Is Home Gardens Academy a good school?

Home Gardens Academy ranks 3972 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Home Gardens Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 969 students attended Home Gardens Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Home Gardens Academy?

Students at Home Gardens Academy are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Home Gardens Academy attend?

Students who attend Home Gardens Academy usually go on to attend: High : Santiago High

Home Gardens Academy

Summary:

Home Gardens Academy is a public elementary school serving 978 students in grades K-8 in Corona, California, which is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and a high percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Home Gardens Academy has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.2% in 2018-2019 to 32.2% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district average. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 36.29% of Home Gardens Academy students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 55.38% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 23.52% of Home Gardens Academy students were proficient or better, compared to 40.54% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Home Gardens Academy has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 88.04% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the surrounding Corona-Norco Unified schools.

The school's declining performance over time is concerning, as its statewide ranking has steadily dropped from 2,607 out of 5,614 California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 3,972 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, with its rating dropping from 3 to 2 stars. However, Home Gardens Academy's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance, suggesting that the school may be providing targeted support and interventions for these subgroups. When compared to other nearby schools, such as Lincoln Fundamental Elementary and Lake Hills Elementary, Home Gardens Academy generally underperforms, indicating that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from and emulate successful practices at these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public K-8

13550 Tolton Ave.
Corona, CA 92879-2059

(951) 736-3219

District: Corona-Norco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3972^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,616

Students who attend Home Gardens Academy usually attend:

High:

Santiago High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 969

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

White:

3.1%

African American:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Home Gardens Academy ranks worse than 67.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 28^th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.42. (See more...)

Compare Details Home Gardens Academy ranks worse than 53.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.48. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.9%), White (3.1%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Home Gardens Academy is 22.4, which is the 8^th best among 32 elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Home Gardens Academy employs 43.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Home Gardens Academy is $6,616. 22 elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Home Gardens Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Home Gardens Academy 3972^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Home Gardens Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Home Gardens Academy 1479^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Home Gardens Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Corona-Norco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Corona-Norco Unified 579^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Home Gardens Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.58	3659^th	4809	23.9%
2005	23.43	3734^th	4822	22.6%
2006	19.08	4063^rd	4818	15.7%
2007	20.18	4284^th	5113	16.2%
2008	24.71	3992^nd	5113	21.9%
2009	22.81	4231^st	5193	18.5%
2010	24.49	4262^nd	5314	19.8%
2011	31.39	3885^th	5377	27.7%
2012	31.30	3847^th	5390	28.6%
2013	28.70	4148^th	5530	25.0%
2015	37.37	3173^rd	5611	43.5%
2016	47.98	2607^th	5614	53.6%
2017	48.99	2608^th	5692	54.2%
2018	40.99	3087^th	5662	45.5%
2019	41.14	3123^rd	5789	46.1%
2022	36.59	3331^st	5883	43.4%
2023	35.40	3469^th	5874	40.9%
2024	29.42	3972^nd	5862	32.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.44	740^th	3246	77.2%
2019	53.06	1087^th	3275	66.8%
2022	46.17	1410^th	3311	57.4%
2023	44.64	1510^th	3250	53.5%
2024	46.76	1370^th	3160	56.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.32	1204^th	2420	50.2%
2024	52.26	909^th	2634	65.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.77	2374^th	5084	53.3%
2019	48.48	2509^th	5173	51.5%
2022	40.90	2928^th	5264	44.4%
2023	43.23	2828^th	5374	47.4%
2024	32.84	3712^th	5511	32.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.11	2653^rd	5413	51.0%
2019	44.72	2822^nd	5492	48.6%
2022	38.81	3063^rd	5635	45.6%
2023	43.62	2773^rd	5617	50.6%
2024	30.83	3719^th	5605	33.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.63	784^th	2128	63.2%
2019	61.67	689^th	2585	73.3%
2022	30.93	1452^nd	2227	34.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.18	3456^th	5431	36.4%
2019	37.27	3240^th	5510	41.2%
2022	34.76	3395^th	5663	40.0%
2023	28.58	3911^th	5650	30.8%
2024	28.69	3938^th	5636	30.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.96	2041^st	4830	57.7%
2019	52.28	2135^th	4963	57.0%
2022	48.25	2316^th	5084	54.4%
2023	47.64	2382^nd	5098	53.3%
2024	39.27	3019^th	5102	40.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	29.19	1735^th	2379	27.1%
2015	33.11	1527^th	2477	38.4%
2016	38.43	1411^th	2497	43.5%
2017	40.52	1386^th	2508	44.7%
2018	44.34	1246^th	2480	49.8%
2019	54.15	1048^th	2715	61.4%
2022	41.19	1431^st	2740	47.8%
2023	44.86	1316^th	2802	53.0%
2024	39.48	1479^th	2777	46.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.61	254^th	1364	81.4%
2019	70.44	204^th	1442	85.9%
2022	51.27	442^nd	1540	71.3%
2023	50.13	453^rd	1529	70.4%
2024	49.19	460^th	1477	68.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	31.56	1042^nd	1550	32.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.38	718^th	2230	67.8%
2019	70.77	473^rd	2369	80.0%
2022	48.38	1072^nd	2458	56.4%
2023	48.82	1065^th	2549	58.2%
2024	38.66	1430^th	2575	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.66	1304^th	2262	42.4%
2019	47.78	1115^th	2380	53.2%
2022	50.49	1062^nd	2509	57.7%
2023	48.68	1082^nd	2547	57.5%
2024	47.27	1135^th	2546	55.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.86	495^th	1369	63.8%
2019	85.79	126^th	1491	91.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.14	1070^th	2273	52.9%
2019	57.74	857^th	2407	64.4%
2022	30.19	1642^nd	2527	35.0%
2023	39.94	1352^nd	2558	47.1%
2024	31.41	1631^st	2547	36.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Home Gardens Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.53	693^rd	2072	66.6%
2019	68.27	518^th	2213	76.6%
2022	51.84	943^rd	2359	60.0%
2023	56.52	805^th	2391	66.3%
2024	49.05	1009^th	2383	57.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Home Gardens Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	159	8	3	355	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1989	158	13	12	404	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1990	155	16	16	454	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
1991	142	15	33	486	3	n/a	n/a	0	679
1992	132	15	37	516	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1993	83	11	8	547	0	n/a	n/a	0	649
1994	73	10	9	518	6	n/a	n/a	0	616
1995	72	8	10	540	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
1996	72	8	10	540	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
1997	49	6	8	574	4	n/a	n/a	0	641
1998	36	9	4	563	3	n/a	n/a	0	615
1999	60	11	13	678	5	n/a	n/a	0	767
2000	50	12	8	691	3	n/a	n/a	0	764
2001	40	12	4	733	3	n/a	n/a	0	792
2002	28	11	4	785	2	n/a	n/a	0	830
2003	28	11	4	785	2	n/a	n/a	0	830
2004	23	7	5	764	1	n/a	n/a	0	800
2005	22	2	4	755	1	n/a	n/a	0	784
2006	19	4	2	741	1	n/a	n/a	1	768
2007	21	3	6	714	1	n/a	n/a	13	758
2008	18	2	6	628	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	654
2009	17	1	2	608	1	2	28	0	659
2010	16	1	2	599	1	2	28	0	649
2011	14	1	4	609	1	2	26	0	657
2012	16	3	5	622	1	0	26	0	673
2013	25	4	4	746	4	0	24	0	807
2014	30	7	8	811	5	0	24	0	885
2015	24	5	9	837	6	0	24	0	905
2016	27	5	13	875	6	0	10	0	936
2017	30	10	14	870	6	0	12	0	942
2018	29	13	14	880	6	0	10	0	952
2019	23	14	14	908	6	0	4	0	969
2020	29	15	17	894	7	0	4	0	966
2021	27	19	16	912	8	0	3	0	985
2022	27	13	14	905	5	0	9	0	973
2023	28	11	14	912	6	0	7	0	978
2024	30	11	11	900	6	0	11	0	969

