Ramona City Unified’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 68th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in three of the four bands: Solid, Developing and Needs Support.
Elementary · 6 schools
from 1st to 68th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
James Dukes Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
Ramona Community Montessori: 67th percentile, Solid
Barnett Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
Hanson Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
Mt. Woodson Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
Ramona Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 2 schools
from 22nd to 68th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Mountain Valley Academy: 68th percentile, Solid
Olive Peirce Middle: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong
High · 1 school
at 57th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Ramona High: 57th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in Ramona City Unified had 18 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Ramona City Unified score highest?
Mountain Valley Academy is highest, at the 68th percentile.
That’s higher than 68 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Ramona City Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does the high school we score in Ramona City Unified stand?
Ramona High is at the 57th percentile.
That’s higher than 57 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Ramona City Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Ramona City Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Ramona City Unified spent $17,499 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Ramona City Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction60%
Instruction support10%
Student services11%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$86.7 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 27 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 93% of its $93.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 231 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 71% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 81% of it toward staff.
Actively recruit, hire and retain high quality staff (certificated and classified) $50.3 million
Action 2 $5.8 million
Basic Service: Well Maintained Facilities $5.1 million
24 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
8 of the plan’s 27 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading under $0.1 million
Math under $0.1 million
Catch-up help $5.7 million
English learners $0.5 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Interventions and support for special education students$4.4 million
Tiered interventions to address Chronic Absenteeism$807,902
Implement the EL Master Plan to ensure all EL students receive appropriate support$377,861
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $9.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $9.6 million and estimates it spent $9.5 million, $0.1 million (1%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$9.5 million spent (estimated)$9.6 million planned
What changed
The total is $3.3 million (4%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Interventions and support for special education students, which went from $1.4 million to $4.4 million.
Largest cuts
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG)−$1.1 million
Actively recruit, hire and retain high quality staff (certificated and classified)−$981,023
Support the basic student needs of food and transportation by providing Food and Nutrition Services and Transportation Services−$716,111
Largest increases
Interventions and support for special education students+$3.0 million
Basic Service: Well Maintained Facilities+$2.0 million
Before and After School Care Program+$331,012
New in the 2026–27 plan
Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP)$1.8 million
Ask: What did Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $1.1 million less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
44%
40%
down 4 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
31%
28%
down 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
23 in 100
22 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
3.1%
4.0%
up 0.9 pts
Goal 5 tracks named schools and Goals 3 and 4 track other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Actively recruit, hire and retain high quality staff (certificated and classified) · $50,253,589
Support the basic student needs of food and transportation by providing Food and Nutrition Services and Transportation Services · $5,842,383
Basic Service: Well Maintained Facilities · $5,105,448
The full plan5 goals, 64 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($86.7 million).
Where does the money go?
71% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
small actions drawn together
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Students will be prepared for college, career and intelligent, responsible citizenry as they experience high…$61.5 million71% of action budgets
“Students will be prepared for college, career and intelligent, responsible citizenry as they experience high quality, locally controlled, standards-based teaching and learning” p. 16 ↗
8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $61.1 million (+$438,777)
Largest funded actions
Actively recruit, hire and retain high quality staff (certificated and classified)$50.3 millionaction 1.1 · p. 160 ↗
Interventions and support for special education students$4.4 millionaction 1.6 · p. 160 ↗
Broad Course of Study and standards-aligned materials to ensure students are prepared for College and Career$2.9 millionaction 1.3 · p. 160 ↗
Provide support and progress monitor the implementation of standards and performance standards and respond to outcomes$2.3 millionaction 1.4 · p. 160 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
Provide supplemental, programs and services for unduplicated students$0.9 millionaction 1.7 · p. 160 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
3 more funded actions in this goal
Implement the EL Master Plan to ensure all EL students receive appropriate support · action 1.5 · p. 160 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) · action 1.8 · p. 161 ↗$0.2 million
Staff (certificated and classified) are assigned, fully credentialed and professionally developed for the students they are supporting, including SWD, EL, FY and HOM · action 1.2 · p. 160 ↗$0.2 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Interventions and support for special education students+$3.0 million$1.4 million → $4.4 million · p. 160 ↗
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG)−$1.1 million$1.3 million → $0.2 million · p. 161 ↗
Actively recruit, hire and retain high quality staff (certificated and classified)−$1.0 million$51.2 million → $50.3 million · p. 160 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Broad Course of Study and standards-aligned materials to ensure students are prepared for College and Career · $3.2 million → $2.9 million · p. 160 ↗−$0.4 million
Provide support and progress monitor the implementation of standards and performance standards and respond to outcomes · $2.2 million → $2.3 million · p. 160 ↗+$0.1 million
Provide supplemental, programs and services for unduplicated students · $863,090 → $878,594 · p. 160 ↗+$15,504
Implement the EL Master Plan to ensure all EL students receive appropriate support · $396,083 → $377,861 · p. 160 ↗−$18,222
Staff (certificated and classified) are assigned, fully credentialed and professionally developed for the students they are supporting, including SWD, EL, FY and HOM · $455,223 → $168,691 · p. 160 ↗−$286,532
How the plan measures it · 20 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 16 ↗.
