Is North Ranchito Elementary a good school?

North Ranchito Elementary ranks 3537 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Ranchito Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 367 students attended North Ranchito Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Ranchito Elementary?

Students at North Ranchito Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of North Ranchito Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Ranchito Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : North Park Academy of the Arts High : El Rancho High

North Ranchito Elementary

Summary:

North Ranchito Elementary is a public elementary school in Pico Rivera, California, serving 367 students in grades K-5 as part of the El Rancho Unified School District. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

North Ranchito Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.4% in 2017-2018 to 33.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-15 percentage points lower. While the school's student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners, have relatively higher rankings compared to the overall school performance, the school's performance for students with disabilities is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools.

When comparing North Ranchito Elementary to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Durfee Elementary and South Ranchito Dual Language Academy, the performance gap is not as significant, as these schools also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, when comparing North Ranchito Elementary to elementary schools in the neighboring Whittier City Elementary School District, such as Orange Grove Elementary and West Whittier Elementary, the performance gap is more pronounced, suggesting that the challenges faced by North Ranchito Elementary may be more specific to the El Rancho Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-5

8837 East Olympic Blvd.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-2336

(562) 801-7630

District: El Rancho Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3537^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,721

Students who attend North Ranchito Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Park Academy of the Arts
High:	El Rancho High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 367

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details North Ranchito Elementary ranks worse than 60.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the El Rancho Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.75. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Ranchito Elementary is $5,721, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the El Rancho Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Ranchito Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks North Ranchito Elementary 3537^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See North Ranchito Elementary in the ranking list.)

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El Rancho Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks El Rancho Unified 944^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for North Ranchito Elementary

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Rank History for all students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.00	3568^th	4809	25.8%
2005	41.79	2613^th	4822	45.8%
2006	42.40	2588^th	4818	46.3%
2007	35.56	3191^st	5113	37.6%
2008	37.99	3072^nd	5113	39.9%
2009	34.35	3412^th	5193	34.3%
2010	31.13	3766^th	5314	29.1%
2011	39.02	3322^nd	5377	38.2%
2012	38.11	3385^th	5390	37.2%
2013	40.66	3273^rd	5530	40.8%
2015	25.41	4096^th	5611	27.0%
2016	42.52	2926^th	5614	47.9%
2017	35.75	3389^th	5692	40.5%
2018	40.54	3116^th	5662	45.0%
2019	44.08	2942^nd	5789	49.2%
2022	28.48	3988^th	5883	32.2%
2023	33.96	3578^th	5874	39.1%
2024	34.75	3537^th	5862	39.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.55	2028^th	3246	37.5%
2019	36.06	2050^th	3275	37.4%
2022	44.38	1511^th	3311	54.4%
2023	44.95	1490^th	3250	54.2%
2024	48.88	1246^th	3160	60.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.89	968^th	2420	60.0%
2024	54.26	849^th	2634	67.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.12	1903^rd	5084	62.6%
2019	60.54	1751^st	5173	66.2%
2022	34.84	3449^th	5264	34.5%
2023	49.19	2422^nd	5374	54.9%
2024	48.25	2508^th	5511	54.5%

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Rank History for Female students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.71	3303^rd	5413	39.0%
2019	41.67	3004^th	5492	45.3%
2022	28.24	3903^rd	5635	30.7%
2023	39.42	3053^rd	5617	45.6%
2024	23.99	4342^nd	5605	22.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.66	1606^th	2128	24.5%
2019	22.73	2195^th	2585	15.1%

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Rank History for Male students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.08	2785^th	5431	48.7%
2019	45.95	2680^th	5510	51.4%
2022	30.22	3762^nd	5663	33.6%
2023	30.04	3777^th	5650	33.2%
2024	48.93	2521^st	5636	55.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Ranchito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.43	1814^th	4830	62.4%
2019	61.01	1628^th	4963	67.2%
2022	39.21	2958^th	5084	41.8%
2023	48.30	2343^rd	5098	54.0%
2024	48.99	2335^th	5102	54.2%

