Ramona High
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Ramona High
Ramona High is one of the high-enrollment 9-12 campuss in Ramona, California, overseen by Ramona City Unified, with 1,404 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Ramona High sits 68% larger than that benchmark.
Ramona High is one of 11 schools operated by Ramona City Unified, a district that caters to 4,945 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Ramona High reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 45% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ramona High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 43.2%.
Around the school, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Ramona High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Olive Peirce Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ramona High comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Over the past 7-year window. Ramona High's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,487 (now 1,404). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 38% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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