📍 415 E. Oregon St., Ripon, San Joaquin County, 95366
Ripona Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ripon, San Joaquin County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aline White. It is part of the Ripon Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
Ripona Elementary enrolls 480 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 56% |
| White | 149 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 480 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ripona Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ripona Elementary is one of 7 schools in Ripon Unified, based in Ripon, California. The district serves 3,381 students district-wide and employs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Ripona Elementary is close to the district average of about 483 students per school.