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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRY CREEK JOINT ELEMENTARY·NCES 061149011703
Barrett Ranch Elementary
7720 Ocean Park Dr., Antelope, CA 95843 · (916) 770-8839 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
427 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 26.0% | 27.6% | 28.6% |
| Math | 14.8% | 24.8% | 30.2% | 30.2% |
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 | 43.8% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.6% | 42.4% |
| 2021-22 | 48.9% | 40.3% |
| 2020-21 | 39.8% | 36.5% |
| 2018-19 | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| 2017-18 | 49.1% | 45.5% |
| 2016-17 | 44.2% | 40.2% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Barrett Ranch Elementary
Barrett Ranch Elementary's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ranch Elementary this school | 629 | 67.9% | 43.5% |
| Del Paso Manor Elementary Sacramento | 734 | 62.1% | 37.7% |
| Hancock Park Elementary Los Angeles | 589 | 55.5% | 63.4% |
| Tierra Buena Elementary Yuba City | 607 | 67.1% | 53.5% |
| Elitha Donner Elementary Elk Grove | 706 | 69.5% | 40.7% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Antelope | 700 | 60.7% | 29.1% |
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 Barrett Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,190 of 5,151 | #80 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,322 of 5,172 ▼ 422 | #89 of 217 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,569 of 5,172 ▼ 439 | #93 of 217 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #978 of 5,116 | #48 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #1,158 of 5,915 | #66 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #1,993 of 5,352 | #51 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #112 of 5,354 | #40 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #3,079 of 5,625 | #123 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #3,818 of 3,837 | #145 of 145 |
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
629
+161 (+34%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 629 | 28.9 | 21.8:1 | 68% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 25.2 | 22.1:1 | 68% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 22.8 | 21.5:1 | 62% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 64% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 27.6 | 22.9:1 | 68% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 23 | 24.8:1 | 67% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | N/A | N/A | 62% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrett Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (631 to 629); teachers up 5% (27.6 to 28.9).
About Barrett Ranch Elementary
Barrett Ranch Elementary, located in Antelope, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 629 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
District-wide, Dry Creek Joint Elementary has 9 schools and 6,785 students.
Barrett Ranch Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 35%. Smaller groups are 29% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. County-wide, 45% of Sacramento County residents are White. By the diversity index, Barrett Ranch Elementary comes in at 75%.
The teaching staff at Barrett Ranch Elementary is 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 21.8:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. About 68% of students, or 427, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Barrett Ranch Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 43.5% actual against 39.8% predicted.
Sacramento County has about 1,594,006 residents, and median household income is about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 387 public schools in Sacramento County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,342.
Antelope High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Barrett Ranch Elementary is behind the 43.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Barrett Ranch Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The number of students grew from 468 to 629 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 20.4 to 21.8 over 4 years.
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Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dry Creek Joint Elementary
- Antelope Crossing MiddleMiddle · 1,051 students
- Silverado MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
- Creekview RanchElementary · 838 students
- Coyote Ridge ElementaryElementary · 815 students
- Antelope Meadows ElementaryElementary · 731 students
- Heritage Oak ElementaryElementary · 638 students
Other schools in Antelope
- Antelope HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Center HighHigh · 1,312 students
- Antelope Crossing MiddleMiddle · 1,051 students
- Antelope Meadows ElementaryElementary · 731 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- North Country ElementaryElementary · 563 students
Nearby schools
- Antelope High0.3 mi · 1,821
- Olive Grove Elementary0.6 mi · 541
- Ridgepoint TK-80.6 mi · 650
- Antelope Crossing Middle0.9 mi · 1,051
- Antelope Meadows Elementary1.0 mi · 731
- Creative Connections Arts Academy1.2 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Barrett Ranch ElementaryHow large is Barrett Ranch Elementary?
Barrett Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 629 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Barrett Ranch Elementary serve?
Barrett Ranch Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barrett Ranch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barrett Ranch Elementary is approximately 21.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barrett Ranch Elementary?
At Barrett Ranch Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 29% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Barrett Ranch Elementary public or private?
Barrett Ranch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dry Creek Joint Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.