Is Ross (Betsy) Elementary a good school?

Ross (Betsy) Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ross (Betsy) Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 874 students attended Ross (Betsy) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ross (Betsy) Elementary?

Students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ross (Betsy) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross (Betsy) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ball Junior High High : Loara High

Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Summary:

Ross (Betsy) Elementary is a public elementary school in Anaheim, California, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Anaheim Elementary District, which is ranked 1218 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ross (Betsy) Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.7% in 2018-2019 to 40.0% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms on standardized tests compared to the district and state, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.61% to 42.31% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 9.57% to 30.69% in Mathematics across different grade levels. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state, with only 10.26% of 5th-grade students proficient or better on the California Science Assessment (CAST).

When comparing Ross (Betsy) Elementary to other nearby schools in the Anaheim Elementary District, such as Loara Elementary, Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary, and Price (Adelaide) Elementary, it becomes evident that Ross (Betsy) Elementary is generally underperforming, with higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower test scores. Addressing these issues, such as improving attendance and strengthening instructional practices, will be crucial in helping the school better serve its students and improve their academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

535 South Walnut St.
Anaheim, CA 92802-1450

(714) 517-8956

District: Anaheim Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4615^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,046

Students who attend Ross (Betsy) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ball Junior High
High:	Loara High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 874

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

Asian:

5.6%

White:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ross (Betsy) Elementary ranks worse than 78.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.59. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Ross (Betsy) Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Anaheim Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.9%), Asian (5.6%), White (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ross (Betsy) Elementary is 22.1, which is the 8^th best among 23 elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Ross (Betsy) Elementary employs 39.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ross (Betsy) Elementary is $7,046. 16 elementary schools in the Anaheim Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ross (Betsy) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ross (Betsy) Elementary 4615^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ross (Betsy) Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Anaheim Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Anaheim Elementary 1218^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ross (Betsy) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.89	3940^th	4809	18.1%
2005	18.67	4059^th	4822	15.8%
2006	21.17	3907^th	4818	18.9%
2007	19.76	4310^th	5113	15.7%
2008	23.43	4085^th	5113	20.1%
2009	25.07	4065^th	5193	21.7%
2010	32.48	3659^th	5314	31.1%
2011	33.73	3698^th	5377	31.2%
2012	30.15	3943^rd	5390	26.8%
2013	29.10	4120^th	5530	25.5%
2015	16.85	4921^st	5611	12.3%
2016	16.33	4926^th	5614	12.3%
2017	18.29	4841^st	5692	15.0%
2018	16.66	4954^th	5662	12.5%
2019	19.68	4827^th	5789	16.6%
2022	22.48	4603^rd	5883	21.8%
2023	29.48	3941^st	5874	32.9%
2024	22.59	4615^th	5862	21.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.34	2694^th	3246	17.0%
2019	27.79	2639^th	3275	19.4%
2022	43.97	1540^th	3311	53.5%
2023	41.89	1691^st	3250	48.0%
2024	36.19	2092^nd	3160	33.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.60	1266^th	2420	47.7%
2024	45.77	1100^th	2634	58.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.46	4368^th	5084	14.1%
2019	23.75	4317^th	5173	16.5%
2022	28.37	3963^rd	5264	24.7%
2023	37.93	3241^st	5374	39.7%
2024	27.77	4162^nd	5511	24.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.13	4974^th	5413	8.1%
2019	18.04	4791^st	5492	12.8%
2022	25.12	4205^th	5635	25.4%
2023	28.14	3952^nd	5617	29.6%
2024	24.00	4339^th	5605	22.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.03	659^th	2128	69.0%
2019	43.60	1175^th	2585	54.5%
2022	32.42	1378^th	2227	38.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.47	4525^th	5431	16.7%
2019	22.49	4425^th	5510	19.7%
2022	21.53	4560^th	5663	19.5%
2023	31.47	3650^th	5650	35.4%
2024	22.53	4483^rd	5636	20.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.14	4173^rd	4830	13.6%
2019	23.81	4123^rd	4963	16.9%
2022	27.24	3934^th	5084	22.6%
2023	36.46	3187^th	5098	37.5%
2024	26.71	3973^rd	5102	22.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ross (Betsy) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	183	3	16	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1989	172	2	32	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1990	150	3	51	257	2	n/a	n/a	0	463
1991	129	5	40	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1992	191	20	59	283	4	n/a	n/a	0	557
1993	154	16	44	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1994	151	21	57	341	2	n/a	n/a	0	572
1995	123	18	63	508	3	n/a	n/a	0	715
1996	123	18	63	508	3	n/a	n/a	0	715
1997	119	14	38	567	2	n/a	n/a	0	740
1998	100	9	35	568	1	n/a	n/a	0	713
1999	97	11	38	590	1	n/a	n/a	0	737
2000	60	8	41	418	1	n/a	n/a	0	528
2001	105	15	55	935	2	n/a	n/a	3	1115
2002	87	21	47	1000	3	n/a	n/a	0	1158
2003	87	21	47	1000	3	n/a	n/a	0	1158
2004	78	17	48	1067	1	n/a	n/a	0	1211
2005	13	18	110	1059	2	n/a	n/a	1	1203
2006	72	21	54	1027	3	n/a	n/a	1	1178
2007	64	17	43	999	1	n/a	n/a	2	1126
2008	61	14	46	1031	2	n/a	n/a	0	1154
2009	61	10	45	1024	3	6	2	0	1151
2010	62	8	43	1021	1	8	0	0	1143
2011	59	8	39	970	1	7	2	0	1086
2012	45	9	45	991	1	8	4	0	1103
2013	35	7	47	959	0	5	14	0	1067
2014	33	2	48	950	0	4	7	0	1044
2015	30	3	46	917	0	6	7	0	1009
2016	32	7	42	847	1	6	14	0	949
2017	29	10	30	813	1	2	25	0	910
2018	33	7	37	760	2	1	29	0	869
2019	46	17	53	819	1	5	34	0	975
2020	62	16	57	834	2	3	36	0	1010
2021	56	18	46	783	3	5	35	0	946
2022	47	13	51	740	2	4	38	0	895
2023	46	17	49	716	0	5	41	0	874

