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Tara Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tara Hills Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 317 students in San Pablo, part of the West Contra Costa Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 11% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates well below state averages, especially in mathematics. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 36% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance has declined notably over the past decade, and it has one of the highest student-teacher ratios among nearby schools at 22.6 students per teacher.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight stark differences. For instance, West County Mandarin, located just half a mile away, has much higher test scores and a chronic absenteeism rate of only 5.8%. Other local schools like Stewart Elementary and Shannon Elementary also outperform Tara Hills. While charter schools like Caliber: Beta Academy spend more per student, even district schools with similar student demographics, such as Murphy Elementary, achieve higher math proficiency. This suggests that improving attendance and instructional strategies could be key areas for the school's improvement.

317

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Dolan Way
San Pablo, CA 94806-1699

(510) 231-1428

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Tara Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinole Middle
High:	Pinole Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

African American:

14.8%

Asian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,190^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	15.9	5190 of 5857	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5464 of 5869	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5019 of 5859	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3951 of 5883	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4746 of 5789	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4256 of 5662	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	3573 of 5692	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	2963 of 5614	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	3466 of 5611	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	3884 of 5530	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	3678 of 5390	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.6	4497 of 5377	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	3511 of 5314	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.0	4425 of 5193	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	4753 of 5113	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	4459 of 5113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	4068 of 4818	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	3448 of 4822	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.9	3374 of 4809	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	580 of 593	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	515 of 747	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	439 of 700	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	43.0	1190 of 2585	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1210 of 2128	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	2700 of 3162	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3062 of 3245	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1783 of 3311	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	3239 of 3275	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1843 of 3246	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4715 of 5597	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	5363 of 5612	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4967 of 5609	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4107 of 5635	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4135 of 5492	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3693 of 5413	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4442 of 5107	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4565 of 5107	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4624 of 5087	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3106 of 5084	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4470 of 4963	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3986 of 4830	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4481 of 5460	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5162 of 5517	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4730 of 5363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3177 of 5264	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4042 of 5173	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3377 of 5084	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5057 of 5628	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5099 of 5643	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4648 of 5638	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3590 of 5663	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4812 of 5510	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4442 of 5431	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)54th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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 Tara Hills Elementary

How many students attend Tara Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Tara Hills Elementary.

Is Tara Hills Elementary a good school?

Tara Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Tara Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tara Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinole Middle
High : Pinole Valley High

What district is Tara Hills Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Tara Hills Elementary?

Students at Tara Hills Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Asian, 12% White, 8% Two or more races.

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