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Alumni: what's one memory from Garretson Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
859
Elementary
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED·NCES 060985001053
Garretson Elementary
1650 Garretson Ave., Corona, CA 92879 · (951) 736-3345 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
655 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.4pp since 2014
Math
36.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 28.3% | 21.8% | 26.8% |
| Math | 16.6% | 19.5% | 27.7% | 36.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 36.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 37.8% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 35.2% |
| 2018-19 | 55.6% | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.4% | 37.3% |
| 2016-17 | 47.8% | 38.4% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garretson Elementary
Garretson Elementary's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garretson Elementary this school | 859 | 76.3% | 43.1% |
| Sequoia Elementary Manteca | 814 | 77.5% | 18.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Madera | 816 | 79.3% | 32.1% |
| George Washington Elementary Norco | 861 | 77.9% | 34.1% |
| Edison Elementary Ontario | 736 | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| Louise Foussat Elementary Oceanside | 755 | 76.4% | 24.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garretson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,223 of 5,151 | #87 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,627 of 5,172 ▼ 196 | #97 of 283 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,924 of 5,172 ▲ 118 | #74 of 283 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,431 of 5,116 | #151 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #236 of 5,915 | #33 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,124 of 5,352 | #232 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #3,574 of 5,354 | #173 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #2,522 of 5,625 | #186 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,941 of 3,837 | #94 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
859
-168 (-16%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 26.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 859 | 35 | 24.5:1 | 76% (655) |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 37 | 25.0:1 | 80% (738) |
| 2022-23 | 1,056 | 42 | 25.1:1 | 80% (841) |
| 2020-21 | 1,027 | 39 | 26.3:1 | 59% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 40 | 25.5:1 | 64% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 1,066 | 43 | 24.8:1 | 62% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 1,082 | N/A | N/A | 68% (738) |
| 2000-01 | 1,058 | 52 | 20.4:1 | 68% (723) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 33 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garretson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,019 to 859); teachers down 12% (40 to 35).
About Garretson Elementary
Garretson Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in Corona, California. The school had 859 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Corona-Norco Unified is the local district for Garretson Elementary. It runs 51 schools with 49,370 students.
Garretson Elementary is 78% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 12% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.5:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 76% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Garretson Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Garretson Elementary is 8.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.1%. Predicted: 34.9%.
Riverside County has these Census figures: the median household income is $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside County is home to 543 public schools and about 424,872 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Garretson Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Garretson Elementary comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Garretson Elementary's enrollment declined from 1,027 in 2020-21 to 859 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 26.3:1 to 24.5:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Garretson Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
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Other Garretson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garretson Elementary. Garretson Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Garretson Elementary - 02Garretson, SD · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco0.4 mi · 133
- Corona Fundamental Intermediate0.5 mi · 754
- Lincoln Fundamental Elementary0.5 mi · 754
- Lee V. Pollard High0.8 mi · 413
- John Stallings Elementary0.8 mi · 627
- Vicentia Elementary0.9 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Garretson ElementaryHow large is Garretson Elementary?
Garretson Elementary enrolls approximately 859 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Garretson Elementary serve?
Garretson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Garretson Elementary?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Garretson Elementary.
How diverse is Garretson Elementary?
Garretson Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Garretson Elementary?
Garretson Elementary is overseen by Corona-Norco Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.