Is Ripon Elementary a good school?

Ripon Elementary ranks 2081 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ripon Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 459 students attended Ripon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ripon Elementary?

Students at Ripon Elementary are 42% White, 42% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ripon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ripon Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Harvest High High : Ripon High

Ripon Elementary

Summary:

Ripon Elementary is a public elementary school serving 444 students in grades K-8 in Ripon, California, which is part of the Ripon Unified School District. The school generally performs better than the state average on standardized tests, with 56.04% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 42.81% proficient or better in Math, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively.

Ripon Elementary's Hispanic and low-income students perform particularly well, ranking in the top quartile statewide in recent years. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, ranging from 4.4% to 8.1% over the past several years, compared to around 12% statewide. While Ripon Elementary outperforms other Ripon Unified schools on test scores, Park View Elementary and Weston Elementary have higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math.

Overall, Ripon Elementary is a high-performing school that effectively supports its diverse student population. While the school excels in many areas, there are a few grade-level and subject-area gaps, such as 4th grade Math and 6th grade Math, where the school lags behind state averages. Addressing these specific areas could help Ripon Elementary continue to improve and maintain its strong academic standing.

Detail:

Public K-8

509 West Main St.
Ripon, CA 95366-2406

(209) 599-4225

District: Ripon Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2081^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,604

Students who attend Ripon Elementary usually attend:

High:	Harvest High
	Ripon High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 459

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

41.6%

Two or more races:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ripon Elementary ranks better than 64.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.59. (See more...)

Compare Details Ripon Elementary ranks better than 82.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.52. (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 (42%), Hispanic (41.6%), two or more races (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ripon Elementary is 21.6, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Ripon Elementary employs 21.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ripon Elementary is $9,604, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ripon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ripon Elementary 2081^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ripon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Ripon Elementary 484^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Ripon Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Ripon Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ripon Unified 268^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ripon Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.68	2517^th	4809	47.7%
2005	45.43	2422^nd	4822	49.8%
2006	37.83	2836^th	4818	41.1%
2007	49.32	2367^th	5113	53.7%
2008	35.56	3231^st	5113	36.8%
2009	51.15	2413^th	5193	53.5%
2010	47.23	2738^th	5314	48.5%
2011	47.46	2753^rd	5377	48.8%
2012	45.77	2892^nd	5390	46.3%
2013	43.61	3097^th	5530	44.0%
2015	45.68	2701^st	5611	51.9%
2016	52.75	2357^th	5614	58.0%
2017	58.33	2101^st	5692	63.1%
2018	58.19	2123^rd	5662	62.5%
2019	65.97	1794^th	5789	69.0%
2021	64.59	448^th	1417	68.4%
2022	63.66	1861^st	5883	68.4%
2023	71.62	1507^th	5874	74.3%
2024	59.59	2081^st	5862	64.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.86	1866^th	5084	63.3%
2019	69.42	1222^nd	5173	76.4%
2021	65.12	302^nd	1110	72.8%
2022	70.86	1132^nd	5264	78.5%
2023	78.13	843^rd	5374	84.3%
2024	64.54	1524^th	5511	72.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.87	1714^th	5413	68.3%
2019	73.52	1356^th	5492	75.3%
2021	71.50	329^th	1267	74.0%
2022	69.97	1523^rd	5635	73.0%
2023	70.28	1481^st	5617	73.6%
2024	60.79	1918^th	5605	65.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.58	2538^th	5431	53.3%
2019	53.98	2256^th	5510	59.1%
2021	56.58	488^th	1272	61.6%
2022	55.14	2184^th	5663	61.4%
2023	70.52	1489^th	5650	73.6%
2024	56.48	2129^th	5636	62.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.36	1472^nd	4830	69.5%
2019	66.26	1341^st	4963	73.0%
2022	73.70	988^th	5084	80.6%
2023	79.11	782^nd	5098	84.7%
2024	55.10	1941^st	5102	62.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.52	1805^th	2737	34.1%
2019	49.91	1549^th	2834	45.3%
2022	41.10	1704^th	2726	37.5%
2023	59.76	1124^th	2662	57.8%
2024	48.14	1463^rd	2647	44.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ripon Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.23	591^st	1769	66.6%
2005	46.13	875^th	1777	50.8%
2006	47.03	877^th	1804	51.4%
2007	59.15	695^th	1999	65.2%
2008	49.05	946^th	2005	52.8%
2009	79.42	301^st	2063	85.4%
2010	65.90	642^nd	2179	70.5%
2011	69.58	564^th	2236	74.8%
2012	59.31	837^th	2259	62.9%
2013	65.02	741^st	2379	68.9%
2015	67.55	699^th	2477	71.8%
2016	73.81	575^th	2497	77.0%
2017	71.22	642^nd	2508	74.4%
2018	78.51	477^th	2480	80.8%
2019	81.51	448^th	2715	83.5%
2021	73.67	192^nd	894	78.5%
2022	72.29	634^th	2740	76.9%
2023	74.52	593^rd	2802	78.8%
2024	79.52	484^th	2777	82.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.84	401^st	2230	82.0%
2019	84.00	232^nd	2369	90.2%
2021	78.91	88^th	721	87.8%
2022	70.87	498^th	2458	79.7%
2023	85.40	241^st	2549	90.5%
2024	84.72	270^th	2575	89.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.86	388^th	2262	82.8%
2019	82.48	376^th	2380	84.2%
2021	76.81	138^th	738	81.3%
2022	77.90	470^th	2509	81.3%
2023	74.05	538^th	2547	78.9%
2024	82.00	403^rd	2546	84.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.62	529^th	2273	76.7%
2019	75.22	521^st	2407	78.4%
2021	65.77	225^th	763	70.5%
2022	63.10	751^st	2527	70.3%
2023	72.99	567^th	2558	77.8%
2024	72.01	586^th	2547	77.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.75	201^st	2072	90.3%
2019	81.89	268^th	2213	87.9%
2022	78.00	331^st	2359	86.0%
2023	86.73	195^th	2391	91.8%
2024	85.44	208^th	2383	91.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Ripon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.05	499^th	1496	66.6%
2019	67.00	504^th	1602	68.5%
2022	58.64	616^th	1555	60.4%
2023	58.03	613^th	1552	60.5%
2024	65.81	488^th	1535	68.2%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Terrible school experience 2017/2018. Seemed like an outdated backwards school environment. Small town gossipy feel to this school. Like Mayberry gone very wrong. Seemed like outdated traditional education, policies, and unconventional teaching methods. It felt like they were trying to catch up to the rest of the academic world by piling on homework and classwork and offering quantity education instead of quality.I recommend avoiding this school and looking for a more progressive updated school with higher test scores, better eighth grade math teachers and better administrative leadership. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

