Is Cameron Ranch Elementary a good school?

Cameron Ranch Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cameron Ranch Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 397 students attended Cameron Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cameron Ranch Elementary?

Students at Cameron Ranch Elementary are 32% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Cameron Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cameron Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Winston Churchill Middle High : Mira Loma High

Cameron Ranch Elementary

Summary:

Cameron Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school in Carmichael, California, serving 370 students in grades K-5. Unfortunately, this school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Cameron Ranch Elementary's academic performance is well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 8-26% in English Language Arts and 9-18% in Mathematics. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.9% to 43.5% over the past 5 years, which likely contributes to the poor academic outcomes. Additionally, 66.84% to 78.92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio is also relatively high, ranging from 21.7 to 23.3 students per teacher.

In comparison, nearby schools like Mary Deterding Elementary and Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary perform significantly better, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher than Cameron Ranch Elementary. These higher-performing schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, and smaller student-teacher ratios. The concerning performance of Cameron Ranch Elementary, particularly for subgroups like White students and English Language Learners, and the school's declining ranking over the past 10 years, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

4333 Hackberry Ln.
Carmichael, CA 95608-1329

(916) 575-2302

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5113^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,467

Students who attend Cameron Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winston Churchill Middle
High:	Mira Loma High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.5%

Hispanic:

32.2%

Asian:

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cameron Ranch Elementary ranks worse than 87.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 33^rd among 41 ranked elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.98. (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 Student population at Cameron Ranch Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.5%), Hispanic (32.2%), Asian (12.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cameron Ranch Elementary is 23.3, which is the 12^th best among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cameron Ranch Elementary is $9,467, which is the 4^th highest among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cameron Ranch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cameron Ranch Elementary 5113^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cameron Ranch Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Juan Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Juan Unified 923^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cameron Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.65	2070^th	4809	57.0%
2005	49.10	2238^th	4822	53.6%
2006	41.44	2640^th	4818	45.2%
2007	39.62	2924^th	5113	42.8%
2008	56.68	2015^th	5113	60.6%
2009	49.41	2527^th	5193	51.3%
2010	30.61	3801^st	5314	28.5%
2011	32.51	3794^th	5377	29.4%
2012	30.41	3919^th	5390	27.3%
2013	28.54	4155^th	5530	24.9%
2015	27.67	3883^rd	5611	30.8%
2016	30.75	3714^th	5614	33.8%
2017	20.76	4621^st	5692	18.8%
2018	11.56	5345^th	5662	5.6%
2019	8.62	5642^nd	5789	2.5%
2022	17.11	5151^st	5883	12.4%
2023	18.68	4983^rd	5874	15.2%
2024	16.98	5113^th	5862	12.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	16.37	3291^st	3311	0.6%
2023	43.01	1622^nd	3250	50.1%
2024	24.12	2888^th	3160	8.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.29	2079^th	2420	14.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.15	4695^th	5084	7.7%
2019	13.45	4918^th	5173	4.9%
2022	22.56	4455^th	5264	15.4%
2023	19.60	4735^th	5374	11.9%
2024	19.68	4799^th	5511	12.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.81	5075^th	5413	6.2%
2019	10.98	5262^nd	5492	4.2%
2022	16.53	5038^th	5635	10.6%
2023	19.48	4745^th	5617	15.5%
2024	20.15	4691^st	5605	16.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.26	5205^th	5431	4.2%
2019	9.36	5374^th	5510	2.5%
2022	19.24	4787^th	5663	15.5%
2023	19.30	4782^nd	5650	15.4%
2024	15.60	5106^th	5636	9.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	6.71	4794^th	4830	0.7%
2019	15.53	4639^th	4963	6.5%
2022	25.15	4108^th	5084	19.2%
2023	29.66	3741^st	5098	26.6%
2024	43.12	2745^th	5102	46.2%

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Rank History for White students at Cameron Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.46	2661^st	2737	2.8%
2019	1.07	2825^th	2834	0.3%
2022	5.57	2631^st	2726	3.5%
2023	7.25	2531^st	2662	4.9%
2024	2.40	2628^th	2647	0.7%

