Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cazadero, CA
Fort Ross Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Fort Ross Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
The verdict
Fort Ross Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10:1
- small classes for California
- 64.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 20
- students enrolled
Fort Ross Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 061413001616 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+1 students YoY
Fort Ross Elementary grew from 14 students in 2022-23 to 15 in 2023-24 (+7.1%).
Teacher FTE held 2.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Growing CCD campus
+1 students YoY 061413001616 · Cazadero, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
20 enr · 10:1 · 64.3% lunch · RII 30
Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)
Fort Ross Elementary grew from 14 students in 2022-23 to 15 in 2023-24 (+7.1%). Teacher FTE held 2.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Fort Ross Elementary compares
Fort Ross Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 53% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 64.3% | ▲ 16% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 20 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 50.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 64.5, Fort Ross Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
District finance for Fort Ross Elementary reports $58,357 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Similar elementary schools in Cazadero
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~20 students)
Frequently asked questions about Fort Ross Elementary
How many students attend Fort Ross Elementary?
Fort Ross Elementary has 20 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cazadero, CA. CCD year-over-year: 14 (2022-23) → 15 (2023-24), up 1.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Ross Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Fort Ross Elementary is 10:1, which is 53% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fort Ross Elementary?
64.3% of students at Fort Ross Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fort Ross Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Fort Ross Elementary is White at 50.0% of enrollment, in Cazadero, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Ross Elementary?
Fort Ross Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Fort Ross Elementary?
None reported; Fort Ross Elementary operates only Fort Ross Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.