Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATIONAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 062667009590
Rancho de la Nacion
1830 East Division St., National City, CA 91950 · (619) 336-8100 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- AThree-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
23.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
295 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
40.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
32.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp 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 32 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 25.6% | 24.4% | 35.6% |
| Math | 10.7% | 21.4% | 29.9% | 38.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 27.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 27.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 19.6% |
| 2018-19 | 39.2% | 35.3% |
| 2017-18 | 39.1% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Rancho de la Nacion
Rancho de la Nacion's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho de la Nacion this school | 332 | 88.9% | 34.8% |
| J. E. Van Wig Elementary La Puente | 334 | 90.7% | 36.2% |
| Yorbita Elementary La Puente | 374 | 90.1% | 19.5% |
| Ingenium Charter Canoga Park | 296 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Fullbright Avenue Elementary Canoga Park | 321 | 91.3% | 29.9% |
| Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary Lakewood | 338 | 92.3% | 30.3% |
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 Rancho de la Nacion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,985 of 5,151 | #264 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,009 of 5,172 ▲ 287 | #261 of 393 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,932 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #267 of 393 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.7pp | #416 of 5,116 | #25 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #4,460 of 5,915 | #356 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,518 of 5,352 | #254 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #4,187 of 5,354 | #361 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #1,241 of 5,625 | #58 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #811 of 3,837 | #47 of 279 |
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
332
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 332 | 14 | 23.7:1 | 89% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 15.3 | 23.4:1 | 83% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 16.3 | 23.2:1 | 88% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 72% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 18.5 | 24.3:1 | 86% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 20 | 22.1:1 | 83% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | N/A | N/A | 85% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 99% (475) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 16 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho de la Nacion.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (450 to 332); teachers down 24% (18.5 to 14).
About Rancho de la Nacion
Rancho de la Nacion, a small elementary school, is located in National City, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 332 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.
National Elementary has 3,964 students spread across 10 schools.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at Rancho de la Nacion. The remaining shares are 7% Asian and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Diego County's population at about 35%. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.7:1. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 89%. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
Rancho de la Nacion is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rancho de la Nacion lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.8%; the prediction is 27.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Rancho de la Nacion is one of 766 public schools in the county.
El Toyon Elementary is located about 0.1 miles from Rancho de la Nacion. The five-mile area around Rancho de la Nacion holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Rancho de la Nacion ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal data place Rancho de la Nacion in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 16% from its 2020-21 level of 394.
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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 National Elementary
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
- OlivewoodElementary · 424 students
- Lincoln AcresElementary · 423 students
- Ira HarbisonElementary · 393 students
- Palmer WayElementary · 387 students
Other schools in National City
- San Diego Workforce Innovation HighHigh · 2,722 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Granger Junior HighMiddle · 724 students
- National City MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- El Toyon Elementary0.1 mi · 381
- San Diego Workforce Innovation High0.3 mi · 2,722
- Knox Middle0.5 mi · 488
- Porter Elementary1.0 mi · 590
- Central Elementary1.0 mi · 477
- Palmer Way1.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho de la NacionHow many students attend Rancho de la Nacion?
Rancho de la Nacion enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rancho de la Nacion an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rancho de la Nacion is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancho de la Nacion?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rancho de la Nacion is approximately 23.7:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rancho de la Nacion?
At Rancho de la Nacion, the student body is approximately 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rancho de la Nacion in?
Rancho de la Nacion is part of National Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.