Is Weston Elementary a good school?

Weston Elementary ranks 1439 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Weston Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 439 students attended Weston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Weston Elementary?

Students at Weston Elementary are 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Weston Elementary attend?

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

Weston Elementary

Summary:

Weston Elementary is a public K-8 school in Ripon, California, serving 451 students and part of the Ripon Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Weston Elementary's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy ranged from 40% in 3rd grade to 77.36% in 8th grade, significantly higher than the district's 48.65% to 70.24% and the state's 42.8% to 45.95%. In Mathematics, Weston's proficiency rates were also impressive, ranging from 42.86% in 6th grade to 69.81% in 8th grade, outpacing the district's 44.4% to 60.71% and the state's 34.31% to 45.64%. The school's strong performance extends to Science assessments as well, with proficiency rates ranging from 43.4% in 8th grade to 50.98% in 5th grade, surpassing the district and state.

Weston Elementary's student group performance is also noteworthy, with Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top 25% and top 17% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for white students is relatively lower, ranking in the top 35% of California elementary schools. Additionally, while Weston's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 2.1% in 2018-2019 to 9.9% in 2022-2023, it remains lower than the district's 16.8% and the nearby Nile Garden Elementary's 20.6%. With a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 30.38%, Weston Elementary serves a more affluent student population compared to nearby schools like Ripona Elementary (39.64%) and Nile Garden Elementary (36.26%).

Detail:

Public K-8

1660 Stanley Dr.
Ripon, CA 95366-3200

(209) 599-7113

District: Ripon Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1439^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,205

Students who attend Weston Elementary usually attend:

High:	Harvest High
	Ripon High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 439

