Total enrollment
3,378
+75 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Ripon Unified
California · 3,378 students · 1 city
Ripon Unified runs 7 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 3,378 and an average school size of 483.
4-year change in Ripon Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ripon Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #121 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,378 | #338 of 587 | #2,884 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #345 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #329 of 587 | #8,687 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.8% | #494 of 587 | #6,646 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #136 of 530 | #1,109 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ripon Unified
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Park View Elementary at 70.4% proficient to Ripona Elementary at 43.2%, a gap of 27.3 points. That is the 241st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,181 to 3,378 students (up 6%) and from 138 to 154 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon High | Ripon | High | 09-12 | 1,051 |
| Ripona Elementary | Ripon | Elementary | KG-08 | 473 |
| Park View Elementary | Ripon | Elementary | KG-08 | 467 |
| Weston Elementary | Ripon | Elementary | KG-08 | 464 |
| Ripon Elementary | Ripon | Elementary | KG-08 | 460 |
| Colony Oak Elementary | Ripon | Elementary | KG-08 | 447 |
| Harvest High | Ripon | High | 09-12 | 16 |
About Ripon Unified
Ripon Unified administers 7 public schools across California, collectively hosting roughly 3,378 students.
On the school-mix side, Ripon Unified is built around 5 elementary and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Ripon Unified runs about 483 students per school, 16% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,378 students, stayed largely flat from the 3,303 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Ripon Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.