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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ranchito Avenue Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003297
Ranchito Avenue Elementary
7940 Ranchito Ave., Panorama City, CA 91402 · (818) 988-1710 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
382 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
39.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
40.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 32.2% |
| Math | 18.4% | 22.2% | 29.5% | 29.9% |
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 | 39.7% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 41.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 40.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.1% | 43.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 40.6% |
| 2017-18 | 38.8% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.8% | 37.1% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Ranchito Avenue Elementary
Ranchito Avenue Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchito Avenue Elementary this school | 421 | 90.7% | 40.1% |
| Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary Tustin | 426 | 90.8% | 33.1% |
| Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary Winnetka | 448 | 92.4% | 29.9% |
| Walnut Elementary La Habra | 446 | 90.8% | 25.6% |
| Landmark Elementary Watsonville | 419 | 91.2% | 11.0% |
| Frank Sparkes Elementary Winton | 422 | 92.7% | 60.7% |
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 Ranchito Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,469 of 5,151 | #601 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,251 of 5,172 ▼ 176 | #564 of 1,129 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,956 of 5,172 ▼ 198 | #710 of 1,129 ▼ 61 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #529 of 5,116 | #83 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,411 of 5,915 | #710 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,534 of 5,352 | #456 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #4,086 of 5,354 | #766 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #1,016 of 5,625 | #418 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #1,383 of 3,837 | #484 of 947 |
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
421
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 91% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 20 | 21.0:1 | 92% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 91% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 90% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 86% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 86% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | N/A | N/A | 84% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 86% (602) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 21 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranchito Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (529 to 421); teachers down 9% (22 to 20).
About Ranchito Avenue Elementary
Ranchito Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Panorama City, California. A total of 421 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Ranchito Avenue Elementary is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.
The large majority of students at Ranchito Avenue Elementary, 85%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ranchito Avenue Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
At Ranchito Avenue Elementary, 20 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.1:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 91% of enrollment. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Ranchito Avenue Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ranchito Avenue Elementary would score about 26.4%. It scores 40.1%, 13.8 points above that figure.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Burton Street Elementary is the public school closest to Ranchito Avenue Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.9%; Ranchito Avenue Elementary's is 40.1%, ranking 1st of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 444 to 421 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 21.1 students per teacher, compared with 23.4 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Saticoy Elementary1.0 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Ranchito Avenue ElementaryHow large is Ranchito Avenue Elementary?
Ranchito Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ranchito Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ranchito Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ranchito Avenue Elementary have?
Ranchito Avenue Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ranchito Avenue Elementary?
At Ranchito Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ranchito Avenue Elementary public or private?
Ranchito Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.