Is Norco Elementary a good school?

Norco Elementary ranks 2225 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norco Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 602 students attended Norco Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Norco Elementary?

Students at Norco Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 41% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Norco Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norco Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Norco Intermediate High : Norco High

Norco Elementary

Summary:

Norco Elementary is a public elementary school serving 597 students in grades K-6 in Norco, CA, which is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. While the school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the district and state averages, its English Language Learner and Special Education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% and top 33% of California elementary schools, respectively.

Norco Elementary's academic performance is particularly low in 5th and 6th grade Mathematics, where only 29.03% and 36.05% of students, respectively, were proficient or better. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.2% in 2018-2019 to 17.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 17.1%. Norco Elementary also has a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, reaching 63.82% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the district average of 72.73%.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Lincoln Fundamental Elementary and Highland Elementary, Norco Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at Lincoln Fundamental Elementary was 60.57%, compared to 49.46% at Norco Elementary. These findings suggest that targeted interventions and support could help improve overall student outcomes at Norco Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

1700 Temescal Ave.
Norco, CA 92860-3038

(951) 736-3348

District: Corona-Norco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2225^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,781

Students who attend Norco Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Norco Intermediate
High:	Norco High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.2

Number of students: 602

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

41.4%

Asian:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Norco Elementary ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^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 56.18. (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 (47.7%), White (41.4%), Asian (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Norco Elementary is 22.2, which is the 6^th best among 32 elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Norco Elementary employs 27 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norco Elementary is $9,781, which is the 2^nd highest among 32 elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Norco Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Norco Elementary 2225^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Norco Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Norco Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	66.02	1440^th	4809	70.1%
2005	60.26	1726^th	4822	64.2%
2006	60.76	1711^th	4818	64.5%
2007	63.99	1640^th	5113	67.9%
2008	72.64	1299^th	5113	74.6%
2009	77.60	1106^th	5193	78.7%
2010	75.41	1208^th	5314	77.3%
2011	75.91	1209^th	5377	77.5%
2012	69.94	1537^th	5390	71.5%
2013	74.23	1362^nd	5530	75.4%
2015	70.02	1499^th	5611	73.3%
2016	74.51	1326^th	5614	76.4%
2017	73.53	1407^th	5692	75.3%
2018	71.46	1498^th	5662	73.5%
2019	72.38	1494^th	5789	74.2%
2022	51.09	2489^th	5883	57.7%
2023	60.78	2022^nd	5874	65.6%
2024	56.18	2225^th	5862	62.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	75.62	433^rd	3246	86.7%
2024	59.42	750^th	3160	76.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.56	1060^th	2420	56.2%
2024	54.11	852^nd	2634	67.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.20	1674^th	5084	67.1%
2019	58.34	1878^th	5173	63.7%
2022	55.55	1944^th	5264	63.1%
2023	63.01	1573^rd	5374	70.7%
2024	59.65	1810^th	5511	67.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.32	1354^th	5413	75.0%
2019	78.15	1160^th	5492	78.9%
2022	42.34	2854^th	5635	49.4%
2023	59.31	1981^st	5617	64.7%
2024	61.07	1906^th	5605	66.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.21	578^th	2128	72.8%
2019	57.12	788^th	2585	69.5%
2022	42.97	988^th	2227	55.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.20	1658^th	5431	69.5%
2019	63.34	1805^th	5510	67.2%
2022	57.09	2090^th	5663	63.1%
2023	60.47	1927^th	5650	65.9%
2024	49.53	2487^th	5636	55.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.25	1372^nd	4830	71.6%
2019	64.33	1439^th	4963	71.0%
2022	43.70	2614^th	5084	48.6%
2023	57.34	1804^th	5098	64.6%
2024	61.68	1587^th	5102	68.9%

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Rank History for White students at Norco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.68	1338^th	2737	51.1%
2019	59.96	1213^th	2834	57.2%
2022	26.67	2107^th	2726	22.7%
2023	40.79	1699^th	2662	36.2%
2024	30.57	1941^st	2647	26.7%

