Ross Elementary

Ross Elementary is a K-8 public school in Ross, California, serving 353 students. It earns a composite score of 9.3/10 — rated Exceptional — driven by a 9.4 academic score and a 9.0 growth score. Those numbers place it in rare company: Ross ranks 88th among 9,533 public schools statewide and outperforms 99% of California schools.

At the elementary level specifically, Ross ranks 77th out of 5,817 California elementary schools — a result that holds whether you benchmark it against all K-12 schools or elementary programs alone. The school runs a 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio across a 353-student enrollment. The 9.0 growth score is worth examining alongside the 9.4 academic score.

Academic scores reflect where students currently perform; growth scores capture how much students improve relative to academically similar peers over time. Schools can post strong academic numbers simply by enrolling already-advantaged students — growth is harder to engineer. A high growth score signals the school itself is adding real value.

Ross earns high marks on both measures, placing it among the most effective K-8 public schools in the state.