Is Garretson Elementary a good school?

Garretson Elementary ranks 2364 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garretson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 926 students attended Garretson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garretson Elementary?

Students at Garretson Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Garretson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garretson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Auburndale Intermediate High : Centennial High

Garretson Elementary

Summary:

Garretson Elementary is a public elementary school in Corona, California, serving 1,056 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, which is ranked 579 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Garretson Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of Garretson students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 45.52% to 50%, compared to the district averages of 48.64% to 58.99%. In Mathematics, Garretson's proficiency rates ranged from 25.74% to 45.52%, while the district averages were 35.76% to 47.41%. The school's performance in Science was also below the district and state averages, with 31.62% of 5th-grade students proficient or better. However, Garretson's Asian students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools, while English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform significantly below their peers.

Garretson Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.0% in 2017-2018 to 22.5% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district average of 19.3%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 79.64% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Susan B. Anthony Elementary and Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, which have consistently higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

1650 Garretson Ave.
Corona, CA 92879-2428

(951) 736-3345

District: Corona-Norco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2364^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,779

Students who attend Garretson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Auburndale Intermediate
High:	Centennial High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 926

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

White:

9.4%

Asian:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garretson Elementary ranks better than 59.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.58. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.6%), White (9.4%), Asian (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garretson Elementary is 25. 21 elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Garretson Elementary employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garretson Elementary is $7,779. 16 elementary schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garretson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garretson Elementary 2364^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Garretson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Corona-Norco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Corona-Norco Unified 579^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Garretson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.80	2315^th	4809	51.9%
2005	39.93	2717^th	4822	43.7%
2006	43.50	2528^th	4818	47.5%
2007	45.59	2594^th	5113	49.3%
2008	48.52	2468^th	5113	51.7%
2009	47.63	2627^th	5193	49.4%
2010	40.38	3152^nd	5314	40.7%
2011	43.38	2998^th	5377	44.2%
2012	40.71	3225^th	5390	40.2%
2013	43.78	3086^th	5530	44.2%
2015	48.97	2499^th	5611	55.5%
2016	51.24	2431^st	5614	56.7%
2017	52.94	2381^st	5692	58.2%
2018	51.35	2495^th	5662	55.9%
2019	55.19	2299^th	5789	60.3%
2022	54.98	2295^th	5883	61.0%
2023	56.20	2228^th	5874	62.1%
2024	53.58	2364^th	5862	59.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.85	1622^nd	3246	50.0%
2019	40.11	1776^th	3275	45.8%
2022	43.36	1579^th	3311	52.3%
2023	60.11	771^st	3250	76.3%
2024	42.82	1627^th	3160	48.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	77.18	349^th	2420	85.6%
2024	79.95	340^th	2634	87.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.45	2270^th	5084	55.4%
2019	48.02	2536^th	5173	51.0%
2022	51.83	2171^st	5264	58.8%
2023	59.53	1772^nd	5374	67.0%
2024	50.44	2366^th	5511	57.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.17	2364^th	5413	56.3%
2019	55.16	2220^th	5492	59.6%
2022	53.67	2234^th	5635	60.4%
2023	48.41	2494^th	5617	55.6%
2024	45.76	2670^th	5605	52.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.98	953^rd	2128	55.2%
2019	66.11	579^th	2585	77.6%
2022	88.40	185^th	2227	91.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.95	2507^th	5431	53.8%
2019	53.76	2272^nd	5510	58.8%
2022	55.10	2186^th	5663	61.4%
2023	61.62	1874^th	5650	66.8%
2024	59.35	2012^th	5636	64.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	86.61	17^th	1149	98.5%
2022	83.41	71^st	1154	93.8%
2023	72.45	344^th	1190	71.1%
2024	83.21	87^th	1203	92.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.08	2032^nd	4830	57.9%
2019	57.07	1851^st	4963	62.7%
2022	54.09	1939^th	5084	61.9%
2023	56.67	1840^th	5098	63.9%
2024	48.69	2356^th	5102	53.8%

