Is San Ramon Elementary a good school?

San Ramon Elementary ranks 864 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Ramon Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 441 students attended San Ramon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Ramon Elementary?

Students at San Ramon Elementary are 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of San Ramon Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Ramon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sinaloa Middle High : San Marin High

San Ramon Elementary

Summary:

San Ramon Elementary is a public elementary school in Novato, California, serving 429 students in grades K-5 and part of the Novato Unified School District.

San Ramon Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 66.82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 62.21% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 53.52% and 40.82% for the district, respectively. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, all perform significantly better than their state averages. Additionally, San Ramon Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more affluent student population compared to nearby schools.

While San Ramon Elementary is the standout performer in the area, several other nearby schools, such as Rancho Elementary, Loma Verde Elementary, and Pleasant Valley Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting a concentration of high-quality elementary education options in the Novato area. This presents opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices to further enhance the educational experience for all students in the Novato Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-5

45 San Ramon Way
Novato, CA 94945-1616

(415) 897-1196

District: Novato Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,014

Students who attend San Ramon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sinaloa Middle
High:	San Marin High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 441

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details San Ramon Elementary ranks better than 85.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Novato Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.96. (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 (56.7%), Hispanic (24.5%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Ramon Elementary is 22.5, which is the 4^th best among 8 elementary schools in the Novato Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare San Ramon Elementary employs 19.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Ramon Elementary is $7,014, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Novato Unified School District.

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San Ramon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Ramon Elementary 864^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See San Ramon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Novato Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Novato Unified 530^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Ramon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	89.94	514^th	4809	89.3%
2005	86.77	653^rd	4822	86.5%
2006	83.68	795^th	4818	83.5%
2007	81.97	892^nd	5113	82.6%
2008	70.06	1396^th	5113	72.7%
2009	69.75	1449^th	5193	72.1%
2010	74.65	1251^st	5314	76.5%
2011	84.05	784^th	5377	85.4%
2012	84.74	742^nd	5390	86.2%
2013	86.51	681^st	5530	87.7%
2015	77.33	1220^th	5611	78.3%
2016	78.24	1191^st	5614	78.8%
2017	67.96	1660^th	5692	70.8%
2018	74.35	1384^th	5662	75.6%
2019	70.49	1582^nd	5789	72.7%
2021	68.09	410^th	1417	71.1%
2022	73.22	1478^th	5883	74.9%
2023	81.86	1104^th	5874	81.2%
2024	86.96	864^th	5862	85.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.76	2245^th	5084	55.8%
2019	42.39	2944^th	5173	43.1%
2021	40.39	638^th	1110	42.5%
2022	56.92	1866^th	5264	64.6%
2023	67.43	1371^st	5374	74.5%
2024	76.45	992^nd	5511	82.0%

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Rank History for Female students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.41	1268^th	5413	76.6%
2019	67.14	1649^th	5492	70.0%
2021	66.01	380^th	1267	70.0%
2022	80.53	1090^th	5635	80.7%
2023	86.33	827^th	5617	85.3%
2024	85.54	842^nd	5605	85.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.05	471^st	2128	77.9%
2019	60.28	722^nd	2585	72.1%
2022	44.65	937^th	2227	57.9%

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Rank History for Male students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.31	1515^th	5431	72.1%
2019	70.97	1479^th	5510	73.2%
2021	67.76	371^st	1272	70.8%
2022	64.06	1776^th	5663	68.6%
2023	72.30	1398^th	5650	75.3%
2024	86.60	786^th	5636	86.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.88	1734^th	4830	64.1%
2019	34.70	3340^th	4963	32.7%
2022	67.41	1279^th	5084	74.8%
2023	64.54	1424^th	5098	72.1%
2024	74.41	970^th	5102	81.0%

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Rank History for White students at San Ramon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.17	1122^nd	2737	59.0%
2019	61.12	1169^th	2834	58.8%
2022	54.00	1337^th	2726	51.0%
2023	68.01	861^st	2662	67.7%
2024	73.66	680^th	2647	74.3%