My daughter attended Ripon Elementary in her 8th grade year. She transferred from Park View with As and Bs. She was at least a 3.0 student. She was an energetic outgoing athlete who played on the schools soccer team as well as softball through the city. I transferred her out of Parkview because she was severely injured too many times. In her first year at Ripon Elementary, her grades dropped dramatically to all Fs. She suffered from harassment and bullying and although she spent her entire elementary years striving for academic success at Parkview she ended her year at Ripon Elementary mentally scarred, an F student, and not being able to attend her 8th grade graduation. I believe her Fs were due to poor teaching skills and continuing harassment. Her grades went back up at Ripon High and I transferred her to Gregori where her GPA ranges from a 3.0 to a 3.5. When a school proclaims to be a close family I do not consider that a good thing. In my experience that is a bad thing. Since then certain staff have been replaced. Hopefully things have improved. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ripon Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	375	12	5	103	2	n/a	n/a	0	497
1989	376	3	3	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	471
1990	364	3	14	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1991	346	3	9	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1992	347	3	6	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
1993	335	3	1	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1994	358	4	1	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	472
1995	361	6	1	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1996	361	6	1	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1997	329	2	3	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1998	312	4	7	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1999	285	5	4	133	1	n/a	n/a	0	428
2000	277	7	8	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	412
2001	310	8	11	144	2	n/a	n/a	0	475
2002	295	6	7	158	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
2003	295	6	7	158	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
2004	293	10	11	160	4	n/a	n/a	0	478
2005	288	11	16	165	3	n/a	n/a	0	483
2006	259	12	17	163	3	n/a	n/a	1	455
2007	230	6	22	167	5	n/a	n/a	7	437
2008	230	5	14	175	5	n/a	n/a	0	429
2009	215	8	15	180	7	1	27	0	453
2010	245	6	13	164	8	3	1	0	440
2011	241	10	10	168	5	3	9	0	446
2012	217	9	10	167	6	1	11	0	421
2013	240	7	14	164	6	2	11	0	444
2014	237	5	13	173	6	2	10	0	446
2015	237	5	16	155	7	2	13	0	435
2016	236	5	17	169	4	2	16	0	449
2017	232	8	21	186	5	2	16	0	470
2018	228	6	23	199	4	1	15	0	476
2019	216	3	20	209	3	1	22	0	474
2020	214	4	15	195	4	2	29	0	463
2021	206	5	12	186	2	1	29	0	441
2022	194	5	17	200	2	0	35	0	453
2023	181	7	25	191	1	0	39	0	444
2024	193	7	19	191	1	2	46	0	459

