Ramona

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Hawthorne, California

Ramona in Hawthorne, California enrolled 767 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 25.6 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47-51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

750 students in 2022-23, 765 students in 2023-24, 767 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.2 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Ramona by school year2022-23: 750, 2023-24: 765, 2024-25: 76702004006008002022-237502023-247652024-25767
Students enrolled at Ramona by school year2022-23: 750, 2023-24: 765, 2024-25: 76702004006008002022-237502023-247652024-25767
Students enrolled at Ramona by school year2022-23: 750, 2023-24: 765, 2024-25: 76702004006008002022-237502023-247652024-25767
Students enrolled at Ramona by school year2022-23: 750, 2023-24: 765, 2024-25: 76702004006008002022-237502023-247652024-25767
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375030.224.8
2023-2476530.025.5
2024-2576730.025.6

25.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ramona 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRamona 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ramona 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRamona 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ramona 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRamona 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Ramona 25.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRamona 25.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 755 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ramona enrolled 755 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 755 of the 755 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.8% of students were Hispanic, 12.0% Black, 5.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.8%
  2. Black12.0%
  3. White5.3%
  4. Two or more races2.6%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ramona scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247‑51%39%45%
Math, 2022-2347%28% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Hawthorne

11 public elementary schools in Hawthorne report 2024-25 enrollment; Ramona is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Zela Davis84326.370.3%
Ramona76725.650.1%
Eucalyptus70927.864.7%
Juan De Anza Elementary61225.122.5%
Kornblum56628.375.4%
Jefferson54928.968.7%
Juan Cabrillo Elementary51824.125.1%
York44918.768.2%

All public schools in Hawthorne →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ramona

  1. WashingtonThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 418 students, 23.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Billy Mitchell ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 471 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Ramona with WashingtonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hawthorne spends per student$19,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,562
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRamona is the number 472 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#472 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher25.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.25.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ramona

  1. How many students attend Ramona?
    767 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 750 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hawthorne, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramona?
    25.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ramona a Title I school?
    Ramona has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ramona do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ramona scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ramona in?
    Hawthorne, NCES district ID 0616680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061668002096 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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