Is R. Roger Rowe Elementary a good school?

Yes! R. Roger Rowe Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 58 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend R. Roger Rowe Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 331 students attended R. Roger Rowe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of R. Roger Rowe Elementary?

Students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary are 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of R. Roger Rowe Elementary attend?

Students who attend R. Roger Rowe Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : R. Roger Rowe Middle High : Torrey Pines High

R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Summary:

R. Roger Rowe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rancho Santa Fe, California, serving around 350 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District, which is ranked 19th out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

R. Roger Rowe Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 30th and 82nd over the past several years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with over 80% proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school's performance on the CAST (California Science Test) is also impressive, with 78.79% of 5th-grade students proficient or better. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 4.5% to 4.86%, and a diverse student population with Hispanic and White students making up the majority.

Compared to the nearby schools, such as Skyline Elementary, Flora Vista Elementary, and Del Sur Elementary, R. Roger Rowe Elementary stands out with its exceptional academic performance, lower student-to-teacher ratio, and generally lower chronic absenteeism rate. These factors contribute to the school's reputation as a model of excellence in public education, delivering outstanding results and equitable outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

5927 La Granada
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-0809

(858) 756-1141

District: Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,895

Students who attend R. Roger Rowe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R. Roger Rowe Middle
High:	Torrey Pines High

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 331

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details R. Roger Rowe Elementary ranks better than 99% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.33. (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 (74.9%), Hispanic (9.4%), two or more races (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 5.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R. Roger Rowe Elementary is 15. (See more...)

Compare R. Roger Rowe Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at R. Roger Rowe Elementary is $9,895.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R. Roger Rowe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks R. Roger Rowe Elementary 58^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See R. Roger Rowe Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Santa Fe Elementary 19^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for R. Roger Rowe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	97.62	92^nd	4809	98.1%
2005	97.11	97^th	4822	98.0%
2006	97.32	89^th	4818	98.2%
2007	97.51	79^th	5113	98.5%
2008	97.17	69^th	5113	98.7%
2009	94.70	177^th	5193	96.6%
2010	95.00	135^th	5314	97.5%
2011	95.30	107^th	5377	98.0%
2012	95.50	57^th	5390	98.9%
2013	95.14	105^th	5530	98.1%
2015	97.99	102^nd	5611	98.2%
2016	96.54	199^th	5614	96.5%
2017	97.91	94^th	5692	98.3%
2018	96.80	159^th	5662	97.2%
2019	97.77	82^nd	5789	98.6%
2021	97.97	35^th	1417	97.5%
2022	98.89	30^th	5883	99.5%
2023	98.41	59^th	5874	99.0%
2024	98.33	58^th	5862	99.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	100.00	1^st	2420	100.0%

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Rank History for Female students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.30	134^th	5413	97.5%
2019	97.12	80^th	5492	98.5%
2021	95.26	64^th	1267	94.9%
2022	98.50	27^th	5635	99.5%
2023	97.57	88^th	5617	98.4%
2024	97.87	59^th	5605	98.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	99.62	10^th	2128	99.5%

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Rank History for Male students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.17	177^th	5431	96.7%
2019	97.30	100^th	5510	98.2%
2021	98.74	10^th	1272	99.2%
2022	98.26	58^th	5663	99.0%
2023	98.23	55^th	5650	99.0%
2024	97.90	65^th	5636	98.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.98	307^th	4830	93.6%
2019	95.59	123^rd	4963	97.5%
2022	99.95	7^th	5084	99.9%

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Rank History for White students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.20	118^th	2737	95.7%
2019	90.31	89^th	2834	96.9%
2022	94.09	15^th	2726	99.4%
2023	92.36	42^nd	2662	98.4%
2024	91.25	63^rd	2647	97.6%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Enrollment has declined because the quality of the school has gone downhill. Hiring of friends and family results in poorly qualified teachers and staff. Administrative staff are very overpaid compared to counterparts in similar schools. The elementary principal had little experience before the school and is not trained. Our opinion is that there were a lot of administrative mistakes and problems which were blamed on individual children. The board does nothing to hold administrators and teachers accountable. Don't be fooled by the well funded marketing campaign of the foundation. Talk to the families who moved out of this district or to private school - there are plenty to be found. Close Quote

