Ramona Lutheran Church holds worship services on Sundays at 9am, led by Pastor David Keil. Women's Bible studies meet at the church on Mondays, and men's Bible studies meet on Thursdays. Ramona Lutheran School, right next door to the church, nurtures and educates children in grades K-8. It is the only private Christian school in Ramona.
The Head Start program in Ramona is on the grounds of Ramona Elementary School, on the corner of Eighth Street and D Street. It accepts students ages 3-5 and has a student-teacher ratio of 10:1. Around 20 students are in each class. The program provides children from low-income families with pre-school activities, medical and dental care and other services. Up to 10 percent of the enrollment is open to families with incomes higher than the poverty guidelines.
Montecito is home to the Future Bound Independent Study Program, an alternative program offered through the Ramona Unified School District. Class sizes are smaller than at most schools. Online and GED classes are available. The school has an award-winning garden supported by a local Master Gardener's group, in which students can learn gardening as a potential hobby or for a horticultural career.
The Montessori teaching methods are based on the theories of the late Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori, who believed that children should learn at their own pace, investigating what interests them. This private school in Ramona is in a residential area, near Montecito High School.
This school is in the San Diego Country Estates area, near Mt. Gower Preserve and Cleveland National Forest. The school provides a multicultural and global awareness program and prides itself on its Character Education Program in which students are taught to respect each other.
This group teaches the Lemurian Philosphy—based on a review of ancient civilizations and the teachings of Christ. The fellowship was founded in Ramona by Robert Steele in 1936. Its offices and staff housing rest on 60 acres on Highway 67. The site also includes a maintenance shop and a large multipurpose community building called Rhu House. The fellowship is run by a board of governors; there is no individual leader. No classes are offered on site, but rather students around the globe are taught by personal correspondence with teachers.
At this school in southeastern Ramona, students are called Hanson Hawks. Shelagh Appleman is the principal. Prizes are offered for reading books and passing quizzes in the Soaring to New Heights Reading Incentive program. Hanson Elementary also offers the ODYSSEY learning program online, so students can access extra learning opportunities on their home computers.
The school's namesake, Olive Peirce, was a teacher in Ramona in the 1890s. The Charles R. Nunn Performing Arts Center on campus hosts shows, concerts and public meetings throughout the year. Every morning at the school, the student video-production class presents a broadcast on campus. The class also enters some of its productions into contests. Eighth-graders at Olive Peirce have a chance to go to Washington, D.C. The school also offers an after-school program featuring arts and crafts, science, fitness, gardening, drama, sports and leadership activities.
Jill Bacorn is the director of Little People's Learning Center, which has been operating since 1999. The center is a pre-school and day care and tuition is based on half day and full day curriculum. The center is owned by the Ramona United Methodist Church and is located at the same address.
Montessori Children’s House is a preschool located in downtown Ramona. It accepts children between the ages of 2 to 6 years old. This is a coed school that is non-sectarian. The facility includes a music room, art room, library, playground and well decorated classrooms. Extracurricular activities are also available for an additional fee, such as gymnastics, dance and pizza lunch.
Ramona High School offers a popular agricultural program in which students learn agricultural science, economics and learn about agricultural careers through study and membership in Future Farmers of America. Students gain hands-on experience on various animal projects.
Among Ramona High School's other specialties are automotive courses and classes in architectural and interior design, culinary arts, health care, photography, sports medicine and welding and metal fabrication.
Ramona High School cosponsors a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (NJROTC) program where students learn leadership, navigation and seamanship. Coursework includes ship training cruises.
Ramona High Schools also has a number of clubs, like the Drag Race High, a dance club, photo club and a number of sports teams.
This school is in the residential area north of San Diego Country Estates. It is named after the family that commissioned the historical town hall to be built in the 1890's. Students who attend this school are "Bobcats."