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Verde Elementary

Q: Is Verde Elementary a good school?

Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Verde Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Verde Elementary?

Students at Verde Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Verde Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Helms Middle High : Richmond High

Public Grades K-8

5804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Verde Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 341 students in Richmond, California, within the West Contra Costa Unified school district, and it consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

The school faces significant challenges, with fewer than 11% of students proficient in English and Math, a chronic absenteeism rate of 36.5%, and one of the highest student-teacher ratios (24.3:1) and lowest per-student spending levels ($5,489) among nearby schools. While many schools in the district struggle, Edward M. Downer Elementary and Highland Elementary serve similar student populations but achieve better academic results, suggesting school-level factors influence outcomes.

Despite a decade of low performance, there are a few potential bright spots, including recent improvement in absenteeism from pandemic highs and relatively better academic support for English Language Learner students. However, the school's critically low scores, especially in 8th-grade science (0% proficient), and its high student-teacher ratio compared to schools like Lincoln Elementary (20.1:1), indicate deep-rooted challenges that require comprehensive intervention and resources.

341

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Giaramita St.
Richmond, CA 94801-1699

(510) 231-1408

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Helms Middle
High:	Richmond High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

African American:

5.6%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,804^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,559^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	5804 of 5857	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5821 of 5869	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5691 of 5859	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	5835 of 5883	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5567 of 5789	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	5518 of 5662	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	5563 of 5692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	5584 of 5614	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	5522 of 5611	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	5489 of 5530	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	5367 of 5390	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	5258 of 5377	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	5182 of 5314	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	5022 of 5193	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	4420 of 5113	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	5006 of 5113	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	4493 of 4818	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.8	4413 of 4822	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	4629 of 4809	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	2936 of 3162	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	2874 of 3245	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	2852 of 3311	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2459 of 3275	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2796 of 3246	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	5595 of 5597	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	5572 of 5612	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	5528 of 5609	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	5622 of 5635	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	5431 of 5492	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	5367 of 5413	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	5053 of 5107	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5061 of 5107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	4812 of 5087	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5021 of 5084	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4723 of 4963	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	4636 of 4830	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5361 of 5460	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5450 of 5517	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5161 of 5363	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	5200 of 5264	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5031 of 5173	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4950 of 5084	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5505 of 5628	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	5580 of 5643	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5218 of 5638	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	5617 of 5663	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	5009 of 5510	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	5123 of 5431	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2559 of 2761	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2595 of 2783	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2547 of 2781	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2610 of 2740	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2289 of 2715	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	687 of 1478	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	1346 of 1521	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1432 of 1540	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	603 of 1442	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	2421 of 2533	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2442 of 2551	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2434 of 2531	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2474 of 2509	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2318 of 2380	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2133 of 2395	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2158 of 2388	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2046 of 2374	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2185 of 2359	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1572 of 2213	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2267 of 2542	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2340 of 2579	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2221 of 2531	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2283 of 2458	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1974 of 2369	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2185 of 2534	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2305 of 2552	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1898 of 2538	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2325 of 2527	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1390 of 2407	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+47 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Science4%-29 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 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	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2829 Moyers Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1424	377	18	20.9	70.8%	10 (2.7%)	48 (12.7%)	238 (63.1%)	64 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	14.4	5320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.1	5294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	26																					4.3		4.3	26.8	10.8	11.4	14.6			15.9	39.5	20.6	8.7	17.1			21.3	94.6	94.6		94.6	94.6	94.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Verde Elementary

What schools do graduates of Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Helms Middle
High : Richmond High

Is Verde Elementary a good school?

Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Verde Elementary.

What district is Verde Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Verde Elementary?

Students at Verde Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

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