Enrollment information for R. Roger Rowe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	323	1	8	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
1989	357	0	6	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	391	1	9	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1991	375	1	12	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1992	396	0	10	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1993	402	0	16	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1994	438	0	9	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1995	479	0	3	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1996	479	0	3	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1997	488	0	5	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1998	502	1	5	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1999	489	1	6	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2000	500	1	6	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2001	555	3	7	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
2002	605	3	16	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
2003	605	3	16	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
2004	600	6	40	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
2005	597	5	27	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
2006	549	4	43	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
2007	530	5	38	36	3	n/a	n/a	9	621
2008	505	3	33	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	583
2009	478	5	29	47	3	2	7	0	571
2010	419	5	25	46	3	2	10	0	510
2011	416	6	28	42	6	2	9	0	509
2012	417	4	27	44	7	2	10	0	511
2013	394	2	27	45	7	0	15	0	490
2014	324	2	26	47	4	0	17	0	420
2015	326	3	28	56	3	0	25	0	441
2016	319	2	27	48	2	0	29	0	427
2017	282	3	29	50	2	0	41	0	407
2018	276	2	33	56	1	0	26	0	394
2019	275	2	29	48	0	0	28	0	382
2020	239	2	26	43	0	0	31	0	341
2021	251	2	23	33	0	0	24	0	333
2022	269	5	23	39	0	0	25	0	361
2023	253	3	24	36	1	1	32	0	350
2024	248	2	23	31	1	0	26	0	331

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 R. Roger Rowe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	370	17.0	21.7	n/a
1989	396	17.0	23.2	n/a
1990	442	22.3	19.8	n/a
1991	428	16.9	25.3	n/a
1992	450	17.2	26.1	n/a
1993	455	20.5	22.2	0
1994	478	21.0	22.8	0
1995	506	23.5	21.5	0
1996	506	23.5	21.5	0
1997	515	25.8	20.0	0
1998	532	24.0	22.2	0
1999	518	28.0	18.5	0
2000	529	26.0	20.3	0
2001	592	30.0	19.7	0
2002	656	34.0	19.3	0
2003	656	34.0	19.3	0
2004	674	38.0	17.7	0
2005	658	47.8	13.8	0
2006	627	48.0	13.1	0
2007	621	60.3	10.3	0
2008	583	56.4	10.3	2.9
2009	571	55.7	10.1	3.5
2010	510	47.1	10.8	n/a
2011	509	n/a	n/a	0
2012	511	29.6	17.2	n/a
2013	490	28.6	17.1	0
2014	420	24.0	17.5	0
2015	441	25.0	17.6	0
2016	427	25.0	17.0	1.9
2017	407	24.0	16.9	1.2
2018	394	23.0	17.1	5.1
2019	382	22.5	16.9	3.4
2020	341	n/a	n/a	2.9
2021	333	24.8	13.3	4.5
2022	361	23.6	15.2	4.7
2023	350	23.0	15.1	4.9
2024	331	22.0	15.0	5.1

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 R. Roger Rowe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	370	17.0	21.7	n/a
1989	396	17.0	23.2	n/a
1990	442	22.3	19.8	n/a
1991	428	16.9	25.3	n/a
1992	450	17.2	26.1	n/a
1993	455	20.5	22.2	0
1994	478	21.0	22.8	0
1995	506	23.5	21.5	0
1996	506	23.5	21.5	0
1997	515	25.8	20.0	0
1998	532	24.0	22.2	0
1999	518	28.0	18.5	0
2000	529	26.0	20.3	0
2001	592	30.0	19.7	0
2002	656	34.0	19.3	0
2003	656	34.0	19.3	0
2004	674	38.0	17.7	0
2005	658	47.8	13.8	0
2006	627	48.0	13.1	0
2007	621	60.3	10.3	0
2008	583	56.4	10.3	2.9
2009	571	55.7	10.1	3.5
2010	510	47.1	10.8	n/a
2011	509	n/a	n/a	0
2012	511	29.6	17.2	n/a
2013	490	28.6	17.1	0
2014	420	24.0	17.5	0
2015	441	25.0	17.6	0
2016	427	25.0	17.0	1.9
2017	407	24.0	16.9	1.2
2018	394	23.0	17.1	5.1
2019	382	22.5	16.9	3.4
2020	341	n/a	n/a	2.9
2021	333	24.8	13.3	4.5
2022	361	23.6	15.2	4.7
2023	350	23.0	15.1	4.9
2024	331	22.0	15.0	5.1

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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