Roberts Ferry Union Elementary

Located at 101 Roberts Ferry Rd., in Waterford, California, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary is a tiny elementary school that hosts 30 students (grades K through 8), part of Roberts Ferry Union Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 94% below the state mean of about 465.

Within Roberts Ferry Union Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 199 students, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 43% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 30.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Roberts Ferry Union Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Stanislaus County shows median household income runs about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Roberts Ferry Union Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 68%: 94 students in 2018 compared to 30 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 48% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 30.0:1 today.

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