Barnett Elementary

Barnett Elementary is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Ramona, California, operated by Ramona City Unified, with 465 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Across the 11 schools in Ramona City Unified (4,945 students total), Barnett Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Barnett Elementary lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 42% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at Barnett Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Barnett Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.6%; actual is 31.4%, a gap of -18.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Barnett Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Dukes Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Barnett Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 69% to 49% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Barnett Elementary typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.