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Mt. Woodson Elementary

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Mt. Woodson Elementary ranks 2742 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Woodson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 349 students in the Ramona City Unified district, representing a mid-performing school in a community facing economic challenges.

Within its own district, Mt. Woodson is a relatively strong performer, outperforming schools like Ramona Elementary and Hanson Elementary in English and math, though it slightly trails the nearby Ramona Community Montessori. The school shows notable strengths in early grades, with 3rd graders performing well, but experiences a significant drop in 5th-grade math proficiency that warrants attention. Chronic absenteeism, while a challenge at 20.7%, is actually lower than the district average and lower than other high-poverty schools in Ramona.

A striking contrast exists when comparing Mt. Woodson to schools in neighboring, more affluent districts like Poway Unified, where schools such as Garden Road Elementary benefit from significantly higher per-student spending and have much lower chronic absenteeism. This highlights how resources and community factors can create different educational environments. Despite its lower funding, Mt. Woodson achieves relatively efficient outcomes, maintaining a middle-of-the-road statewide ranking while serving a student population where over two-thirds qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

349

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,377

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17427 Archie Moore Rd.
Ramona, CA 92065-6907

(760) 788-5120

District: Ramona City Unified

Students who attend Mt. Woodson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Peirce Middle
High:	Ramona High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

37.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,742^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	47.3	2742 of 5857	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	2391 of 5869	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2622 of 5859	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	2575 of 5883	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	3110 of 5789	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2730 of 5662	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	3106 of 5692	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.2	2026 of 5614	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.0	1892 of 5611	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.0	1523 of 5530	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	1530 of 5390	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	1007 of 5377	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	1110 of 5314	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	913 of 5193	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	1158 of 5113	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	1289 of 5113	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	1381 of 4818	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	1396 of 4822	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	67.1	1398 of 4809	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	2798 of 3245	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2587 of 3311	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2076 of 3275	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3143 of 3246	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	2625 of 5597	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	2152 of 5612	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2303 of 5609	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2160 of 5635	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	2963 of 5492	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	2299 of 5413	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2877 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	2514 of 5107	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2551 of 5087	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3193 of 5084	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4089 of 4963	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3032 of 4830	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2803 of 5460	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	2458 of 5517	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2560 of 5363	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	2863 of 5264	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3988 of 5173	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3241 of 5084	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2691 of 5628	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2419 of 5643	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2784 of 5638	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2804 of 5663	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	2999 of 5510	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2985 of 5431	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1697 of 2847	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1965 of 2635	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1531 of 2598	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1672 of 2651	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1885 of 2661	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	1641 of 2726	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1998 of 2834	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1781 of 2737	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)14th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science25%-8 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)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$2,377	$1,012	$1,365
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						$2,060	$810	$1,250
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	$1,701	$912	$789
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						$23,283	$22,864	$419
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					$2,079	$808	$1,271
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	17250 Tannin Dr.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-0042	858	36	23.7	10.3%	422 (49.2%)	8 (0.9%)	116 (13.5%)	201 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (12.8%)	89.9	663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		93.3	485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	178	48.6		48.6	78.1	74.8	66.7				73.1	80.5	72.7	63.8				72.1						$23,250	$22,844	$406
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						$28,034	$27,622	$412
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						$28,333	$27,804	$529
San Pasqual Union Elementary	Public	K-8	15305 Rockwood Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	San Pasqual Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 745-4931	548	28	19.8	26.1%	269 (49.1%)	5 (0.9%)	205 (37.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.3%)	70.8	1566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.3	1969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	403	33.8	54.4	41.9	74.6	62.3	52.9	61.9	64.8	69.6	63.6	78.6	64.8	29.6	42.9	41.8	50.0	50.1						$25,941	$25,390	$551
Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	13910 Midland Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0047	580	27	21.7	31.2%	271 (46.7%)	5 (0.9%)	182 (31.4%)	43 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (13.4%)	82.6	1043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		82.1	1068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	25	55.2		55.2	66.7	59.4	71.9				66.3	59.8	55.2	57.8				57.6	97.3			98.2		$23,901	$23,330	$571

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Woodson Elementary

How many students attend Mt. Woodson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Mt. Woodson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mt. Woodson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mt. Woodson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olive Peirce Middle
High : Ramona High

What district is Mt. Woodson Elementary in?

Ramona City Unified

Is Mt. Woodson Elementary a good school?

Mt. Woodson Elementary ranks 2742^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Woodson Elementary?

Students at Mt. Woodson Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 38% White, 6% Two or more races.

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