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What tradition at Ramona Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMET UNIFIED·NCES 061692002157
Ramona Elementary
41051 Whittier Ave., Hemet, CA 92544 · (951) 765-1670 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
651 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 145 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
28.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.8pp since 2014
Math
18.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 17.6% | 22.9% | 48.3% |
| Math | 4.4% | 14.1% | 27.3% | 54.2% |
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 | 28.8% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.6% | 15.5% |
| 2022-23 | 24.3% | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 18.1% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 17.7% |
| 2017-18 | 15.3% | 12.2% |
| 2016-17 | 16.4% | 13.1% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (21.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona Elementary this school | 702 | 92.7% | 21.4% |
| Hemet Elementary Hemet | 783 | 93.5% | 17.6% |
| Bella Vista Elementary Desert Hot Springs | 779 | 92.0% | 23.7% |
| McSweeny Elementary Hemet | 781 | 87.7% | 28.3% |
| Louise Sandrini Elementary Bakersfield | 604 | 91.9% | 39.1% |
| De Anza Elementary San Jacinto | 692 | 88.2% | 31.7% |
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 Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,451 of 5,151 | #234 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #4,438 of 5,172 ▲ 199 | #228 of 283 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #4,090 of 5,172 ▲ 430 | #215 of 283 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #867 of 5,116 | #41 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #745 of 5,915 | #103 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,518 of 5,352 | #89 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #2,969 of 5,354 | #128 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #743 of 5,625 | #40 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #425 of 1,139 | #26 of 66 |
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
702
+99 (+16%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,067
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 702 | 31.3 | 22.4:1 | 93% (651) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 29 | 22.6:1 | 92% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 21.5 | 23.9:1 | 94% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 24 | 25.1:1 | 95% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 24.7 | 25.3:1 | 96% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 29 | 26.4:1 | 94% (719) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | N/A | N/A | 83% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 42 | 20.1:1 | 70% (588) |
| 1990-91 | 1,067 | 40 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramona Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (623 to 702); teachers up 27% (24.7 to 31.3).
About Ramona Elementary
Ramona Elementary is an elementary school in Hemet, California, reachable at (951) 765-1670. The school enrolls 702 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 51% bigger than that.
Besides Ramona Elementary, Hemet Unified runs 26 other schools. The district enrolls 22,778 students.
A majority of students at Ramona Elementary, 71%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% White, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Riverside County's residents are about 51% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. Ramona Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.4:1, with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 93% of enrollment. It compares with 74% for public schools in Riverside County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ramona Elementary is 3.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 21.4%. Predicted: 25.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ramona Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County, which together enroll about 424,872 students.
The school nearest to Ramona Elementary is Hemet Dual Language Academy, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Ramona Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Ramona Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 603 to 702. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.1:1 in 2020-21, and 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Ramona Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hemet Unified
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
Other schools in Hemet
- Hemet HighHigh · 2,414 students
- West Valley HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Tahquitz HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Diamond Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,123 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rancho Viejo MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
Other Ramona Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 1 state are named Ramona Elementary. Ramona Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Ramona ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 650 students
- Ramona ElementaryOxnard, CA · 568 students
- Ramona ElementaryMontclair, CA · 556 students
- Ramona ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 528 students
- Ramona ElementaryBellflower, CA · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Hemet Dual Language Academy0.5 mi · 476
- Dartmouth Middle0.6 mi · 1,113
- Academy of Innovation0.8 mi · 545
- Hemet High0.8 mi · 2,414
- Jacob Wiens Elementary1.0 mi · 580
- Little Lake Elementary1.0 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Ramona ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ramona Elementary?
Ramona Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ramona Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramona Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ramona Elementary?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Ramona Elementary.
How diverse is Ramona Elementary?
Ramona Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 71% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ramona Elementary?
Ramona Elementary is overseen by Hemet Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.