Is Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary a good school?

Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary ranks 1732 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 304 students attended Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary?

Students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary are 96% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Los Nietos Middle

Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Summary:

Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe Springs, California, serving 286 students in grades K-6 and part of the Los Nietos District.

Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary consistently outperforms the Los Nietos District and the state of California in standardized test scores, with 54.94% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy compared to 50.7% for the district and 47.04% for the state, and 45.06% proficient or better in mathematics compared to 37.69% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts/Literacy. Rancho Santa Gertrudes also has consistently high rankings for its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, often placing in the top quartile of California elementary schools. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 0.0% in 2017-2018 to 40.5% in 2022-2023, which may impact its academic performance if not addressed.

Compared to nearby schools, Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary outperforms Aeolian Elementary and Ada S. Nelson Elementary, which are also part of the Los Nietos District, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the neighboring Little Lake City Elementary and Downey Unified districts, such as Lakeview Elementary and Unsworth (Edith) Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

11233 East Charlesworth Rd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-2820

(562) 692-0841

District: Los Nietos

SchoolDigger Rank:
1732^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,288

Students who attend Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Los Nietos Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 19.0

Number of students: 304

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

White:

1.0%

Asian:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary ranks better than 70.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Los Nietos School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.87. (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 Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Los Nietos School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.4%), Asian (1%), White (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Los Nietos School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary is 19, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Los Nietos School District! (See more...)

Compare Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary employs 15.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary is $9,288, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Los Nietos School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary 1732^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Nietos:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Nietos 545^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.60	2774^th	4809	42.3%
2005	31.71	3179^th	4822	34.1%
2006	32.57	3136^th	4818	34.9%
2007	30.09	3568^th	5113	30.2%
2008	31.55	3482^nd	5113	31.9%
2009	46.73	2677^th	5193	48.4%
2010	36.78	3367^th	5314	36.6%
2011	52.98	2409^th	5377	55.2%
2012	52.34	2480^th	5390	54.0%
2013	49.27	2733^rd	5530	50.6%
2015	22.22	4407^th	5611	21.5%
2016	31.37	3660^th	5614	34.8%
2017	40.55	3070^th	5692	46.1%
2018	38.77	3232^nd	5662	42.9%
2019	44.89	2880^th	5789	50.3%
2021	31.80	918^th	1417	35.2%
2022	54.24	2334^th	5883	60.3%
2023	63.39	1869^th	5874	68.2%
2024	66.87	1732^nd	5862	70.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.45	1144^th	3246	64.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.40	2333^rd	5084	54.1%
2019	61.12	1698^th	5173	67.2%
2021	52.24	449^th	1110	59.5%
2022	65.72	1378^th	5264	73.8%
2023	73.91	1034^th	5374	80.8%
2024	78.16	916^th	5511	83.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.75	3428^th	5413	36.7%
2019	42.97	2926^th	5492	46.7%
2021	32.63	808^th	1267	36.2%
2022	47.80	2534^th	5635	55.0%
2023	56.10	2123^rd	5617	62.2%
2024	54.50	2189^th	5605	60.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.97	2847^th	5431	47.6%
2019	46.90	2616^th	5510	52.5%
2021	34.37	766^th	1272	39.8%
2022	58.47	2034^th	5663	64.1%
2023	64.81	1736^th	5650	69.3%
2024	76.28	1220^th	5636	78.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.46	2081^st	4830	56.9%
2019	61.22	1617^th	4963	67.4%
2022	74.30	969^th	5084	80.9%
2023	80.48	714^th	5098	86.0%
2024	83.91	592^nd	5102	88.4%

