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Enrollment
1,404
High
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMONA CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063171004908
Ramona High
1401 Hanson Ln., Ramona, CA 92065 · (760) 787-4000 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,404 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
803 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 373 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 319 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
61.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.4pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 4 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 | 26.1% | 35.3% | 22.0% | 16.6% |
| Math | 11.9% | 21.4% | 30.3% | 36.4% |
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 | 61.4% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 26.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 31.2% |
| 2020-21 | 71.2% | 36.5% |
| 2018-19 | 67.4% | 43.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.6% | 32.6% |
| 2016-17 | 66.7% | 30.9% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 High
Ramona High's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona High this school | 1,404 | 57.2% | 45.3% |
| Hughson High Hughson | 859 | 57.2% | 43.6% |
| Vintage High Napa | 1,622 | 57.8% | 38.2% |
| El Capitan High Lakeside | 1,810 | 52.2% | 38.0% |
| Rim of the World High Lake Arrowhead | 860 | 61.0% | 32.6% |
| Chico High Chico | 1,804 | 56.8% | 53.3% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #400 of 1,052 | #34 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #374 of 1,056 ▲ 67 | #31 of 70 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #442 of 1,056 ▼ 10 | #35 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #578 of 1,044 | #45 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,404 | #603 of 2,093 | #53 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #816 of 1,352 | #40 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #495 of 1,351 | #54 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #1,086 of 1,575 | #67 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #610 of 802 | #50 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,404
-124 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,467
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 1,404 | 64.5 | 21.8:1 | 57% (803) |
| 2023-24 | 1,482 | 65.1 | 22.8:1 | 55% (820) |
| 2022-23 | 1,494 | 64.3 | 23.2:1 | 55% (817) |
| 2020-21 | 1,528 | 58 | 26.3:1 | 31% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 1,487 | 55.3 | 26.9:1 | 34% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 1,604 | 58 | 27.7:1 | 33% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 1,907 | N/A | N/A | 25% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 2,044 | 82 | 24.9:1 | 19% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 1,467 | 59 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramona High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,487 to 1,404); teachers up 17% (55.3 to 64.5).
About Ramona High
Ramona High is a high-enrollment high school in California, located in Ramona. Enrollment is 1,404 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 68% higher.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in Ramona City Unified totals 4,945 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Ramona High, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 45% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ramona High and a ratio of 21.8:1. This ratio sits 3.6 above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students.
allk12 grades Ramona High a B. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ramona High is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.3% actual, 46.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Olive Peirce Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Ramona High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ramona High's average proficiency of 45.3% compares with 28.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Ramona High had 1,528 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,404. The ratio was 26.3:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Ramona High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ramona City Unified
- Olive Peirce MiddleMiddle · 680 students
- Hanson ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- James Dukes ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Barnett ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mt. Woodson ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Ramona
- Olive Peirce MiddleMiddle · 680 students
- Hanson ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- James Dukes ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Barnett ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mt. Woodson ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Other Ramona High schools
One other US public school is named Ramona High. Ramona High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ramona HighRiverside, CA · 2,142 students
Nearby schools
- Olive Peirce Middle0.2 mi · 680
- Ramona Community Montessori0.5 mi · 267
- Mountain Valley Academy0.5 mi · 182
- Montecito High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 92
- Future Bound Independent Study Secondary0.9 mi · 23
- Ramona Elementary1.1 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Ramona HighHow large is Ramona High?
Ramona High enrolls approximately 1,404 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ramona High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramona High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramona High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramona High is approximately 21.8:1 (64 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ramona High?
Ramona High reports a student body of 47% White, 45% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ramona High?
Ramona High is overseen by Ramona City Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.