Goal 2Students will benefit from positive and supportive learning environments$14.7 million17% of action budgets
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $15.3 million (−$681,388) · p. 80 ↗
Largest funded actions
Support the basic student needs of food and transportation by providing Food and Nutrition Services and Transportation Services$5.8 millionaction 2.3 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Support for at-risk students$3.2 millionaction 2.6 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
Before and After School Care Program$2.8 millionaction 2.7 · p. 161 ↗
Provide supportive, inclusive, safe, and engaging school environments$1.6 millionaction 2.2 · p. 161 ↗
Tiered interventions to address Chronic Absenteeism$0.8 millionaction 2.1 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $765,966 is state funding counted toward those services
2 more funded actions in this goal
New strategies to address problem behaviors and bullying · action 2.5 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) · action 2.8 · p. 161 ↗$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Support the basic student needs of food and transportation by providing Food and Nutrition Services and Transportation Services−$0.7 million$6.6 million → $5.8 million · p. 161 ↗
Before and After School Care Program+$0.3 million$2.4 million → $2.8 million · p. 161 ↗
Provide supportive, inclusive, safe, and engaging school environments−$0.3 million$1.9 million → $1.6 million · p. 161 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Support for at-risk students · $3.4 million → $3.2 million · p. 161 ↗−$0.2 million
Tiered interventions to address Chronic Absenteeism · $735,237 → $807,902 · p. 161 ↗+$72,665
New strategies to address problem behaviors and bullying · $234,818 → $263,148 · p. 161 ↗+$28,330
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) · $31,920 → $124,866 · p. 161 ↗+$92,946
How the plan measures it · 26 measures · 1 quoted
Number of staff, district- wide, that are trained in de-escalation strategies [March 1st of current school year]p. 89 ↗
Baseline
104 staff district-wide are currently ProAct Certified
Target for year 3
185 staff district- wide with a ProAct or other comprable certification
25 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3Students will benefit from school environments where meaningful family collaboration and community engagement…$276,082under 1% of action budgets
“Students will benefit from school environments where meaningful family collaboration and community engagement are encouraged” p. 112 ↗
Improve communication with families through consistent sharing of information$131,050action 3.1 · p. 161 ↗
Increased and strategic connections with families of low income and EL families$122,672action 3.4 · p. 162 ↗
Provide parents/ guardians resources and workshops to help them navigate the school system and provide parenting support$22,360action 3.3 · p. 162 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Improve communication with families through consistent sharing of information−$2,393$133,443 → $131,050 · p. 161 ↗
Provide parents/ guardians resources and workshops to help them navigate the school system and provide parenting support+$981$21,379 → $22,360 · p. 162 ↗
Increased and strategic connections with families of low income and EL families−$380$123,052 → $122,672 · p. 162 ↗
How the plan measures it · 7 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 112 ↗.
Goal 4Students will be educated in school facilities that are safe, clean, well-maintained, and supportive of…$10.1 million12% of action budgets
“Students will be educated in school facilities that are safe, clean, well-maintained, and supportive of healthy learning environments” p. 130 ↗
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $6.6 million (+$3.6 million)
Largest funded actions
Basic Service: Well Maintained Facilities$5.1 millionaction 4.1 · p. 162 ↗
Basic Service: Clean Facilities$2.6 millionaction 4.2 · p. 162 ↗
Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP)$1.8 millionaction 4.5 · p. 162 ↗
Basic Service: Safe Facilities$0.6 millionaction 4.3 · p. 162 ↗
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG)$0.1 millionaction 4.4 · p. 162 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Basic Service: Well Maintained Facilities+$2.0 million$3.1 million → $5.1 million · p. 162 ↗
Basic Service: Clean Facilities−$0.4 million$3.0 million → $2.6 million · p. 162 ↗
Basic Service: Safe Facilities+$131,500$447,500 → $579,000 · p. 162 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP) · $1.8 million · p. 162 ↗new or renamed
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) · $100,000 → $100,000 · p. 162 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 5 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 130 ↗.
Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, students at Montecito High School and Future Bound Independent Study will increase…$124,357under 1% of action budgets
“By June 30, 2027, students at Montecito High School and Future Bound Independent Study will increase achievement on the College & Career Readiness Indicator for all students including the socioeconomically disadvantaged student group” p. 139 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 4,949 students
1Hispanic or Latino49%
2White43%
3Two or more races6%
4Black or African American<1%
5American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
6Asian<1%
7Filipino<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
61%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 3,007 of 4,945 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Ramona City Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 38% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (192 of 500 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Ramona City Unified rank highest?
Elementary: James Dukes Elementary, 68th percentile (Solid). Middle: Mountain Valley Academy, 68th percentile (Solid). High: Ramona High, 57th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Ramona City Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Ramona City Unified good?
Ramona City Unified’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 68th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Solid, 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. Ramona City Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 22nd to the 68th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. Ramona City Unified has one public high school we score, Ramona High, at the 57th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Ramona City Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Ramona City Unified had 18 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Ramona City Unified spend per student?
Ramona City Unified spent $17,499 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Ramona City Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Ramona City Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $86.7 million into 27 funded actions in 5 goals, 93% of its $93.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $61.5 million, 71% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Ramona City Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.