Home Gardens Academy

Home Gardens Academy, a big elementary school in Corona, California, part of Corona-Norco Unified, teaches 961 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Home Gardens Academy sits 107% larger than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Home Gardens Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Home Gardens Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.9%.

Across the wider county, Riverside County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Home Gardens Academy is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is Ysmael Villegas Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Home Gardens Academy at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Home Gardens Academy has remained close to its prior level, going from 952 students in 2018 to 961 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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