James Dukes Elementary

James Dukes Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Ramona, California, run under Ramona City Unified. The school hosts 502 students in grades K through 6.

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

Demographically, James Dukes Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 38% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, James Dukes Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), James Dukes Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.2%.

Across the wider county, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), James Dukes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Barnett Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around James Dukes Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), James Dukes Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 533 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 68% to 48%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

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