Is Ranch Hills Elementary a good school?

Ranch Hills Elementary ranks 2176 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ranch Hills Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 423 students attended Ranch Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ranch Hills Elementary?

Students at Ranch Hills Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ranch Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ranch Hills Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lorbeer Middle High : Diamond Ranch High

Ranch Hills Elementary

Summary:

Ranch Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Pomona, California, serving 423 students in grades K-6. As part of the Pomona Unified School District, Ranch Hills Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of California in academic assessments, making it a standout school in the area.

Ranch Hills Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 50.94% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 35.69% for Pomona Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, 39.44% of Ranch Hills students are proficient or better, outpacing the district's 22.67% and the state's 35.54%. The school also excels in Science, with 29.63% of students proficient or better, compared to 16.69% for Pomona Unified and 30.7% for California. This strong academic performance extends to different student subgroups, with Ranch Hills Elementary ranking highly for both Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Vejar Elementary, the closest neighboring school, has significantly lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Ranch Hills Elementary has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating its ability to provide a quality education to its diverse student population, including a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-6

2 Trabuco Pl.
Pomona, CA 91766-3325

(909) 397-4978

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2176^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,188

Students who attend Ranch Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lorbeer Middle
High:	Diamond Ranch High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.2

Number of students: 423

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

Asian:

17.7%

African American:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ranch Hills Elementary ranks better than 62.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.31. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.6%), Asian (17.7%), African American (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ranch Hills Elementary is 22.2, which is the 9^th best among 24 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Ranch Hills Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ranch Hills Elementary is $5,188, which is the 12^th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ranch Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ranch Hills Elementary 2176^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ranch Hills Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Pomona Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pomona Unified 1056^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ranch Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ranch Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	88.55	567^th	4809	88.2%
2005	89.54	505^th	4822	89.5%
2006	90.11	474^th	4818	90.2%
2007	91.45	436^th	5113	91.5%
2008	91.48	398^th	5113	92.2%
2009	86.38	687^th	5193	86.8%
2010	87.50	603^rd	5314	88.7%
2011	84.93	730^th	5377	86.4%
2012	89.21	471^st	5390	91.3%
2013	83.15	877^th	5530	84.1%
2015	67.88	1581^st	5611	71.8%
2016	75.83	1278^th	5614	77.2%
2017	74.16	1378^th	5692	75.8%
2018	74.10	1396^th	5662	75.3%
2019	72.57	1483^rd	5789	74.4%
2022	78.19	1276^th	5883	78.3%
2023	75.92	1330^th	5874	77.4%
2024	57.31	2176^th	5862	62.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ranch Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.14	811^th	5084	84.0%
2019	78.99	765^th	5173	85.2%
2022	86.48	492^nd	5264	90.7%
2023	83.42	643^rd	5374	88.0%
2024	63.40	1606^th	5511	70.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Ranch Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.28	1444^th	5413	73.3%
2019	69.88	1500^th	5492	72.7%
2022	77.24	1235^th	5635	78.1%
2023	69.79	1500^th	5617	73.3%
2024	61.48	1885^th	5605	66.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ranch Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.58	1293^rd	5431	76.2%
2019	73.10	1380^th	5510	75.0%
2022	75.85	1293^rd	5663	77.2%
2023	79.43	1115^th	5650	80.3%
2024	50.30	2442^nd	5636	56.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ranch Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.66	543^rd	1071	49.3%
2019	55.61	637^th	1149	44.6%
2022	70.89	363^rd	1154	68.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ranch Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.73	958^th	4830	80.2%
2019	78.17	775^th	4963	84.4%
2022	81.22	696^th	5084	86.3%
2023	81.71	662^nd	5098	87.0%
2024	65.58	1384^th	5102	72.9%

