Rosemont Avenue Elementary vs Vernon City Elementary

Vernon City Elementary ranks #69 of 9,533 schools in California, placing it in the top 1% statewide. Rosemont Avenue Elementary comes in at #821 of 9,533 — a strong showing in the top 9%, but a gap of 752 rank positions separates the two schools. On the 10-point overall scale, Vernon City Elementary scores 9.4 to Rosemont Avenue Elementary's 8.5, a 0.9-point difference that the state rank spread makes concrete.

Academically, Vernon City Elementary holds a 1.4-point advantage — 9.1 versus Rosemont Avenue Elementary's 7.7. That delta is the primary driver of the overall rating gap. Both schools show strong student growth relative to peers, with Vernon City Elementary scoring 9.8/10 on growth and Rosemont Avenue Elementary close behind at 9.3/10. The growth scores tell a consistent story: teachers at both campuses are moving students forward at above-average rates, but Vernon City Elementary's higher baseline academic proficiency gives it the edge when ratings are totaled.

Both schools serve high-need populations with similar economic profiles: Rosemont Avenue Elementary's free and reduced lunch rate is 90%, while Vernon City Elementary's is 96%. Neither figure disadvantages one school relative to the other in terms of mission; they reflect the shared community context both campuses operate in. Class sizes are nearly identical — Rosemont Avenue Elementary's student-teacher ratio is 20.0:1 against Vernon City Elementary's 19.3:1 — and total enrollment is close, with Rosemont at 160 students and Vernon City at 135, meaning both schools offer a small-campus experience.

The most practical structural difference is grade span. Rosemont Avenue Elementary serves grades 2 through 5, requiring families to arrange separate schooling for kindergarten, first grade, and sixth grade. Vernon City Elementary runs kindergarten through sixth grade, covering the full elementary arc under one roof. For a family with a rising kindergartner or a child entering sixth grade, that continuity at Vernon City Elementary removes two school transitions that Rosemont Avenue Elementary families will need to plan around.