Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBERTS FERRY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063321012712
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy
101 Roberts Ferry Rd., Waterford, CA 95386 · (209) 874-2331 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
21.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
62 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 8% |
This year's 1st grade class (17) is 31% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +38.5pp since 2014
Math
57.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +50.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 39 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 51 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.2% | 33.3% | 25.4% | 15.1% |
| Math | 25.4% | 32.5% | 20.6% | 21.4% |
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 | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 41.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.4% | 46.9% |
| 2021-22 | 56.8% | 34.1% |
| 2020-21 | 59.6% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 27.5% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy this school | 169 | 36.7% | 51.8% |
| Valley Home Elementary Valley Home | 191 | 34.0% | 30.4% |
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Lake Hughes | 195 | 41.5% | 41.4% |
| Sierra Foothill Charter Catheys Valley | 140 | 37.9% | N/A |
| Marblehead Elementary San Clemente | 195 | 43.6% | 42.1% |
| Capay Joint Union Elementary Orland | 211 | 41.2% | 39.4% |
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 Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,600 of 5,151 | #11 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,155 of 5,172 ▲ 934 | #5 of 100 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,364 of 5,172 ▲ 412 | #7 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.3pp | #282 of 5,116 | #6 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #5,458 of 5,915 | #99 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #4,480 of 5,625 | #101 of 105 |
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
169
+115 (+213%) vs 2020
+302% since 2010-11, when it was 42
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 169 | 8 | 21.1:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 8 | 20.9:1 | 47% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 8 | 21.4:1 | 54% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 3 | 18.0:1 | 65% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 3 | 16.7:1 | 64% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 41 | 3 | 13.7:1 | 51% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 42 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 238% (50 to 169); teachers up 166% (3 to 8).
About Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy
In Waterford, California, part of Stanislaus County, Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy is an elementary school. The school counts 169 students across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 64% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary (2 schools, 199 students) runs Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy.
At 50%, White students outnumber all other groups at Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy combined. The school is also 41% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.1:1, with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stanislaus County is 71%.
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy is 6.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.8% versus 58.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Within Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, with a combined enrollment of about 106,477.
The nearest other public school, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The school counted 54 students in 2020-21 and 169 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 18.0:1 to 21.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roberts Ferry Union Elementary
- Roberts Ferry Union ElementaryElementary · 30 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Connecting Waters CharterCombined · 776 students
- Waterford HighHigh · 582 students
- Richard M. Moon PrimaryElementary · 510 students
- Lucille Whitehead IntermediateMiddle · 355 students
- Waterford JuniorMiddle · 260 students
- Roberts Ferry Union ElementaryElementary · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Roberts Ferry Union Elementary0.0 mi · 30
- Hickman Middle7.2 mi · 141
- Hickman Charter7.2 mi · 647
- Hickman Elementary7.2 mi · 308
- Waterford Junior7.6 mi · 260
- Connecting Waters Charter7.9 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Roberts Ferry Charter School AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy?
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy enrolls approximately 169 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy serve?
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy have?
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy?
Student demographics at Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy are roughly 50% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy in?
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy is part of Roberts Ferry Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.