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Highland Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 377 students in the West Contra Costa Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools with very low proficiency rates in English (15.9%) and Math (21.3%), and an especially concerning 4.3% proficiency in Science. A major issue is chronic absenteeism, with 34.1% of students missing too much school, though this rate is lower than some nearby schools like Bayview Elementary (48.0%). The school's performance has declined sharply over the past decade, falling from an average rating to its current low standing.

Interesting comparisons exist with other local schools. While Highland struggles, Montalvin Manor Elementary, a district school with similar student demographics, performs better across all subjects. The contrast is even starker with nearby charter schools like Caliber: Beta Academy, which serves a similar population but has much higher test scores and lower absenteeism, though it also receives nearly triple the funding per student. Within Highland, there are bright spots, such as relatively strong 3rd-grade math scores, but these gains are not sustained in later grades.

377

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,578

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2829 Moyers Rd.
Richmond, CA 94806-2728

(510) 231-1424

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High:	De Anza High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

Asian:

17.0%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,320^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	14.4	5320 of 5857	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5294 of 5869	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5323 of 5859	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5227 of 5883	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4292 of 5789	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3460 of 5662	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	3256 of 5692	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	2841 of 5614	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	2301 of 5611	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.2	3726 of 5530	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	2805 of 5390	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.5	2381 of 5377	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.2	3415 of 5314	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.1	4130 of 5193	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	3620 of 5113	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	3298 of 5113	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.5	3140 of 4818	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	3130 of 4822	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.5	3527 of 4809	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.9	647 of 663	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	560 of 747	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	301 of 700	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	1843 of 3162	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	2339 of 3245	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1696 of 3311	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1753 of 3275	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1884 of 3246	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4655 of 5597	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5055 of 5612	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5269 of 5609	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5150 of 5635	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3924 of 5492	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	3080 of 5413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4534 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4536 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4743 of 5087	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4212 of 5084	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3166 of 4963	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2193 of 4830	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4815 of 5460	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4867 of 5517	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4858 of 5363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4616 of 5264	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3705 of 5173	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	2399 of 5084	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	5279 of 5628	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4992 of 5643	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4864 of 5638	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4839 of 5663	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4186 of 5510	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3553 of 5431	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2022)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Science4%-28 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
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	$6,578	$1,868	$4,710
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							$20,864	$2,253	$18,611
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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	$17,624	$1,368	$16,256
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		$5,230	$1,728	$3,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary

Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Highland Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Highland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High : De Anza High

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