How does Ripona Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Ripon?

Ripona Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 41.2/100, placing it at the 43rd percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,130 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ripona Elementary?

21.3% of students at Ripona Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ripona Elementary improving or declining?

Ripona Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 39.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ripona Elementary?

10.0% of students at Ripona 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.

Ripona Elementary

Ripon Unified Ripon San Joaquin County 95366

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,130 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

471 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.7%

White 31.0%

Asian 5.5%

Black 0.4%

Other 6.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ripona Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.3%
Met Standard	25.8%
Below Standard	52.9%

Exceeded

21.3%

Met

25.8%

Below

52.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Ripona Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the Ripon Unified district average of 27.9%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.2% exceeded — 2.9 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 39.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

21.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

47.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-39.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,130

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	43	23.3%	30.2%	27.9%	18.6%	53.5%
4th	45	17.8%	13.3%	28.9%	40.0%	31.1%
5th	51	9.8%	19.6%	31.4%	39.2%	29.4%
6th	48	37.5%	31.3%	14.6%	16.7%	68.8%
7th	49	26.5%	42.9%	16.3%	14.3%	69.4%
8th	46	13.0%	37.0%	28.3%	21.7%	50.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	43	23.3%	44.2%	27.9%	4.7%	67.4%
4th	46	13.0%	26.1%	32.6%	28.3%	39.1%
5th	51	3.9%	7.8%	27.4%	60.8%	11.8%
6th	48	39.6%	20.8%	8.3%	31.3%	60.4%
7th	49	30.6%	26.5%	18.4%	24.5%	57.1%
8th	46	17.4%	10.9%	37.0%	34.8%	28.3%