Ripon High

Located at 301 North Acacia Ave., in Ripon, California, Ripon High is a moderately sized senior high that educates 1,051 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Ripon Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Ripon High sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

Ripon Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,378 students. Ripon High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ripon High shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 39% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Ripon High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ripon High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Ripon High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ripon Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ripon High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ripon High has expanded 14%, going from 923 students in 2018 to 1,051 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 54% to 46% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.