Best Public Schools in Richmond, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)								CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 12th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 11th Grade	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 11th Grade	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG
Making Waves Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4123 Lakeside Dr.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa	Making Waves Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 262-1511	940	48	19.5	83.1%	9 (1.0%)	74 (7.9%)	806 (85.7%)	16 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (3.1%)	65.8	622^nd of 2133 public high schools	70.8%					(n/a)									17.4	23.2	27.6				41.3	40.8	49.6	54.5	78.2			17.4	28.4	18.0	31.3	40.2
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa	Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 480-0660	345	12	28.2	82.3%	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.7%)	231 (67.0%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.7%)	44.8	2888^th of 5789 public elementary schools	50.1%					(n/a)									12.3				59.2	52.7	34.5					56.3	45.5	29.3
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way S.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 215-7009	421	16	26.3	89.1%	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.4%)	390 (92.6%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27.1	4179^th of 5789 public elementary schools	27.8%					(n/a)									12.7				28.8	30.0	41.8					31.5	33.3	43.6
Richmond College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	214 S. 11th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	Richmond College Preparatory District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 235-2066	542	19	28.5	74.9%	0 (0.0%)	137 (25.3%)	383 (70.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	43.1	2997^th of 5789 public elementary schools	48.2%					(n/a)									24.1	32.8			45.0	39.0	51.7	31.2	72.9	67.2		52.5	57.6	43.1	18.3	50.0	63.8
Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4301 Berk Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 685-9886	802	38	21.2	78.6%	22 (2.7%)	118 (14.7%)	607 (75.7%)	36 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	12 (1.5%)	43.6	2971^st of 5789 public elementary schools	48.7%					(n/a)									16.5	9.1			42.6	45.0	53.9	59.6	37.8	39.4		48.5	38.0	27.5	32.6	13.5	21.2
John Henry High	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Marina Way S.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	John Henry High District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 235-2439	320			84.1%	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	305 (95.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.7	749^th of 2133 public high schools	64.9%					(n/a)												20.3							68.1							20.9
Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	Public, Charter	9-12	880 Bissell Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 235-4522	597	24	25.2	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	554 (92.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	58.3	785^th of 2133 public high schools	63.2%					(n/a)												15.9							62.3							28.1
Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 374-4185	352	15	23.7	61.1%	15 (4.3%)	52 (14.8%)	198 (56.3%)	49 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.5%)								(n/a)										19.8							33.9	47.6						30.5	33.0
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way S.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 235-2465	269	11	24.4	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	254 (94.4%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35	1613^th of 2715 public middle schools	40.6%					(n/a)										12.6						37.8	43.0	42.5					43.7	26.3	16.3
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 222-3500	119	6	19.8	71.4%	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.0%)	105 (88.2%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	19.2	2215^th of 2715 public middle schools	18.4%					(n/a)										20.0						15.0	27.3	30.0					15.0	13.6	18.0
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(510) 434-5000	541	18	29.8	66.0%	3 (0.6%)	69 (12.8%)	402 (74.3%)	55 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	38.5	1249^th of 2133 public high schools	41.4%					(n/a)										2.5		6.8				30.2	46.7	26.7	63.3				20.5	22.2	23.0	20.4
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1419	435	16	27.1	94.5%	13 (3.0%)	100 (23.0%)	294 (67.6%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.6%)	4.6	5767^th of 5789 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.6	5629^th of 5662 public elementary schools	0.6%	138									5.2				3.4	6.0	14.0	11.1				15.0	4.0	6.9	3.6				97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0
De Anza High	Public	9-12	5000 Valley View Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 231-1440	1,368	61	22.4	72.2%	123 (9.0%)	302 (22.1%)	623 (45.5%)	265 (19.4%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.1%)	36 (2.6%)	37.3	1281^st of 2133 public high schools	39.9%		41.9	1179^th of 2017 public high schools	41.5%	102											16.5	15.1							45.3							11.6
Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	2711 Maricopa Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1421	446	19	23.4	92.2%	20 (4.5%)	19 (4.3%)	359 (80.5%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	18.3	4966^th of 5789 public elementary schools	14.2%		13.4	5226^th of 5662 public elementary schools	7.7%	260									26.3				26.1	29.7	50.0	7.0				7.1	12.1	27.1	3.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1402	313	12	25.2	75.1%	12 (3.8%)	64 (20.4%)	204 (65.2%)	23 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (1.9%)	10.9	1991^st of 2133 public high schools	6.7%		9.8	1893^rd of 2017 public high schools	6.1%	98											0.8	1.4							4.2							0.0
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1422	524	21	24.9	89.9%	14 (2.7%)	20 (3.8%)	456 (87.0%)	24 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	7.4	5683^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	1.8%		6.9	5577^th of 5662 public elementary schools	1.5%	106									6.2				16.4	17.2	26.6	19.7				11.8	7.3	4.6	11.3				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1433	851	43	19.9	93.7%	17 (2.0%)	215 (25.3%)	549 (64.5%)	53 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	13.7	1821^st of 2133 public high schools	14.6%		15.3	1590^th of 2017 public high schools	21.2%	231					0.0	0.0	3.1	8.7			5.9	0.7							14.3							2.2
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	4022 Florida Ave	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1403	470	18	26.1	97.2%	22 (4.7%)	149 (31.7%)	250 (53.2%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3.7	5777^th of 5789 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.1	5654^th of 5662 public elementary schools	0.1%	123									0.0				7.5	12.9	5.9	10.3				8.7	6.1	1.9	5.0				86.0	86.0	≥98.0	96.0	86.0	86.0
