Is Ripona Elementary a good school?

Ripona Elementary ranks 2558 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ripona Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 471 students attended Ripona Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ripona Elementary?

Students at Ripona Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 31% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ripona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ripona Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Harvest High High : Ripon High

Ripona Elementary

Summary:

Ripona Elementary is a public elementary school serving 480 students in grades K-8 in Ripon, California, which is part of the Ripon Unified School District. While the district is ranked 268 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating, Ripona Elementary faces several key challenges that set it apart from its peers.

Ripona Elementary has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.0% in 2018-2019 to 16.8% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby Weston Elementary (9.9%) and Ripon Elementary (4.4%). Additionally, the school's test scores lag behind the district and state averages across most grade levels and subjects, with only 46.69% of Ripona Elementary students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.31% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 31.83% for Ripona Elementary, 48.9% for the district, and 35.54% for the state.

Ripona Elementary's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups. While Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 40% of California elementary schools, White students and English Language Learners rank in the bottom 40%. Low-income students also struggle, ranking in the bottom 50% of schools. The school's proximity to higher-performing Weston Elementary and Ripon Elementary, as well as its declining statewide ranking over time, suggest that targeted interventions and support may be needed to address these issues and improve student outcomes at Ripona Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

415 East Oregon St.
Ripon, CA 95366-2138

(209) 599-4104

District: Ripon Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2558^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,165

Students who attend Ripona Elementary usually attend:

High:	Harvest High
	Ripon High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

31.0%

Asian:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ripona Elementary ranks better than 56.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.87. (See more...)

Compare Details Ripona Elementary ranks better than 64.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.77. (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 Ripona Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Ripon Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.7%), White (31%), Asian (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ripon Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ripona Elementary is 23. 3 elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ripona Elementary employs 20.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ripona Elementary is $10,165, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ripona Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ripona Elementary 2558^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ripona Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Ripona Elementary 991^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Ripona Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ripon Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ripon Unified 268^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ripona Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.21	1615^th	4809	66.4%
2005	59.95	1743^rd	4822	63.9%
2006	60.20	1734^th	4818	64.0%
2007	56.63	1988^th	5113	61.1%
2008	64.82	1638^th	5113	68.0%
2009	52.02	2358^th	5193	54.6%
2010	43.31	2963^rd	5314	44.2%
2011	51.36	2508^th	5377	53.4%
2012	55.26	2317^th	5390	57.0%
2013	40.88	3260^th	5530	41.0%
2015	56.76	2090^th	5611	62.8%
2016	45.49	2743^rd	5614	51.1%
2017	42.76	2932^nd	5692	48.5%
2018	44.44	2862^nd	5662	49.5%
2019	32.26	3754^th	5789	35.2%
2021	34.34	878^th	1417	38.0%
2022	54.56	2321^st	5883	60.5%
2023	52.28	2420^th	5874	58.8%
2024	49.87	2558^th	5862	56.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.29	2904^th	3246	10.5%
2019	45.78	1456^th	3275	55.5%
2021	65.87	101^st	602	83.2%
2022	53.24	1041^st	3311	68.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.12	3548^th	5084	30.2%
2019	34.38	3547^th	5173	31.4%
2021	47.56	512^th	1110	53.9%
2022	57.66	1817^th	5264	65.5%
2023	50.02	2364^th	5374	56.0%
2024	46.38	2642^nd	5511	52.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.38	2928^th	5413	45.9%
2019	33.67	3525^th	5492	35.8%
2021	38.13	724^th	1267	42.9%
2022	54.25	2197^th	5635	61.0%
2023	48.66	2479^th	5617	55.9%
2024	50.16	2402^nd	5605	57.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.08	2380^th	5431	56.2%
2019	32.85	3557^th	5510	35.4%
2021	34.37	767^th	1272	39.7%
2022	53.39	2268^th	5663	60.0%
2023	53.83	2237^th	5650	60.4%
2024	47.90	2574^th	5636	54.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.38	2589^th	4830	46.4%
2019	36.02	3243^rd	4963	34.7%
2022	55.25	1888^th	5084	62.9%
2023	64.20	1444^th	5098	71.7%
2024	52.80	2081^st	5102	59.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.38	1945^th	2737	28.9%
2019	20.51	2372^nd	2834	16.3%
2022	35.38	1867^th	2726	31.5%
2023	33.65	1892^nd	2662	28.9%
2024	31.67	1902^nd	2647	28.1%

