Ramona Elementary

Ramona Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Ramona, California, operated by Ramona City Unified, instructs 434 students, covering grades K through 6.

Ramona City Unified runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,945 students. Ramona Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Ramona Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 23% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ramona Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.4%; this one delivers 24.6%.

Zooming out to the county, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Ramona Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Future Bound Independent Study Secondary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ramona Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.1%.

Ramona Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 29.4:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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