Elementary Schools in Corona-Norco Unified

The Corona-Norco Unified school district in California is home to 33 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The schools are located in the cities of Corona, Norco, and Riverside, providing educational opportunities to a diverse community. The analysis of this data set reveals several standout schools, key metrics, and interesting findings about the performance and characteristics of these elementary institutions.

Among the top-performing schools in the district are Temescal Valley Elementary, Susan B. Anthony Elementary, and Philistine Rondo School of Discovery. These schools consistently outperform district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with Temescal Valley Elementary ranking 638th out of 5,862 California elementary schools. In contrast, schools such as Parkridge Elementary, Coronita Elementary, and Riverview Elementary struggle to meet state and district standards, with significantly lower proficiency rates.

The data also reveals a correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, and its academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students tend to have lower proficiency rates. Additionally, chronic absenteeism rates vary widely across the district, with some schools, such as Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, maintaining low rates, while others, like Parkridge Elementary and John Stallings Elementary, struggle with higher chronic absenteeism, which is linked to lower academic performance.