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Schools in Home Gardens · Alvord Unified School District, Corona-Norco Unified School District

Home Gardens’s public schools outscore 70% of California districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Home Gardens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#246of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 4 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▲ 1 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 9 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 14% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Corona-Norco Unified
Students per teacher
23.5
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
22,176 students on the public path
In brief

Home Gardens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 586 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Home Gardens’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 34% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Alvord Unified spends $20,674 per student and Corona-Norco Unified $18,317, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Home Gardens’s grade

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 70% of California school districts, #246 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (586)Better than 79%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 35,892 test results and a graduating class of 4,438 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Home Gardens’s students in the tested grades sat them (35,885 in math, 35,901 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Home Gardens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Home Gardens AcademyCorona-Norco Unified School DistrictNo scores
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Home Gardens runs its own schools through grade 12 (Alvord Unified School District). From grade K, students attend the Corona-Norco Unified School District, shared with Corona, Eastvale and Norco. Its high school is in Eastvale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Home Gardens

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alvord Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 23 schools · 16,432 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 22.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,674CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 51 schools · 49,370 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 24.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,317CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Alvord Unified School District37%
State average 46.7% · 9185 students tested
Math · K–12, Alvord Unified School District21%
State average 33.1% · 9212 students tested
Reading · K–12, Corona-Norco Unified School District55%
State average 46.7% · 26716 students tested
Math · K–12, Corona-Norco Unified School District38%
State average 33.1% · 26673 students tested

Home Gardens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Home Gardens’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Home GardensB+Alvord Unified K–12 · Corona-Norco Unified K–12
CoronaB+Corona-Norco Unified
RiversideBRiverside Unified K–12 · Alvord Unified K–12

Every school in Home Gardens

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Home Gardensby address
Home Gardens Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Corona
961 students22:1Rate it →
Ysmael Villegas Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverside
1,136 students24:1Rate it →
Also serving Home Gardensin other towns
Eleanor Roosevelt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Eastvale
4,353 students26:1Rate it →
Santiago High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corona
3,577 students25:1Rate it →
Centennial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corona
2,712 students24:1Rate it →
Corona High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corona
2,307 students24:1Rate it →
Norco High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norco
2,032 students23:1Rate it →
Norte Vista High
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverside
1,804 students21:1Rate it →
Hillcrest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverside
1,780 students24:1Rate it →
La Sierra High
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverside
1,514 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Home Gardens’s schools

Are Home Gardens’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Home Gardens children attend outscore 70% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #246 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Home Gardens in?

Two districts: Alvord Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Corona-Norco Unified School District runs grades K–12, shared with Corona, Eastvale and Norco.

Where do Home Gardens kids go to high school?

One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Eleanor Roosevelt High, Santiago High, Centennial High, Corona High, Norco High, Norte Vista High, Hillcrest High and La Sierra High.

What is Home Gardens’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Corona-Norco Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Home Gardens spend per student?

$20,674 in Alvord Unified School District and $18,317 in Corona-Norco Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.