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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLFLOWER UNIFIED·NCES 060444000404
Ramona Elementary
9351 East Laurel St., Bellflower, CA 90706 · (562) 804-6532 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
399 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
26.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.3pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 16.3% | 21.7% | 51.5% |
| Math | 6.6% | 13.9% | 27.4% | 52.1% |
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 | 26.7% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 30.9% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 27.7% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 39.6% |
| 2017-18 | 46.2% | 30.6% |
| 2016-17 | 41.8% | 29.2% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Ramona Elementary
Ramona Elementary's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona Elementary this school | 454 | 87.9% | 24.6% |
| Billy Mitchell Elementary Lawndale | 471 | 87.5% | 37.5% |
| Thompson Elementary Highland | 455 | 88.8% | 33.1% |
| Oehl Elementary Highland | 436 | 89.0% | 23.1% |
| Washington Elementary STEM Magnet Pasadena | 428 | 86.0% | 26.1% |
| Patricia Beatty Elementary Riverside | 494 | 84.8% | 36.7% |
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 Ramona Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,128 of 5,151 | #1,006 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,263 of 5,172 ▼ 259 | #1,041 of 1,129 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #4,305 of 5,172 ▼ 495 | #1,021 of 1,129 ▼ 114 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #219 of 5,116 | #32 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #2,981 of 5,915 | #606 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,655 of 5,352 | #850 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #3,756 of 5,354 | #685 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,346 of 5,625 | #520 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #1,662 of 3,837 | #555 of 947 |
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
454
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 454 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 88% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 18 | 24.8:1 | 89% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 19 | 25.5:1 | 87% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 19 | 24.6:1 | 88% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 91% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 24 | 25.4:1 | 83% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | N/A | N/A | 84% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 929 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 74% (685) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 27 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramona Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (552 to 454); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Ramona Elementary
Ramona Elementary is an elementary school in Bellflower, California, and it is part of Bellflower Unified. In all, 454 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.
Ramona Elementary is one of 15 schools in Bellflower Unified, which enrolls 9,573 students in total.
Roughly 81% of students at Ramona Elementary are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 8% Black, 6% Asian, and 2% White. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The school had 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ramona Elementary would score about 28.1%. It scores 24.6%, 3.5 points below that figure.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Ramona Elementary is closest to Somerset High, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ramona Elementary ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 13 students, from 467 to 454.
This page collects posts and questions about Ramona Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellflower Unified
- Mayfair HighHigh · 2,422 students
- Bellflower HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Intensive Learning CenterElementary · 646 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Esther Lindstrom ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Stephen Foster ElementaryElementary · 501 students
Other schools in Bellflower
- Bellflower HighHigh · 1,997 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Frank E. Woodruff ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Ernie Pyle ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Albert Baxter ElementaryElementary · 309 students
Other Ramona Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 1 state are named Ramona Elementary. Ramona Elementary is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Ramona ElementaryHemet, CA · 702 students
- Ramona ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 650 students
- Ramona ElementaryOxnard, CA · 568 students
- Ramona ElementaryMontclair, CA · 556 students
- Ramona ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Somerset High0.1 mi · 104
- Major Lynn Mokler0.8 mi · 510
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 579
- Alondra Middle0.9 mi · 735
- Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy1.0 mi · 280
- Jefferson Elementary1.0 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Ramona ElementaryHow large is Ramona Elementary?
Ramona Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ramona Elementary serve?
Ramona Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramona Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramona Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ramona Elementary?
At Ramona Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 81% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ramona Elementary in?
Ramona Elementary is part of Bellflower Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.