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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 Ranch Hills Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1991	148	39	51	58	0	n/a	n/a	296
1992	158	37	70	66	0	n/a	n/a	331
1993	157	38	83	75	1	n/a	n/a	354
1994	165	37	93	75	1	n/a	n/a	371
1995	264	80	128	112	1	n/a	n/a	585
1996	264	80	128	112	1	n/a	n/a	585
1997	250	83	114	123	2	n/a	n/a	572
1998	248	95	120	128	1	n/a	n/a	592
1999	236	91	130	140	1	n/a	n/a	598
2000	216	77	121	155	2	n/a	n/a	571
2001	190	77	117	169	2	n/a	n/a	555
2002	170	76	119	172	1	n/a	n/a	538
2003	170	76	119	172	1	n/a	n/a	538
2004	158	75	129	158	1	n/a	n/a	521
2005	138	79	120	158	1	n/a	n/a	496
2006	105	75	113	154	2	n/a	n/a	449
2007	94	62	128	165	3	n/a	n/a	452
2008	87	58	138	172	2	n/a	n/a	457
2009	88	60	138	182	2	1	3	474
2010	75	51	120	213	0	0	14	473
2011	76	48	114	228	0	1	18	485
2012	81	44	107	255	0	2	23	512
2013	74	46	99	269	0	3	29	520
2014	55	43	91	285	0	1	25	500
2015	51	43	88	288	0	1	24	495
2016	43	40	79	298	0	0	25	485
2017	41	36	69	300	0	1	22	469
2018	33	30	78	274	0	0	19	434
2019	30	21	82	260	0	0	27	420
2020	28	22	75	234	0	2	23	384
2021	26	23	74	258	1	1	34	417
2022	32	28	60	240	2	1	33	396
2023	26	29	75	265	1	1	26	423

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 Ranch Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	296	11.0	26.9	n/a
1992	331	11.2	29.5	2.1
1993	354	13.0	27.2	3.1
1994	371	13.0	28.5	5.4
1995	585	19.0	30.8	7.5
1996	585	19.0	30.8	7.5
1997	572	21.0	27.2	8.4
1998	592	26.0	22.8	12.8
1999	598	25.0	23.9	13.4
2000	571	25.0	22.8	13
2001	555	26.0	21.3	14.1
2002	538	23.5	22.9	13.6
2003	538	23.5	22.9	13.6
2004	521	21.0	24.8	12.9
2005	496	19.5	25.4	9.1
2006	449	18.0	24.9	15.6
2007	452	19.0	23.8	17.9
2008	457	21.0	21.8	20.4
2009	474	20.0	22.6	20.3
2010	473	17.0	27.8	27.1
2011	485	n/a	n/a	24.9
2012	512	19.5	26.2	n/a
2013	520	20.0	26.0	33.7
2014	500	18.0	27.7	32.6
2015	495	19.0	26.0	37.4
2016	485	18.0	26.9	42.9
2017	469	19.0	24.6	41.6
2018	434	18.0	24.1	51.6
2019	420	17.0	24.7	61.4
2020	384	n/a	n/a	55.2
2021	417	17.5	23.8	67.4
2022	396	18.0	22.0	66.4
2023	423	19.0	22.2	67.6

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 Ranch Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	296	11.0	26.9	n/a
1992	331	11.2	29.5	2.1
1993	354	13.0	27.2	3.1
1994	371	13.0	28.5	5.4
1995	585	19.0	30.8	7.5
1996	585	19.0	30.8	7.5
1997	572	21.0	27.2	8.4
1998	592	26.0	22.8	12.8
1999	598	25.0	23.9	13.4
2000	571	25.0	22.8	13
2001	555	26.0	21.3	14.1
2002	538	23.5	22.9	13.6
2003	538	23.5	22.9	13.6
2004	521	21.0	24.8	12.9
2005	496	19.5	25.4	9.1
2006	449	18.0	24.9	15.6
2007	452	19.0	23.8	17.9
2008	457	21.0	21.8	20.4
2009	474	20.0	22.6	20.3
2010	473	17.0	27.8	27.1
2011	485	n/a	n/a	24.9
2012	512	19.5	26.2	n/a
2013	520	20.0	26.0	33.7
2014	500	18.0	27.7	32.6
2015	495	19.0	26.0	37.4
2016	485	18.0	26.9	42.9
2017	469	19.0	24.6	41.6
2018	434	18.0	24.1	51.6
2019	420	17.0	24.7	61.4
2020	384	n/a	n/a	55.2
2021	417	17.5	23.8	67.4
2022	396	18.0	22.0	66.4
2023	423	19.0	22.2	67.6

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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