How does Home Gardens Academy compare to other elementary schools in Corona?

Home Gardens Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 41.7/100, placing it at the 44th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,482 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Home Gardens Academy?

11.0% of students at Home Gardens Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Home Gardens Academy improving or declining?

Home Gardens Academy's proficiency rate increases by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Home Gardens Academy?

15.2% of students at Home Gardens Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Home Gardens Academy

Corona-Norco Unified Corona Riverside County 92879

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,482 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

969 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

43 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.9%

White 3.1%

Asian 0.8%

Black 1.1%

Other 2.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Home Gardens Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.0%
Met Standard	19.3%
Below Standard	69.7%

Exceeded

11.0%

Met

19.3%

Below

69.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Home Gardens Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.0% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points below the Corona-Norco Unified district average of 23.3%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.4% exceeded — 9.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

11.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

30.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+5.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,482

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	114	7.9%	17.5%	28.1%	46.5%	25.4%
4th	98	16.3%	15.3%	17.4%	51.0%	31.6%
5th	101	18.8%	19.8%	21.8%	39.6%	38.6%
6th	111	14.4%	30.6%	34.2%	20.7%	45.0%
7th	97	12.4%	25.8%	24.7%	37.1%	38.1%
8th	98	16.3%	36.7%	20.4%	26.5%	53.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	113	4.4%	14.2%	29.2%	52.2%	18.6%
4th	99	6.1%	17.2%	28.3%	48.5%	23.2%
5th	102	6.9%	8.8%	24.5%	59.8%	15.7%
6th	112	11.6%	11.6%	31.3%	45.5%	23.2%
7th	98	8.2%	16.3%	17.4%	58.2%	24.5%
8th	98	9.2%	17.4%	22.4%	51.0%	26.5%