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Ripon Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Ripon, and parts of Manteca.

Ripon’s School Grade A better than 85% of California school districts

Students
3,378
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,827
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$30.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ripon Unified School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30.4M, about $8,990 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ARipon 16,140

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ripon. Grade by grade →

K–84 schoolsThis district
9–12Ripon HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 33.1% · 1,736 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 46.7% · 1,733 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 86.2% · 237 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,827 per student · 35% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 60%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,303’20
3,350’21
3,298’22
3,346’23
3,378’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%Hispanic 39%Asian 9%Two or more races 7%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Ripona Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ripon
C+
473 students23:1
Park View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ripon
A
467 students24:1
Weston Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ripon
A−
464 students23:1
Ripon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ripon
B+
460 students22:1
Colony Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ripon
A−
447 students23:1
Ripon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ripon
A−
1,051 students20:1
Harvest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ripon
16 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Banta Unified School DistrictLathrop
$37,819per student
Manteca Unified School DistrictLathrop
$15,599per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.