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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 North Ranchito Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	28	3	4	672	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
1989	15	2	5	712	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1990	16	4	7	706	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
1991	23	5	6	683	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
1992	19	6	4	682	0	n/a	n/a	0	711
1993	24	3	3	639	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
1994	18	5	3	652	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
1995	10	3	15	631	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
1996	10	3	15	631	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
1997	7	5	9	659	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
1998	13	2	5	655	2	n/a	n/a	0	677
1999	7	3	5	666	0	n/a	n/a	3	684
2000	10	1	5	619	0	n/a	n/a	1	636
2001	8	0	5	593	1	n/a	n/a	0	607
2002	11	1	3	553	0	n/a	n/a	1	569
2003	11	1	3	553	0	n/a	n/a	1	569
2004	6	0	0	529	0	n/a	n/a	2	537
2005	1	0	3	486	0	n/a	n/a	2	492
2006	2	0	6	462	0	n/a	n/a	2	472
2007	2	2	2	479	0	n/a	n/a	4	489
2008	3	1	1	492	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	497
2009	3	1	2	554	0	0	9	0	569
2010	2	2	3	540	1	0	3	0	551
2011	0	0	4	543	1	0	3	0	551
2012	1	1	7	499	1	0	2	0	511
2013	2	1	7	501	0	0	1	0	512
2014	4	1	8	478	0	0	1	0	492
2015	1	1	5	467	0	0	3	0	477
2016	1	1	8	446	0	0	1	0	457
2017	1	0	7	448	0	0	1	0	457
2018	3	0	6	432	0	0	1	0	442
2019	4	0	5	419	0	0	1	0	429
2020	4	2	4	409	0	0	1	0	420
2021	3	0	4	389	0	0	2	0	398
2022	2	0	2	351	0	0	2	0	357
2023	2	0	1	362	0	1	1	0	367

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 North Ranchito Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	707	29.0	24.3	n/a
1989	734	28.6	25.6	n/a
1990	733	28.5	25.7	n/a
1991	717	30.0	23.9	n/a
1992	711	30.5	23.3	94.5
1993	669	25.0	26.8	84.3
1994	678	24.5	27.7	93.7
1995	659	25.0	26.4	94.5
1996	659	25.0	26.4	94.5
1997	680	31.0	21.9	95
1998	677	36.0	18.8	95
1999	684	35.0	19.5	91.5
2000	636	35.0	18.2	98.1
2001	607	33.0	18.4	33.4
2002	569	30.0	19.0	82.7
2003	569	30.0	19.0	82.7
2004	537	26.0	20.7	87.3
2005	492	25.0	19.7	86.9
2006	472	24.0	19.7	84.3
2007	489	21.0	23.3	82.1
2008	497	24.0	20.7	84.9
2009	569	26.0	21.1	86.3
2010	551	28.0	19.6	86
2011	551	n/a	n/a	90.6
2012	511	20.0	25.5	n/a
2013	512	21.0	24.3	81.8
2014	492	19.0	25.8	90.4
2015	477	18.0	26.5	91.8
2016	457	18.0	25.3	85.1
2017	457	18.0	25.3	80.7
2018	442	18.0	24.5	81.9
2019	429	18.0	23.8	85.3
2020	420	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	398	16.5	24.1	78.4
2022	357	15.5	23.0	74.5
2023	367	15.5	23.6	85.6

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 North Ranchito Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	707	29.0	24.3	n/a
1989	734	28.6	25.6	n/a
1990	733	28.5	25.7	n/a
1991	717	30.0	23.9	n/a
1992	711	30.5	23.3	94.5
1993	669	25.0	26.8	84.3
1994	678	24.5	27.7	93.7
1995	659	25.0	26.4	94.5
1996	659	25.0	26.4	94.5
1997	680	31.0	21.9	95
1998	677	36.0	18.8	95
1999	684	35.0	19.5	91.5
2000	636	35.0	18.2	98.1
2001	607	33.0	18.4	33.4
2002	569	30.0	19.0	82.7
2003	569	30.0	19.0	82.7
2004	537	26.0	20.7	87.3
2005	492	25.0	19.7	86.9
2006	472	24.0	19.7	84.3
2007	489	21.0	23.3	82.1
2008	497	24.0	20.7	84.9
2009	569	26.0	21.1	86.3
2010	551	28.0	19.6	86
2011	551	n/a	n/a	90.6
2012	511	20.0	25.5	n/a
2013	512	21.0	24.3	81.8
2014	492	19.0	25.8	90.4
2015	477	18.0	26.5	91.8
2016	457	18.0	25.3	85.1
2017	457	18.0	25.3	80.7
2018	442	18.0	24.5	81.9
2019	429	18.0	23.8	85.3
2020	420	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	398	16.5	24.1	78.4
2022	357	15.5	23.0	74.5
2023	367	15.5	23.6	85.6

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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