Ravenswood City Elementary School District teacher salaries

Ravenswood City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Mateo County, with its district office in East Palo Alto. Pay starts at $70,064 on the first step. The largest group (100%) is on the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, which climbs to $156,418 by step 40.

Lowest

$70,064

STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$102,665

  • $13,061 below San Mateo County average
  • $887 below California average

Highest

$156,418

STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 40

Ravenswood City Elementary average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Mateo County $115,726

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
124
Starting salary
$70,064
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
Median salary
$102,469
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
258th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Ravenswood City Elementary pay teachers more than the median California district?

Line up all 828 reporting California districts from the lowest average salary to the highest. The one in the middle is the median district: half the districts pay a lower average, half pay a higher one. A median isn't pulled up or down by a few unusually high- or low-paying districts, so it shows what a typical district pays.

Yes

Ravenswood City Elementary's average of $102,665 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Ravenswood City Elementary ranks 258th of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 19 reporting districts in San Mateo County

Ravenswood City Elementary ranks 12th of 19, below the middle district.

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Middle district: $104,943

Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean

Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.

Step
Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Ravenswood City Elementary's STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column pays $74,969. Experienced teachers joining Ravenswood City Elementary can be placed as high as step 40.
Column, such as BA+98
Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. More units, higher column.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Ravenswood City Elementary?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$83,551

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $156,418 on step 40.

$156,418$70,064
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Ravenswood City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 69% of Ravenswood City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 13
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Ravenswood City Elementary

Bonuses are paid on top of the schedule, in the amounts the district reported.2 Teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.3 Extra pay for coaching, clubs and similar duties isn't part of this report.

Questions about teacher pay at Ravenswood City Elementary

How much do Ravenswood City Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Ravenswood City Elementary's teacher schedule is $102,665 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $70,064 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1) to $156,418 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 40).

What does a new teacher earn at Ravenswood City Elementary?

The schedule starts at $70,064 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 40.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Ravenswood City Elementary pay scale?

On the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, where 100% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 40, where it reaches $156,418. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Ravenswood City Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Ravenswood City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 258th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th of 19 in San Mateo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $115,726 in San Mateo County.

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Sources for the Ravenswood City Elementary figures

Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certificated salary schedule. Following the state's definitions, they leave out extended-year pay, bonuses and extra-curricular pay such as coaching. Counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one, and they can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. County averages, ranks and percentages are our own arithmetic on these figures; our statewide average matches the state's published $103,552.

  1. California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: average salary paid, raise on last year, highest starting step. The median salary is our own calculation from source 2.
  2. Ravenswood City Elementary's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedule, full-time equivalents per cell, bonuses, health contributions, work days.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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