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Ripon Elementary

Q: Is Ripon Elementary a good school?

Ripon Elementary ranks 1755 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ripon Elementary is a well-regarded K-8 public school serving 460 students in the strong-performing Ripon Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 70th percentile of all California schools.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.4%, which is far better than the district and state averages and indicates a highly engaged student body and supportive school environment. Academically, students outperform state averages across all subjects, with particularly strong English Language Arts proficiency. While Park View Elementary leads the district in test scores, it serves a less economically diverse population; Ripon Elementary achieves strong results while effectively supporting a student body with greater economic need, performing notably better than Ripona Elementary which has similar demographics.

Ripon Elementary shows a positive trajectory, improving its statewide rank, and its 8th graders excel in math and science. The school is part of a district that significantly outperforms neighboring ones like Manteca Unified. Areas for continued focus include strengthening middle-grade mathematics performance. Overall, it is a stable, improving school that successfully balances academic achievement, student attendance, and support for its community.

460

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,774

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 West Main St.
Ripon, CA 95366-2406

(209) 599-4225

District: Ripon Unified

Students who attend Ripon Elementary usually attend:

High:	Harvest High
	Ripon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

41.3%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Ripon Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,755^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

312^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Ripon Unified

238^th of 1,543Ripon 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1755 of 5857	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	2085 of 5869	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	1504 of 5859	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1861 of 5883	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	448 of 1417	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	1794 of 5789	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	2123 of 5662	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	2101 of 5692	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	2357 of 5614	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	2701 of 5611	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.6	3097 of 5530	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	2892 of 5390	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	2753 of 5377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	2738 of 5314	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	2413 of 5193	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.6	3231 of 5113	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	2367 of 5113	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.8	2836 of 4818	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.4	2422 of 4822	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.7	2517 of 4809	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1823 of 5597	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	1922 of 5612	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	1480 of 5609	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	1523 of 5635	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	329 of 1267	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	1356 of 5492	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	1714 of 5413	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1621 of 5107	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1943 of 5107	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	781 of 5087	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	988 of 5084	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	1341 of 4963	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1472 of 4830	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1454 of 5460	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1527 of 5517	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	842 of 5363	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	1132 of 5264	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	302 of 1110	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	1222 of 5173	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	1866 of 5084	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1556 of 5628	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	2132 of 5643	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	1487 of 5638	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	2184 of 5663	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	488 of 1272	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	2256 of 5510	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2538 of 5431	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	1282 of 2598	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	1466 of 2651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	1124 of 2661	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1704 of 2726	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1549 of 2834	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1805 of 2737	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	312 of 2761	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	486 of 2783	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	590 of 2781	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	634 of 2740	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	192 of 894	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	448 of 2715	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	477 of 2480	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	642 of 2508	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	575 of 2497	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	699 of 2477	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	65.0	741 of 2379	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.3	837 of 2259	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	564 of 2236	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	642 of 2179	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	301 of 2063	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	49.1	946 of 2005	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.1	695 of 1999	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.0	877 of 1804	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.1	875 of 1777	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.2	591 of 1769	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	335 of 2533	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	405 of 2551	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	535 of 2531	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	470 of 2509	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	138 of 738	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	376 of 2380	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	388 of 2262	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	201 of 2395	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	209 of 2388	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	194 of 2374	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	331 of 2359	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	268 of 2213	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	201 of 2072	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	191 of 2542	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	270 of 2579	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	240 of 2531	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	498 of 2458	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	88 of 721	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	232 of 2369	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	401 of 2230	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	324 of 2534	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	589 of 2552	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	564 of 2538	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	751 of 2527	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	225 of 763	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	521 of 2407	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	529 of 2273	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	275 of 1520	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	489 of 1537	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	610 of 1543	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	616 of 1555	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	504 of 1602	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	499 of 1496	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Terrible school experience 2017/2018. Seemed like an outdated backwards school environment. Small town gossipy feel to this school. Like Mayberry gone very wrong. Seemed like outdated traditional education, policies, and unconventional teaching methods. It felt like they were trying to catch up to the rest of the academic world by piling on homework and classwork and offering quantity education instead of quality.I recommend avoiding this school and looking for a more progressive updated school with higher test scores, better eighth grade math teachers and better administrative leadership. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

