Luiseno, Corona CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Luiseno

Luiseno is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade public school in Corona, sitting in the southwestern corner of Riverside County where the Inland Empire meets the foothills above the 91 freeway corridor. It is part of Lake Elsinore Unified School District, which draws students from a wide swath of communities across the valley despite the school's Corona address.

The school serves a student body of moderate size for its grade band. Hispanic students make up the largest share of enrollment, followed by white and Black students, with smaller Asian and multiracial populations. Roughly half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places economic need at a meaningful level but not at the extreme end. Data on English learner populations and students with IEPs was not available in this dataset, so families with those specific interests may want to ask the school directly.

On the state's CAASPP assessments, the picture is mixed and worth examining carefully. In English language arts, proficiency rates across the tested grades generally land in the mid-to-upper range relative to what the data shows, with third, fourth, seventh, and eighth graders performing comparably to one another, while fifth grade shows a softer result. Math tells a more uneven story: third grade shows the strongest outcome among the school's grades, but proficiency drops considerably by fifth grade and remains in the lower-to-middle range through middle school. Science results at both tested grade levels are below what most parents would call strong. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Riverside County, which is a meaningful position among a county that includes a wide range of school communities, though that position reflects how the county's lower end pulls the median down, and the raw rates themselves leave real room for growth, particularly in math and science.

Multi-year trend data was only available for a single year, so it is not possible to say whether proficiency is improving, holding, or declining. A parent would reasonably want to ask the school what instructional strategies are in place and how results have shifted since the pandemic years.

Graduation rate does not apply here, as Luiseno does not serve high school grades.

The school sits in Corona, a large Inland Empire city that has grown from its agricultural roots into a broad residential and commercial hub. Publicly reported information describes it as home to manufacturers including Fender and Monster Beverage, along with healthcare and retail as major employment sectors. Housing near the school runs considerably above both state and national medians, with rents that translate to a rent-to-income burden well above what financial planners typically recommend. Home values have been roughly flat to slightly down year-over-year, which may offer some modest relief compared to the peak of recent years, but the market here remains expensive by most standards. The city is actively investing in its historic downtown through a set of publicly reported catalyst projects along Sixth Street, and new affordable and market-rate housing construction is underway in several areas.

At the district level, voters approved Measure T, a general obligation bond, in late 2024. The bond funds repairs to classrooms, science labs, safety systems, and aging infrastructure, and also covers removal of asbestos and lead pipes along with space for transitional kindergarten. Families who own property in the district will see a property tax increase tied to the bond's debt service, which is projected to run for several decades.

Program information beyond the core academic offering was not available in this dataset. There are no magnet or charter designations, and no course access or enrichment data to report. Families interested in specific electives, arts, career pathways, or support services would want to ask the school directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 39% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 31% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 22% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 22% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 21% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 19% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 39% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 38% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 41% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 36% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 36% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 37% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 24% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 23% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 39% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolLake Elsinore Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income58%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income63%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income54%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income52%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income42%Higher-income63%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income58%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income68%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income26%Higher-income63%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income8%Higher-income32%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income22%Higher-income32%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income34%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income40%11 pp gap