Is James Dukes Elementary a good school?

James Dukes Elementary ranks 1194 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Dukes Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 501 students attended James Dukes Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of James Dukes Elementary?

Students at James Dukes Elementary are 50% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of James Dukes Elementary attend?

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

James Dukes Elementary

Summary:

James Dukes Elementary is a public elementary school in Ramona, California, serving 522 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Ramona City Unified School District, which is ranked 729 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

James Dukes Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 59.52% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 58.1% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41.8% and 31.27% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools for these groups. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2020-2021 to 26.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Ramona City Unified School District, James Dukes Elementary outperforms most, including Mt. Woodson Elementary, Hanson Elementary, Ramona Elementary, and Barnett Elementary, in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The only nearby school that performs comparably to James Dukes Elementary is Ramona Community Montessori.

Detail:

Public K-6

24908 Abalar Way
Ramona, CA 92065-4649

(760) 788-5060

District: Ramona City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1194^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,919

Students who attend James Dukes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Peirce Middle
High:	Ramona High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 501

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Two or more races:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details James Dukes Elementary ranks better than 79.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Ramona City Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.04. (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 (49.7%), Hispanic (36.7%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Ramona City Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Dukes Elementary is 21.3, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Ramona City Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare James Dukes Elementary employs 23.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Dukes Elementary is $5,919. 3 elementary schools in the Ramona City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James Dukes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks James Dukes Elementary 1194^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See James Dukes Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 James Dukes Elementary

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Rank History for all students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.56	837^th	4809	82.6%
2005	87.73	605^th	4822	87.5%
2006	90.53	452^nd	4818	90.6%
2007	91.34	443^rd	5113	91.3%
2008	85.92	707^th	5113	86.2%
2009	86.87	648^th	5193	87.5%
2010	82.50	866^th	5314	83.7%
2011	86.04	680^th	5377	87.4%
2012	82.41	890^th	5390	83.5%
2013	82.67	910^th	5530	83.5%
2015	72.82	1389^th	5611	75.2%
2016	71.63	1457^th	5614	74.0%
2017	67.85	1664^th	5692	70.8%
2018	60.50	2014^th	5662	64.4%
2019	66.85	1752^nd	5789	69.7%
2022	68.43	1670^th	5883	71.6%
2023	67.85	1679^th	5874	71.4%
2024	79.04	1194^th	5862	79.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	32.05	445^th	610	27.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.80	2119^th	5084	58.3%
2019	81.58	644^th	5173	87.6%
2022	71.55	1102^nd	5264	79.1%
2023	63.08	1568^th	5374	70.8%
2024	77.60	943^rd	5511	82.9%

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Rank History for Female students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.09	2593^rd	5413	52.1%
2019	58.81	2023^rd	5492	63.2%
2022	63.76	1787^th	5635	68.3%
2023	71.32	1448^th	5617	74.2%
2024	80.98	1053^rd	5605	81.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	84.81	217^th	2128	89.8%
2022	47.01	886^th	2227	60.2%

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Rank History for Male students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.87	1529^th	5431	71.8%
2019	71.10	1471^st	5510	73.3%
2022	68.62	1584^th	5663	72.0%
2023	62.49	1836^th	5650	67.5%
2024	74.03	1321^st	5636	76.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.67	1594^th	4830	67.0%
2019	70.64	1144^th	4963	76.9%
2022	78.29	805^th	5084	84.2%
2023	67.58	1291^st	5098	74.7%
2024	81.43	668^th	5102	86.9%

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Rank History for White students at James Dukes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.02	1868^th	2737	31.8%
2019	41.27	1815^th	2834	36.0%
2022	40.39	1728^th	2726	36.6%
2023	49.32	1446^th	2662	45.7%
2024	63.41	1024^th	2647	61.3%

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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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by a parent
Friday, June 22, 2018

The teachers act as a cohesive unit to encourage learning for all of the kids as they make their way through each year. Great activities to bring the key DSD and families out together. Close Quote

