Middle Schools in Corona-Norco Unified

The Corona-Norco Unified School District in California is home to 8 middle schools serving grades 6-8. The district as a whole is ranked 579 out of 1,568 school districts in the state and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. While the district generally performs above the state average, there is a significant disparity in the academic performance of individual schools within the district.

The top-performing middle schools in the district are Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, River Heights Intermediate, and El Cerrito Middle. These schools are ranked among the top 25% of middle schools in California and are rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. In contrast, schools like Auburndale Intermediate and Letha Raney Intermediate struggle, with lower standardized test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors, such as free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of students from low-income families tend to have lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism. Identifying and replicating the best practices of the high-performing schools could help improve the outcomes of the lower-performing schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District.