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Rancho de la Nacion

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Rancho de la Nacion ranks 3253 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho de la Nacion is a K-6 elementary school serving 332 students in National City, California, within the National Elementary district, and it has shown significant academic improvement in recent years despite serving a community with high economic need.

The school is a strong performer within its district, particularly in helping English Language Learners succeed, where it has earned 3- and 4-star ratings. It also gets better results in English, math, and science than several nearby schools like Central Elementary, Las Palmas, and El Toyon Elementary. Compared to some schools in the neighboring San Diego Unified district, such as Porter Elementary and Chavez Elementary, Rancho de la Nacion has a higher overall ranking and lower chronic absenteeism.

While the school excels in early grades like 3rd grade, it faces challenges in 6th grade, and support for students with disabilities is a noted area for growth. However, with the highest per-student spending in its district, the school's investment appears to be paying off with steady test score increases and a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, marking it as a school on a positive trajectory.

332

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,192

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1830 East Division St.
National City, CA 91950-1850

(619) 336-8100

District: National Elementary

Students who attend Rancho de la Nacion usually attend:

Middle:	Granger Junior High
High:	Sweetwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

Asian:

6.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,253^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the National Elementary

1079^th of 1,543National Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	3253 of 5857	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3392 of 5869	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3624 of 5859	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4438 of 5883	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3492 of 5789	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3359 of 5662	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	3474 of 5692	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.3	3987 of 5614	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.8	3266 of 5611	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	3396 of 5530	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	2663 of 5390	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.8	2961 of 5377	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	2032 of 5314	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.0	2660 of 5193	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	3411 of 5113	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	3342 of 5113	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.2	3572 of 4818	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	1275 of 3162	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	540 of 3245	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	1481 of 3311	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	1047 of 3275	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	607 of 3246	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	3135 of 5597	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3272 of 5612	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3474 of 5609	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3869 of 5635	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3621 of 5492	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3440 of 5413	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2526 of 5107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2428 of 5107	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	2654 of 5087	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3788 of 5084	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2607 of 4963	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2463 of 4830	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	2415 of 5460	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2613 of 5517	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	2979 of 5363	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3801 of 5264	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2761 of 5173	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2456 of 5084	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3134 of 5628	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3398 of 5643	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3472 of 5638	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4595 of 5663	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3090 of 5510	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3108 of 5431	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho de la Nacion	Public	K-6	1830 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8100	332	14	23.6	88.9%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	285 (85.8%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.3%)	39.5	3253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		36.6	3392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	139	27.5		27.5	53.7	29.4	52.6	30.0			40.0	52.3	32.1	27.5	18.0			32.1				$29,192	$27,338	$1,854
El Toyon Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8000	381	17	22.4	86.6%	9 (2.4%)	14 (3.7%)	303 (79.5%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	31.7	3826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		24.3	4428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	602	16.4		16.4	20.5	22.6	33.3	49.0			31.3	40.9	31.8	26.2	35.3			32.9				$33,384	$31,512	$1,872
Porter Elementary	Public	K-6	4800 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7700	590	25	23.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	98 (16.6%)	408 (69.2%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	37 (6.3%)	10.9	5577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.4	5441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	136	8.6		8.6	21.9	11.6	27.0				20.0	13.4	4.0	16.1				11.0	97.0		98.0	$30,292	$27,732	$2,560
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	933 E Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-7400	477	20	23.8	91.0%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	398 (83.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28.7	4078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		29.1	4005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	73	31.8		31.8	24.6	20.3	45.3	39.2			32.8	24.2	10.6	26.6	25.9			22.0				$28,116	$25,918	$2,198
Palmer Way	Public	K-6	2900 Palmer St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8900	387	17	22.7	82.2%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	279 (72.1%)	79 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	45.1	2876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.1	3058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	182	18.9		18.9	46.3	68.5	15.4	44.3			43.8	52.4	48.2	13.2	32.3			35.7	94.8		96.6	$35,312	$33,288	$2,024
Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	393	17	23.1	76.6%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (61.6%)	105 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	44.4	2922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.2	3353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	431	30.9		30.9	28.3	47.9	47.3	42.6			41.9	36.2	47.9	29.1	31.0			35.6	96.9		96.9	$27,982	$25,906	$2,076
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-5	1844 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4100	457	21	21.7	92.1%	12 (2.6%)	18 (3.9%)	397 (86.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	24.8	4424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.2	4269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	155	9.1		9.1	26.2	29.8	28.8				28.2	44.6	30.0	18.2				30.9	94.9	97.4	96.2	$35,926	$33,618	$2,308
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	361	15	24.0	96.4%	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	342 (94.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	17.6	5045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.9	4943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	102	10.7		10.7	27.8	21.4	38.2				29.1	21.4	16.1	14.3				17.3				$29,948	$27,164	$2,784
Las Palmas	Public	K-6	1900 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8500	458	19	24.1	83.4%	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	376 (82.1%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	20.1	4821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		27.8	4125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	696	10.8		10.8	20.0	13.8	17.5	46.0			24.6	15.0	8.6	20.0	33.3			19.5	97.4			$28,139	$26,280	$1,859
Integrity Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 National City Blvd.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Integrity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-0808	393	21	18.8	87.0%	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	366 (93.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23.6	4533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		22.9	4592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	59	14.0	15.2	14.6	23.1	31.8	37.2	44.4	25.0	56.5	36.6	28.2	20.5	14.0	15.6	18.4	26.1	20.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho de la Nacion

What schools do graduates of Rancho de la Nacion attend?

Students who attend Rancho de la Nacion usually go on to attend:

Middle : Granger Junior High
High : Sweetwater High

What district is Rancho de la Nacion in?

National Elementary

How many students attend Rancho de la Nacion?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Rancho de la Nacion.

Is Rancho de la Nacion a good school?

Rancho de la Nacion ranks 3253^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho de la Nacion?

Students at Rancho de la Nacion are 86% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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