Ripperdan Community Day

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Madera, California

Ripperdan Community Day in Madera, California enrolled 49 students in 2024-25 with 7.2 full-time teachers, 6.8 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. 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, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 44% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

34 students in 2022-23, 45 students in 2023-24, 49 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.9 to 7.2.

Students enrolled at Ripperdan Community Day by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23342023-24452024-2549
Students enrolled at Ripperdan Community Day by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23342023-24452024-2549
Students enrolled at Ripperdan Community Day by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23342023-24452024-2549
Students enrolled at Ripperdan Community Day by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 45, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23342023-24452024-2549
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23345.95.7
2023-24456.37.2
2024-25497.26.8

6.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 6.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 6.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 6.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 6.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ripperdan Community Day enrolled 29 students; it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

85.7% of students were Hispanic, 8.2% Black, 4.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic85.7%
  2. Black8.2%
  3. White4.1%
  4. Two or more races2.0%

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 Ripperdan Community Day scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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, 2021-220‑50%29%45%
Math, 2022-2310% or less17% (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.

High schools in Madera

11 public high schools in Madera report 2024-25 enrollment; Ripperdan Community Day is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Matilda Torres High2,01720.579.2%
Madera High1,86920.668.4%
Madera South High1,85920.088.2%
Liberty High74820.430.9%
Mountain Vista High16212.492.0%
Sherman Thomas Charter High6914.152.2%
Ripperdan Community Day496.893.9%
Independence Continuation High4511.882.2%

All public schools in Madera →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ripperdan Community Day

  1. Madera Unified Adult Transition ProgramThe nearest public high school, 6.0 miles away: 15 students, 7.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  2. Madera South HighThe next nearest public high school, 6.1 miles away: 1,859 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  3. Compare Ripperdan Community Day with Madera Unified Adult Transition ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Madera Unified spends per student$18,553 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,553
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRipperdan Community Day is the number 1,794 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,794 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher6.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.6.8:1
  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 Ripperdan Community Day

  1. How many students attend Ripperdan Community Day?
    49 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 34 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Madera, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ripperdan Community Day?
    6.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ripperdan Community Day a Title I school?
    Ripperdan Community Day 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 Ripperdan Community Day do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ripperdan Community Day scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 Ripperdan Community Day in?
    Madera Unified, NCES district ID 0623340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062334013848 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