Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUSTINE UNIFIED·NCES 061632309552
Romero Elementary
13500 West Luis Rd., Santa Nella, CA 95322 · (209) 854-6177 · Merced County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
186 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 58 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 115% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Romero Elementary→Gustine Middle
Based on grade levels within Gustine Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.3pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 25.5% | 17.6% | 46.1% |
| Math | 16.7% | 16.7% | 28.4% | 38.2% |
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 | 36.3% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 27.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 34.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.1% | 27.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.3% | 22.6% |
| 2017-18 | 25.6% | 25.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.5% | 15.6% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Romero Elementary
Romero Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romero Elementary this school | 225 | 82.7% | 31.6% |
| Waukena Joint Union Elementary Tulare | 220 | 84.1% | 31.0% |
| Santa Barbara Community Academy Santa Barbara | 221 | 82.4% | 28.8% |
| Yorkdale Elementary Los Angeles | 205 | 82.9% | 32.1% |
| Mariano Castro Elementary Mountain View | 248 | 82.7% | 16.3% |
| Glenwood Elementary Thousand Oaks | 218 | 79.4% | 27.4% |
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 Romero Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,313 of 5,151 | #30 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #2,883 of 5,172 ▲ 476 | #21 of 54 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #3,301 of 5,172 ▲ 306 | #31 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,909 of 5,116 | #27 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #5,242 of 5,915 | #53 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,066 of 5,352 | #6 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #4,481 of 5,354 | #42 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #1,902 of 5,625 | #27 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #2,456 of 3,837 | #17 of 35 |
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
225
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
+125% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 225 | 11.1 | 20.3:1 | 83% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 84% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 11 | 17.2:1 | 83% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 10 | 23.6:1 | 86% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 89% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 12 | 21.7:1 | 85% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | N/A | N/A | 67% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | 88% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 4 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Romero Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (255 to 225); teachers down 8% (12 to 11.1).
About Romero Elementary
Romero Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Santa Nella, California. Enrollment is 225 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 52% lower.
Gustine Unified oversees Romero Elementary and 4 other schools, with 1,627 students in total.
The student body at Romero Elementary is 90% Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Merced County residents are about 63% Hispanic. Romero Elementary's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 11.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.3:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.3:1 here. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 81% average for public schools in Merced County.
Romero Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Romero Elementary, the prediction is 31.1% and the result is 31.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Merced County show that the median household income is $65,510, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Romero Elementary is one of 117 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Volta Elementary, about 4.9 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Romero Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 11 students since 2020-21, to 225. Students per teacher fell from 23.6 in 2020-21 to 20.3 in 2024-25.
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Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gustine Unified
- Gustine HighHigh · 531 students
- Gustine ElementaryElementary · 483 students
- Gustine MiddleMiddle · 370 students
- Pioneer High (Continuation)High · 18 students
- Pioneer HeadstartElementary
Nearby schools
- Volta Elementary4.9 mi · 387
- Creekside Junior High8.5 mi · 812
- Crossroads Alternative Education Center8.9 mi · 183
- Valley Los Banos Community9.0 mi · 160
- Henry Miller Elementary9.2 mi · 676
- Lorena Falasco Elementary9.5 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Romero ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Romero Elementary?
Romero Elementary enrolls approximately 225 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Romero Elementary serve?
Romero Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Romero Elementary?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Romero Elementary.
How diverse is Romero Elementary?
Romero Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Romero Elementary?
Romero Elementary is overseen by Gustine Unified in Merced County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.