Ramona Elementary
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Ramona Elementary School is a public primary school located in North Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It was opened back in 1909 and serves pre-kindergarten through 5th grade levels following a traditional single track school calendar. Ramona is part of Local District 4 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school's students and staff are also nicknamed as "The Roadrunners." Ramona has approximately 820 students enrolled, majority of which are of Hispanic or Latino descent. The rest of the student body are White, Filipino, Asian, and African American. 95% of these students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program. Of the 63% students who are English language learners, 83% of them use Spanish as their Home Language. In terms of the school faculty, Ramona has one of the most experienced crop, averaging 18 years in teaching experience as a group. Average Class Size
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Ranking
- State Rank: 7 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 794 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
1909 - Ramona Elementary School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.09218" lon="-118.299408" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.091558, -118.299412, 1133 N Mariposa Ave
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] Head east on Santa Monica Blvd toward Seward St.
2] Turn left at N Mariposa Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Susan Arcaris - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 93%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 2%
- Average teaching experience: 18 years
- Average teaching in district: 17 years
- First year teachers: 2%
Ethnic Diversity
- 78% Hispanic/Latino
- 11% White
- 9% Filipino
- 2% Asian
- <1% African American
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
