Is Ramona-Alessandro Elementary a good school?

Ramona-Alessandro Elementary ranks 3087 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ramona-Alessandro Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Ramona-Alessandro Elementary?

Students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ramona-Alessandro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ramona-Alessandro Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle High : Arroyo Valley High

Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Summary:

Ramona-Alessandro Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, California, serving 508 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1221 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Ramona-Alessandro Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 42.31% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.42% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, ranking highly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in 2017-2018 to 25.0% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Ramona-Alessandro Elementary outperforms Riley Elementary, Graciano Gomez Elementary, and Mt. Vernon Elementary in academic proficiency, but lags behind some other nearby schools, such as Winn A. Myers Elementary and Hardy Brown College Prep. The school faces challenges related to its high-need population, with 89.76% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and maintaining appropriate staffing levels and resources.

Detail:

Public K-6

670 Ramona Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92411-2526

(909) 388-6300

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3087^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,025

Students who attend Ramona-Alessandro Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

African American:

4.2%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ramona-Alessandro Elementary ranks worse than 52.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 48 ranked elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.61. (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 (90.9%), African American (4.2%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary is 20.9. 26 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ramona-Alessandro Elementary employs 22.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary is $8,025, which is the 5^th highest among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ramona-Alessandro Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ramona-Alessandro Elementary 3087^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ramona-Alessandro Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Bernardino City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bernardino City Unified 1221^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.88	3629^th	4809	24.5%
2005	17.47	4138^th	4822	14.2%
2006	12.66	4498^th	4818	6.6%
2007	14.21	4696^th	5113	8.2%
2008	25.64	3918^th	5113	23.4%
2009	20.21	4410^th	5193	15.1%
2010	33.45	3581^st	5314	32.6%
2011	33.48	3721^st	5377	30.8%
2012	50.15	2602^nd	5390	51.7%
2013	33.84	3755^th	5530	32.1%
2015	29.64	3725^th	5611	33.6%
2016	37.77	3235^th	5614	42.4%
2017	47.75	2678^th	5692	53.0%
2018	51.46	2486^th	5662	56.1%
2019	42.86	3010^th	5789	48.0%
2022	39.91	3096^th	5883	47.4%
2023	46.69	2712^th	5874	53.8%
2024	41.61	3087^th	5862	47.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.71	1357^th	3246	58.2%
2019	28.44	2603^rd	3275	20.5%
2022	36.24	2106^th	3311	36.4%
2023	42.78	1633^rd	3250	49.8%
2024	51.68	1094^th	3160	65.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.43	1372^nd	5084	73.0%
2019	56.84	1960^th	5173	62.1%
2022	51.93	2162^nd	5264	58.9%
2023	59.43	1778^th	5374	66.9%
2024	50.87	2331^st	5511	57.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	77.33	50^th	364	86.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.02	2278^th	5413	57.9%
2019	49.40	2535^th	5492	53.8%
2022	46.62	2602^nd	5635	53.8%
2023	48.68	2478^th	5617	55.9%
2024	44.23	2779^th	5605	50.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.64	1240^th	2128	41.7%
2019	46.79	1070^th	2585	58.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.66	2587^th	5431	52.4%
2019	37.38	3236^th	5510	41.3%
2022	34.17	3440^th	5663	39.3%
2023	44.50	2775^th	5650	50.9%
2024	38.99	3135^th	5636	44.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.22	1223^rd	4830	74.7%
2019	57.84	1801^st	4963	63.7%
2022	56.82	1791^st	5084	64.8%
2023	61.28	1591^st	5098	68.8%
2024	55.32	1928^th	5102	62.2%

