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If you could change one rule at Rancho Verde Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
748
Elementary
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060001709101
Rancho Verde Elementary
14334 Pioneer Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92307 · (760) 247-2663 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- 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
24.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
633 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
13.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.4pp since 2014
Math
10.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 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 | 1.8% | 11.8% | 19.6% | 66.8% |
| Math | 2.0% | 8.5% | 19.8% | 69.8% |
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 | 13.6% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 11.8% |
| 2022-23 | 21.6% | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 10.9% |
| 2018-19 | 35.2% | 20.1% |
| 2017-18 | 32.5% | 13.6% |
| 2016-17 | 29.3% | 14.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% 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 Verde Elementary
Rancho Verde Elementary's state test result (13.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Verde Elementary this school | 748 | 84.6% | 13.0% |
| McSweeny Elementary Hemet | 781 | 87.7% | 28.3% |
| Harmony Elementary Hemet | 826 | 83.7% | 29.8% |
| Cawston Elementary Hemet | 796 | 79.5% | 32.1% |
| Yucca Loma Elementary Apple Valley | 616 | 83.4% | 22.7% |
| Little Lake Elementary Hemet | 734 | 87.6% | 20.5% |
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 Rancho Verde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #5,031 of 5,151 | #309 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #5,024 of 5,172 ▼ 99 | #305 of 321 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #5,082 of 5,172 ▼ 101 | #317 of 321 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.4pp | #492 of 5,116 | #12 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #538 of 5,915 | #40 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,846 of 5,352 | #234 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #2,806 of 5,354 | #124 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #1,703 of 5,625 | #142 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #609 of 1,139 | #37 of 67 |
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
748
+89 (+14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,311
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 748 | 31 | 24.1:1 | 85% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 31.5 | 24.1:1 | 84% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 30 | 23.7:1 | 84% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 29 | 22.7:1 | 87% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 29.3 | 23.7:1 | 88% (612) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 27 | 24.2:1 | 91% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | N/A | N/A | 83% (574) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 55% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 1,311 | 49 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Verde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (694 to 748); teachers up 6% (29.3 to 31).
About Rancho Verde Elementary
Among the schools in Apple Valley, California, is Rancho Verde Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. Federal data show 748 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The Apple Valley Unified system has 14 schools and 13,613 students.
About 68% of the student body at Rancho Verde Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 17% White, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Rancho Verde Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Rancho Verde Elementary, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Rancho Verde Elementary holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rancho Verde Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools: 13.0% actual against 30.0% predicted.
Looking at the county, San Bernardino County, median household income comes to about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 583 public schools and about 393,648 students.
Granite Hills High is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rancho Verde Elementary at 6th of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts increased from 659 (2020-21) to 748 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 24.1:1, from 22.7:1.
This page is set up for the Rancho Verde Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Apple Valley Unified
- Apple Valley HighHigh · 2,211 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,791 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
- Rio Vista School of Applied LearningElementary · 927 students
Other schools in Apple Valley
- Apple Valley HighHigh · 2,211 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,791 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Academy for Academic ExcellenceCombined · 1,489 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
Other Rancho Verde Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rancho Verde Elementary. Rancho Verde Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Rancho Verde Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Granite Hills High0.9 mi · 1,791
- Yucca Loma Elementary1.3 mi · 616
- High Desert Premier Academy1.8 mi · 208
- Vanguard Preparatory2.0 mi · 1,153
- Apple Valley Virtual Academy2.3 mi · 173
- Phoenix Academy2.3 mi · 1,213
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Verde ElementaryHow many students attend Rancho Verde Elementary?
Rancho Verde Elementary enrolls approximately 748 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rancho Verde Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rancho Verde Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Rancho Verde Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Rancho Verde Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rancho Verde Elementary?
At Rancho Verde Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 68% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rancho Verde Elementary?
Rancho Verde Elementary is overseen by Apple Valley Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.