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Sixth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1404	403	17	23.7	93.3%	7 (1.7%)	74 (18.4%)	299 (74.2%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	9	5624^th of 5789 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.1	5532^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	2.3%	92									6.1				6.5	6.6	21.9	20.8				16.4	11.5	18.5	19.0				≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Mira Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	6397 Hazel Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 231-1416	566	27	21.2	58.7%	144 (25.4%)	100 (17.7%)	214 (37.8%)	65 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.5%)	42.1	3060^th of 5789 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.4	2936^th of 5662 public elementary schools	48.1%	124									32.4	18.6			30.7	42.6	36.8	51.4	43.3	27.9		30.7	38.1	39.7	40.3	31.7	18.6		94.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0
Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way S.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1406	520	18	28.8	93.1%	17 (3.3%)	92 (17.7%)	377 (72.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	9 (1.7%)	11.2	5500^th of 5789 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.7	5546^th of 5662 public elementary schools	2.0%	46									9.2				15.6	16.3	26.6	18.3				23.4	15.1	23.1	15.6				97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0
Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1407	549	24	22.8	95.8%	11 (2.0%)	85 (15.5%)	421 (76.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	16.1	5153^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	11.0%		18	4850^th of 5662 public elementary schools	14.3%	303									20.0				21.7	23.1	35.4	25.8	24.4			25.0	19.1	23.1	10.6	17.1			≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1450	1,567	74	21.3	89.6%	15 (1.0%)	108 (6.9%)	1,333 (85.1%)	97 (6.2%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	25.6	1514^th of 2133 public high schools	29.0%		30.8	1359^th of 2017 public high schools	32.6%	155											9.2	4.0							39.9							15.9
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1409	390	15	26.0	91.8%	22 (5.6%)	74 (19.0%)	204 (52.3%)	65 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	16 (4.1%)	18.8	4915^th of 5789 public elementary schools	15.1%		25.3	4211^th of 5662 public elementary schools	25.6%	704									16.7				20.4	16.1	33.3	35.6				27.7	25.0	18.0	25.0				96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	96.0	≥98.0
Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 231-1414	335	12	28.3	74.9%	35 (10.4%)	68 (20.3%)	135 (40.3%)	67 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.2%)	26.6	4226^th of 5789 public elementary schools	27.0%		24.6	4271^st of 5662 public elementary schools	24.6%	45									20.0				31.3	27.0	45.8	50.0				31.9	18.0	24.5	16.7				≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	4949 Cypress Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1425	260	12	21.6	93.5%	4 (1.5%)	134 (51.5%)	75 (28.8%)	29 (11.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (4.2%)	5	5759^th of 5789 public elementary schools	0.5%		3.5	5650^th of 5662 public elementary schools	0.2%	109									0.0				17.1	0.0	3.7	21.9				17.1	5.6	0.0	6.3				≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3416 Maywood Dr.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 231-1455	352	14	24.7	54.0%	97 (27.6%)	57 (16.2%)	101 (28.7%)	78 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	28.8	4028^th of 5789 public elementary schools	30.4%		38.6	3245^th of 5662 public elementary schools	42.7%	783									16.9				38.6	38.9	25.4	40.5				40.0	42.6	15.6	32.4				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1408	344	13	26.4	97.1%	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.9%)	294 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.7%)	10	5567^th of 5789 public elementary schools	3.8%		8.2	5518^th of 5662 public elementary schools	2.5%	49									9.8				19.4	13.3	15.0	31.0	23.1			16.7	12.8	5.0	19.1	17.2			≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 231-1417	465	17	27.3	58.3%	67 (14.4%)	57 (12.3%)	311 (66.9%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	20	4804^th of 5789 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.4	5225^th of 5662 public elementary schools	7.7%	421	12.8	2.4	0.0	28.1					8.9				31.0	25.0	25.9	37.0				31.9	16.7	7.4	40.7				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	960 17th St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1418	556	22	25.8	93.0%	16 (2.9%)	27 (4.9%)	499 (89.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6.4	5713^th of 5789 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.8	5544^th of 5662 public elementary schools	2.1%	169									5.0				16.2	13.1	16.5	13.2				24.6	8.1	7.3	5.4				92.0	92.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	92.0	95.0
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2829 Moyers Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1424	456	19	24.0	88.8%	14 (3.1%)	95 (20.8%)	259 (56.8%)	70 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	25.7	4292^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	25.9%		35.1	3460^th of 5662 public elementary schools	38.9%	832									8.3				42.2	26.8	24.6	41.9				47.0	22.9	11.7	38.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 231-1430	467	22	21.0	92.1%	3 (0.6%)	106 (22.7%)	318 (68.1%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6.1	2649^th of 2715 public middle schools	2.4%		6.2	2433^rd of 2480 public middle schools	1.9%	216										5.1							10.6	10.9						3.6	3.0
West County Mandarin	Public	K-6	6028 Ralston Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	No	No	No	No	(510) 231-1453	137	2	68.5	39.4%	10 (7.3%)	14 (10.2%)	49 (35.8%)	45 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.9%)								(n/a)																											96.0	97.0	96.0	97.0	97.0	97.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Pablo	0.74 mi	10	778^th
El Cerrito	2.55 mi	9	322^nd
El Sobrante	3.93 mi	5	613^th
Albany	4.48 mi	6	36^th
Kensington	4.6 mi	1	28^th

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Making Waves Academy

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Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy

De Anza High

Richmond Charter Academy

Valley View Elementary

Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez

Sheldon Elementary

Highland Elementary

Richmond High

Washington Elementary

Manzanita Middle

Riverside Elementary

Ford Elementary

Peres Elementary

John F. Kennedy High

Nystrom Elementary

Greenwood Academy

Verde Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Grant Elementary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Lovonya DeJean Middle

Stege Elementary

Coronado Elementary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

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