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James Dukes Elementary

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James Dukes Elementary ranks 1500 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Dukes Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 502 students in the Ramona City Unified district, standing out as a consistent academic leader within the top quartile of California elementary schools.

The school significantly outperforms most neighboring schools in core subjects, with 58% of students proficient in English and 56% in math, compared to much lower averages at other district schools like Hanson Elementary and Ramona Elementary. It has also made impressive strides in student engagement, reducing chronic absenteeism by nearly half since 2022 to a rate now better than both district and state averages. While it spends more per student than some district counterparts, it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio and its performance is competitive with alternative models like Ramona Community Montessori.

Performance is strong across most grade levels, with exceptional results in 4th and 6th grades, though 5th-grade math and science scores present an opportunity for growth. The school demonstrates notable effectiveness in supporting students from various backgrounds, achieving high statewide rankings for several student groups. This consistent, high-level performance over the past decade makes James Dukes Elementary a standout choice for families in the Ramona area.

502

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,438

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24908 Abalar Way
Ramona, CA 92065-4649

(760) 788-5060

District: Ramona City Unified

Students who attend James Dukes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Peirce Middle
High:	Ramona High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

38.0%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ramona City Unified

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,500^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	72.5	1500 of 5857	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	1197 of 5869	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1676 of 5859	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	1670 of 5883	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	1752 of 5789	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	2014 of 5662	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.9	1664 of 5692	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	1457 of 5614	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	1389 of 5611	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	910 of 5530	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	890 of 5390	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	680 of 5377	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	866 of 5314	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	86.9	648 of 5193	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.9	707 of 5113	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	91.3	443 of 5113	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.5	452 of 4818	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	605 of 4822	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.6	837 of 4809	82.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	886 of 2227	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.8	217 of 2128	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	1582 of 5597	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	1055 of 5612	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	1447 of 5609	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1787 of 5635	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	2023 of 5492	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2593 of 5413	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	728 of 5107	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	669 of 5107	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1289 of 5087	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	805 of 5084	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	1144 of 4963	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	1594 of 4830	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	1023 of 5460	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	945 of 5517	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	1567 of 5363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	1102 of 5264	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	644 of 5173	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	2119 of 5084	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1420 of 5628	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	1324 of 5643	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	1834 of 5638	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	1584 of 5663	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	1471 of 5510	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	1529 of 5431	71.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	445 of 610	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1446 of 2598	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	1024 of 2651	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	1446 of 2661	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1728 of 2726	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1815 of 2834	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1868 of 2737	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)27th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, June 22, 2018

The teachers act as a cohesive unit to encourage learning for all of the kids as they make their way through each year. Great activities to bring the key DSD and families out together. Close Quote

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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 7th 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spencer Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4414 Highway 78 and 79	Santa Ysabel	92070	San Diego County	Spencer Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-0336	41	4	10.2	53.7%	20 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (26.8%)	2 (4.9%)	4 (9.8%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.3%)								(n/a)								52.0						44.0					$35,517	$7,709	$27,808
Blossom Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9863 Oakmont Terr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3678	533	23	23.6	65.7%	323 (60.6%)	8 (1.5%)	147 (27.6%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.9%)	49.9	2596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		65.9	1780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.7%	816	23.2	23.2	44.4	52.9	43.2			47.0	60.5	41.9	23.2			41.8					$20,026	$2,193	$17,833
DREAM Academy	Public	K-8	11838 Valle Vista Rd	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2600	138	6	23.0	39.1%	71 (51.4%)	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	48	2699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		90.4	682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	2017	50.0	31.8	7.1	46.2	54.6	55.0	41.7	40.5	28.6	30.8	45.5	31.6	33.3	30.8					$27,220	$698	$26,522

Frequently Asked Questions about James Dukes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James Dukes Elementary?

Students at James Dukes Elementary are 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is James Dukes Elementary in?

Ramona City Unified

What schools do graduates of James Dukes Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Dukes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olive Peirce Middle
High : Ramona High

How many students attend James Dukes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended James Dukes Elementary.

Is James Dukes Elementary a good school?

James Dukes Elementary ranks 1500^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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