How does Barnett Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Ramona?

Barnett Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.0/100, placing it at the 32nd percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 998 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Barnett Elementary?

10.8% of students at Barnett Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 33.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Barnett Elementary improving or declining?

Barnett Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 14.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Barnett Elementary?

16.6% of students at Barnett Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Barnett Elementary

Ramona City Unified Ramona San Diego County 92065

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

998 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

478 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

50%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 41.6%

White 50.6%

Asian 0.4%

Black 0.6%

Other 6.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Barnett Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.8%
Met Standard	22.5%
Below Standard	66.7%

Exceeded

10.8%

Met

22.5%

Below

66.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Barnett Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Ramona City Unified district average of 16.6%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.7% exceeded — 14.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 14.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

33.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-14.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

998

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	19.1%	26.2%	23.8%	30.9%	45.2%
4th	70	12.9%	15.7%	38.6%	32.9%	28.6%
5th	63	11.1%	25.4%	22.2%	41.3%	36.5%
6th	74	10.8%	35.1%	35.1%	18.9%	46.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	9.5%	23.8%	35.7%	30.9%	33.3%
4th	70	5.7%	21.4%	28.6%	44.3%	27.1%
5th	63	3.2%	9.5%	28.6%	58.7%	12.7%
6th	75	14.7%	22.7%	34.7%	28.0%	37.3%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.3

James Dukes Elementary

Ramona City Unified · 1.4 mi

50.3

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