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What do you wish you knew before starting at San Ramon Elementary?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVATO UNIFIED·NCES 062772004197
San Ramon Elementary
45 San Ramon Way, Novato, CA 94945 · (415) 897-1196 · Marin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
22.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
139 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
67.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.9pp since 2014
Math
59.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.5% | 34.4% | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| Math | 33.9% | 25.3% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
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 | 67.9% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 62.2% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 60.7% |
| 2021-22 | 54.7% | 54.2% |
| 2020-21 | 49.8% | 47.8% |
| 2018-19 | 56.5% | 58.7% |
| 2017-18 | 57.6% | 59.7% |
| 2016-17 | 50.6% | 53.9% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 San Ramon Elementary
San Ramon Elementary's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ramon Elementary this school | 456 | 30.5% | 64.0% |
| Monterey Bay Charter Pacific Grove | 475 | 31.2% | N/A |
| Wood Ranch Elementary Simi Valley | 452 | 31.4% | 53.1% |
| Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired Sacramento | 476 | 27.3% | 32.1% |
| Quail Glen Elementary Roseville | 532 | 29.5% | 63.8% |
| Yulupa Elementary Santa Rosa | 523 | 31.7% | 67.1% |
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 San Ramon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #924 of 5,151 | #19 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,103 of 5,172 ▼ 178 | #20 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #860 of 5,172 ▲ 16 | #18 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #742 of 5,116 | #5 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #2,952 of 5,915 | #8 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,289 of 5,352 | #22 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,452 of 5,354 | #6 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #4,739 of 5,625 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #3,409 of 3,837 | #23 of 26 |
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
456
0 (0%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 456 | 20.6 | 22.1:1 | 30% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 19.6 | 22.5:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 18.6 | 23.1:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 23.1 | 20.6:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | N/A | N/A | 19% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 9% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Ramon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (476 to 456); teachers down 11% (23.1 to 20.6).
About San Ramon Elementary
Families in Novato, California, are served by San Ramon Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 456 students.
Novato Unified runs 14 schools with a combined 7,199 students. San Ramon Elementary is one of them.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at San Ramon Elementary. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. Census figures show Marin County is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at San Ramon Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
San Ramon Elementary's 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.1:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%.
The allk12 Grade for San Ramon Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for San Ramon Elementary is +2.3 points: 64.0% actual, 61.7% predicted.
Among Marin County residents, median household income is about $149,091, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. San Ramon Elementary is one of 75 public schools in Marin County, which together enroll about 29,867 students.
Nearby, San Marin High is about 0.2 miles away. San Ramon Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. San Ramon Elementary's average proficiency of 64.0% compares with 54.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 456 in 2020-21 and 456 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at San Ramon Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Novato Unified
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- San Jose MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Hamilton TK-8Elementary · 544 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Other schools in Novato
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- San Jose MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Hamilton TK-8Elementary · 544 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- San Marin High0.2 mi · 1,250
- Pleasant Valley Elementary0.9 mi · 464
- Sinaloa Middle1.1 mi · 693
- Lu Sutton Elementary1.4 mi · 367
- Marin Oaks High2.2 mi · 69
- Nova Education Center2.2 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About San Ramon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at San Ramon Elementary?
San Ramon Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does San Ramon Elementary serve?
San Ramon Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Ramon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Ramon Elementary is approximately 22.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Ramon Elementary?
At San Ramon Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is San Ramon Elementary public or private?
San Ramon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Novato Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.