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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 Cameron Ranch Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	390	17	24	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	470
1989	386	21	19	29	3	n/a	n/a	0	458
1990	391	18	15	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	461
1991	398	26	20	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	479
1992	388	27	22	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	473
1993	386	46	23	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1994	355	26	21	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	432
1995	323	38	22	32	9	n/a	n/a	0	424
1996	323	38	22	32	9	n/a	n/a	0	424
1997	303	49	23	27	15	n/a	n/a	0	417
1998	304	32	28	37	11	n/a	n/a	0	412
1999	272	40	21	54	10	n/a	n/a	0	397
2000	248	42	22	54	12	n/a	n/a	0	378
2001	229	55	27	48	9	n/a	n/a	0	368
2002	221	58	30	48	10	n/a	n/a	0	367
2003	221	58	30	48	10	n/a	n/a	0	367
2004	213	49	31	39	10	n/a	n/a	0	342
2005	208	48	23	67	16	n/a	n/a	0	362
2006	200	51	21	67	11	n/a	n/a	0	350
2007	206	48	20	57	11	n/a	n/a	7	349
2008	208	55	23	65	9	n/a	n/a	0	360
2009	195	71	17	80	7	4	0	0	374
2010	201	78	18	82	4	3	0	0	386
2011	251	83	33	101	3	4	10	0	485
2012	199	75	26	95	6	7	9	0	417
2013	202	67	21	103	4	10	22	0	429
2014	193	58	17	109	3	10	33	0	423
2015	155	45	21	104	2	6	32	0	365
2016	158	70	21	110	5	5	5	0	374
2017	151	38	19	129	2	4	45	0	388
2018	156	61	22	108	1	4	48	0	400
2019	137	54	30	114	1	2	39	0	377
2020	125	56	35	106	1	2	41	0	366
2021	135	51	41	108	2	3	34	0	374
2022	124	42	50	121	3	5	32	1	378
2023	114	43	50	119	4	5	35	0	370
2024	129	43	50	128	1	5	41	0	397

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 Cameron Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	470	19.5	24.1	n/a
1989	458	18.0	25.4	n/a
1990	461	18.6	24.7	n/a
1991	479	19.1	25.0	n/a
1992	473	19.4	24.3	35.1
1993	490	18.0	27.2	44.9
1994	432	19.0	22.7	22.7
1995	424	19.0	22.3	57.5
1996	424	19.0	22.3	57.5
1997	417	22.0	19.0	58.8
1998	412	21.6	19.1	55.8
1999	397	19.0	20.9	57.9
2000	378	20.5	18.4	56.9
2001	368	19.0	19.4	58.7
2002	367	21.0	17.5	36.8
2003	367	21.0	17.5	36.8
2004	342	19.6	17.4	66.4
2005	362	18.0	20.1	62.2
2006	350	18.0	19.4	58
2007	349	19.0	18.4	67.5
2008	360	21.0	17.1	70.6
2009	374	21.0	17.0	65.5
2010	386	22.5	17.1	66.1
2011	485	n/a	n/a	75.1
2012	417	19.5	21.3	n/a
2013	429	15.0	28.5	74.1
2014	423	14.5	29.1	79.7
2015	365	13.0	28.0	83
2016	374	14.0	26.7	75.9
2017	388	14.2	27.2	73.5
2018	400	16.0	25.0	77.8
2019	377	16.0	23.5	75.9
2020	366	n/a	n/a	74.3
2021	374	16.0	23.3	66.8
2022	378	17.0	22.2	77.8
2023	370	17.0	21.7	78.9
2024	397	17.0	23.3	71

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 Cameron Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	470	19.5	24.1	n/a
1989	458	18.0	25.4	n/a
1990	461	18.6	24.7	n/a
1991	479	19.1	25.0	n/a
1992	473	19.4	24.3	35.1
1993	490	18.0	27.2	44.9
1994	432	19.0	22.7	22.7
1995	424	19.0	22.3	57.5
1996	424	19.0	22.3	57.5
1997	417	22.0	19.0	58.8
1998	412	21.6	19.1	55.8
1999	397	19.0	20.9	57.9
2000	378	20.5	18.4	56.9
2001	368	19.0	19.4	58.7
2002	367	21.0	17.5	36.8
2003	367	21.0	17.5	36.8
2004	342	19.6	17.4	66.4
2005	362	18.0	20.1	62.2
2006	350	18.0	19.4	58
2007	349	19.0	18.4	67.5
2008	360	21.0	17.1	70.6
2009	374	21.0	17.0	65.5
2010	386	22.5	17.1	66.1
2011	485	n/a	n/a	75.1
2012	417	19.5	21.3	n/a
2013	429	15.0	28.5	74.1
2014	423	14.5	29.1	79.7
2015	365	13.0	28.0	83
2016	374	14.0	26.7	75.9
2017	388	14.2	27.2	73.5
2018	400	16.0	25.0	77.8
2019	377	16.0	23.5	75.9
2020	366	n/a	n/a	74.3
2021	374	16.0	23.3	66.8
2022	378	17.0	22.2	77.8
2023	370	17.0	21.7	78.9
2024	397	17.0	23.3	71

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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