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 Ripon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	497	22.0	22.5	n/a
1989	471	22.4	21.0	n/a
1990	459	21.9	20.9	n/a
1991	440	22.0	20.0	n/a
1992	465	22.4	20.7	26.9
1993	450	21.0	21.4	40.9
1994	472	21.0	22.5	24.6
1995	456	20.0	22.8	18
1996	456	20.0	22.8	18
1997	462	22.0	21.0	44.2
1998	443	23.0	19.3	16.5
1999	428	22.0	19.5	44.9
2000	412	22.0	18.7	26.9
2001	475	23.0	20.7	47.4
2002	468	23.0	20.3	25.6
2003	468	23.0	20.3	25.6
2004	478	23.0	20.8	45
2005	483	24.0	20.1	46.2
2006	455	22.0	20.7	49.1
2007	437	20.8	21.0	50.7
2008	429	22.8	18.8	47.1
2009	453	22.0	19.7	44.4
2010	440	19.6	22.4	53
2011	446	n/a	n/a	58.5
2012	421	16.7	25.1	60.8
2013	444	18.6	23.8	52.3
2014	446	16.6	26.8	54
2015	435	17.0	25.5	45.5
2016	449	18.0	24.9	46.8
2017	470	18.3	25.6	47.4
2018	476	19.3	24.5	46
2019	474	19.5	24.2	44.3
2020	463	n/a	n/a	43.8
2021	441	19.8	22.2	41.5
2022	453	20.4	22.1	41.1
2023	444	20.5	21.6	39.6
2024	459	21.2	21.6	29.6

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 Ripon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	497	22.0	22.5	n/a
1989	471	22.4	21.0	n/a
1990	459	21.9	20.9	n/a
1991	440	22.0	20.0	n/a
1992	465	22.4	20.7	26.9
1993	450	21.0	21.4	40.9
1994	472	21.0	22.5	24.6
1995	456	20.0	22.8	18
1996	456	20.0	22.8	18
1997	462	22.0	21.0	44.2
1998	443	23.0	19.3	16.5
1999	428	22.0	19.5	44.9
2000	412	22.0	18.7	26.9
2001	475	23.0	20.7	47.4
2002	468	23.0	20.3	25.6
2003	468	23.0	20.3	25.6
2004	478	23.0	20.8	45
2005	483	24.0	20.1	46.2
2006	455	22.0	20.7	49.1
2007	437	20.8	21.0	50.7
2008	429	22.8	18.8	47.1
2009	453	22.0	19.7	44.4
2010	440	19.6	22.4	53
2011	446	n/a	n/a	58.5
2012	421	16.7	25.1	60.8
2013	444	18.6	23.8	52.3
2014	446	16.6	26.8	54
2015	435	17.0	25.5	45.5
2016	449	18.0	24.9	46.8
2017	470	18.3	25.6	47.4
2018	476	19.3	24.5	46
2019	474	19.5	24.2	44.3
2020	463	n/a	n/a	43.8
2021	441	19.8	22.2	41.5
2022	453	20.4	22.1	41.1
2023	444	20.5	21.6	39.6
2024	459	21.2	21.6	29.6

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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