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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMONA CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063171008943
James Dukes Elementary
24908 Abalar Way, Ramona, CA 92065 · (760) 788-5060 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
21.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
197 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 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
62%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
57.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
55.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.3% | 32.6% | 26.8% | 15.3% |
| Math | 25.7% | 30.3% | 26.1% | 18.0% |
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 | 57.9% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 58.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.5% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 43.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.5% | 51.3% |
| 2017-18 | 51.2% | 48.1% |
| 2016-17 | 52.7% | 50.3% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 James Dukes Elementary
James Dukes Elementary's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Dukes Elementary this school | 502 | 39.2% | 58.0% |
| Washington Elementary Santa Barbara | 477 | 41.1% | 58.7% |
| Ocean Knoll Elementary Encinitas | 479 | 37.0% | 58.6% |
| Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education Ventura | 455 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Vintage Hills Elementary Temecula | 512 | 36.5% | 55.9% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Lompoc | 498 | 40.8% | 43.3% |
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 James Dukes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,222 of 5,151 | #136 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,264 of 5,172 ▼ 171 | #138 of 393 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,476 of 5,172 ▼ 194 | #165 of 393 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #1,084 of 5,116 | #68 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #2,411 of 5,915 | #182 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,071 of 5,352 | #109 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,658 of 5,354 | #171 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #4,367 of 5,625 | #305 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #3,228 of 3,837 | #230 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
502
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 928
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 502 | 23 | 21.8:1 | 39% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 23.5 | 21.3:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 20 | 25.3:1 | 27% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 24% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 19 | 27.3:1 | 21% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | N/A | N/A | 14% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 31 | 20.5:1 | 6% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 928 | 36 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Dukes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (533 to 502); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About James Dukes Elementary
James Dukes Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Ramona, California. Federal data show 502 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
James Dukes Elementary is one of the 11 schools that make up Ramona City Unified (4,945 students in total).
The biggest share of students at James Dukes Elementary, 48%, is White. Next come 38% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. That is in line with San Diego County, where about 48% of residents are White. The diversity index for James Dukes Elementary is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 21.8:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, James Dukes Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 74% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.5% for James Dukes Elementary. The school posts 58.0%, 1.5 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting James Dukes Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Barnett Elementary is about 1.3 miles from James Dukes Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around James Dukes Elementary holds 6 other public schools. The school's 58.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
James Dukes Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
The school's size has been steady, with 505 students in 2020-21 and 502 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.3:1 to 21.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about James Dukes Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Barnett ElementaryElementary · 465 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
- Barnett ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mt. Woodson ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Barnett Elementary1.3 mi · 465
- Future Bound Independent Study Secondary4.7 mi · 23
- Montecito High (Continuation)4.7 mi · 92
- Ramona High4.7 mi · 1,404
- Olive Peirce Middle4.8 mi · 680
- Ramona Elementary4.9 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About James Dukes ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at James Dukes Elementary?
James Dukes Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does James Dukes Elementary serve?
James Dukes Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at James Dukes Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at James Dukes Elementary.
What is the student diversity at James Dukes Elementary?
Student demographics at James Dukes Elementary are roughly 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees James Dukes Elementary?
James Dukes Elementary is overseen by Ramona City Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.