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ross (Betsy) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	341	13.0	26.2	n/a
1989	351	13.0	27.0	n/a
1990	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1991	347	13.0	26.6	n/a
1992	557	13.2	42.1	33.2
1993	519	20.0	26.0	46.1
1994	572	22.0	26.0	66.8
1995	715	28.0	25.5	79
1996	715	28.0	25.5	79
1997	740	31.0	23.9	86.1
1998	713	34.5	20.7	86.7
1999	737	36.5	20.2	86.8
2000	528	25.3	20.9	84.7
2001	1115	49.5	22.5	87.1
2002	1158	51.0	22.7	91.7
2003	1158	51.0	22.7	91.7
2004	1211	55.0	22.0	87.2
2005	1203	55.0	21.9	86.5
2006	1178	52.5	22.4	87.5
2007	1126	49.0	23.0	86.4
2008	1154	56.5	20.4	84.1
2009	1151	52.5	20.7	84.3
2010	1143	54.5	20.9	94.4
2011	1086	n/a	n/a	84
2012	1103	45.4	24.2	n/a
2013	1067	42.1	25.2	88.3
2014	1044	37.6	27.7	85.7
2015	1009	41.0	24.6	87.8
2016	949	41.0	23.1	83.8
2017	910	36.5	24.8	87.4
2018	869	34.5	25.1	88.8
2019	975	36.7	26.5	86.3
2020	1010	n/a	n/a	85
2021	946	41.5	22.7	90
2022	895	42.5	21.0	76.6
2023	874	39.5	22.1	71.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ross (Betsy) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	341	13.0	26.2	n/a
1989	351	13.0	27.0	n/a
1990	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1991	347	13.0	26.6	n/a
1992	557	13.2	42.1	33.2
1993	519	20.0	26.0	46.1
1994	572	22.0	26.0	66.8
1995	715	28.0	25.5	79
1996	715	28.0	25.5	79
1997	740	31.0	23.9	86.1
1998	713	34.5	20.7	86.7
1999	737	36.5	20.2	86.8
2000	528	25.3	20.9	84.7
2001	1115	49.5	22.5	87.1
2002	1158	51.0	22.7	91.7
2003	1158	51.0	22.7	91.7
2004	1211	55.0	22.0	87.2
2005	1203	55.0	21.9	86.5
2006	1178	52.5	22.4	87.5
2007	1126	49.0	23.0	86.4
2008	1154	56.5	20.4	84.1
2009	1151	52.5	20.7	84.3
2010	1143	54.5	20.9	94.4
2011	1086	n/a	n/a	84
2012	1103	45.4	24.2	n/a
2013	1067	42.1	25.2	88.3
2014	1044	37.6	27.7	85.7
2015	1009	41.0	24.6	87.8
2016	949	41.0	23.1	83.8
2017	910	36.5	24.8	87.4
2018	869	34.5	25.1	88.8
2019	975	36.7	26.5	86.3
2020	1010	n/a	n/a	85
2021	946	41.5	22.7	90
2022	895	42.5	21.0	76.6
2023	874	39.5	22.1	71.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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