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Mira Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-8
3411th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of California elementary schools
Summary

Mira Vista Elementary is a K-8 public school serving about 510 students in Richmond, California, within the West Contra Costa Unified school district, and it stands out as a mid-performing school that does better than many of its immediate neighbors with similar student populations.

Academically, Mira Vista's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are significantly higher than nearby schools like Ford Elementary, Grant Elementary, and Stege Elementary, often doubling or tripling their scores. The school also has a much lower rate of chronic student absenteeism and operates with a more favorable student-teacher ratio than several comparison schools. However, a very notable contrast exists with Madera Elementary, a high-performing school less than two miles away, highlighting how educational outcomes can vary dramatically even within the same district.

Key insights for parents include that Mira Vista's middle school grades (6th-8th) perform stronger than its elementary grades, suggesting a potential strength in its K-8 structure. The school has shown it can improve, rebounding from lower performance in the past, but it faces challenges with consistency, particularly in supporting English learners and special education students from year to year. While the school outperforms a local charter, Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County, its recent performance trends have been volatile, and a gender gap in achievement has emerged, with female students outperforming males.

510
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,338
Per pupil spending ?
57.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6397 Hazel Ave.
       Richmond, CA  94805-2099

(510) 231-1416

District: West Contra Costa Unified


Students who attend Mira Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Fred T. Korematsu Middle
High:    El Cerrito High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.8%
White:
23.7%
Two or more races:
13.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2023) to 42nd (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg28%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,411th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
824th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 31 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to top 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified
1110th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.93411 of 585741.8%★★☆☆☆
202444.52896 of 586950.7%★★★☆☆
202348.52604 of 585955.6%★★★☆☆
202240.03091 of 588347.5%★★☆☆☆
201942.13060 of 578947.1%★★☆☆☆
201843.42936 of 566248.1%★★☆☆☆
201740.93048 of 569246.5%★★☆☆☆
201638.03218 of 561442.7%★★☆☆☆
201547.02625 of 561153.2%★★★☆☆
201326.04340 of 553021.5%★☆☆☆☆
201216.04896 of 53909.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201121.74563 of 537715.1%★☆☆☆☆
201017.24766 of 531410.3%★☆☆☆☆
200920.64378 of 519315.7%★☆☆☆☆
200817.94465 of 511312.7%★☆☆☆☆
200728.23694 of 511327.8%★☆☆☆☆
200627.13511 of 481827.1%★☆☆☆☆
200540.92664 of 482244.8%★★☆☆☆
200444.72427 of 480949.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202332.4433 of 66134.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.7535 of 66319.3%★☆☆☆☆
201946.9343 of 74754.1%★★★☆☆
201853.0272 of 70061.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202237.21194 of 222746.4%★★☆☆☆
201946.51080 of 258558.2%★★★☆☆
201819.32002 of 21285.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202423.52925 of 31627.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202348.01294 of 324560.1%★★★☆☆
202224.12994 of 33119.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.21711 of 327547.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.62481 of 324623.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.63183 of 559743.1%★★☆☆☆
202455.92135 of 561262.0%★★★☆☆
202354.22201 of 560960.8%★★★☆☆
202240.62970 of 563547.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.63308 of 549239.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.33005 of 541344.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.23669 of 510728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202431.13663 of 510728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202336.93145 of 508738.2%★★☆☆☆
202231.73561 of 508430.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.03833 of 496322.8%★☆☆☆☆
201837.83012 of 483037.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.44773 of 546012.6%★☆☆☆☆
202428.64083 of 551726.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.13724 of 536330.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.03996 of 526424.1%★☆☆☆☆
201936.73379 of 517334.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.03558 of 508430.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.53359 of 562840.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.13418 of 564339.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.82878 of 563849.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.63029 of 566346.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.82624 of 551052.4%★★★☆☆
201844.62745 of 543149.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20228.1577 of 6105.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.72384 of 284716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202432.71671 of 263536.6%★★☆☆☆
202334.81442 of 242040.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202541.91634 of 259837.1%★★☆☆☆
202454.71280 of 265151.7%★★★☆☆
202363.41003 of 266162.3%★★★☆☆
202250.71439 of 272647.2%★★☆☆☆
201952.71471 of 283448.1%★★☆☆☆
201848.51567 of 273742.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.2824 of 276170.2%★★★★☆
202453.11065 of 278361.7%★★★☆☆
202335.31612 of 278142.0%★★☆☆☆
202246.21275 of 274053.5%★★★☆☆
201939.41467 of 271546.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.91118 of 248054.9%★★★☆☆
201756.0959 of 250861.8%★★★☆☆
201641.01342 of 249746.3%★★☆☆☆
201534.21495 of 247739.6%★★☆☆☆
201322.51934 of 237918.7%★☆☆☆☆
201225.41781 of 225921.2%★☆☆☆☆
201128.51691 of 223624.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201948.9286 of 64355.5%★★★☆☆
201837.9350 of 60041.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202349.5460 of 152169.8%★★★☆☆
201936.3825 of 144242.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.31084 of 136420.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.6791 of 253368.8%★★★☆☆
202454.4948 of 255162.8%★★★☆☆
202332.41567 of 253138.1%★★☆☆☆
202242.71254 of 250950.0%★★★☆☆
201940.71300 of 238045.4%★★☆☆☆
201843.71189 of 226247.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202547.11114 of 239553.5%★★★☆☆
202445.01130 of 238852.7%★★★☆☆
202326.01789 of 237424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.11624 of 235931.2%★★☆☆☆
201946.61031 of 221353.4%★★★☆☆
201855.6772 of 207262.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202559.5797 of 254268.6%★★★☆☆
202454.1919 of 257964.4%★★★☆☆
202330.61727 of 253131.8%★★☆☆☆
202250.51005 of 245859.1%★★★☆☆
201937.01423 of 236939.9%★★☆☆☆
201841.51208 of 223045.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202567.4682 of 253473.1%★★★★☆
202452.9978 of 255261.7%★★★☆☆
202338.81370 of 253846.0%★★☆☆☆
202249.21081 of 252757.2%★★★☆☆
201936.41421 of 240741.0%★★☆☆☆
201854.0898 of 227360.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201946.4845 of 160247.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2022)46th percentile~ school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)40th percentile~ school
White (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school
African American (2023)34th percentile-21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2025)16th percentile-25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-29 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-43 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)5th percentile-42 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)70th percentile+28 vs school
Female (2025)69th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school
African American (2019)56th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-17 vs school
White (2019)47th percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state
Mathematics33%-4 vs state
Science25%-7 vs state

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Open Quote I am giving Mira Vista five stars based on the outstanding teachers my children have had so far, as well as the wonderful community of families we have met. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Open Quote Mira Vista is now a K-8 school. It is not an elementary school any more. Its ranking has moved up 354 slots in 2010 according to your statistics. The PTA, administration, teachers and students are striving to do even better in the years to come. The potential is there for Mira Vista to become the top choice in the district for a wonderfully diverse K-8 experience. Close Quote





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Students at Mira Vista Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 24% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 10% African American.

Mira Vista Elementary ranks 3411th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Mira Vista Elementary.

Students who attend Mira Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred T. Korematsu Middle
High : El Cerrito High


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