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Ripona Elementary

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Ripona Elementary ranks 2618 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ripona Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ripon, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 471 students. The school is part of the Ripon Unified School District, which is ranked 242 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Academically, Ripona Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of California elementary schools, with performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science generally below the district and state averages. The school's White student subgroup, in particular, struggles academically, ranking in the bottom 1,900 out of around 2,600 California elementary schools for ELA and Math. Nearby schools, such as Mildred Perkins Elementary, Great Valley Academy - Salida, and other Ripon Unified and Salida Union Elementary schools, outperform Ripona Elementary on academic measures.

Additionally, Ripona Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 10.5% in 2021-2022 to 24.9% in 2022-2023. Despite the school's higher spending per student, which has increased from $11,570 in 2021-2022 to $13,687 in 2023-2024, the academic outcomes at Ripona Elementary continue to lag behind its peers, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational practices and resource allocation to improve student learning.

473

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,687

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 East Oregon St.
Ripon, CA 95366-2138

(209) 599-4104

District: Ripon Unified

Students who attend Ripona Elementary usually attend:

High:	Harvest High
	Ripon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

White:

29.2%

Asian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!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 school43%

District avg54%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,618^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

626^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	49.6	2618 of 5857	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2562 of 5869	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2416 of 5859	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	2321 of 5883	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	878 of 1417	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3754 of 5789	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2862 of 5662	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	2932 of 5692	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	2743 of 5614	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	2090 of 5611	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.9	3260 of 5530	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.3	2317 of 5390	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.4	2508 of 5377	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.3	2963 of 5314	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	2358 of 5193	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.8	1638 of 5113	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	1988 of 5113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.2	1734 of 4818	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	1743 of 4822	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.2	1615 of 4809	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	1041 of 3311	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	101 of 602	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	1456 of 3275	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.3	2904 of 3246	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2258 of 5597	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	2407 of 5612	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2478 of 5609	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	2197 of 5635	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	724 of 1267	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3525 of 5492	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2928 of 5413	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2434 of 5107	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	2083 of 5107	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	1443 of 5087	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	1888 of 5084	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	3243 of 4963	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2589 of 4830	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	2994 of 5460	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	2646 of 5517	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2362 of 5363	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	1817 of 5264	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	512 of 1110	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	3547 of 5173	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3548 of 5084	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	2658 of 5628	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2578 of 5643	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2236 of 5638	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	2268 of 5663	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	767 of 1272	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3557 of 5510	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	2380 of 5431	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1930 of 2598	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1906 of 2651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1893 of 2661	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1867 of 2726	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	2372 of 2834	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1945 of 2737	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	626 of 2761	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	994 of 2783	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	911 of 2781	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	981 of 2740	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	463 of 894	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	742 of 2715	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	672 of 2480	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	684 of 2508	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	60.2	868 of 2497	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	820 of 2477	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.0	1078 of 2379	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	543 of 2259	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	539 of 2236	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	430 of 2179	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	87.8	138 of 2063	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	79.3	305 of 2005	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	367 of 1999	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	317 of 1804	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	382 of 1777	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	65.3	511 of 1769	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	63.7	60 of 363	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	387 of 2533	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	871 of 2551	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	878 of 2531	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	875 of 2509	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	431 of 738	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	692 of 2380	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	999 of 2262	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	503 of 2395	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	950 of 2388	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	484 of 2374	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	646 of 2359	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	661 of 2213	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	729 of 2072	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	520 of 2542	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	866 of 2579	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	508 of 2531	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	632 of 2458	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.9	357 of 721	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	526 of 2369	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	694 of 2230	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	856 of 2534	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1025 of 2552	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	827 of 2538	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	964 of 2527	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	344 of 763	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	727 of 2407	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.2	426 of 2273	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	594 of 1520	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	687 of 1537	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	819 of 1543	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	759 of 1555	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	533 of 1602	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	519 of 1496	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)69th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)83rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science23%-10 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 (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	362	15	24.1	81.5%	66 (18.2%)	6 (1.7%)	209 (57.7%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.2%)	39.4	3262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		32.7	3714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	452	13.1		13.1	46.8	44.4	33.9				41.3	51.0	46.3	14.8				36.1	90.8	93.9	92.3	93.9	95.4	$20,068	$1,843	$18,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Ripona Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ripona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ripona Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Harvest High
High : Ripon High

What district is Ripona Elementary in?

Ripon Unified

How many students attend Ripona Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Ripona Elementary.

Is Ripona Elementary a good school?

Ripona Elementary ranks 2618^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ripona Elementary?

Students at Ripona Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 29% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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