North Ranchito Elementary

Located at 8837 East Olympic Blvd., in Pico Rivera, California, North Ranchito Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school that serves 319 students (grades K through 5), operated by El Rancho Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

North Ranchito Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by El Rancho Unified, a district that educates 6,716 students overall.

On the student-mix side, North Ranchito Elementary records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, North Ranchito Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.8:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, North Ranchito Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.7%; this one delivers 32.3%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), North Ranchito Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Montebello Gardens Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Ranchito Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 442 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.