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

34.6%

Asian:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Weston Elementary ranks better than 75.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Weston Elementary ranks better than 85.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.11. (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 Weston Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Ripon Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), Hispanic (34.6%), Asian (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Weston Elementary is 22.8, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Weston Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Weston Elementary is $9,205. 3 elementary schools in the Ripon Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Weston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Weston Elementary 1439^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Weston Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Weston Elementary 391^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Weston Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Weston Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.68	1680^th	4809	65.1%
2005	57.87	1838^th	4822	61.9%
2006	57.17	1867^th	4818	61.2%
2007	55.54	2038^th	5113	60.1%
2008	55.48	2081^st	5113	59.3%
2009	57.54	2047^th	5193	60.6%
2010	67.11	1620^th	5314	69.5%
2011	56.15	2236^th	5377	58.4%
2012	43.94	3008^th	5390	44.2%
2013	47.52	2823^rd	5530	49.0%
2015	58.06	2030^th	5611	63.8%
2016	66.68	1681^st	5614	70.1%
2017	74.86	1340^th	5692	76.5%
2018	63.64	1879^th	5662	66.8%
2019	82.55	1039^th	5789	82.1%
2021	83.21	235^th	1417	83.4%
2022	80.42	1173^rd	5883	80.1%
2023	79.01	1205^th	5874	79.5%
2024	73.17	1439^th	5862	75.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.11	1441^st	5084	71.7%
2019	88.67	339^th	5173	93.4%
2021	92.24	51^st	1110	95.4%
2022	77.11	866^th	5264	83.5%
2023	76.85	905^th	5374	83.2%
2024	53.87	2125^th	5511	61.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.54	2094^th	5413	61.3%
2019	76.85	1225^th	5492	77.7%
2021	76.37	277^th	1267	78.1%
2022	80.55	1088^th	5635	80.7%
2023	80.45	1081^st	5617	80.8%
2024	74.09	1311^th	5605	76.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.51	1548^th	5431	71.5%
2019	84.51	844^th	5510	84.7%
2021	86.64	173^rd	1272	86.4%
2022	77.47	1218^th	5663	78.5%
2023	73.59	1345^th	5650	76.2%
2024	68.57	1577^th	5636	72.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.63	1007^th	4830	79.2%
2019	83.97	553^rd	4963	88.9%
2022	78.17	815^th	5084	84.0%
2023	73.95	998^th	5098	80.4%
2024	68.71	1241^st	5102	75.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.15	1889^th	2737	31.0%
2019	62.22	1127^th	2834	60.2%
2022	66.74	925^th	2726	66.1%
2023	65.02	964^th	2662	63.8%
2024	58.77	1169^th	2647	55.8%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	80.38	283^rd	1769	84.0%
2005	77.19	327^th	1777	81.6%
2006	65.16	535^th	1804	70.3%
2007	74.60	394^th	1999	80.3%
2008	63.51	626^th	2005	68.8%
2009	75.02	396^th	2063	80.8%
2010	88.59	122^nd	2179	94.4%
2011	88.58	124^th	2236	94.5%
2012	77.91	356^th	2259	84.2%
2013	67.02	683^rd	2379	71.3%
2015	75.06	531^st	2477	78.6%
2016	67.41	704^th	2497	71.8%
2017	77.67	519^th	2508	79.3%
2018	78.73	474^th	2480	80.9%
2019	85.60	351^st	2715	87.1%
2021	76.47	169^th	894	81.1%
2022	86.75	342^nd	2740	87.5%
2023	92.26	229^th	2802	91.8%
2024	84.11	391^st	2777	85.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.03	742^nd	2230	66.7%
2019	65.79	589^th	2369	75.1%
2021	79.99	83^rd	721	88.5%
2022	85.83	205^th	2458	91.7%
2023	94.13	92^nd	2549	96.4%
2024	85.91	249^th	2575	90.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.47	470^th	2262	79.2%
2019	88.48	260^th	2380	89.1%
2021	71.84	177^th	738	76.0%
2022	86.68	307^th	2509	87.8%
2023	89.35	257^th	2547	89.9%
2024	87.61	288^th	2546	88.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.73	416^th	2273	81.7%
2019	78.74	448^th	2407	81.4%
2021	77.98	133^rd	763	82.6%
2022	82.98	387^th	2527	84.7%
2023	91.91	200^th	2558	92.2%
2024	75.42	518^th	2547	79.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.56	464^th	2072	77.6%
2019	80.68	293^rd	2213	86.8%
2022	86.17	193^rd	2359	91.8%
2023	93.61	95^th	2391	96.0%
2024	80.79	306^th	2383	87.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Weston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.79	558^th	1496	62.7%
2019	71.13	430^th	1602	73.2%
2022	74.68	328^th	1555	78.9%
2023	78.44	265^th	1552	82.9%
2024	70.85	412^th	1535	73.2%

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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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Enrollment information for Weston Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	347	3	6	76	18	n/a	n/a	0	450
1989	430	11	8	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1990	388	7	8	103	10	n/a	n/a	0	516
1991	381	2	6	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1992	376	0	7	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1993	378	9	10	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	500
1994	355	5	13	121	2	n/a	n/a	0	496
1995	350	13	12	106	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
1996	350	13	12	106	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
1997	355	2	13	107	2	n/a	n/a	0	479
1998	345	2	15	108	3	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	350	0	16	107	2	n/a	n/a	0	475
2000	331	0	19	113	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
2001	337	1	17	117	3	n/a	n/a	2	477
2002	339	2	18	122	4	n/a	n/a	0	485
2003	339	2	18	122	4	n/a	n/a	0	485
2004	349	3	13	131	4	n/a	n/a	0	500
2005	350	7	17	126	1	n/a	n/a	0	501
2006	324	5	22	129	1	n/a	n/a	3	484
2007	307	7	21	142	1	n/a	n/a	6	484
2008	294	8	16	140	1	n/a	n/a	0	459
2009	282	6	22	148	1	3	7	0	469
2010	277	6	19	132	1	2	3	0	440
2011	263	4	23	148	2	1	5	0	446
2012	272	3	22	148	2	0	4	0	451
2013	275	2	17	147	1	1	4	0	447
2014	263	1	15	144	0	0	8	0	431
2015	244	1	15	143	1	0	8	0	412
2016	253	1	23	130	0	0	9	0	416
2017	282	1	27	130	0	1	6	0	447
2018	263	3	21	127	0	1	14	0	429
2019	294	2	21	135	0	1	17	0	470
2020	284	2	25	135	4	1	17	0	468
2021	260	3	27	138	4	1	25	0	458
2022	238	7	31	142	5	1	33	0	457
2023	210	6	37	158	5	1	34	0	451
2024	216	5	36	152	2	1	27	0	439

