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Enrollment
2,142
High
DISTRICT 1,231 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005157
Ramona High
7675 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92504 · (951) 352-8429 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,142 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,848 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 550 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 515 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 536 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 541 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
52.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
15.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 37.0% | 24.6% | 23.0% |
| Math | 4.5% | 10.6% | 24.0% | 60.8% |
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 | 52.5% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 19.6% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 20.2% |
| 2017-18 | 37.2% | 17.9% |
| 2016-17 | 54.7% | 21.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (33.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona High this school | 2,142 | 86.3% | 33.1% |
| Lakeside High Lake Elsinore | 1,687 | 84.9% | 28.1% |
| Foothill High Bakersfield | 2,043 | 87.8% | 27.9% |
| Henry J. Kaiser High Fontana | 1,660 | 86.1% | 44.6% |
| Jurupa Hills High Fontana | 1,739 | 84.9% | 40.8% |
| Ontario High Ontario | 1,994 | 86.7% | 43.5% |
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 Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #708 of 1,052 | #35 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #831 of 1,056 ▼ 101 | #44 of 60 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #651 of 1,056 ▲ 32 | #35 of 60 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #628 of 1,044 | #40 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,142 | #215 of 2,093 | #24 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #971 of 1,352 | #40 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #985 of 1,351 | #56 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #434 of 1,575 | #39 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #785 of 802 | #46 of 48 |
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
2,142
-71 (-3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,795
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 2,142 | 93.7 | 22.9:1 | 86% (1,848) |
| 2023-24 | 2,190 | 95 | 23.1:1 | 49% (1,072) |
| 2022-23 | 2,220 | 94 | 23.6:1 | 86% (1,901) |
| 2020-21 | 2,213 | 89 | 24.9:1 | 86% (1,901) |
| 2017-18 | 2,154 | 92.3 | 23.3:1 | 82% (1,769) |
| 2015-16 | 2,128 | 84 | 25.3:1 | 80% (1,700) |
| 2010-11 | 2,140 | N/A | N/A | 67% (1,439) |
| 2000-01 | 1,998 | 85 | 23.5:1 | 40% (791) |
| 1990-91 | 1,795 | 76 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramona High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,154 to 2,142); teachers up 2% (92.3 to 93.7).
About Ramona High
Ramona High is a large high school in Riverside, California, administered by Riverside Unified. It serves 2,142 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 156% bigger than that.
Riverside Unified has 38,002 students in 48 schools, and Ramona High is one of those schools.
Ramona High's enrollment is 83% Hispanic. It is also 8% White and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. Ramona High's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 93.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ramona High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.9:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The lunch program counts 86% of students at Ramona High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is 74%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ramona High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 33.1% actual against 29.0% predicted.
Federal survey data for Riverside County show that the median household income is $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 543 public schools in Riverside County, enrolling about 424,872 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Madison Elementary, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ramona High places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Ramona High's location as City: Large.
Enrollment at Ramona High declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 2,213 to 2,142 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.9:1 to 22.9:1 over the same years.
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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 Riverside Unified
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
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- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 1,033 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 886 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
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Other Ramona High schools
One other US public school is named Ramona High. Ramona High is the largest of the 2.
- Ramona HighRamona, CA · 1,404 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary0.5 mi · 675
- Jefferson Elementary0.6 mi · 886
- Sierra Middle0.9 mi · 829
- Monroe Elementary1.1 mi · 596
- Adams Elementary1.2 mi · 487
- Mountain View Elementary1.4 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About Ramona HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ramona High?
Ramona High enrolls approximately 2,142 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ramona High serve?
Ramona High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Ramona High have?
Ramona High employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ramona High?
At Ramona High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 83% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ramona High public or private?
Ramona High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.