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Academy of Innovation

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Academy of Innovation ranks 1641 st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 72% of California alternative schools

Summary

Academy of Innovation is a K-12 alternative school serving 556 students within the Corona-Norco Unified district, notable for its exceptional student attendance and strong graduation rates despite serving a population with significant economic need.

The school's most remarkable achievement is its perfect record of 0% chronic absenteeism for five straight years, a stark contrast to both the district average and nearby alternative schools like Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students (75.4% absenteeism) and Canyon Hills (55.2%). It also graduates over 90% of its students, a rate comparable to the district and higher than many peers such as the Riverside County Juvenile Court school. However, academic proficiency in core subjects like math and science, while often near state averages, generally trails behind the Corona-Norco Unified district averages, indicating an area for growth.

When compared to other local alternatives, Academy of Innovation represents a middle ground, achieving better graduation and attendance than some specialized schools while having lower test scores than more selective models like Orange County Classical Academy. It operates with moderate per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio, effectively using its resources to support student retention and engagement through to graduation, which is a key strength of its educational model.

556

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,236

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3211 South Main St.
Corona, CA 92882-6313

(951) 739-6809

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

White:

29.5%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2024 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,641^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 12 pts since 2023

From top 40% (2023) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,372^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 16 pts since 2022

From top 34% (2022) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,059^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2022

From top 43% (2022) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1641 of 5857	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	2201 of 5869	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2341 of 5859	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	2119 of 5612	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2569 of 5609	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	57.8	1782 of 5087	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	339 of 5460	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	40.9	3076 of 5517	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	1660 of 5363	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	2049 of 5638	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1372 of 2761	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	1119 of 2783	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1456 of 2781	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	935 of 2740	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	471 of 733	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.4	264 of 1531	82.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	273 of 1540	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	1005 of 2533	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	1101 of 2551	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	1334 of 2531	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	954 of 2509	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1785 of 2395	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.6	645 of 2388	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	1030 of 2374	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	583 of 2359	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	898 of 2542	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	756 of 2579	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.4	1244 of 2531	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	647 of 2458	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1629 of 2534	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	953 of 2552	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	1377 of 2538	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	805 of 2527	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1181 of 1520	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	770 of 1537	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.2	1207 of 1543	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	950 of 1555	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1059 of 2162	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	1292 of 2159	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1266 of 2170	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	904 of 2123	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	53.4	201 of 521	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	213 of 522	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	394 of 581	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	245 of 1161	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	551 of 1044	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1017 of 1906	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1333 of 1915	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1295 of 1915	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	923 of 1858	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	691 of 1900	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	1286 of 1902	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	989 of 1917	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	637 of 1861	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1024 of 2013	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1192 of 2026	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1171 of 2030	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	714 of 1943	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	911 of 1942	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	1031 of 1948	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1102 of 1963	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	785 of 1916	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	359 of 1252	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	433 of 1197	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	900 of 1155	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	928 of 1173	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1049 of 1193	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	977 of 1204	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)64th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)62nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)82nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2022)36th percentile-30 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-28 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)61st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)47th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)32nd percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science25%-8 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 739-6809	556	36	15.5	68.5%	164 (29.5%)	42 (7.6%)	269 (48.4%)	47 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.0%)								(n/a)	35.7	23.6		25.6	11.8	24.7			69.2	60.0	35.9	34.6	45.9	45.7			30.8	50.0	34.0	31.5	27.3	32.0							$17,236	$632	$16,604
Corona-Norco Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	0	3	23.6		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																													$4,351	$111	$4,240
Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	1,261	36	35.4	56.1%	639 (50.7%)	213 (16.9%)	162 (12.8%)	147 (11.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.1%)								(n/a)	33.6	21.1		19.2	26.7	25.5	38.7	32.2	42.2	35.6	42.0	27.0	41.3	36.3	43.7	29.6	37.1	25.4	29.9	23.2	28.3	30.9	16.1	65.7	68.6	96.4	64.2	66.4	$15,787	$999	$14,788
Pivot Charter School Riverside	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 North Main St.	Corona	92878	Riverside County	Pivot Charter School Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 280-0229	170	9	19.5	62.9%	74 (43.5%)	5 (2.9%)	70 (41.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	11 (6.5%)								(n/a)		25.0		12.0		15.4					0.0	37.5	52.0	32.9					9.1	18.8	8.0	9.2							$12,898	$683	$12,215
Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	K-12	1250 West Parkridge Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4646	61	9	6.7	55.7%	15 (24.6%)	4 (6.6%)	27 (44.3%)	10 (16.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)																													$93,675	$26,098	$67,577
Gateway	Public, Alternative	K-12	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-5159	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Canyon Hills	Public, Alternative	K-12	260 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6171	109	7	16.1	37.6%	28 (25.7%)	1 (0.9%)	65 (59.6%)	13 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)																													$25,554	$2,577	$22,977
Summit View Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	62	2	26.1	77.4%	19 (30.6%)	3 (4.8%)	35 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)						16.7								40.0								10.0							$34,157	$2,047	$32,110
California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	350	66	5.3	42.0%	92 (26.3%)	12 (3.4%)	222 (63.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	6.3			2.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	4.8	5.0	15.8	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.0	0.0	5.3	3.1
Orange County Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange County Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 223-9420	740	34	21.7	17.8%	276 (37.3%)	7 (0.9%)	132 (17.8%)	291 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)								(n/a)	50.8	42.6				46.8	66.1	87.3	57.1	68.3	76.3	68.3		70.6	81.4	81.0	57.1	57.1	64.4	57.4		66.3							$13,778	$537	$13,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy of Innovation

What is the racial makeup of Academy of Innovation?

Students at Academy of Innovation are 48% Hispanic, 29% White, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Academy of Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Academy of Innovation.

What district is Academy of Innovation in?

Corona-Norco Unified

Is Academy of Innovation a good school?

Academy of Innovation ranks 1641^st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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