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Shannon Elementary

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Shannon Elementary ranks 3945 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shannon Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 355 students in Pinole, CA, as part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district, which faces broader academic challenges across the area.

The school's academic performance has been volatile, with its statewide ranking dropping significantly in recent years, and its proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below state averages. Chronic absenteeism, while improving, remains a concern. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and there are notable performance gaps for certain student subgroups, suggesting the school is working to adapt its support for an evolving student population. Its per-student spending is in the mid-range compared to neighbors.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools. For instance, West County Mandarin, less than half a mile away, achieves much higher academic results and lower absenteeism with similar resources, showing what is possible locally. Meanwhile, other traditional public schools like Stewart Elementary and Montalvin Manor Elementary perform somewhat better despite similar challenges. This indicates that school-level practices can make a meaningful difference within the same district context.

355

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

685 Marlesta Rd.
Pinole, CA 94564-2899

(510) 231-1454

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Shannon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinole Middle
High:	Pinole Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

Asian:

22.8%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,945^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	30.2	3945 of 5857	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2722 of 5869	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	3753 of 5859	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	4046 of 5883	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	4058 of 5789	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	2613 of 5662	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.2	2852 of 5692	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	2556 of 5614	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	25.6	4080 of 5611	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	4117 of 5530	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	5045 of 5390	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	4772 of 5377	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	4331 of 5314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	3538 of 5193	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.9	3463 of 5113	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	2855 of 5113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	2503 of 4818	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.0	2049 of 4822	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.7	2172 of 4809	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.4	870 of 3311	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	1712 of 3275	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3729 of 5597	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	2622 of 5612	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	3671 of 5609	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3978 of 5635	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4424 of 5492	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2713 of 5413	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4302 of 5107	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3595 of 5107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4171 of 5087	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4082 of 5084	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4038 of 4963	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.5	1706 of 4830	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3348 of 5460	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	1787 of 5517	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	3295 of 5363	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4532 of 5264	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3656 of 5173	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	1815 of 5084	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3890 of 5628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2938 of 5643	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3469 of 5638	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3841 of 5663	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3643 of 5510	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2496 of 5431	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)74th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science18%-14 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 (2025)
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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	Total
Shannon Elementary	Public	K-6	685 Marlesta Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1454	355	17	20.8	73.5%	28 (7.9%)	34 (9.6%)	187 (52.7%)	81 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	30.2	3945^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		47.2	2722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	1223																	18.2		18.2	26.2	37.8	36.4	39.1			35.0	32.6	28.9	20.5	30.4			28.1
Tara Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1428	317	14	22.6	67.5%	38 (12.0%)	47 (14.8%)	166 (52.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)	15.9	5190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.2	5464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	274																	11.6		11.6	30.3	25.0	29.6	19.1			25.7	29.4	9.3	16.3	11.9			15.6	83.0	85.1	91.5	83.0	87.2	87.2
West County Mandarin	Public	K-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1453	528	23	22.9	33.9%	40 (7.6%)	29 (5.5%)	140 (26.5%)	223 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (18.2%)	85.4	908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		77	1290^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	382																	59.7		59.7	62.1	62.5	59.7	71.4	60.4		63.0	75.8	68.8	56.1	55.1	35.4		59.9
Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2465 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 685-9886	971	53	18.3	79.8%	27 (2.8%)	167 (17.2%)	636 (65.5%)	115 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	35.5	3537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		32.2	3758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	221																	36.8	47.6	41.6	43.3	33.0	34.0	43.1	50.0	57.8	42.7	36.4	29.6	13.3	25.5	27.9	45.8	29.2	89.3	89.3		89.3	89.3	89.3
Harbour Way Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1438	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Collins Elementary	Public	K-6	1224 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1446	311	17	18.2	50.5%	30 (9.6%)	45 (14.5%)	141 (45.3%)	67 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	31.7	3825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		33.1	3674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	151																	14.7		14.7	34.1	37.9	32.4	28.6			33.3	46.5	30.0	21.2	28.6			32.8	91.7
Stewart Elementary	Public	K-8	2040 Hoke Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1410	379	19	20.4	48.8%	31 (8.2%)	38 (10.0%)	215 (56.7%)	69 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	45.7	2847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		42.4	3040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	193	17.7	0.0	0.0	6.5	70.6	0.0	21.4	32.6	35.3	0.0	15.4	18.2	17.7	0.0	0.0	6.8	29.3	32.4	30.8	39.5	42.1	56.1	30.6	71.4	47.2	48.5	40.5	41.0	41.5	25.0	34.9	33.3	36.2
Montalvin Manor Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Christine Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1405	474	20	23.7	82.9%	23 (4.9%)	49 (10.3%)	322 (67.9%)	62 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	42	3067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		34.3	3581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	514																	28.0	7.7	19.1	25.4	23.9	54.0	54.6	31.1	23.1	35.3	40.7	19.6	43.1	36.4	9.1	12.8	28.3	95.5			97.0	97.0
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3170 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0660	586	27	21.3	82.9%	10 (1.7%)	76 (13.0%)	422 (72.0%)	36 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	20.2	4810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		27	4195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	615																	17.2		17.2	20.2	30.0	27.9				26.1	24.2	24.6	21.8				23.7
Murphy Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Valley View Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1427	460	21	21.9	65.4%	38 (8.3%)	64 (13.9%)	232 (50.4%)	79 (17.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (8.3%)	24.9	4415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		24.6	4404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	11																	15.5		15.5	9.5	39.7	20.7	35.7			25.7	22.2	44.4	11.9	28.6			26.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Shannon Elementary

How many students attend Shannon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Shannon Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Shannon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shannon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinole Middle
High : Pinole Valley High

What district is Shannon Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Shannon Elementary?

Students at Shannon Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 10% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Shannon Elementary a good school?

Shannon Elementary ranks 3945^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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