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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 Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	246	86	15	493	14	n/a	n/a	0	854
1989	209	88	18	503	7	n/a	n/a	0	825
1990	209	96	24	508	5	n/a	n/a	0	842
1991	184	90	25	522	6	n/a	n/a	0	827
1992	156	87	21	520	6	n/a	n/a	0	790
1993	151	91	23	538	7	n/a	n/a	0	810
1994	129	87	23	507	5	n/a	n/a	0	751
1995	133	114	17	531	4	n/a	n/a	0	799
1996	133	114	17	531	4	n/a	n/a	0	799
1997	140	105	17	528	4	n/a	n/a	0	794
1998	126	107	9	529	4	n/a	n/a	0	775
1999	124	117	10	529	5	n/a	n/a	0	785
2000	108	124	9	575	5	n/a	n/a	0	821
2001	97	114	9	585	5	n/a	n/a	0	810
2002	70	119	15	625	3	n/a	n/a	4	836
2003	70	119	15	625	3	n/a	n/a	4	836
2004	58	101	10	638	1	n/a	n/a	3	811
2005	47	95	8	655	0	n/a	n/a	7	812
2006	45	76	6	623	1	n/a	n/a	15	766
2007	34	84	7	579	1	n/a	n/a	13	718
2008	34	73	6	500	5	n/a	n/a	0	618
2009	29	77	4	503	5	2	20	0	640
2010	28	80	4	536	6	2	17	0	673
2011	23	62	4	568	6	2	12	0	677
2012	28	51	6	587	3	2	9	0	686
2013	27	49	11	588	3	2	21	0	701
2014	22	30	11	553	2	0	31	0	649
2015	20	33	9	527	2	1	63	0	655
2016	11	35	9	488	2	1	47	0	593
2017	11	45	6	479	0	1	63	0	605
2018	12	41	8	455	0	1	65	0	582
2019	15	39	9	525	1	1	24	0	614
2020	10	35	4	521	1	1	20	0	592
2021	10	40	5	488	1	1	11	0	556
2022	4	28	6	455	0	1	14	0	508
2023	5	28	7	452	0	1	15	0	508
2024	7	20	5	428	1	1	9	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 Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	854	32.0	26.6	n/a
1989	825	31.0	26.6	n/a
1990	842	30.0	28.0	n/a
1991	827	28.0	29.5	n/a
1992	790	28.5	27.7	71.6
1993	810	31.0	26.1	65.7
1994	751	31.0	24.2	77.2
1995	799	30.0	26.6	80.2
1996	799	30.0	26.6	80.2
1997	794	31.0	25.6	81.2
1998	775	32.0	24.2	81.4
1999	785	36.0	21.8	92
2000	821	39.0	21.1	83.1
2001	810	39.0	20.8	82.3
2002	836	41.5	20.1	85.7
2003	836	41.5	20.1	85.7
2004	811	40.0	20.3	84.9
2005	812	40.0	20.3	89.2
2006	766	37.6	20.4	88.5
2007	718	36.0	19.9	87.2
2008	618	38.0	16.3	86.4
2009	640	32.0	18.8	86.6
2010	673	32.0	21.0	89.5
2011	677	n/a	n/a	92.2
2012	686	26.0	26.3	n/a
2013	701	23.0	30.4	95.3
2014	649	23.0	28.2	93.1
2015	655	24.0	27.2	90.8
2016	593	24.0	24.7	92.1
2017	605	25.0	24.2	89.9
2018	582	25.0	23.2	88.3
2019	614	25.0	24.5	89.7
2020	592	n/a	n/a	89.9
2021	556	25.0	22.2	89
2022	508	26.9	18.8	86.4
2023	508	24.0	21.1	89.8
2024	471	22.4	20.9	94.1

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 Ramona-Alessandro Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	854	32.0	26.6	n/a
1989	825	31.0	26.6	n/a
1990	842	30.0	28.0	n/a
1991	827	28.0	29.5	n/a
1992	790	28.5	27.7	71.6
1993	810	31.0	26.1	65.7
1994	751	31.0	24.2	77.2
1995	799	30.0	26.6	80.2
1996	799	30.0	26.6	80.2
1997	794	31.0	25.6	81.2
1998	775	32.0	24.2	81.4
1999	785	36.0	21.8	92
2000	821	39.0	21.1	83.1
2001	810	39.0	20.8	82.3
2002	836	41.5	20.1	85.7
2003	836	41.5	20.1	85.7
2004	811	40.0	20.3	84.9
2005	812	40.0	20.3	89.2
2006	766	37.6	20.4	88.5
2007	718	36.0	19.9	87.2
2008	618	38.0	16.3	86.4
2009	640	32.0	18.8	86.6
2010	673	32.0	21.0	89.5
2011	677	n/a	n/a	92.2
2012	686	26.0	26.3	n/a
2013	701	23.0	30.4	95.3
2014	649	23.0	28.2	93.1
2015	655	24.0	27.2	90.8
2016	593	24.0	24.7	92.1
2017	605	25.0	24.2	89.9
2018	582	25.0	23.2	88.3
2019	614	25.0	24.5	89.7
2020	592	n/a	n/a	89.9
2021	556	25.0	22.2	89
2022	508	26.9	18.8	86.4
2023	508	24.0	21.1	89.8
2024	471	22.4	20.9	94.1

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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