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Home Gardens Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	525	21.0	25.0	n/a
1989	587	24.0	24.4	n/a
1990	642	24.0	26.7	n/a
1991	679	25.0	27.1	n/a
1992	700	25.4	27.5	73
1993	649	22.0	29.5	82.1
1994	616	23.0	26.8	90.6
1995	630	23.0	27.4	90
1996	630	23.0	27.4	90
1997	641	29.0	22.1	94.9
1998	615	31.2	19.7	86.7
1999	767	38.2	20.1	88.8
2000	764	38.3	19.9	95.3
2001	792	41.0	19.3	96.5
2002	830	44.0	18.9	89.2
2003	830	44.0	18.9	89.2
2004	800	42.5	18.8	90.3
2005	784	43.0	18.2	89.5
2006	768	42.0	18.3	90.5
2007	758	41.0	18.5	87.5
2008	654	41.0	16.0	90.1
2009	659	33.0	18.8	87.1
2010	649	30.0	21.6	90.4
2011	657	n/a	n/a	90.9
2012	673	30.0	22.4	n/a
2013	807	35.0	23.0	89
2014	885	34.0	26.0	84.6
2015	905	33.0	27.4	87
2016	936	36.0	26.0	85.6
2017	942	37.5	25.1	82.6
2018	952	38.5	24.7	82.1
2019	969	38.0	25.5	80.2
2020	966	n/a	n/a	77.6
2021	985	49.8	19.7	74
2022	973	41.5	23.4	83.6
2023	978	40.1	24.3	88
2024	969	43.1	22.4	88.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Home Gardens Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	525	21.0	25.0	n/a
1989	587	24.0	24.4	n/a
1990	642	24.0	26.7	n/a
1991	679	25.0	27.1	n/a
1992	700	25.4	27.5	73
1993	649	22.0	29.5	82.1
1994	616	23.0	26.8	90.6
1995	630	23.0	27.4	90
1996	630	23.0	27.4	90
1997	641	29.0	22.1	94.9
1998	615	31.2	19.7	86.7
1999	767	38.2	20.1	88.8
2000	764	38.3	19.9	95.3
2001	792	41.0	19.3	96.5
2002	830	44.0	18.9	89.2
2003	830	44.0	18.9	89.2
2004	800	42.5	18.8	90.3
2005	784	43.0	18.2	89.5
2006	768	42.0	18.3	90.5
2007	758	41.0	18.5	87.5
2008	654	41.0	16.0	90.1
2009	659	33.0	18.8	87.1
2010	649	30.0	21.6	90.4
2011	657	n/a	n/a	90.9
2012	673	30.0	22.4	n/a
2013	807	35.0	23.0	89
2014	885	34.0	26.0	84.6
2015	905	33.0	27.4	87
2016	936	36.0	26.0	85.6
2017	942	37.5	25.1	82.6
2018	952	38.5	24.7	82.1
2019	969	38.0	25.5	80.2
2020	966	n/a	n/a	77.6
2021	985	49.8	19.7	74
2022	973	41.5	23.4	83.6
2023	978	40.1	24.3	88
2024	969	43.1	22.4	88.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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