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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 Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	19	3	6	323	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1989	24	4	1	313	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1990	25	5	1	314	1	n/a	n/a	0	346
1991	20	3	2	318	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1992	20	2	4	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1993	26	2	11	298	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
1994	28	1	5	321	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1995	6	6	12	354	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
1996	6	6	12	354	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
1997	12	0	3	363	1	n/a	n/a	0	379
1998	13	3	4	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1999	6	5	2	517	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2000	13	5	3	530	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2001	23	6	2	525	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2002	22	3	1	499	2	n/a	n/a	0	527
2003	22	3	1	499	2	n/a	n/a	0	527
2004	15	5	1	507	2	n/a	n/a	0	530
2005	9	1	3	511	1	n/a	n/a	7	532
2006	20	14	2	505	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
2007	11	13	4	498	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
2008	17	7	4	506	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	534
2009	13	5	5	467	0	0	0	0	490
2010	3	4	3	547	0	0	0	0	557
2011	13	6	3	485	0	0	2	0	509
2012	6	3	1	452	11	0	2	0	475
2013	2	1	2	444	11	0	0	0	460
2014	7	4	3	410	0	4	0	0	428
2015	11	2	4	389	0	4	1	0	411
2016	7	3	5	380	0	4	0	0	399
2017	6	1	3	361	0	4	1	0	376
2018	4	3	4	365	1	3	1	0	381
2019	4	3	4	345	1	1	0	0	358
2020	6	3	6	320	1	0	0	0	336
2021	4	3	4	314	1	1	0	0	327
2022	4	2	3	275	1	1	1	0	287
2023	4	1	3	274	1	1	2	0	286
2024	3	1	3	293	2	1	1	0	304

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 Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	351	16.0	21.9	n/a
1989	342	15.0	22.8	n/a
1990	346	15.0	23.0	n/a
1991	343	14.0	24.5	n/a
1992	334	14.2	23.5	65
1993	337	13.0	25.9	71.5
1994	355	13.0	27.3	76.1
1995	378	15.0	25.2	82.5
1996	378	15.0	25.2	82.5
1997	379	16.0	23.7	87.1
1998	481	22.0	21.9	88.8
1999	530	24.0	22.1	88.3
2000	551	25.0	22.0	74.8
2001	556	26.0	21.4	77
2002	527	26.0	20.3	99.4
2003	527	26.0	20.3	99.4
2004	530	25.0	21.2	99.4
2005	532	26.0	20.5	100.8
2006	541	23.8	22.7	99.4
2007	526	22.1	23.8	99.4
2008	534	26.0	20.5	98.3
2009	490	24.0	18.8	99.4
2010	557	24.6	22.6	99.5
2011	509	n/a	n/a	99.4
2012	475	19.0	25.0	n/a
2013	460	16.0	28.7	99.1
2014	428	17.0	25.1	98.8
2015	411	16.0	25.6	81.8
2016	399	17.0	23.4	88.5
2017	376	17.3	21.6	82.7
2018	381	17.0	22.4	78.5
2019	358	16.0	22.3	78.2
2020	336	n/a	n/a	72
2021	327	15.0	21.8	72.8
2022	287	16.5	17.3	68.6
2023	286	16.9	16.8	72
2024	304	15.9	19.0	68.8

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 Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	351	16.0	21.9	n/a
1989	342	15.0	22.8	n/a
1990	346	15.0	23.0	n/a
1991	343	14.0	24.5	n/a
1992	334	14.2	23.5	65
1993	337	13.0	25.9	71.5
1994	355	13.0	27.3	76.1
1995	378	15.0	25.2	82.5
1996	378	15.0	25.2	82.5
1997	379	16.0	23.7	87.1
1998	481	22.0	21.9	88.8
1999	530	24.0	22.1	88.3
2000	551	25.0	22.0	74.8
2001	556	26.0	21.4	77
2002	527	26.0	20.3	99.4
2003	527	26.0	20.3	99.4
2004	530	25.0	21.2	99.4
2005	532	26.0	20.5	100.8
2006	541	23.8	22.7	99.4
2007	526	22.1	23.8	99.4
2008	534	26.0	20.5	98.3
2009	490	24.0	18.8	99.4
2010	557	24.6	22.6	99.5
2011	509	n/a	n/a	99.4
2012	475	19.0	25.0	n/a
2013	460	16.0	28.7	99.1
2014	428	17.0	25.1	98.8
2015	411	16.0	25.6	81.8
2016	399	17.0	23.4	88.5
2017	376	17.3	21.6	82.7
2018	381	17.0	22.4	78.5
2019	358	16.0	22.3	78.2
2020	336	n/a	n/a	72
2021	327	15.0	21.8	72.8
2022	287	16.5	17.3	68.6
2023	286	16.9	16.8	72
2024	304	15.9	19.0	68.8

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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