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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMONA CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063171001207
Barnett Elementary
23925 Couna Way, Ramona, CA 92065 · (760) 787-3500 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
233 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.5pp since 2014
Math
27.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 25.7% | 30.9% | 30.5% |
| Math | 8.4% | 19.2% | 31.6% | 40.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 27.5% |
| 2021-22 | 43.8% | 36.2% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 42.4% |
| 2017-18 | 58.1% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 60.1% | 43.4% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barnett Elementary
Barnett Elementary's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Elementary this school | 465 | 50.1% | 32.4% |
| Hilmar Elementary Hilmar | 467 | 51.4% | N/A |
| Island Elementary Lemoore | 395 | 50.4% | 59.2% |
| Cloverland Elementary Oakdale | 488 | 46.1% | 53.2% |
| Almond Acres Charter Academy Paso Robles | 478 | 47.1% | N/A |
| Lake Arrowhead Elementary Lake Arrowhead | 450 | 54.2% | 38.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barnett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #3,237 of 5,151 | #279 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,459 of 5,172 ▼ 79 | #293 of 393 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #3,088 of 5,172 ▲ 38 | #273 of 393 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #308 of 5,116 | #23 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,851 of 5,915 | #217 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,804 of 5,352 | #276 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #2,081 of 5,354 | #217 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #3,908 of 5,625 | #256 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #3,445 of 3,837 | #244 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
465
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 19.3 | 24.1:1 | 50% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 50% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 19.2 | 24.9:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 17 | 25.0:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 20 | 24.2:1 | 33% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 17 | 29.4:1 | 28% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 25% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 33 | 21.0:1 | 17% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (484 to 465); teachers down 3% (20 to 19.3).
About Barnett Elementary
At 23925 Couna Way in Ramona, California, Barnett Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 465 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Ramona City Unified is responsible for 11 schools, Barnett Elementary included, with 4,945 students in all.
The most common group at Barnett Elementary is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 42% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is close to the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Barnett Elementary operates with 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.1:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 50% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Barnett Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Barnett Elementary is -17.8 points, in the bottom 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.4%, and the predicted rate is 50.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
James Dukes Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Barnett Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.2% on proficiency, and Barnett Elementary is below that at 32.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Barnett Elementary is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 425.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ramona City Unified
- Ramona HighHigh · 1,404 students
- Olive Peirce MiddleMiddle · 680 students
- Hanson ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- James Dukes ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mt. Woodson ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Ramona
- Ramona HighHigh · 1,404 students
- Olive Peirce MiddleMiddle · 680 students
- Hanson ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- James Dukes ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mt. Woodson ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- James Dukes Elementary1.3 mi · 502
- Montecito High (Continuation)3.4 mi · 92
- Future Bound Independent Study Secondary3.4 mi · 23
- Ramona High3.5 mi · 1,404
- Ramona Elementary3.6 mi · 434
- Olive Peirce Middle3.6 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Barnett ElementaryHow many students attend Barnett Elementary?
Barnett Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-06.
Is Barnett Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barnett Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Barnett Elementary have?
Barnett Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
How diverse is Barnett Elementary?
Barnett Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Barnett Elementary public or private?
Barnett Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ramona City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.