Is Rancho Romero Elementary a good school?

Yes. Rancho Romero Elementary ranks in the top 9.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rancho Romero Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 445 students attended Rancho Romero Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Romero Elementary?

Students at Rancho Romero Elementary are 67% White, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Romero Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Romero Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Stone Valley Middle High : San Ramon Valley High

Rancho Romero Elementary

Summary:

Rancho Romero Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Alamo, California, part of the highly-rated San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 10% of elementary schools in California, with strong academic achievement across all student groups.

Rancho Romero students significantly outperform state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 71.29% proficient or better in ELA and 74.64% in Math in 2023-2024. The school's 5th-grade students are particularly impressive, with 79.49% proficient or better in ELA and 75.64% in Math. Rancho Romero's male students, as well as its Asian and White student populations, also rank in the top 10-25% of California elementary schools. The school's special education students are especially noteworthy, ranking in the top 1% statewide.

While Rancho Romero's academic performance is among the highest in the San Ramon Valley Unified district, some nearby schools in the Walnut Creek Elementary and Lafayette Elementary districts, such as Burton Valley Elementary and Tice Creek, have even higher academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics. Rancho Romero's chronic absenteeism rates have also been relatively low, though they did increase during the pandemic.

Detail:

Public K-5

180 Hemme Ave.
Alamo, CA 94507-2144

(925) 855-5700

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,431

Students who attend Rancho Romero Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stone Valley Middle
High:	San Ramon Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 445

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Asian:

14.4%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 4.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rancho Romero Elementary ranks better than 90.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.95. (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 (67.2%), Asian (14.4%), two or more races (9.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 4.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rancho Romero Elementary is 22.4. 12 elementary schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rancho Romero Elementary employs 19.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rancho Romero Elementary is $7,431, which is the 3^rd highest among 22 elementary schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rancho Romero Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Romero Elementary 576^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rancho Romero Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Ramon Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Ramon Valley Unified 97^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rancho Romero Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	98.29	62^nd	4809	98.7%
2005	94.86	234^th	4822	95.1%
2006	96.35	144^th	4818	97.0%
2007	95.54	191^st	5113	96.3%
2008	96.02	131^st	5113	97.4%
2009	94.44	193^rd	5193	96.3%
2010	93.04	261^st	5314	95.1%
2011	94.27	167^th	5377	96.9%
2012	94.25	141^st	5390	97.4%
2013	91.59	356^th	5530	93.6%
2015	96.68	210^th	5611	96.3%
2016	94.81	330^th	5614	94.1%
2017	95.08	318^th	5692	94.4%
2018	92.47	481^st	5662	91.5%
2019	92.10	513^th	5789	91.1%
2022	96.25	263^rd	5883	95.5%
2023	94.61	382^nd	5874	93.5%
2024	91.95	576^th	5862	90.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	95.00	102^nd	2420	95.8%
2024	99.50	21^st	2634	99.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.95	517^th	5413	90.4%
2019	88.24	653^rd	5492	88.1%
2022	95.40	270^th	5635	95.2%
2023	93.85	380^th	5617	93.2%
2024	88.94	675^th	5605	88.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	92.26	125^th	2128	94.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.26	434^th	5431	92.0%
2019	92.43	419^th	5510	92.4%
2022	94.01	375^th	5663	93.4%
2023	92.95	426^th	5650	92.5%
2024	92.18	475^th	5636	91.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	79.84	149^th	1154	87.1%
2023	55.48	668^th	1190	43.9%

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Rank History for White students at Rancho Romero Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.63	696^th	2737	74.6%
2019	73.03	700^th	2834	75.3%
2022	82.77	351^st	2726	87.1%
2023	79.96	420^th	2662	84.2%
2024	76.48	570^th	2647	78.5%

