How does El Cerrito Middle compare to other middle schools in Corona?

El Cerrito Middle has a Scope Score of 64.9/100, ranked #502 among California middle schools. 35% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,359 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at El Cerrito Middle?

34.6% of students at El Cerrito Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 64.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is El Cerrito Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, El Cerrito Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 31.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at El Cerrito Middle?

10.6% of students at El Cerrito Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

El Cerrito Middle

Middle School

Corona-Norco Unified CoronaRiverside County92881

📍 7610 El Cerrito Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,181 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

62%

Teachers

44 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 75 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic43.0%

White28.9%

Asian12.4%

Black7.8%

Other8.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for El Cerrito Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	34.6%
Met Standard	29.8%
Below Standard	35.6%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 34.6%

17.3pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 64.4%

24.9pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 10.6%

8.7pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 64.4%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -31.4pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.0%

3.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for El Cerrito Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 11.9 points above the Corona-Norco Unified district average of 22.7%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 31.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 28.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

34.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

64.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-31.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,359

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	72	55.6%	38.9%	5.6%	0.0%	94.4%
7th	556	26.1%	36.7%	20.1%	17.1%	62.8%
8th	547	28.1%	35.8%	18.1%	17.9%	64.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	72	47.2%	29.2%	15.3%	8.3%	76.4%
7th	562	22.8%	22.1%	25.8%	29.4%	44.8%
8th	550	28.0%	16.0%	22.6%	33.5%	44.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Temescal Valley Elementary

79.2# in state

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64.6# in state

Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Eleme…

61.8# in state

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33.6# in state

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Middle

El Cerrito Middle

64.9# in state

This school

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High School

Centennial High

77.8# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.