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What advice would you give to incoming students at Ramona Elementary?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847004410
Ramona Elementary
4225 Howard St., Montclair, CA 91763 · (909) 627-3411 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
488 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
38.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.5% | 24.6% | 28.6% | 27.3% |
| Math | 15.2% | 23.6% | 29.3% | 32.0% |
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 | 44.1% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 37.8% |
| 2022-23 | 42.8% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 41.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.1% | 39.8% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 (40.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona Elementary this school | 556 | 87.8% | 40.5% |
| Ansgar Larsen Elementary Oxnard | 538 | 87.7% | 18.0% |
| San Marcos Elementary San Marcos | 546 | 87.2% | 22.6% |
| Sheppard Elementary Santa Rosa | 577 | 88.6% | 34.3% |
| James A. Forrest Elementary Wasco | 576 | 89.4% | 29.3% |
| Horizon Elementary McFarland | 542 | 87.8% | 37.7% |
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 San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,441 of 5,151 | #96 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #2,388 of 5,172 ▼ 23 | #89 of 321 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,535 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #107 of 321 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,879 of 5,116 | #140 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #1,796 of 5,915 | #152 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,125 of 5,352 | #178 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #5,031 of 5,354 | #320 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #1,357 of 5,625 | #100 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #819 of 3,837 | #37 of 246 |
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
556
-124 (-18%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 556 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 88% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 95% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 25.8 | 22.4:1 | 92% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 28 | 24.3:1 | 91% (618) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 30 | 25.1:1 | 75% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 30 | 25.6:1 | 89% (686) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | N/A | N/A | 91% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 35 | 23.6:1 | 92% (759) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 28 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramona Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (752 to 556); teachers down 20% (30 to 24).
About Ramona Elementary
Ramona Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Montclair, California. The school has 556 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6.
Federal data list 33 schools in Ontario-Montclair, with 17,640 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are 96% of those enrolled at Ramona Elementary. In San Bernardino County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Ramona Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 24 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Roughly 88% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Ramona Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% 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 28.1% for Ramona Elementary. The school posts 40.5%, 12.4 points above the prediction.
The county, San Bernardino County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Ramona Elementary, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Howard Elementary, is the closest to Ramona Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.6%, lower than Ramona Elementary's 40.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Ramona Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 680 students in 2020-21 to 556 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 24.3:1 to 23.2:1.
This page is set up for the Ramona Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
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Other Ramona Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 1 state are named Ramona Elementary. Ramona Elementary is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Ramona ElementaryHemet, CA · 702 students
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- Ramona ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 528 students
- Ramona ElementaryBellflower, CA · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Elementary0.6 mi · 433
- Pomona Alternative0.8 mi · 10
- Park West High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 225
- Village Academy High School at Indian Hill0.9 mi · 270
- Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental1.1 mi · 643
- Lehigh Elementary1.2 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Ramona ElementaryHow many students attend Ramona Elementary?
Ramona Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-06.
Is Ramona Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramona Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Ramona Elementary?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Ramona Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Ramona Elementary?
Student demographics at Ramona Elementary are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Ramona Elementary in?
Ramona Elementary is part of Ontario-Montclair.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.