Is Barnett Elementary a good school?

Barnett Elementary ranks 3473 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barnett Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 478 students attended Barnett Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Barnett Elementary?

Students at Barnett Elementary are 54% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Barnett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barnett Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Olive Peirce Middle High : Ramona High

Barnett Elementary

Summary:

Barnett Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ramona, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the Ramona City Unified School District, which is ranked 729 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barnett Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 11.1% in 2018-2019 to 31.4% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 26.47% (3rd grade) to 46.03% (6th grade), compared to the district average of 38.81% to 42.32% and the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from 21.88% (6th grade) to 31.88% (3rd grade), compared to the district average of 29.26% to 44.1% and the state average of 34.31% to 45.64%.

Barnett Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student groups, with White students and students with disabilities tending to perform better than other subgroups, while Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse. Compared to nearby schools within the Ramona City Unified School District, such as James Dukes Elementary and Ramona Community Montessori, Barnett Elementary's performance is generally lower. However, the school does outperform some other nearby schools, such as Hanson Elementary and Ramona Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

23925 Couna Way
Ramona, CA 92065-4120

(760) 787-3500

District: Ramona City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3473^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,220

Students who attend Barnett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Peirce Middle
High:	Ramona High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 478

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Hispanic:

38.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barnett Elementary ranks worse than 59.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Ramona City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.52. (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: White (54%), Hispanic (38.3%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barnett Elementary is 24.9. 4 elementary schools in the Ramona City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Barnett Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barnett Elementary is $6,220, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Ramona City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barnett Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Barnett Elementary 3473^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Barnett Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Ramona City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ramona City Unified 729^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Barnett Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.58	1381^st	4809	71.3%
2005	75.74	1099^th	4822	77.2%
2006	72.19	1254^th	4818	74.0%
2007	77.24	1082^nd	5113	78.8%
2008	65.74	1595^th	5113	68.8%
2009	66.30	1622^nd	5193	68.8%
2010	67.83	1572^nd	5314	70.4%
2011	68.52	1549^th	5377	71.2%
2012	60.10	2042^nd	5390	62.1%
2013	62.70	1962^nd	5530	64.5%
2015	71.73	1430^th	5611	74.5%
2016	70.08	1521^st	5614	72.9%
2017	68.24	1654^th	5692	70.9%
2018	63.19	1905^th	5662	66.4%
2019	56.96	2209^th	5789	61.8%
2022	54.07	2342^nd	5883	60.2%
2023	42.66	2971^st	5874	49.4%
2024	35.52	3473^rd	5862	40.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.12	1014^th	2420	58.1%
2024	45.54	1108^th	2634	57.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.64	1365^th	5084	73.2%
2019	46.08	2676^th	5173	48.3%
2022	35.05	3422^nd	5264	35.0%
2023	41.50	2948^th	5374	45.1%
2024	38.32	3261^st	5511	40.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.57	2092^nd	5413	61.4%
2019	49.72	2510^th	5492	54.3%
2022	58.71	1996^th	5635	64.6%
2023	48.02	2521^st	5617	55.1%
2024	38.27	3183^rd	5605	43.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	39.25	1106^th	2227	50.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.51	1691^st	5431	68.9%
2019	61.92	1873^rd	5510	66.0%
2022	48.51	2526^th	5663	55.4%
2023	37.76	3214^th	5650	43.1%
2024	33.54	3515^th	5636	37.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.63	2315^th	4830	52.1%
2019	40.38	2936^th	4963	40.8%
2022	55.71	1855^th	5084	63.5%
2023	47.32	2400^th	5098	52.9%
2024	40.13	2951^st	5102	42.2%

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Rank History for White students at Barnett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.60	1669^th	2737	39.0%
2019	38.14	1905^th	2834	32.8%
2022	30.10	2017^th	2726	26.0%
2023	20.83	2200^th	2662	17.4%
2024	13.06	2374^th	2647	10.3%

