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Which teacher or staff member at Rancho San Justo deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
653
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLISTER·NCES 061734002181
Rancho San Justo
1201 Rancho Dr., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 636-4450 · San Benito County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
453 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 36% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 39.6% |
| Math | 4.8% | 11.8% | 22.9% | 60.5% |
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 | 34.8% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 13.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 14.2% |
| 2021-22 | 34.9% | 17.4% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 30.9% |
| 2017-18 | 49.2% | 29.8% |
| 2016-17 | 42.8% | 29.8% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 San Justo
Rancho San Justo's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho San Justo this school | 653 | 69.4% | 23.6% |
| La Joya Middle Visalia | 727 | 71.1% | 32.8% |
| Maze Middle Hollister | 580 | 65.5% | 22.0% |
| Yolo Junior High Newman | 738 | 74.3% | 25.6% |
| Anacapa Middle Ventura | 592 | 68.1% | 37.8% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle Redwood City | 808 | 67.5% | 40.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 San Justo ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #948 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #974 of 1,227 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #860 of 1,227 ▲ 89 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #339 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #672 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #530 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #871 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #729 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #214 of 930 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
653
-85 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 967
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 653 | 31.9 | 20.5:1 | 69% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 27.7 | 21.3:1 | 65% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 31.6 | 17.6:1 | 61% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 30 | 24.6:1 | 62% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 40.3 | 21.5:1 | 50% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 42 | 20.7:1 | 53% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | N/A | N/A | 52% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 1,064 | 45 | 23.6:1 | 31% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 967 | 42 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho San Justo.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (866 to 653); teachers down 21% (40.3 to 31.9).
About Rancho San Justo
Rancho San Justo is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Hollister, California, one of the schools in Hollister. Enrollment stands at 653 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
The 10 schools in Hollister enroll 5,908 students altogether, Rancho San Justo among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Rancho San Justo is 79%, a majority. The remaining students are 11% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show San Benito County is about 62% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 20.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rancho San Justo, which has 31.9. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 69%. The rate at public schools in San Benito County averages 60%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Rancho San Justo lands at D, ahead of 12% of California public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rancho San Justo would score about 38.9%. It scores 23.6%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for San Benito County show that median household income comes to about $114,394, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Benito County counts 28 public schools with about 11,633 students.
The closest school to Rancho San Justo is Hollister High, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rancho San Justo. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rancho San Justo is 4th of 5 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Rancho San Justo the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 85 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 24.6:1 in 2020-21 and 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Maze MiddleMiddle · 580 students
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister HighHigh · 3,316 students
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Hollister High0.5 mi · 3,316
- Sunnyslope Elementary0.8 mi · 602
- Pinnacles Community0.8 mi · 15
- San Benito County Opportunity0.8 mi · 32
- San Andreas Continuation High0.8 mi · 74
- Hollister Prep0.9 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho San JustoHow many students attend Rancho San Justo?
Rancho San Justo enrolls approximately 653 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rancho San Justo serve?
Rancho San Justo serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancho San Justo?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rancho San Justo is approximately 20.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rancho San Justo?
At Rancho San Justo, the student body is approximately 11% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rancho San Justo public or private?
Rancho San Justo is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hollister.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.