Enrollment information for James Dukes Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	710	4	14	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	780
1989	871	3	23	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	965
1990	1016	3	1	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	1049
1991	847	7	18	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	928
1992	848	9	18	58	4	n/a	n/a	0	937
1993	576	2	16	41	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
1994	555	2	12	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	619
1995	535	2	18	36	7	n/a	n/a	0	598
1996	535	2	18	36	7	n/a	n/a	0	598
1997	501	1	18	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	499	3	17	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	562
1999	238	5	21	41	2	n/a	n/a	271	578
2000	508	5	14	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	577
2001	350	7	11	56	2	n/a	n/a	209	635
2002	604	6	16	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	686
2003	604	6	16	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	686
2004	613	6	10	58	3	n/a	n/a	1	691
2005	583	5	11	54	4	n/a	n/a	0	657
2006	556	12	17	60	6	n/a	n/a	3	654
2007	528	7	16	68	7	n/a	n/a	11	637
2008	500	9	12	69	7	n/a	n/a	0	597
2009	466	9	17	61	13	3	18	0	587
2010	438	4	7	77	4	1	51	0	582
2011	421	7	15	77	11	1	40	0	572
2012	427	6	14	82	9	1	23	0	562
2013	400	4	8	74	10	0	17	0	513
2014	376	5	12	70	8	0	34	0	505
2015	369	4	7	68	5	0	42	0	495
2016	389	3	6	78	6	0	37	0	519
2017	385	2	6	94	4	0	49	0	540
2018	365	3	5	111	3	0	46	0	533
2019	357	4	8	125	3	0	48	0	545
2020	342	4	9	137	3	0	45	0	540
2021	307	3	7	144	2	0	42	0	505
2022	297	3	8	168	2	0	51	0	529
2023	273	1	4	185	7	0	52	0	522
2024	249	4	3	184	6	0	55	0	501

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 James Dukes Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	780	31.8	24.5	n/a
1989	965	41.5	23.2	n/a
1990	1049	40.9	25.6	n/a
1991	928	36.4	25.4	n/a
1992	937	37.0	25.3	6.6
1993	638	22.5	28.4	0
1994	619	24.9	24.9	9.9
1995	598	25.0	23.9	8.7
1996	598	25.0	23.9	8.7
1997	571	26.0	22.0	11.2
1998	562	26.0	21.6	9.8
1999	578	29.6	19.5	16.9
2000	577	29.3	19.7	6.4
2001	635	31.0	20.5	8.2
2002	686	32.2	21.3	8.3
2003	686	32.2	21.3	8.3
2004	691	31.8	21.7	9.4
2005	657	29.2	22.5	4.3
2006	654	27.0	24.2	9.1
2007	637	27.0	23.6	5.8
2008	597	28.6	20.9	8.5
2009	587	28.0	20.2	9.7
2010	582	27.6	21.0	12.5
2011	572	n/a	n/a	14.2
2012	562	23.7	23.7	13.5
2013	513	20.2	25.3	19.7
2014	505	18.6	27.1	21
2015	495	21.0	23.5	21.8
2016	519	19.0	27.3	20.6
2017	540	22.0	24.5	18.7
2018	533	23.0	23.1	23.8
2019	545	24.0	22.6	24
2020	540	n/a	n/a	22.8
2021	505	20.1	25.0	27.1
2022	529	24.0	22.0	31
2023	522	24.0	21.7	39.7
2024	501	23.5	21.3	42.5

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 James Dukes Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	780	31.8	24.5	n/a
1989	965	41.5	23.2	n/a
1990	1049	40.9	25.6	n/a
1991	928	36.4	25.4	n/a
1992	937	37.0	25.3	6.6
1993	638	22.5	28.4	0
1994	619	24.9	24.9	9.9
1995	598	25.0	23.9	8.7
1996	598	25.0	23.9	8.7
1997	571	26.0	22.0	11.2
1998	562	26.0	21.6	9.8
1999	578	29.6	19.5	16.9
2000	577	29.3	19.7	6.4
2001	635	31.0	20.5	8.2
2002	686	32.2	21.3	8.3
2003	686	32.2	21.3	8.3
2004	691	31.8	21.7	9.4
2005	657	29.2	22.5	4.3
2006	654	27.0	24.2	9.1
2007	637	27.0	23.6	5.8
2008	597	28.6	20.9	8.5
2009	587	28.0	20.2	9.7
2010	582	27.6	21.0	12.5
2011	572	n/a	n/a	14.2
2012	562	23.7	23.7	13.5
2013	513	20.2	25.3	19.7
2014	505	18.6	27.1	21
2015	495	21.0	23.5	21.8
2016	519	19.0	27.3	20.6
2017	540	22.0	24.5	18.7
2018	533	23.0	23.1	23.8
2019	545	24.0	22.6	24
2020	540	n/a	n/a	22.8
2021	505	20.1	25.0	27.1
2022	529	24.0	22.0	31
2023	522	24.0	21.7	39.7
2024	501	23.5	21.3	42.5

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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