 Corona Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3311	395	19	20.7	80.3%	126 (31.9%)	3 (0.8%)	242 (61.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	53	2434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		42.2	3055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	621	30.4		30.4	36.2	42.1	55.4	60.3			49.1	29.8	43.9	33.9	46.6			39.0	95.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$30,027	$27,446	$2,581
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	13830 Whispering Hills Dr.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7305	970	37	26.2	67.9%	138 (14.2%)	61 (6.3%)	343 (35.4%)	362 (37.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	80.5	1139^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		79.4	1179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	40	45.2		45.2	65.8	57.0	72.6	66.9			65.9	65.5	58.7	50.0	50.0			55.5	97.2	97.2	98.2		97.2		$20,723	$20,272	$451

Frequently Asked Questions about Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary?

Students at Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 12% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary a good school?

Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary ranks 2997^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary attend?

Students who attend Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Heights Intermediate
High : Eleanor Roosevelt High

What district is Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary in?

Corona-Norco Unified

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