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What advice would you give to incoming students at Wagner Ranch Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORINDA UNION·NCES 062886007077
Wagner Ranch Elementary
350 Camino Pablo, Orinda, CA 94563 · (925) 258-0016 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
22.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
8 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Wagner Ranch Elementary→Orinda Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Orinda Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
91.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
91.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 70.2% | 20.9% | 6.2% | 2.7% |
| Math | 65.5% | 26.1% | 7.1% | 1.3% |
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 | 91.1% | 91.6% |
| 2023-24 | 90.1% | 88.8% |
| 2022-23 | 92.7% | 91.6% |
| 2021-22 | 89.1% | 88.6% |
| 2018-19 | 90.0% | 90.4% |
| 2017-18 | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| 2016-17 | 90.5% | 91.6% |
| 2015-16 | 92.0% | 92.0% |
| 2014-15 | 91.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
90.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Wagner Ranch Elementary
Wagner Ranch Elementary's state test result (90.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Ranch Elementary this school | 489 | 1.6% | 90.5% |
| Sage Canyon San Diego | 457 | 4.2% | 87.6% |
| Louise Van Meter Elementary Los Gatos | 507 | 6.7% | 71.6% |
| Las Lomitas Elementary Atherton | 522 | 5.2% | 82.2% |
| Blossom Hill Elementary Los Gatos | 530 | 7.0% | 80.3% |
| Sycamore Valley Elementary Danville | 559 | 5.5% | 79.4% |
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 Wagner Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #15 of 5,151 | #1 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.6% | #15 of 5,172 ▲ 30 | #1 of 153 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #11 of 5,172 ▲ 5 | #1 of 153 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,481 of 5,116 | #55 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #2,575 of 5,915 | #71 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,366 of 5,352 | #71 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #700 of 5,354 | #55 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.6% | #5,624 of 5,625 | #158 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #186 of 1,139 | #4 of 42 |
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
489
+76 (+18%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 489 | 22 | 22.2:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 17 | 23.7:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | N/A | N/A | 2% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 2% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wagner Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (395 to 489); teachers up 22% (18 to 22).
About Wagner Ranch Elementary
Wagner Ranch Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Orinda, California. It reported 489 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Orinda Union operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,590 students.
The largest group at Wagner Ranch Elementary is White students, at 42%. After that, the student body is 30% Asian, 18% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put Contra Costa County at about 41% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Wagner Ranch Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 2% at Wagner Ranch Elementary. It compares with 45% for public schools in Contra Costa County.
On the allk12 Grade, Wagner Ranch Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 97% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 78.6% at Wagner Ranch Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 90.5%.
For the population of Contra Costa County, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Contra Costa County, 280 public schools serve about 167,423 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Wagner Ranch Elementary from the closest public school, Sleepy Hollow Elementary. The five-mile area around Wagner Ranch Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Wagner Ranch Elementary's average proficiency of 90.5% compares with 78.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Wagner Ranch Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 489, compared with 413 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 20.6:1 to 22.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Wagner Ranch Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orinda Union
- Orinda IntermediateMiddle · 822 students
- Glorietta ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Sleepy Hollow ElementaryElementary · 399 students
Other schools in Orinda
- Miramonte HighHigh · 1,167 students
- Orinda IntermediateMiddle · 822 students
- Glorietta ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Sleepy Hollow ElementaryElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary0.8 mi · 399
- Glorietta Elementary3.0 mi · 445
- Cragmont Elementary3.4 mi · 290
- Kaiser Early Childhood Center3.4 mi · 118
- John Muir Elementary3.5 mi · 293
- Emerson Elementary3.5 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Wagner Ranch ElementaryHow large is Wagner Ranch Elementary?
Wagner Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wagner Ranch Elementary serve?
Wagner Ranch Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wagner Ranch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wagner Ranch Elementary is approximately 22.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wagner Ranch Elementary?
At Wagner Ranch Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Wagner Ranch Elementary public or private?
Wagner Ranch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orinda Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.