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Rank History for White students at Garretson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.68	1359^th	2737	50.3%
2019	55.50	1356^th	2834	52.2%
2022	66.77	922^nd	2726	66.2%
2023	70.45	786^th	2662	70.5%
2024	66.71	916^th	2647	65.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Garretson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	354	6	6	318	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
1989	351	24	6	372	1	n/a	n/a	0	754
1990	344	23	15	407	2	n/a	n/a	0	791
1991	347	24	20	449	6	n/a	n/a	0	846
1992	353	30	17	440	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1993	329	35	17	466	11	n/a	n/a	0	858
1994	327	29	27	463	5	n/a	n/a	0	851
1995	312	33	43	527	7	n/a	n/a	0	922
1996	312	33	43	527	7	n/a	n/a	0	922
1997	304	46	35	544	1	n/a	n/a	0	930
1998	280	45	37	591	6	n/a	n/a	0	959
1999	274	54	48	660	2	n/a	n/a	0	1038
2000	262	48	38	681	7	n/a	n/a	3	1039
2001	244	48	42	703	6	n/a	n/a	15	1058
2002	241	43	37	751	5	n/a	n/a	0	1077
2003	241	43	37	751	5	n/a	n/a	0	1077
2004	236	44	43	781	6	n/a	n/a	0	1110
2005	228	35	42	744	4	n/a	n/a	3	1056
2006	193	29	33	768	3	n/a	n/a	7	1033
2007	176	29	28	776	4	n/a	n/a	42	1055
2008	178	34	32	761	3	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2009	156	29	32	716	2	4	76	0	1015
2010	173	32	34	771	4	2	60	0	1076
2011	176	38	37	817	4	1	9	0	1082
2012	178	35	36	844	4	1	11	0	1109
2013	160	33	40	838	4	4	8	0	1087
2014	146	37	47	835	2	2	7	0	1076
2015	128	33	54	831	4	2	10	0	1062
2016	121	28	56	845	4	2	10	0	1066
2017	111	24	57	823	3	3	8	0	1029
2018	105	24	51	824	2	3	10	0	1019
2019	109	29	46	842	3	2	15	0	1046
2020	108	28	50	866	1	1	11	0	1065
2021	101	26	63	822	2	1	12	0	1027
2022	90	20	62	827	2	0	18	0	1019
2023	100	21	67	841	3	0	24	0	1056
2024	87	13	61	737	3	0	25	0	926

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garretson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	684	28.0	24.4	n/a
1989	754	28.0	26.9	n/a
1990	791	31.0	25.5	n/a
1991	846	33.0	25.6	n/a
1992	841	33.5	25.1	52.7
1993	858	33.0	26.0	59.2
1994	851	33.0	25.8	64.9
1995	922	33.5	27.5	68.2
1996	922	33.5	27.5	68.2
1997	930	38.0	24.5	77.5
1998	959	45.0	21.3	60.9
1999	1038	48.0	21.6	64.6
2000	1039	51.0	20.4	67.9
2001	1058	52.0	20.3	69.3
2002	1077	55.0	19.6	68.3
2003	1077	55.0	19.6	68.3
2004	1110	54.1	20.5	67.3
2005	1056	53.0	19.9	68.3
2006	1033	52.3	19.8	70
2007	1055	52.5	20.1	67.9
2008	1008	56.0	18.0	72.2
2009	1015	51.0	18.8	65.5
2010	1076	50.0	21.5	65.5
2011	1082	n/a	n/a	68.2
2012	1109	47.5	23.3	n/a
2013	1087	43.5	24.9	64.9
2014	1076	41.0	26.2	59.9
2015	1062	42.0	25.2	63.4
2016	1066	43.0	24.7	62.4
2017	1029	43.0	23.9	59.2
2018	1019	40.0	25.4	64.5
2019	1046	40.0	26.1	64.3
2020	1065	n/a	n/a	63.1
2021	1027	39.5	25.9	58.5
2022	1019	42.0	24.2	74.7
2023	1056	42.0	25.1	79.6
2024	926	37.0	25.0	79.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garretson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	684	28.0	24.4	n/a
1989	754	28.0	26.9	n/a
1990	791	31.0	25.5	n/a
1991	846	33.0	25.6	n/a
1992	841	33.5	25.1	52.7
1993	858	33.0	26.0	59.2
1994	851	33.0	25.8	64.9
1995	922	33.5	27.5	68.2
1996	922	33.5	27.5	68.2
1997	930	38.0	24.5	77.5
1998	959	45.0	21.3	60.9
1999	1038	48.0	21.6	64.6
2000	1039	51.0	20.4	67.9
2001	1058	52.0	20.3	69.3
2002	1077	55.0	19.6	68.3
2003	1077	55.0	19.6	68.3
2004	1110	54.1	20.5	67.3
2005	1056	53.0	19.9	68.3
2006	1033	52.3	19.8	70
2007	1055	52.5	20.1	67.9
2008	1008	56.0	18.0	72.2
2009	1015	51.0	18.8	65.5
2010	1076	50.0	21.5	65.5
2011	1082	n/a	n/a	68.2
2012	1109	47.5	23.3	n/a
2013	1087	43.5	24.9	64.9
2014	1076	41.0	26.2	59.9
2015	1062	42.0	25.2	63.4
2016	1066	43.0	24.7	62.4
2017	1029	43.0	23.9	59.2
2018	1019	40.0	25.4	64.5
2019	1046	40.0	26.1	64.3
2020	1065	n/a	n/a	63.1
2021	1027	39.5	25.9	58.5
2022	1019	42.0	24.2	74.7
2023	1056	42.0	25.1	79.6
2024	926	37.0	25.0	79.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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