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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 Norco Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	378	6	0	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1989	397	8	2	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	497
1990	384	13	6	112	2	n/a	n/a	0	517
1991	405	16	11	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1992	408	13	17	124	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
1993	412	8	22	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1994	417	9	28	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1995	417	10	18	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1996	417	10	18	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1997	438	7	17	157	3	n/a	n/a	0	622
1998	402	10	18	157	2	n/a	n/a	0	589
1999	422	17	22	172	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
2000	447	13	29	193	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
2001	445	14	27	173	1	n/a	n/a	0	660
2002	446	28	35	263	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
2003	446	28	35	263	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
2004	403	20	35	233	3	n/a	n/a	0	694
2005	348	15	38	258	3	n/a	n/a	2	664
2006	326	11	41	250	3	n/a	n/a	4	635
2007	313	12	52	274	2	n/a	n/a	17	670
2008	288	15	57	258	5	n/a	n/a	0	623
2009	294	17	57	263	2	2	46	0	681
2010	288	15	61	244	1	1	51	0	661
2011	305	21	68	257	0	1	35	0	687
2012	325	24	66	261	2	0	21	0	699
2013	321	21	70	246	1	0	21	0	680
2014	293	14	71	244	2	0	19	0	643
2015	282	10	78	241	1	0	17	0	629
2016	282	9	53	224	1	0	14	0	583
2017	253	14	41	218	0	2	13	0	541
2018	251	19	32	222	2	2	12	0	540
2019	244	25	30	217	3	0	13	0	532
2020	259	18	28	235	2	1	14	0	557
2021	261	21	32	242	2	1	17	0	576
2022	242	10	30	262	0	0	17	0	561
2023	253	9	37	270	0	0	28	0	597
2024	249	8	31	287	1	0	26	0	602

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Norco Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	464	22.0	21.0	n/a
1989	497	23.0	21.6	n/a
1990	517	24.0	21.5	n/a
1991	544	24.0	22.6	n/a
1992	564	24.4	23.1	17.4
1993	555	25.0	22.2	18.6
1994	576	25.0	23.0	24.5
1995	594	24.2	24.5	32.2
1996	594	24.2	24.5	32.2
1997	622	28.8	21.6	35.7
1998	589	29.9	19.7	29.2
1999	634	35.1	18.1	33.4
2000	682	36.8	18.5	28.4
2001	660	35.9	18.4	27.4
2002	772	39.6	19.5	25.8
2003	772	39.6	19.5	25.8
2004	694	37.0	18.8	29.8
2005	664	37.0	17.9	27.6
2006	635	36.0	17.6	27.6
2007	670	38.0	17.6	29.1
2008	623	35.5	17.5	31.9
2009	681	33.0	20.0	33.5
2010	661	31.0	21.3	32.5
2011	687	n/a	n/a	31.9
2012	699	32.0	21.8	n/a
2013	680	28.0	24.2	32.1
2014	643	25.0	25.7	29.9
2015	629	25.0	25.1	33.9
2016	583	24.0	24.2	35.5
2017	541	23.0	23.5	36.4
2018	540	22.0	24.5	41.9
2019	532	23.0	23.1	38.7
2020	557	n/a	n/a	39.5
2021	576	25.0	23.0	39.1
2022	561	25.0	22.4	56.9
2023	597	26.0	22.9	63.8
2024	602	27.0	22.2	61.8

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 Norco Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	464	22.0	21.0	n/a
1989	497	23.0	21.6	n/a
1990	517	24.0	21.5	n/a
1991	544	24.0	22.6	n/a
1992	564	24.4	23.1	17.4
1993	555	25.0	22.2	18.6
1994	576	25.0	23.0	24.5
1995	594	24.2	24.5	32.2
1996	594	24.2	24.5	32.2
1997	622	28.8	21.6	35.7
1998	589	29.9	19.7	29.2
1999	634	35.1	18.1	33.4
2000	682	36.8	18.5	28.4
2001	660	35.9	18.4	27.4
2002	772	39.6	19.5	25.8
2003	772	39.6	19.5	25.8
2004	694	37.0	18.8	29.8
2005	664	37.0	17.9	27.6
2006	635	36.0	17.6	27.6
2007	670	38.0	17.6	29.1
2008	623	35.5	17.5	31.9
2009	681	33.0	20.0	33.5
2010	661	31.0	21.3	32.5
2011	687	n/a	n/a	31.9
2012	699	32.0	21.8	n/a
2013	680	28.0	24.2	32.1
2014	643	25.0	25.7	29.9
2015	629	25.0	25.1	33.9
2016	583	24.0	24.2	35.5
2017	541	23.0	23.5	36.4
2018	540	22.0	24.5	41.9
2019	532	23.0	23.1	38.7
2020	557	n/a	n/a	39.5
2021	576	25.0	23.0	39.1
2022	561	25.0	22.4	56.9
2023	597	26.0	22.9	63.8
2024	602	27.0	22.2	61.8

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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