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Weston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	450	19.0	23.6	n/a
1989	525	24.0	21.8	n/a
1990	516	24.0	21.5	n/a
1991	445	22.0	20.2	n/a
1992	475	22.4	21.2	15.6
1993	500	22.0	22.7	23.4
1994	496	22.0	22.5	13.5
1995	482	21.0	23.0	12
1996	482	21.0	23.0	12
1997	479	22.0	21.8	30.9
1998	473	23.0	20.6	11
1999	475	23.0	20.7	26.9
2000	465	23.0	20.2	18.1
2001	477	23.0	20.7	20.8
2002	485	24.0	20.2	15.5
2003	485	24.0	20.2	15.5
2004	500	24.0	20.8	22.8
2005	501	24.0	20.9	27.5
2006	484	23.0	21.0	27.7
2007	484	23.0	21.0	22.8
2008	459	23.0	20.0	26.4
2009	469	22.0	20.4	29.6
2010	440	18.0	24.4	36.8
2011	446	n/a	n/a	40.8
2012	451	17.1	26.3	40.4
2013	447	17.0	26.1	39.6
2014	431	15.5	27.6	39.2
2015	412	17.0	24.2	35.9
2016	416	17.0	24.4	32.9
2017	447	17.4	25.6	32.7
2018	429	17.3	24.6	30.5
2019	470	18.4	25.4	28.7
2020	468	n/a	n/a	27.4
2021	458	18.8	24.3	30.1
2022	457	19.4	23.5	31.1
2023	451	18.9	23.7	30.4
2024	439	19.1	22.8	21.6

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 Weston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	450	19.0	23.6	n/a
1989	525	24.0	21.8	n/a
1990	516	24.0	21.5	n/a
1991	445	22.0	20.2	n/a
1992	475	22.4	21.2	15.6
1993	500	22.0	22.7	23.4
1994	496	22.0	22.5	13.5
1995	482	21.0	23.0	12
1996	482	21.0	23.0	12
1997	479	22.0	21.8	30.9
1998	473	23.0	20.6	11
1999	475	23.0	20.7	26.9
2000	465	23.0	20.2	18.1
2001	477	23.0	20.7	20.8
2002	485	24.0	20.2	15.5
2003	485	24.0	20.2	15.5
2004	500	24.0	20.8	22.8
2005	501	24.0	20.9	27.5
2006	484	23.0	21.0	27.7
2007	484	23.0	21.0	22.8
2008	459	23.0	20.0	26.4
2009	469	22.0	20.4	29.6
2010	440	18.0	24.4	36.8
2011	446	n/a	n/a	40.8
2012	451	17.1	26.3	40.4
2013	447	17.0	26.1	39.6
2014	431	15.5	27.6	39.2
2015	412	17.0	24.2	35.9
2016	416	17.0	24.4	32.9
2017	447	17.4	25.6	32.7
2018	429	17.3	24.6	30.5
2019	470	18.4	25.4	28.7
2020	468	n/a	n/a	27.4
2021	458	18.8	24.3	30.1
2022	457	19.4	23.5	31.1
2023	451	18.9	23.7	30.4
2024	439	19.1	22.8	21.6

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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