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Dover Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dover Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 458 students in San Pablo, part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

Academically, Dover is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, ranking in the bottom 3rd percentile, with very few students meeting grade-level standards in English (14%), Math (10%), or Science (1%). While these scores are low, they are similar to or slightly better than some nearby schools like Ford Elementary, Grant Elementary, and Peres Elementary. However, schools like Riverside Elementary and Highland Elementary perform better. Dover serves a student population where over 90% are economically disadvantaged, which is higher than most of its neighbors except Cesar E. Chavez Elementary.

Despite its academic struggles, Dover has made notable progress in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than several comparable schools. A potential bright spot is in Spanish listening skills, where younger students show relative strength. Concerningly, the school receives less funding per student than many nearby schools, and performance is especially weak in 5th-grade math and across all grades in science. The data indicates the school has had difficulty improving outcomes for its student body over the past decade.

458

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,800

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1870 19th St.
San Pablo, CA 94806-4400

(510) 231-1420

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Helms Middle
High:	Richmond High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

Asian:

4.6%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,673^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5673 of 5857	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5685 of 5869	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5617 of 5859	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	5634 of 5883	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5472 of 5789	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5514 of 5662	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	5488 of 5692	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	4799 of 5614	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	4435 of 5611	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	4134 of 5530	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	4830 of 5390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	5035 of 5377	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	4712 of 5314	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	3914 of 5193	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	4081 of 5113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4567 of 5113	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	4740 of 4818	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	4742 of 4822	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.7	4728 of 4809	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2440 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2102 of 2128	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	2624 of 3162	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2837 of 3245	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2896 of 3311	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2887 of 3275	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3141 of 3246	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	5434 of 5597	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5435 of 5612	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5306 of 5609	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5417 of 5635	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5290 of 5492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	5334 of 5413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	4947 of 5107	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4983 of 5107	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	4884 of 5087	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4890 of 5084	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4722 of 4963	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	4712 of 4830	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	5276 of 5460	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5290 of 5517	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5023 of 5363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5039 of 5264	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4777 of 5173	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4903 of 5084	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5454 of 5628	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5434 of 5643	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5441 of 5638	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	5413 of 5663	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5100 of 5510	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	5235 of 5431	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+67 vs state

Listening33%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-34 vs state

Writing13%-4 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Overall5%-5 vs state

Reading3%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dover Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 19th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1420	458	20	22.9	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	407 (88.9%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	9.2	5673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.1	5685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	12	9.1	3.9	4.6	4.0	5.3	68.2	7.7	50.0	12.0	32.6	4.6	30.8	0.0	12.0	12.6	0.0	3.9	4.6	4.0	3.2	1.5		1.5	8.2	12.5	4.6	31.3			14.3	10.9	12.9	0.0	17.2			10.2							$5,800	$1,694	$4,106
Edward M. Downer Elementary	Public	K-6	1231 18th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 234-3851	388	18	21.7	96.1%	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.9%)	344 (88.7%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11.7	5526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		13	5477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	49	20.5	4.0	3.9		11.6	54.6	12.0	42.3		40.0	29.6	4.0	3.9		15.8	9.1	4.0	3.9		6.3	5.1		5.1	16.2	1.9	7.1	28.3			13.9	22.5	5.5	8.5	23.8			15.7	89.1	95.3	93.8	90.6	93.8	93.8	$7,425	$1,840	$5,585
Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	2711 Maricopa Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1421	371	16	23.1	85.4%	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.3%)	320 (86.3%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	8.3	5722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		13.4	5448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	274	10.0	0.0	0.0		2.7	30.0	0.0	13.8		13.7	10.5	4.2	0.0		4.2	5.3	0.0	0.0		1.4	6.3		6.3	5.1	6.0	15.4	25.9			13.9	20.0	8.2	2.0	9.4			9.3	80.0	86.7	88.3	90.0	86.7	91.7	$6,686	$1,581	$5,105
Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1408	341	14	24.3	72.4%	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.6%)	300 (88.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6.2	5804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.7	5821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	17																					6.3	0.0	3.9	5.9	3.1	6.7	14.6	14.6	13.0	10.0	5.9	2.9	10.0	11.8	23.7	5.3	10.6							$5,489	$1,549	$3,940
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	960 17th St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1418	408	17	24.0	97.8%	10 (2.5%)	9 (2.2%)	367 (90.0%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5.8	5815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7	5812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	3																					3.7		3.7	11.3	5.0	1.9	15.2			8.1	8.1	10.2	3.8	8.9			7.8	90.4	95.9	94.5	94.5	93.2	97.3	$5,577	$1,596	$3,981
Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Eleventh St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1451	350	14	24.3	84.0%	13 (3.7%)	18 (5.1%)	280 (80.0%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	8.9	5692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		8	5774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	82	0.0				0.0	52.4				52.4	9.5				9.5	0.0				0.0	10.4		10.4	12.0	11.3	17.4	22.5			15.7	18.0	5.8	10.4	6.0			10.0	97.2			97.2			$5,616	$1,694	$3,922
Bayview Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 16th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1401	335	16	20.9	96.1%	12 (3.6%)	70 (20.9%)	198 (59.1%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	12	5507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.6	5510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	3																					20.8		20.8	11.1	8.1	26.1	8.5			14.0	4.0	14.3	16.3	6.1			10.8	96.4						$6,141	$1,656	$4,485
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1422	551	26	21.1	73.7%	23 (4.2%)	23 (4.2%)	470 (85.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4.7	5844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.1	5837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	4.8	16.0	4.0		7.6	42.9	16.0	32.0		32.6	7.1	16.0	0.0		7.6	2.4	16.7	0.0		5.5	5.2		5.2	4.8	5.0	8.0	10.6			6.7	9.0	5.1	2.6	2.3			5.2	90.0			93.0	95.0		$6,192	$1,715	$4,477
Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1407	538	26	21.0	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.6%)	446 (82.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	5.4	5827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.1	5811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	16																					0.0	3.5	1.8	10.6	8.5	5.8	5.3	3.8	12.3	7.9	19.7	6.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	8.8	7.3	96.1			96.1			$6,904	$1,782	$5,122
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1409	343	16	21.5	66.8%	21 (6.1%)	46 (13.4%)	205 (59.8%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	11.3	5550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		22.8	4599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	951																					12.2		12.2	6.5	15.0	22.5	23.9			18.1	9.7	16.7	10.2	13.0			12.5							$7,577	$2,123	$5,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Elementary

How many students attend Dover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Dover Elementary.

Is Dover Elementary a good school?

Dover Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Helms Middle
High : Richmond High

What is the racial makeup of Dover Elementary?

Students at Dover Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

What district is Dover Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

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