Elementary school (grades K-5) · Corona, CA

Prado View Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Prado View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060985009355
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
1
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Prado View Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#11 of 24
elementary schools in Corona · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
24.8:1
large classes for California
39.3%
free-lunch eligible

Prado View Elementary has class sizes larger than 78% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Prado View Elementary ranks #11 of 24 elementary schools in Corona, CA.

School address

Enrollment

570

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

24.8:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+15% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

39.3%

vs 55.5% California avg

-29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Prado View Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Prado View Elementary

Prado View Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Corona, California, enrolling 570 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 24.8:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.3% of students eligible for free meals.

With 570 students, its enrollment sits close to the California median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,393 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #777.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (40%) and White (33%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 70/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 570 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Corona's elementary schools, it stands alongside Cesar Chavez Academy (1,024 students): Prado View Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (24.8:1 vs 26.9:1).

Corona-Norco Unified also operates Eleanor Roosevelt High (4,353 students) and Santiago High (3,577 students) alongside Prado View Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Prado View Elementary compares

Prado View Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 24.8:1 ▲ 15% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.3% ▼ 29% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 570 top 36% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

24.8:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
570
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
39.3%
free-lunch eligible - 29% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
24.8:1
students per teacher - 15% above state mean
Top 78% in California - lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
24.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,711
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 570 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 40.2%
White 32.8%
Asian 16.5%
Two or More 6.3%
African American 3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 40.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.8, Prado View Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Corona-Norco Unified, which includes Prado View Elementary.

$13,711
Per student
-17%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.7%
State 61.1%
Federal 12.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Prado View Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Eleanor Roosevelt High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Santiago High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Centennial High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Corona High Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Norco High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Prado View Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Corona-Norco Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Corona

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Prado View Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Prado View Elementary

How many students attend Prado View Elementary?

Prado View Elementary has 570 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Corona, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Prado View Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Prado View Elementary is 24.8:1, which is 15% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 58% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prado View Elementary?

39.3% of students at Prado View Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prado View Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Prado View Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 40.2% of enrollment, in Corona, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Prado View Elementary?

Prado View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Prado View Elementary rank among elementary schools in Corona?

By Resource Investment Index, Prado View Elementary ranks #11 of 24 elementary schools in Corona, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Corona on the city page.

Is Prado View Elementary a good school?

Prado View Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Corona-Norco Unified?

Besides Prado View Elementary, Corona-Norco Unified also operates Eleanor Roosevelt High (4,353 students), Santiago High (3,577 students), and Centennial High (2,712 students). See the Corona-Norco Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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