How does Ramona Community Montessori compare to other elementary schools in Ramona?

Ramona Community Montessori has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.9/100, placing it at the 62nd percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 500 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ramona Community Montessori?

20.5% of students at Ramona Community Montessori exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ramona Community Montessori improving or declining?

Ramona Community Montessori's proficiency rate decreases by 8.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ramona Community Montessori?

11.7% of students at Ramona Community Montessori 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.

Ramona Community Montessori

Ramona City Unified Ramona San Diego County 92065

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

500 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

270 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

54%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 35.9%

White 54.8%

Asian 0.4%

Black 0.4%

Other 8.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ramona Community Montessori
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.5%
Met Standard	28.4%
Below Standard	51.2%

Exceeded

20.5%

Met

28.4%

Below

51.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Ramona Community Montessori and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points above the Ramona City Unified district average of 16.6%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.0 points higher (vs 14.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.