Academy of Innovation: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.
Academy of Innovation posts 50% meeting the standard, and 7.7% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40 | 8% | 50% | — | 9.6% | 1.1% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Academy of Innovation scores 40 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 43rd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “50% proficient” and call it done. Academy of Innovation deserves a closer read. The school sits in Corona, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 9.6% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 43rd percentile since 2023.
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | 62% | 74% | — |
| Grade 4 | — | 52% | 31% | — |
| Grade 5 | — | 44% | 70% | 69% |
| Grade 6 | 50% | 44% | 30% | 60% |
| Grade 7 | 52% | 47% | 44% | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 50% | 29% | 40% | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 43% | 39% | 41% | 46% |
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | 57% | 37% | — |
| Grade 4 | — | 41% | 23% | — |
| Grade 5 | — | 21% | 60% | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 35% | 32% | 26% | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 29% | 35% | 44% | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 33% | 17% | 34% | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 15% | 17% | 18% | 27% |
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Academy of Innovation in Corona, 41.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 51.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Academy of Innovation trails its district average for low-income students by 10.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 20.8 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 178 students tested.
7 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
Academy of Innovation serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here, with no school-to-school transitions.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$512 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
On the state's science test (CAST), 25% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 62
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 57
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
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Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 8% | 62% | 23% | 8% | 69% | +21 |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 60% | +13 |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 6% | 30% | 32% | 32% | 36% | −12 |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 7% | 27% | 22% | 44% | 35% | −12 |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 12% | 34% | 25% | 29% | 46% | −1 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 8% | 23% | 38% | 31% | 31% | −5 |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 15% | 35% | 50% | +15 |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 17% | 17% | 30% | 36% | 34% | −0 |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 17% | 15% | 24% | 44% | 31% | −1 |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 11% | 17% | 22% | 51% | 27% | +4 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 219 | 5% | 20% | 66% | 10% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 178 | 41.0% | −10 | +3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 128 | 39.8% | −9 | +1 |
| White | 62 | 41.9% | −23 | −20 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Innovation ← | — | 40 | 7.7% | 50.0% | — | 1.1% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary | 0.7 mi | 68 | 34.0% | 66.2% | +5.7 | 1.9% |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary | 1.2 mi | 63 | 42.6% | 71.5% | +2.3 | 0.7% |
| Lincoln Fundamental Elementary | 2.3 mi | 56 | 31.4% | 58.9% | +6.4 | 1.6% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 | 46 | #3076 | 17.4% | 46.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | -27.0pp |
| 2024 | 52 | 72 | #1584 | 22.9% | 49.1% | 4.4% | 0.8% | +9.7pp |
| 2025 | 40 | 43 | #3291 | 7.7% | 50.0% | 9.6% | 1.1% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Male | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| All Students | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Asian | — | 0.0% | — |
| Black/African American | — | 0.0% | — |
| Filipino | — | 0.0% | — |
| Two or More Races | — | 0.0% | — |
| Students with Disabilities | — | 0.0% | — |
| English Learners | — | 0.0% | — |
| Homeless | — | 0.0% | — |
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