Harada Elementary

Harada Elementary is a sizable K-5 school in Eastvale, California, run under Corona-Norco Unified. The school caters to 1,056 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 127% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Harada Elementary is one of 51 schools operated by Corona-Norco Unified, a district that educates 49,370 students overall.

On demographics, Harada Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Asian, 10% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Riverside County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Harada Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Harada Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 53.2%, a residual of +12.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Riverside County put the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Harada Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Eastvale Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harada Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Harada Elementary's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,332 (now 1,056). White enrollment moved from 16% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 28.3:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

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