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Ramona Community Montessori

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Ramona Community Montessori ranks 1841 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ramona Community Montessori is a well-regarded public elementary school (grades K-6) serving 267 students in the Ramona City Unified district, consistently ranking above average statewide and standing out as a strong performer within its local area.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science notably higher than both district and state averages; its science scores are particularly impressive. It also demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in supporting its student population, as seen in a dramatic and successful reduction in chronic absenteeism to a rate much lower than neighboring schools like Hanson Elementary and Ramona Elementary. While the top performer in the district is James Dukes Elementary, Ramona Community Montessori achieves its strong results with slightly higher per-student spending than some peers but less than others, indicating efficient use of resources.

As the only Montessori school in the comparison, its approach appears to be a significant factor in its success, allowing it to compete with schools from higher-performing neighboring districts like Poway Unified. The school shows consistent performance across grade levels and has experienced notable improvements in recent years. The wide performance variations between schools within the same Ramona City Unified district highlight how school-specific practices, culture, and leadership are crucial determinants of student outcomes.

267

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$1,701

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Ramona St.
Ramona, CA 92065-3222

(760) 787-3600

District: Ramona City Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

35.6%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2017 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,841^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	65.0	1841 of 5857	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	2029 of 5869	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	2375 of 5859	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	1591 of 5883	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	1830 of 5789	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	2041 of 5662	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.4	1678 of 5692	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	1493 of 5597	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	1667 of 5612	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.3	3061 of 5609	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	2019 of 5635	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1900 of 5492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2363 of 5413	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	781 of 5107	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	2469 of 5107	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	4682 of 5087	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1662 of 5460	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	1307 of 5517	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	2222 of 5363	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2354 of 5084	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2263 of 5628	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2926 of 5643	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	2219 of 5638	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	1043 of 5663	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1817 of 5510	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1862 of 5431	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1463 of 2598	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	1436 of 2651	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1752 of 2661	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	1471 of 2726	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1979 of 2834	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1761 of 2737	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science51%+19 vs state

Mathematics46%+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)	% 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 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
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
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 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
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					$1,755	$966	$789
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
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					$1,691	$902	$789
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramona Community Montessori

What is the racial makeup of Ramona Community Montessori?

Students at Ramona Community Montessori are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ramona Community Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Ramona Community Montessori.

What district is Ramona Community Montessori in?

Ramona City Unified

Is Ramona Community Montessori a good school?

Ramona Community Montessori ranks 1841^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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