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Hanson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hanson Elementary is a public elementary school in Ramona, California, serving 533 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Ramona City Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hanson Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools in the Poway Unified School District. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.05% of Hanson Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.42% for the district and 48.81% for the state. Hanson Elementary also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 31.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

The nearby Painted Rock Elementary, Midland Elementary, and Tierra Bonita Elementary in the Poway Unified School District consistently outperform Hanson Elementary in academic assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-income families. Addressing the challenges at Hanson Elementary, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate and the academic performance gaps, through targeted interventions and increased resources could be crucial in improving the educational experiences and outcomes for the students.

547

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,233

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2520 Boundary Ave.
Ramona, CA 92065-3106

(760) 787-2100

District: Ramona City Unified

Students who attend Hanson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Peirce Middle
High:	Ramona High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.2%

White:

34.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,794^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Ramona City Unified

701^st of 1,543Ramona City Unified 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	20.4	4794 of 5857	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4388 of 5869	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4085 of 5859	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3181 of 5883	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3347 of 5789	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	3148 of 5662	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.2	2428 of 5692	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.5	2266 of 5614	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	2266 of 5611	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.0	4136 of 5530	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.4	3042 of 5390	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	3272 of 5377	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3421 of 5314	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.7	2626 of 5193	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	2562 of 5113	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	2468 of 5113	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.0	2322 of 4818	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.2	1905 of 4822	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.2	2247 of 4809	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	1214 of 2227	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1808 of 2585	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	2667 of 3162	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	3196 of 3245	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2989 of 3311	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1623 of 3275	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	2394 of 3246	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4341 of 5597	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3390 of 5612	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3362 of 5609	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2685 of 5635	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	3282 of 5492	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3155 of 5413	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4601 of 5107	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4323 of 5107	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4208 of 5087	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3805 of 5084	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3782 of 4963	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3682 of 4830	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4630 of 5460	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4214 of 5517	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3919 of 5363	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2679 of 5264	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3725 of 5173	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2643 of 5084	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4831 of 5628	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4941 of 5643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4445 of 5638	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3595 of 5663	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3162 of 5510	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2952 of 5431	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1657 of 2847	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1678 of 2635	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1196 of 2420	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2240 of 2598	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2321 of 2651	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2176 of 2661	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1783 of 2726	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2162 of 2834	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1863 of 2737	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science14%-19 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanson Elementary	Public	K-6	2520 Boundary Ave.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-2100	547	23	23.7	79.3%	190 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	335 (61.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	20.4	4794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		24.8	4388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	406	13.9	13.9	25.0	36.4	16.9	29.4	27.1	23.0	29.9	14.1	19.1	21.7					$9,233	$1,908	$7,325
Ramona Community Montessori	Public	K-6	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	267	11	23.9	50.6%	147 (55.1%)	1 (0.4%)	95 (35.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	65	1841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		61	2029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.4%	188	51.4	51.4	54.8	50.0	54.3	48.2	52.0	51.6	53.1	34.3	44.4	45.6	90.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	$11,227	$1,380	$9,847
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	415 Eighth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4400	434	19	22.8	84.1%	98 (22.6%)	4 (0.9%)	309 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	17.6	5043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		22.1	4664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	379	12.9	12.9	26.4	26.2	17.4	26.8	23.9	39.6	21.2	10.1	12.5	20.1	96.4				$9,106	$2,268	$6,838
Mt. Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	17427 Archie Moore Rd.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 788-5120	349	14	24.9	67.9%	131 (37.5%)	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	47.3	2742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		53.2	2391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.3%	351	25.0	25.0	52.3	46.7	39.3	49.0	46.4	52.3	40.0	19.6	36.7	36.1					$9,315	$2,133	$7,182
Barnett Elementary	Public	K-6	23925 Couna Way	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3500	465	19	24.0	50.1%	230 (49.5%)	2 (0.4%)	195 (41.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.3%)	34.9	3589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		35.5	3479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	110	23.8	23.8	45.2	28.6	36.5	46.0	38.6	33.3	27.1	12.7	37.3	27.6					$9,815	$1,479	$8,336
Barona Indian Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1095 Barona Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Barona Indian Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 443-0948	86	6	14.3	54.7%	14 (16.3%)	1 (1.2%)	27 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (38.4%)	2 (2.3%)	9 (10.5%)	10.3	5621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		42.6	3025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	2596	13.3	11.1			13.3		30.6			6.7		18.4					$21,070	$2,874	$18,196
James Dukes Elementary	Public	K-6	24908 Abalar Way	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 788-5060	502	23	21.8	39.2%	239 (47.6%)	4 (0.8%)	191 (38.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.0%)	72.5	1500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.4%		79	1197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	303	34.4	34.4	51.5	66.7	51.6	62.5	57.9	61.8	54.4	42.2	63.9	55.9					$12,438	$1,447	$10,991
Garden Road Elementary	Public	K-5	14614 Garden Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0230	508	24	20.9	19.9%	235 (46.3%)	6 (1.2%)	121 (23.8%)	71 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (14.0%)	77	1284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		74.5	1385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	101	32.8	32.8	74.1	69.0	52.9		66.3	72.6	65.5	37.3		60.1					$19,351	$1,131	$18,220
Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-5	14678 Tierra Bonita Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-8540	377	17	22.8	8.2%	224 (59.4%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (19.1%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	95	329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.8	284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	45	76.9	76.9	68.7	82.3	75.0		75.8	77.6	82.5	80.4		80.3					$18,332	$771	$17,561
Painted Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	16711 Martincoit Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-1180	613	27	22.5	7.5%	384 (62.6%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (15.7%)	61 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	89.6	685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		92.3	552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	133	59.4	59.4	65.9	79.3	74.0		73.0	68.1	71.6	57.4		65.4					$15,670	$733	$14,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hanson Elementary?

Students at Hanson Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 35% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hanson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hanson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olive Peirce Middle
High : Ramona High

Is Hanson Elementary a good school?

Hanson Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Hanson Elementary in?

Ramona City Unified

How many students attend Hanson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Hanson Elementary.

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