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Ramona High

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Ramona High ranks 1224 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

Ramona High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,142 students within the Riverside Unified School District, presenting a profile of significant strengths alongside clear academic challenges.

The school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, with a very high graduation rate of 95.8% and a low dropout rate of 1.7%, outperforming many state and local averages. It also manages student attendance relatively well, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than nearby schools like Polytechnic High. However, academic proficiency is a major concern, particularly in math and science, where less than 20% of students meet state standards. This creates a stark contrast with a school like Polytechnic High, which outperforms Ramona across all core subjects, while Arlington High shows very similar challenges in math and science.

Support for different student groups varies widely at Ramona High, with some populations performing much better relative to their peers statewide than others, indicating that the school's effectiveness is not uniform. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past decade. Despite receiving more funding per student than Polytechnic High, the academic results lag, suggesting resources alone are not the differentiator. When compared to alternative schools in the area, such as Raincross High (Continuation), Ramona provides a more stable and successful comprehensive high school experience.

2,142

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,783

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7675 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504-3627

(951) 352-8429

District: Riverside Unified

Feeder schools for Ramona High:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	More...
	Mountain View Elementary
Middle:	Sierra Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

White:

7.9%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,224^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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	41.6	1224 of 2162	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1142 of 2159	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	1058 of 2170	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	1109 of 2123	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1212 of 2133	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1226 of 2017	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	965 of 2021	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	832 of 2039	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	840 of 1994	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.5	858 of 2426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.9	1006 of 2354	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.3	901 of 2367	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.2	754 of 2281	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.8	861 of 2238	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.6	830 of 2117	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.0	781 of 2063	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.7	676 of 1968	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.5	768 of 1901	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.2	742 of 1653	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	255 of 523	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	157 of 517	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	140 of 521	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	224 of 522	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	304 of 592	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	356 of 582	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	952 of 1161	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	840 of 1117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	852 of 1052	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	805 of 1085	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	592 of 1064	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	679 of 1044	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	673 of 941	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	667 of 938	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1137 of 1906	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	994 of 1915	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1017 of 1915	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1115 of 1858	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1213 of 1833	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1096 of 1760	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	963 of 1900	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	948 of 1902	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	839 of 1917	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	834 of 1861	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	966 of 1814	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1023 of 1742	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	130 of 410	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	136 of 328	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	129 of 299	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	80 of 290	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1077 of 2013	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1018 of 2026	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	863 of 2030	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	889 of 1943	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1075 of 1937	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1121 of 1862	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1120 of 1942	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1140 of 1948	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	953 of 1963	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	960 of 1916	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1058 of 1880	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1207 of 1834	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	142 of 183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	134 of 190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	143 of 168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	555 of 577	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	459 of 515	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	709 of 1252	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1092 of 1216	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1063 of 1197	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	835 of 1155	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.8	496 of 1173	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	762 of 1193	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	859 of 1204	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	915 of 1222	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	833 of 1173	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ramona High	Public	9-12	7675 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8429	2,142	94	22.8	86.3%	170 (7.9%)	95 (4.4%)	1,781 (83.1%)	42 (2.0%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	38 (1.8%)	41.6	1224^th of 2162 public high schools	43.4%		44.3	1142^nd of 2159 public high schools	47.1%	82		20.6	0.0	19.9			52.5	52.5			15.2	15.2	$17,783	$1,252	$16,531
Sherman Indian High School	Public	9-12	9010 Magnolia Ave	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Sherman Indian High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(951) 276-6326	276	4	69.0	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	276 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Opportunity Program	Public	7-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	33	4	9.3	90.9%	4 (12.1%)	5 (15.2%)	24 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								23.5				5.9	$26,039	$3,498	$22,541
Raincross High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	136	16	8.5	83.8%	23 (16.9%)	6 (4.4%)	97 (71.3%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	11.7	1931^st of 2162 public high schools	10.7%		11.1	1995^th of 2159 public high schools	7.6%	64		5.3		5.1			13.8	13.8			3.5	3.5	$23,385	$3,098	$20,287
Arlington High	Public	9-12	2951 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8316	1,920	85	22.5	80.9%	258 (13.4%)	78 (4.1%)	1,433 (74.6%)	84 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	43.3	1184^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%		49.4	1016^th of 2159 public high schools	52.9%	168		20.3	9.1	20.0			54.9	54.9			15.7	15.7	$18,080	$1,136	$16,944
Sunshine Special Education	Public	12	9390 California Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8488	74	5	15.2	73.0%	17 (23.0%)	1 (1.4%)	44 (59.5%)	6 (8.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.4%)								(n/a)
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	5450 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7203	2,484	104	23.7	70.4%	546 (22.0%)	127 (5.1%)	1,665 (67.0%)	59 (2.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	68 (2.7%)	69.7	607^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		70	567^th of 2159 public high schools	73.7%	40		36.7		36.6			62.0	62.0			33.7	33.7	$16,687	$1,018	$15,669
Gateway College and Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Gateway College and Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-3710	394	8	49.3	60.2%	45 (11.4%)	24 (6.1%)	301 (76.4%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	61.7	776^th of 2162 public high schools	64.1%		26.8	1556^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	780			31.3	31.3			35.5	35.5			46.0	46.0	$13,174	$679	$12,495
Riverside County Community	Public	7-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	181	13	14.1	85.6%	13 (7.2%)	18 (9.9%)	134 (74.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.5%)	9.6	2036^th of 2162 public high schools	5.8%		9.1	2119^th of 2159 public high schools	1.9%	83	5.7			5.4	4.6	11.4	3.7	6.0	0.0	8.8	3.7	4.3	$23,769	$7,681	$16,088
CBK Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6461	612	23	26.9	75.7%	67 (10.9%)	40 (6.5%)	464 (75.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	18.8	1718^th of 2162 public high schools	20.5%		16.8	1764^th of 2159 public high schools	18.3%	46			7.4	7.4			28.1	28.1			2.9	2.9	$16,119	$1,618	$14,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramona High

How many students attend Ramona High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,142 students attended Ramona High.

Is Ramona High a good school?

Ramona High ranks 1224^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ramona High?

Ramona High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Middle : Sierra Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ramona High?

Students at Ramona High are 83% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ramona High in?

Riverside Unified

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