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Alumni: what's one memory from Orange Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED·NCES 060985010581
Orange Elementary
1350 Valencia Rd., Corona, CA 92881 · (951) 736-3455 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
471 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 | 147 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (111).
Student demographics
66%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
55.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.4pp since 2014
Math
37.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.4% | 30.2% | 28.9% | 15.5% |
| Math | 17.4% | 19.6% | 31.5% | 31.5% |
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 | 55.6% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 48.4% |
| 2018-19 | 62.9% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.8% | 47.2% |
| 2016-17 | 61.3% | 48.7% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Orange Elementary
Orange Elementary's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Elementary this school | 746 | 63.1% | 49.3% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Corona | 696 | 63.8% | 50.2% |
| Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary Turlock | 753 | 59.2% | 40.9% |
| Arboga Elementary Olivehurst | 746 | 65.7% | 33.0% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Murrieta | 769 | 59.4% | 50.4% |
| Alta Murrieta Elementary Murrieta | 849 | 60.5% | 58.7% |
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 Orange Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,758 of 5,151 | #59 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,548 of 5,172 ▼ 652 | #95 of 283 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,644 of 5,172 ▼ 440 | #57 of 283 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #207 of 5,116 | #6 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #545 of 5,915 | #83 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,801 of 5,352 | #202 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #1,085 of 5,354 | #42 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #3,325 of 5,625 | #231 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #715 of 1,139 | #40 of 66 |
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
746
+94 (+14%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 746 | 31 | 24.1:1 | 63% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 25 | 24.1:1 | 59% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | 61% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 24 | 27.2:1 | 29% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 29 | 24.3:1 | 30% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 28 | 26.1:1 | 28% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 1,007 | N/A | N/A | 21% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (705 to 746); teachers up 7% (29 to 31).
About Orange Elementary
Orange Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Corona, California. The student body numbers 746 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Enrollment across the 51 schools in Corona-Norco Unified totals 49,370 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Orange Elementary, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 32% White, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Orange Elementary is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 24.1:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 63% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Riverside County average 74%.
A school with Orange Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 42.5%. Orange Elementary scores 49.3%, 6.8 points above that line.
Census estimates describe Riverside County this way: the median household income is $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Orange Elementary, Riverside County has 542 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Santiago High, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.5% proficiency; Orange Elementary posts 49.3%.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 746 students in 2024-25, 94 more than the 652 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 27.2:1 to 24.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Orange Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Corona-Norco Unified
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 4,353 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 3,577 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Corona HighHigh · 2,307 students
- Norco HighHigh · 2,032 students
- Dr. Augustine Ramirez IntermediateMiddle · 1,228 students
Other schools in Corona
- Santiago HighHigh · 3,577 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Corona HighHigh · 2,307 students
- Scale Leadership Academy - EastCombined · 1,261 students
- El Cerrito MiddleMiddle · 1,218 students
- Cesar Chavez AcademyElementary · 1,024 students
Other Orange Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Orange Elementary. Orange Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Orange ElementaryOrange, VA · 621 students
- Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Santiago High0.4 mi · 3,577
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary0.9 mi · 822
- El Cerrito Middle1.3 mi · 1,218
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary1.3 mi · 696
- Citrus Hills Intermediate1.4 mi · 919
- Academy of Innovation1.4 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Orange ElementaryHow large is Orange Elementary?
Orange Elementary enrolls approximately 746 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Orange Elementary serve?
Orange Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Orange Elementary have?
Orange Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
How diverse is Orange Elementary?
Orange Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Orange Elementary in?
Orange Elementary is part of Corona-Norco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.