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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 Rancho Romero Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	340	4	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
1989	395	7	21	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1990	454	5	23	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	494
1991	483	1	28	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	525
1992	506	2	33	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	558
1993	488	1	44	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	546
1994	531	0	44	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	597
1995	542	1	33	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	597
1996	542	1	33	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	597
1997	523	1	36	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	581
1998	511	1	32	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	559
1999	525	3	32	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	571
2000	521	4	30	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	562
2001	540	4	35	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	587
2002	552	9	31	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
2003	552	9	31	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
2004	528	9	38	9	1	n/a	n/a	4	589
2005	511	15	41	11	2	n/a	n/a	3	583
2006	510	15	45	9	3	n/a	n/a	2	584
2007	489	10	33	8	3	n/a	n/a	23	566
2008	482	13	27	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2009	486	7	33	9	4	0	36	0	575
2010	458	2	34	44	1	2	18	0	559
2011	442	0	34	36	0	2	28	0	542
2012	435	1	28	35	0	2	34	0	535
2013	416	1	36	36	0	1	41	0	531
2014	393	3	39	41	0	1	41	0	518
2015	388	4	39	40	0	0	37	0	508
2016	370	4	46	38	0	0	39	0	497
2017	372	4	47	44	0	0	44	0	511
2018	340	3	51	45	0	0	56	0	495
2019	325	2	53	40	0	0	58	0	478
2020	320	1	57	48	0	0	50	0	476
2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	286	1	57	40	0	1	29	0	414
2023	306	1	62	39	0	3	31	0	442
2024	299	0	64	37	0	3	42	0	445

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 Rancho Romero Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	360	17.3	20.8	n/a
1989	432	19.8	21.8	n/a
1990	494	22.4	22.0	n/a
1991	525	22.9	22.9	n/a
1992	558	23.3	23.9	0.5
1993	546	23.1	23.6	2.2
1994	597	23.6	25.3	1.2
1995	597	24.9	24.0	1.7
1996	597	24.9	24.0	1.7
1997	581	27.5	21.1	1
1998	559	27.6	20.3	0.9
1999	571	30.0	19.0	0.9
2000	562	31.1	18.1	1.1
2001	587	33.3	17.6	0.7
2002	604	33.3	18.1	0.2
2003	604	33.3	18.1	0.2
2004	589	33.2	17.7	0.3
2005	583	31.9	18.3	0.7
2006	584	32.9	17.8	0.3
2007	566	30.3	18.7	1.1
2008	536	31.6	17.0	0.7
2009	575	29.2	18.4	0.5
2010	559	28.2	19.7	0.5
2011	542	n/a	n/a	0.7
2012	535	23.0	23.1	n/a
2013	531	24.0	22.1	1.5
2014	518	19.5	26.5	1.9
2015	508	20.0	25.4	1.6
2016	497	19.0	26.1	1.8
2017	511	19.2	26.5	1.4
2018	495	18.9	26.0	3.2
2019	478	19.0	25.1	3.1
2020	476	n/a	n/a	2.3
2021	0	19.8	0.0	n/a
2022	414	18.2	22.7	5.6
2023	442	19.3	22.8	4.3
2024	445	19.8	22.4	4.7

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 Rancho Romero Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	360	17.3	20.8	n/a
1989	432	19.8	21.8	n/a
1990	494	22.4	22.0	n/a
1991	525	22.9	22.9	n/a
1992	558	23.3	23.9	0.5
1993	546	23.1	23.6	2.2
1994	597	23.6	25.3	1.2
1995	597	24.9	24.0	1.7
1996	597	24.9	24.0	1.7
1997	581	27.5	21.1	1
1998	559	27.6	20.3	0.9
1999	571	30.0	19.0	0.9
2000	562	31.1	18.1	1.1
2001	587	33.3	17.6	0.7
2002	604	33.3	18.1	0.2
2003	604	33.3	18.1	0.2
2004	589	33.2	17.7	0.3
2005	583	31.9	18.3	0.7
2006	584	32.9	17.8	0.3
2007	566	30.3	18.7	1.1
2008	536	31.6	17.0	0.7
2009	575	29.2	18.4	0.5
2010	559	28.2	19.7	0.5
2011	542	n/a	n/a	0.7
2012	535	23.0	23.1	n/a
2013	531	24.0	22.1	1.5
2014	518	19.5	26.5	1.9
2015	508	20.0	25.4	1.6
2016	497	19.0	26.1	1.8
2017	511	19.2	26.5	1.4
2018	495	18.9	26.0	3.2
2019	478	19.0	25.1	3.1
2020	476	n/a	n/a	2.3
2021	0	19.8	0.0	n/a
2022	414	18.2	22.7	5.6
2023	442	19.3	22.8	4.3
2024	445	19.8	22.4	4.7

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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