Norco · Riverside County

Schools in Norco

Norco’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 44th to the 72nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 5 schools

from 44th to 72nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Highland Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Norco Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
  • George Washington Elementary: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • Riverview Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Sierra Vista Elementary: 44th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
4Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 49th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Norco Intermediate: 49th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 2 schools

from 53rd to 96th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • John F. Kennedy Middle College High: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Norco High: 53rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Norco

9 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Norco score highest?

Highland Elementary is highest, at the 72nd percentile.

That’s higher than 72 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Norco

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Norco elementary school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Norco stand?

Norco Intermediate is at the 49th percentile.

That’s higher than 49 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Norco.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Which high schools in Norco score highest?

John F. Kennedy Middle College High is highest, at the 96th percentile.

That’s higher than 96 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Norco

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

1 high school not ranked statewide

3 private schools have a Norco address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Norco rank highest?

Elementary: Highland Elementary, 72nd percentile (Solid). Middle: Norco Intermediate, 49th percentile (Developing). High: John F. Kennedy Middle College High, 96th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Norco decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Norco good?

Norco’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 44th to the 72nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Solid and 1 Developing. Norco has one public middle school we score, Norco Intermediate, at the 49th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing. Norco’s 2 public high schools run from the 53rd to the 96th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Norco compare with California?

The average Norco elementary school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Norco address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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