My daughter attended Ripon Elementary in her 8th grade year. She transferred from Park View with As and Bs. She was at least a 3.0 student. She was an energetic outgoing athlete who played on the schools soccer team as well as softball through the city. I transferred her out of Parkview because she was severely injured too many times. In her first year at Ripon Elementary, her grades dropped dramatically to all Fs. She suffered from harassment and bullying and although she spent her entire elementary years striving for academic success at Parkview she ended her year at Ripon Elementary mentally scarred, an F student, and not being able to attend her 8th grade graduation. I believe her Fs were due to poor teaching skills and continuing harassment. Her grades went back up at Ripon High and I transferred her to Gregori where her GPA ranges from a 3.0 to a 3.5. When a school proclaims to be a close family I do not consider that a good thing. In my experience that is a bad thing. Since then certain staff have been replaced. Hopefully things have improved. Close Quote

Schools Near Ripon Elementary

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ripon Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Main St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4225	460	21	21.6	39.3%	190 (41.3%)	4 (0.9%)	192 (41.7%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	66.7	1755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		59.6	2085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	330	34.0	59.2	46.5	52.0	53.7	68.0	75.5	64.0	73.5	64.4	50.0	38.9	34.0	52.8	52.0	65.3	48.7							$14,774	$1,623	$13,151
Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	49.6	2618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		49.9	2562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	56	15.7	30.4	22.7	53.5	31.1	29.4	68.8	69.4	50.0	50.4	67.4	39.1	11.8	60.4	57.1	28.3	43.5							$13,687	$1,585	$12,102
Weston Elementary	Public	K-8	1660 Stanley Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7113	464	20	22.9	26.1%	215 (46.3%)	4 (0.9%)	178 (38.4%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.7%)	74.5	1397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.2	1442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.4%	45	38.8	55.1	46.9	46.9	54.7	65.3	73.1	66.7	65.3	62.1	57.1	54.7	49.0	59.6	54.9	55.1	55.1							$13,934	$1,285	$12,649
Park View Elementary	Public	K-8	751 Cindy Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-1882	467	19	24.3	20.3%	187 (40.0%)	2 (0.4%)	133 (28.5%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	88.7	729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		88.4	793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	64	58.3	52.1	55.2	63.5	69.1	70.8	67.9	87.8	85.4	73.7	75.0	74.6	64.6	55.4	73.5	77.1	69.8							$13,430	$877	$12,553
Colony Oak Elementary	Public	K-8	22241 South Murphy Rd.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7145	447	19	23.2	22.4%	256 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (30.0%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	68.7	1657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.1	1593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	64	47.1	46.9	47.0	56.3	43.6	66.7	50.0	76.9	67.4	59.9	58.3	49.1	45.1	48.1	51.9	57.1	51.5							$14,010	$1,002	$13,008
Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	28.9	4059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		34.5	3560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	499	20.0	13.7	16.8	27.8	44.9	35.9	36.6	25.3	39.4	35.0	14.6	36.7	14.1	25.0	17.0	12.8	20.1							$11,921	$614	$11,307
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22.0	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	48.2	2685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		36.6	3398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	713	35.4		35.4	51.3	26.8	47.9				42.2	53.9	26.2	37.5				38.8	94.4			96.3		96.3	$20,106	$2,195	$17,911
Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	273	12	22.7	92.7%	28 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	218 (79.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	30.3	3943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		22.6	4623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	680	29.2		29.2	22.0	38.6	33.3				31.0	32.0	31.8	25.0				29.6							$22,555	$2,286	$20,269
Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	53.2	2407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		38.1	3303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	896	22.1		22.1	52.0	51.6	44.9				49.3	62.3	35.9	33.8				44.5	92.4	94.9		96.2	93.7	96.2	$21,148	$2,259	$18,889
Walter Woodward Elementary	Public	K-8	575 Tannehill Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7430	1,056	43	24.7	58.4%	185 (17.5%)	66 (6.3%)	444 (42.0%)	281 (26.6%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.6%)	60 (5.7%)	33	3725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		33.7	3625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	100	23.6	17.0	20.2	23.4	35.3	39.8	42.6	46.4	54.1	40.5	20.5	43.1	25.2	30.4	26.1	27.4	28.4	93.0	96.9	98.5	95.4	96.1	96.9	$14,693	$2,115	$12,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Ripon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ripon Elementary?

Students at Ripon Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 41% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Ripon Elementary in?

Ripon Unified

Is Ripon Elementary a good school?

Ripon Elementary ranks 1755^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ripon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ripon Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Harvest High
High : Ripon High

How many students attend Ripon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Ripon Elementary.

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