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.
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.
School address
NCES ID 063039004737 Verify on NCES CCD record →
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
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 80.6% of enrollment.
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~67 students)
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.
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