John Adams Elementary

John Adams Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Corona, California, part of Corona-Norco Unified. The school teaches 539 students in grades K through 6.

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

In terms of who attends, John Adams Elementary records that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 11% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, John Adams Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting John Adams Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, John Adams Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 33.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Riverside County shows median household earnings sit near $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. John Adams Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Benjamin Franklin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Adams Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Adams Elementary has shrank 22%, going from 689 students in 2018 to 539 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

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