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Schools in San Diego Country Estates · Ramona City Unified School District

San Diego Country Estates’s public schools outscore 64% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving San Diego Country Estates, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#317of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▲ 2 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 2 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 24% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.8
CA 21.6
Schools in town
2
3,051 students on the public path
In brief

San Diego Country Estates’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 335 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of San Diego Country Estates’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 31% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,079 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Olive Peirce Middle, then Ramona High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind San Diego Country Estates’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 64% of California school districts, #317 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (335)Better than 45%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,652 test results and a graduating class of 450 could put San Diego Country Estates anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of San Diego Country Estates’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,651 in math, 2,652 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve San Diego Country Estates, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–8Olive Peirce Middlein RamonaNo scores
9–12Ramona Highin RamonaA−

San Diego Country Estates’s public schools are run by Ramona City Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ramona City Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 4,945 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 21.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,079CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 46.7% · 2652 students tested
Math31%
State average 33.1% · 2651 students tested

San Diego Country Estates vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share San Diego Country Estates’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
San Diego Country EstatesBRamona City Unified

Every school in San Diego Country Estates

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in San Diego Country Estatesby address
James Dukes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ramona
502 students22:1Rate it →
Barnett Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ramona
465 students24:1Rate it →
Also serving San Diego Country Estatesin other towns
Olive Peirce Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ramona
680 students19:1Rate it →
Ramona High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ramona
A−
1,404 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about San Diego Country Estates’s schools

Are San Diego Country Estates’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools San Diego Country Estates children attend outscore 64% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #317 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is San Diego Country Estates in?

Ramona City Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 4,945 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

Where do San Diego Country Estates kids go to high school?

Ramona High in Ramona, with 1,404 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is San Diego Country Estates’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Ramona City Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does San Diego Country Estates spend per student?

$16,079 in Ramona City Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.