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

Rank History for Ripona Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.28	511^th	1769	71.1%
2005	73.72	382^nd	1777	78.5%
2006	78.48	317^th	1804	82.4%
2007	76.34	367^th	1999	81.6%
2008	79.33	305^th	2005	84.8%
2009	87.80	138^th	2063	93.3%
2010	74.78	430^th	2179	80.3%
2011	70.17	539^th	2236	75.9%
2012	71.22	543^rd	2259	76.0%
2013	52.96	1078^th	2379	54.7%
2015	62.09	820^th	2477	66.9%
2016	60.22	868^th	2497	65.2%
2017	69.56	684^th	2508	72.7%
2018	68.65	672^nd	2480	72.9%
2019	67.30	742^nd	2715	72.7%
2021	43.59	463^rd	894	48.2%
2022	56.66	981^st	2740	64.2%
2023	59.76	915^th	2802	67.3%
2024	55.77	991^st	2777	64.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	63.65	60^th	363	83.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.94	694^th	2230	68.9%
2019	68.73	526^th	2369	77.8%
2021	44.94	357^th	721	50.5%
2022	64.31	632^nd	2458	74.3%
2023	70.37	511^th	2549	80.0%
2024	55.55	864^th	2575	66.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.27	999^th	2262	55.8%
2019	66.68	692^nd	2380	70.9%
2021	38.10	431^st	738	41.6%
2022	57.36	875^th	2509	65.1%
2023	57.48	881^st	2547	65.4%
2024	57.52	868^th	2546	65.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.17	426^th	2273	81.3%
2019	64.05	727^th	2407	69.8%
2021	48.99	344^th	763	54.9%
2022	53.37	964^th	2527	61.9%
2023	59.74	830^th	2558	67.6%
2024	51.53	1022^nd	2547	59.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.02	729^th	2072	64.8%
2019	61.33	661^st	2213	70.1%
2022	62.98	646^th	2359	72.6%
2023	70.95	487^th	2391	79.6%
2024	51.88	948^th	2383	60.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Ripona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.04	519^th	1496	65.3%
2019	65.67	533^rd	1602	66.7%
2022	50.46	759^th	1555	51.2%
2023	45.43	822^nd	1552	47.0%
2024	53.83	686^th	1535	55.3%

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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 Ripona Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	375	1	6	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1989	373	1	5	82	1	n/a	n/a	0	462
1990	448	0	9	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1991	365	0	8	74	3	n/a	n/a	0	450
1992	373	0	7	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	463
1993	357	4	9	85	8	n/a	n/a	0	463
1994	358	3	10	87	4	n/a	n/a	0	462
1995	308	0	12	93	5	n/a	n/a	0	418
1996	308	0	12	93	5	n/a	n/a	0	418
1997	337	3	11	91	9	n/a	n/a	0	451
1998	333	3	10	95	9	n/a	n/a	0	450
1999	331	4	9	97	5	n/a	n/a	0	446
2000	331	6	9	103	3	n/a	n/a	0	452
2001	325	6	11	114	1	n/a	n/a	0	457
2002	326	7	5	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	481
2003	326	7	5	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	481
2004	313	7	10	146	6	n/a	n/a	0	482
2005	323	6	11	148	7	n/a	n/a	5	500
2006	295	7	13	140	4	n/a	n/a	11	470
2007	290	10	15	144	4	n/a	n/a	19	482
2008	266	9	13	148	3	n/a	n/a	0	439
2009	269	8	12	141	4	3	21	0	458
2010	256	4	10	166	4	2	2	0	444
2011	226	3	8	170	4	2	6	0	419
2012	245	3	9	176	3	2	11	0	449
2013	223	3	5	185	2	2	11	0	431
2014	189	3	6	183	1	2	8	0	392
2015	167	2	10	189	0	1	13	0	382
2016	194	2	12	202	1	2	16	0	429
2017	163	2	15	202	0	2	11	0	395
2018	180	2	19	203	0	2	12	0	418
2019	155	2	26	213	0	2	21	0	419
2020	181	6	26	234	1	0	29	0	477
2021	148	5	33	226	0	0	26	0	438
2022	144	5	23	256	0	0	22	0	450
2023	149	4	28	267	1	0	31	0	480
2024	146	2	29	267	1	0	26	0	471