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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 Barnett Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	510	8	4	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1994	551	7	4	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
1995	554	8	7	93	9	n/a	n/a	0	671
1996	554	8	7	93	9	n/a	n/a	0	671
1997	596	5	8	91	8	n/a	n/a	0	708
1998	599	7	10	104	7	n/a	n/a	0	727
1999	615	6	14	114	10	n/a	n/a	0	759
2000	531	18	11	101	5	n/a	n/a	48	714
2001	549	7	16	114	6	n/a	n/a	0	692
2002	507	12	11	144	6	n/a	n/a	0	680
2003	507	12	11	144	6	n/a	n/a	0	680
2004	496	8	10	128	7	n/a	n/a	0	649
2005	491	4	12	118	7	n/a	n/a	0	632
2006	488	6	15	124	7	n/a	n/a	1	641
2007	442	5	15	105	2	n/a	n/a	1	570
2008	422	4	9	98	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2009	387	4	4	107	4	1	3	0	510
2010	365	2	3	91	2	1	13	0	477
2011	326	3	4	92	4	0	40	0	469
2012	350	3	3	106	6	1	20	0	489
2013	375	3	2	111	6	0	6	0	503
2014	339	3	1	115	12	0	7	0	477
2015	337	1	3	120	11	1	15	0	488
2016	342	3	4	114	10	1	25	0	499
2017	352	5	1	117	8	4	21	0	508
2018	334	3	1	115	5	0	26	0	484
2019	296	2	2	120	4	0	33	0	457
2020	296	3	2	118	3	0	34	0	456
2021	255	4	2	129	1	0	34	0	425
2022	260	3	5	156	2	2	24	0	452
2023	258	4	4	183	0	1	28	0	478

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 Barnett Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	622	24.0	25.9	0
1994	650	26.0	25.0	22.8
1995	671	27.4	24.5	24.3
1996	671	27.4	24.5	24.3
1997	708	29.0	24.4	18.4
1998	727	32.0	22.7	17.3
1999	759	37.2	20.4	16.5
2000	714	35.0	20.4	18.6
2001	692	33.0	21.0	16.8
2002	680	30.6	22.2	18.1
2003	680	30.6	22.2	18.1
2004	649	28.5	22.8	21.9
2005	632	29.0	21.8	16.6
2006	641	29.5	21.7	20.8
2007	570	27.9	20.4	17.4
2008	536	25.6	20.9	19.6
2009	510	22.4	20.9	22.4
2010	477	21.0	22.7	24.3
2011	469	n/a	n/a	24.9
2012	489	19.5	25.0	21.1
2013	503	16.0	31.4	28.6
2014	477	15.2	31.3	32.1
2015	488	17.0	28.7	29.9
2016	499	18.0	27.7	28.1
2017	508	18.0	28.2	28.9
2018	484	20.0	24.2	33.3
2019	457	19.0	24.0	30
2020	456	n/a	n/a	25
2021	425	17.3	24.5	27.8
2022	452	18.0	25.1	28.3
2023	478	19.1	24.9	47.3

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 Barnett Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	622	24.0	25.9	0
1994	650	26.0	25.0	22.8
1995	671	27.4	24.5	24.3
1996	671	27.4	24.5	24.3
1997	708	29.0	24.4	18.4
1998	727	32.0	22.7	17.3
1999	759	37.2	20.4	16.5
2000	714	35.0	20.4	18.6
2001	692	33.0	21.0	16.8
2002	680	30.6	22.2	18.1
2003	680	30.6	22.2	18.1
2004	649	28.5	22.8	21.9
2005	632	29.0	21.8	16.6
2006	641	29.5	21.7	20.8
2007	570	27.9	20.4	17.4
2008	536	25.6	20.9	19.6
2009	510	22.4	20.9	22.4
2010	477	21.0	22.7	24.3
2011	469	n/a	n/a	24.9
2012	489	19.5	25.0	21.1
2013	503	16.0	31.4	28.6
2014	477	15.2	31.3	32.1
2015	488	17.0	28.7	29.9
2016	499	18.0	27.7	28.1
2017	508	18.0	28.2	28.9
2018	484	20.0	24.2	33.3
2019	457	19.0	24.0	30
2020	456	n/a	n/a	25
2021	425	17.3	24.5	27.8
2022	452	18.0	25.1	28.3
2023	478	19.1	24.9	47.3

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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