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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 San Ramon Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	437	15	24	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1989	461	11	31	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	525
1990	480	15	39	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
1991	492	11	30	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	562
1992	507	12	36	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	584
1993	466	15	29	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
1994	439	18	29	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	523
1995	428	14	31	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1996	428	14	31	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1997	425	10	35	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
1998	424	8	27	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
1999	424	10	23	42	0	n/a	n/a	5	504
2000	411	10	28	36	1	n/a	n/a	3	489
2001	399	10	29	46	2	n/a	n/a	7	493
2002	353	16	36	81	1	n/a	n/a	1	488
2003	353	16	36	81	1	n/a	n/a	1	488
2004	316	19	30	85	1	n/a	n/a	9	460
2005	311	24	24	93	1	n/a	n/a	22	475
2006	283	18	28	99	0	n/a	n/a	21	449
2007	284	15	28	106	0	n/a	n/a	22	455
2008	270	20	35	118	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	443
2009	278	17	26	112	0	2	28	0	463
2010	264	11	28	122	0	1	17	0	443
2011	252	13	26	114	2	1	31	0	439
2012	254	15	33	117	2	1	36	0	458
2013	250	13	28	111	3	2	35	0	442
2014	272	17	20	112	3	2	43	0	469
2015	276	12	24	115	2	3	42	0	474
2016	294	9	26	100	3	3	58	0	493
2017	309	8	25	92	2	3	53	0	492
2018	301	8	24	90	2	3	48	0	476
2019	286	7	29	90	1	2	52	0	467
2020	285	9	32	104	2	1	57	0	490
2021	258	9	33	95	2	1	58	0	456
2022	234	8	25	88	1	0	56	0	412
2023	245	8	22	96	0	0	57	1	429
2024	250	6	25	108	0	0	51	1	441

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 San Ramon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	488	23.8	20.5	n/a
1989	525	20.5	25.6	n/a
1990	554	25.0	22.1	n/a
1991	562	25.0	22.4	n/a
1992	584	25.4	22.9	8
1993	550	23.0	23.9	8.5
1994	523	22.0	23.8	7.8
1995	504	20.0	25.2	10.3
1996	504	20.0	25.2	10.3
1997	503	24.0	21.0	7.2
1998	492	24.0	20.5	6.1
1999	504	24.6	20.5	8.8
2000	489	25.0	19.6	8.4
2001	493	24.8	19.9	9.1
2002	488	24.8	19.7	13.6
2003	488	24.8	19.7	13.6
2004	460	24.7	18.6	16.4
2005	475	24.0	19.8	21.2
2006	449	23.9	18.8	19.9
2007	455	23.0	19.8	21.9
2008	443	24.5	18.1	25.3
2009	463	24.0	18.2	23.3
2010	443	23.5	18.8	23.3
2011	439	n/a	n/a	19.4
2012	458	23.8	19.2	n/a
2013	442	24.8	17.8	23.5
2014	469	22.5	20.8	23
2015	474	22.0	21.5	19.6
2016	493	23.0	21.4	15.8
2017	492	24.1	20.4	15.9
2018	476	23.1	20.6	19.5
2019	467	20.6	22.6	17.6
2020	490	n/a	n/a	19.4
2021	456	20.0	22.8	18.4
2022	412	18.5	22.2	17.5
2023	429	18.6	23.0	16.6
2024	441	19.6	22.5	19.5

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 San Ramon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	488	23.8	20.5	n/a
1989	525	20.5	25.6	n/a
1990	554	25.0	22.1	n/a
1991	562	25.0	22.4	n/a
1992	584	25.4	22.9	8
1993	550	23.0	23.9	8.5
1994	523	22.0	23.8	7.8
1995	504	20.0	25.2	10.3
1996	504	20.0	25.2	10.3
1997	503	24.0	21.0	7.2
1998	492	24.0	20.5	6.1
1999	504	24.6	20.5	8.8
2000	489	25.0	19.6	8.4
2001	493	24.8	19.9	9.1
2002	488	24.8	19.7	13.6
2003	488	24.8	19.7	13.6
2004	460	24.7	18.6	16.4
2005	475	24.0	19.8	21.2
2006	449	23.9	18.8	19.9
2007	455	23.0	19.8	21.9
2008	443	24.5	18.1	25.3
2009	463	24.0	18.2	23.3
2010	443	23.5	18.8	23.3
2011	439	n/a	n/a	19.4
2012	458	23.8	19.2	n/a
2013	442	24.8	17.8	23.5
2014	469	22.5	20.8	23
2015	474	22.0	21.5	19.6
2016	493	23.0	21.4	15.8
2017	492	24.1	20.4	15.9
2018	476	23.1	20.6	19.5
2019	467	20.6	22.6	17.6
2020	490	n/a	n/a	19.4
2021	456	20.0	22.8	18.4
2022	412	18.5	22.2	17.5
2023	429	18.6	23.0	16.6
2024	441	19.6	22.5	19.5

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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