Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062970004619
Rancho Vista Elementary
4323 Palos Verdes Dr. North, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 · (310) 378-8388 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public elementary schools
- A+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.
- 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
18.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
46 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
80.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
80.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.6% | 18.5% | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| Math | 54.3% | 26.5% | 14.6% | 4.6% |
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 | 80.1% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 89.3% | 87.9% |
| 2022-23 | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2021-22 | 80.6% | 76.1% |
| 2018-19 | 76.6% | 79.8% |
| 2017-18 | 81.3% | 75.4% |
| 2016-17 | 76.0% | 67.8% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 81.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Vista Elementary
Rancho Vista Elementary's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Vista Elementary this school | 329 | 14.0% | 84.4% |
| Ocean Shore Elementary Pacifica | 368 | 16.6% | 56.4% |
| Arundel Elementary San Carlos | 388 | 11.3% | 91.9% |
| Addison Elementary Palo Alto | 366 | 17.2% | 73.9% |
| Empire Oaks Elementary Folsom | 366 | 9.6% | 76.7% |
| North Shoreview Montessori San Mateo | 325 | 17.5% | 75.1% |
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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #93 of 5,151 | #19 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #200 of 5,172 ▼ 147 | #45 of 1,129 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #263 of 5,172 ▼ 240 | #63 of 1,129 ▼ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #2,615 of 5,116 | #655 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #4,486 of 5,915 | #984 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #352 of 5,352 | #104 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #297 of 5,354 | #46 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #5,356 of 5,625 | #1,241 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #1,107 of 3,837 | #407 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
329
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 329 | 17.9 | 18.3:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 17.4 | 19.6:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 13% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 18.5 | 23.0:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 18 | 24.6:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | N/A | N/A | 2% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 24 | 21.5:1 | 5% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 16 | 29.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (426 to 329); teachers down 3% (18.5 to 17.9).
About Rancho Vista Elementary
Located in Rolling Hills Estates, California, Rancho Vista Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 329 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 29% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Rancho Vista Elementary is one of the 17 schools that make up Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (10,131 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Rancho Vista Elementary, about 37 are White, the largest group. Other students are 27% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 17% multiracial. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Rancho Vista Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 14% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rancho Vista Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 96% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rancho Vista Elementary would be expected to post about 71.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 84.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Rancho Vista Elementary is closest to Walteria Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 80.5%; Rancho Vista Elementary's is 84.4%, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 350 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 329 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.3:1, from 20.6:1.
The discussion board for Rancho Vista Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
- Palos Verdes Peninsula HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Palos Verdes HighHigh · 1,484 students
- Ridgecrest IntermediateMiddle · 881 students
- Palos Verdes IntermediateMiddle · 735 students
- Miraleste IntermediateMiddle · 720 students
- Dapplegray ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other schools in Rolling Hills Estates
- Palos Verdes Peninsula HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Dapplegray ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other Rancho Vista Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rancho Vista Elementary. Rancho Vista Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rancho Vista ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 886 students
Nearby schools
- Walteria Elementary1.1 mi · 650
- Silver Spur Elementary1.1 mi · 540
- Soleado Elementary1.1 mi · 443
- Palos Verdes Peninsula High1.1 mi · 2,075
- Dapplegray Elementary1.4 mi · 639
- Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary1.5 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Rancho Vista Elementary?
Rancho Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rancho Vista Elementary serve?
Rancho Vista Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rancho Vista Elementary have?
Rancho Vista Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Rancho Vista Elementary?
Rancho Vista Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 27% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Rancho Vista Elementary in?
Rancho Vista Elementary is part of Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified.
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