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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLISTER·NCES 061734014557
Rancho Santana
1454 Santana Ranch Dr., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 630-6300 · San Benito County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
26.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
363 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 162% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
43%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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
25.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 20.3% | 24.7% | 41.8% |
| Math | 10.4% | 14.8% | 26.4% | 48.5% |
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 | 33.5% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 20.1% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 20.2% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Santana
Rancho Santana's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Santana this school | 678 | 53.5% | 26.9% |
| Cerra Vista Elementary Hollister | 602 | 52.8% | 30.7% |
| Mission Park Elementary Salinas | 657 | 54.6% | 30.8% |
| Melrose Leadership Academy Oakland | 722 | 54.6% | 44.9% |
| Rod Kelley Elementary Gilroy | 697 | 54.1% | 43.0% |
| Raymond Elementary Fullerton | 598 | 57.2% | 55.6% |
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 Santana ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Benito County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,876 of 5,151 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #3,755 of 5,172 ▲ 399 | #6 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,609 of 5,172 ▼ 64 | #7 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,640 of 5,116 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #857 of 5,915 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #5,036 of 5,352 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #3,240 of 5,354 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #3,768 of 5,625 | #7 of 11 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 678 | 25.5 | 26.6:1 | 54% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 22 | 29.6:1 | 48% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 24.6 | 24.6:1 | 42% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Santana.
About Rancho Santana
Rancho Santana is one of the public schools in Hollister, California. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 678 students. That is 46% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Rancho Santana is part of a district of 10 schools: Hollister, with 5,908 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Rancho Santana is 74%, a majority. The school is also 15% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 62% Hispanic share among all San Benito County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The school's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Rancho Santana, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among California public elementary schools, Rancho Santana outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Rancho Santana scores 21.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 26.9% actual versus 48.2% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
For San Benito County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $114,394, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,633, Rancho Santana among them.
Cerra Vista Elementary sits about 1.0 miles from Rancho Santana. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Rancho Santana ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Rancho Santana is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
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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 San JustoMiddle · 653 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 San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Cerra Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 602
- Sunnyslope Elementary1.2 mi · 602
- Maze Middle1.6 mi · 580
- Hollister Dual Language Academy1.7 mi · 858
- Ladd Lane Elementary1.9 mi · 767
- Rancho San Justo2.0 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho SantanaWhat is the total enrollment at Rancho Santana?
Rancho Santana enrolls approximately 678 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Rancho Santana serve?
Rancho Santana serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancho Santana?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rancho Santana is approximately 26.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rancho Santana?
At Rancho Santana, the student body is approximately 15% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Rancho Santana public or private?
Rancho Santana 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.