Enrollment
339
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Ross, CA
Ross Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Ross Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063366005192
👥 S:T ratio 48
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 32
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ross Elementary earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 13:1
- small classes for California
- 0.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 339
- students enrolled
Ross Elementary has class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ross Elementary · California
NCES ID 063366005192 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
0.8%
vs 55.5% California avg
-99% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ross Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ross Elementary
Ross Elementary is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Ross, California, enrolling 339 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 13:1, Ross Elementary is leaner than roughly 92% of California schools and 40% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 0.8% free-meal eligibility runs 99% below the California average.
Enrollment of 339 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 258 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #81.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Two or More (13%) (diversity index 37/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 339 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
15.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Ross Elementary spends $25,702 per pupil, 56% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Ross Elementary operates only this one school, so Ross Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Ross Elementary compares
Ross 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 | 13:1 | ▼ 40% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 0.8% | ▼ 99% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 339 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
339
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
0.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 99% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 8% in California - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$25,702
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 339 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 78.1%
Two or More 12.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Asian 1.5%
African American 0.6%
Largest group: White at 78.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.9, Ross Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ross Elementary, which includes Ross Elementary.
$25,702
Per student
+56%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+55%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 90.2%
State 9.5%
Federal 0.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~339 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ross Elementary
How many students attend Ross Elementary?
Ross Elementary has 339 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Ross, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ross Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Ross Elementary is 13:1, which is 40% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 17% 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 Ross Elementary?
0.8% of students at Ross Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ross Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Ross Elementary is White at 78.1% of enrollment, in Ross, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ross Elementary?
Ross Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ross Elementary a good school?
Ross Elementary earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Ross Elementary?
None reported; Ross Elementary operates only Ross Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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