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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389011989
Russell Ranch Elementary
375 Dry Creek Rd., Folsom, CA 95630 · (916) 294-2430 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
50 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
79.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.7pp since 2014
Math
79.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp 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 79 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.9% | 26.8% | 10.3% | 10.0% |
| Math | 48.3% | 30.7% | 15.5% | 5.5% |
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 | 79.7% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.9% | 79.2% |
| 2022-23 | 77.2% | 80.1% |
| 2021-22 | 83.2% | 82.9% |
| 2018-19 | 89.3% | 85.1% |
| 2017-18 | 87.9% | 86.7% |
| 2016-17 | 84.7% | 84.1% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Russell Ranch Elementary
Russell Ranch Elementary's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Ranch Elementary this school | 503 | 9.9% | 79.6% |
| Simonds Elementary San Jose | 480 | 9.2% | 75.9% |
| Cumberland Elementary Sunnyvale | 586 | 9.7% | 79.4% |
| Cipriani Elementary Belmont | 471 | 8.9% | 78.7% |
| Carmel Del Mar Elementary San Diego | 562 | 10.5% | 86.0% |
| Canyon View Elementary San Diego | 505 | 15.6% | 74.5% |
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 Russell Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #241 of 5,151 | #4 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #273 of 5,172 ▼ 15 | #4 of 217 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #285 of 5,172 ▼ 69 | #3 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #803 of 5,116 | #42 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #2,390 of 5,915 | #106 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,532 of 5,352 | #35 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #649 of 5,354 | #112 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #5,476 of 5,625 | #232 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #1,449 of 3,837 | #35 of 145 |
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
503
-114 (-18%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 503 | 23.9 | 21.1:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 28.7 | 21.2:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 28.4 | 21.8:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 26 | 24.1:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 26 | 25.9:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | N/A | N/A | 5% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (627 to 503); teachers down 8% (26 to 23.9).
About Russell Ranch Elementary
Russell Ranch Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Folsom, California. It reported 503 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Across its 35 schools, Folsom-Cordova Unified enrolls 21,699 students. Russell Ranch Elementary is one of those schools.
About 40% of students at Russell Ranch Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 15% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 18%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Russell Ranch Elementary has 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. The school's 21.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 10% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 53 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.7% for Russell Ranch Elementary. The school posts 79.6%, 5.9 points above the prediction.
The school is in Sacramento County, where median household income comes to about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Sacramento County counts 387 public schools with about 259,342 students.
Of the public schools around it, Russell Ranch Elementary is closest to William Brooks Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 77.0%; Russell Ranch Elementary's is 79.6%, ranking 3rd of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Russell Ranch Elementary is City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 114 students, from 617 to 503.
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Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in Folsom
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Theodore Judah ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Mangini Ranch ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- William Brooks Elementary0.8 mi · 372
- Vista del Lago High0.9 mi · 1,782
- Alder Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 568
- Clarksville Charter1.8 mi · 2,347
- Mangini Ranch Elementary1.8 mi · 598
- Cottonwood1.9 mi · 3,563
Frequently asked questions
About Russell Ranch ElementaryHow many students attend Russell Ranch Elementary?
Russell Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-05.
Is Russell Ranch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Russell Ranch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Russell Ranch Elementary?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Russell Ranch Elementary.
How diverse is Russell Ranch Elementary?
Russell Ranch Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 40% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Russell Ranch Elementary public or private?
Russell Ranch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.