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 Ripona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	461	19.8	23.2	n/a
1989	462	20.0	23.1	n/a
1990	548	23.8	23.0	n/a
1991	450	21.0	21.4	n/a
1992	463	21.3	21.7	18.1
1993	463	20.0	23.2	24.6
1994	462	19.8	23.3	14.5
1995	418	18.8	22.2	12.2
1996	418	18.8	22.2	12.2
1997	451	20.8	21.7	28.4
1998	450	21.8	20.6	12
1999	446	21.8	20.5	34.1
2000	452	21.8	20.7	20.1
2001	457	21.8	21.0	33.5
2002	481	22.8	21.1	21
2003	481	22.8	21.1	21
2004	482	22.8	21.1	30.7
2005	500	21.8	22.9	33.9
2006	470	21.8	21.6	33.1
2007	482	22.0	21.9	34.6
2008	439	22.0	20.0	33.7
2009	458	21.0	20.8	35.4
2010	444	18.5	23.8	44.1
2011	419	n/a	n/a	51.3
2012	449	17.2	26.0	51.9
2013	431	17.0	25.2	54.5
2014	392	14.5	26.8	53.1
2015	382	16.0	23.8	52.9
2016	429	18.0	23.8	54.1
2017	395	16.6	23.7	58.5
2018	418	17.5	23.7	56.7
2019	419	17.6	23.7	49.2
2020	477	n/a	n/a	48.8
2021	438	18.8	23.2	48.9
2022	450	18.1	24.7	47.3
2023	480	19.4	24.7	47.7
2024	471	20.4	23.0	40.8

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 Ripona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	461	19.8	23.2	n/a
1989	462	20.0	23.1	n/a
1990	548	23.8	23.0	n/a
1991	450	21.0	21.4	n/a
1992	463	21.3	21.7	18.1
1993	463	20.0	23.2	24.6
1994	462	19.8	23.3	14.5
1995	418	18.8	22.2	12.2
1996	418	18.8	22.2	12.2
1997	451	20.8	21.7	28.4
1998	450	21.8	20.6	12
1999	446	21.8	20.5	34.1
2000	452	21.8	20.7	20.1
2001	457	21.8	21.0	33.5
2002	481	22.8	21.1	21
2003	481	22.8	21.1	21
2004	482	22.8	21.1	30.7
2005	500	21.8	22.9	33.9
2006	470	21.8	21.6	33.1
2007	482	22.0	21.9	34.6
2008	439	22.0	20.0	33.7
2009	458	21.0	20.8	35.4
2010	444	18.5	23.8	44.1
2011	419	n/a	n/a	51.3
2012	449	17.2	26.0	51.9
2013	431	17.0	25.2	54.5
2014	392	14.5	26.8	53.1
2015	382	16.0	23.8	52.9
2016	429	18.0	23.8	54.1
2017	395	16.6	23.7	58.5
2018	418	17.5	23.7	56.7
2019	419	17.6	23.7	49.2
2020	477	n/a	n/a	48.8
2021	438	18.8	23.2	48.9
2022	450	18.1	24.7	47.3
2023	480	19.4	24.7	47.7
2024	471	20.4	23.0	40.8

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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