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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132010001
Ranch Hills Elementary
2 Trabuco Pl., Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 397-4978 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary 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.
- FThree-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
20.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
285 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 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
58.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
42.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.6% | 28.3% | 18.3% | 22.8% |
| Math | 15.8% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
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 | 58.9% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 39.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 54.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017-18 | 65.5% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 49.1% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Ranch Hills Elementary
Ranch Hills Elementary's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranch Hills Elementary this school | 449 | 63.5% | 47.9% |
| Willard Elementary Pasadena | 394 | 64.2% | 46.4% |
| Park Western Place Elementary San Pedro | 528 | 66.7% | 65.3% |
| Washington Elementary San Leandro | 425 | 63.1% | 40.1% |
| Napa Junction Elementary American Canyon | 531 | 69.9% | 39.3% |
| Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia | 398 | 67.1% | 55.5% |
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 Ranch Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,872 of 5,151 | #425 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,145 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #534 of 1,129 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #1,412 of 5,172 ▲ 429 | #319 of 1,129 ▲ 86 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.8pp | #234 of 5,116 | #33 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #3,048 of 5,915 | #631 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,158 of 5,352 | #360 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #2,234 of 5,354 | #343 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #3,309 of 5,625 | #910 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #856 of 1,139 | #139 of 181 |
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
449
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 63% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 64% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 68% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 52% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 18 | 26.9:1 | 43% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 25% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 26 | 21.4:1 | 14% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 11 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranch Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (434 to 449); teachers up 22% (18 to 22).
About Ranch Hills Elementary
Located in Pomona, California, Ranch Hills Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 449 students, covering kindergarten through 6.
Ranch Hills Elementary is in Pomona Unified, a district with 20,422 students across 37 schools.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Ranch Hills Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 17% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. The school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Ranch Hills 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 56% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Ranch Hills Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.9% actual against a predicted 42.4%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Decker Elementary sits about 0.8 miles from Ranch Hills Elementary. Ranch Hills Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranch Hills Elementary comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Ranch Hills Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school grew from 417 students in 2020-21 to 449 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.4:1) than in 2020-21 (24.5:1).
The Ranch Hills Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pomona Unified
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other schools in Pomona
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Decker Elementary0.8 mi · 437
- Westmont Elementary1.0 mi · 327
- Diamond Ranch High1.0 mi · 1,542
- Golden Springs Elementary1.2 mi · 388
- Vejar Elementary1.6 mi · 741
- Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design1.7 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Ranch Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ranch Hills Elementary?
Ranch Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ranch Hills Elementary serve?
Ranch Hills Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Ranch Hills Elementary have?
Ranch Hills Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
How diverse is Ranch Hills Elementary?
Ranch Hills Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 8% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ranch Hills Elementary?
Ranch Hills Elementary is overseen by Pomona Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.