Coronita Elementary

Set in Corona, California, Coronita Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, overseen by Corona-Norco Unified. It serves 400 students across grades K through 6.

Within Corona-Norco Unified, which oversees 51 schools and 49,370 students, Coronita Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Coronita Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 8% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Coronita Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Coronita Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coronita Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.4%, the actual is 25.0%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Riverside County) records that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Coronita Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Cesar Chavez Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Coronita Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coronita Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 30%: 571 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 86% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Coronita Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.