Elementary school (grades K-5) · Auberry, CA

Pine Ridge Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Pine Ridge Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063039004737
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pine Ridge Elementary earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 84% of California schools.

24
Resource Index · Lower
16.8:1
small classes for California
27.5%
free-lunch eligible
67
students enrolled

Pine Ridge Elementary has class sizes smaller than 84% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 063039004737 · Auberry, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

67 enr · 16.8:1 · 27.5% lunch · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Pine Ridge Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Pine Ridge Elementary compares

Pine Ridge Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.8:1 ▼ 22% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.5% ▼ 50% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 67 top 92% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.8:1
Leaner classes than 32% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
67
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.5%
free-lunch eligible - 50% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.8:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 16% in California - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
65.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$39,362
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 80.6%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
Two or More 3.0%
Asian 1.5%

Largest group: White at 80.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.7, Pine Ridge Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pine Ridge Elementary, which includes Pine Ridge Elementary.

$39,362
Per student
+111%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+123%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 79.3%
State 16.8%
Federal 4.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Pine Ridge Elementary

How many students attend Pine Ridge Elementary?

Pine Ridge Elementary has 67 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Auberry, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Ridge Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Pine Ridge Elementary is 16.8:1, which is 22% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 7% higher 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 Pine Ridge Elementary?

27.5% of students at Pine Ridge Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pine Ridge Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Pine Ridge Elementary is White at 80.6% of enrollment, in Auberry, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pine Ridge Elementary?

Pine Ridge Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Pine Ridge Elementary?

None reported; Pine Ridge Elementary operates only Pine Ridge Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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