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West Contra Costa Unified

At a glance

1110^thof 1,543 California districts▲ 16

Better than 28% of California districts

Elementary 38 Middle 6 High 8 Alternative 1Grades K-12

1108 Bissell Ave.
Richmond, CA 94801-3135·(510) 231-1100·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 28.1% of districts

Schools

25,133

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMiddle College High63^rd of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Ellerhorst Elementary up 637 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The West Contra Costa Unified district serves a diverse urban and suburban area including Richmond, El Cerrito, and Hercules, operating 52 schools from kindergarten through high school, but it is a district of stark contrasts where a child's educational experience varies dramatically depending on which school they attend.

On one hand, the district features several standout, high-achieving schools that serve as models of success, such as Middle College High with its perfect graduation rate and Kensington Elementary with exceptionally high test scores and low absenteeism. Other strong performers include Madera Elementary, Hercules High, and Pinole Valley High. On the other hand, many schools face severe challenges, with elementary schools like Grant, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary, and Lincoln ranking in the state's bottom 1%, and middle schools like Helms and Lovonya DeJean also struggling profoundly.

Key issues affecting the district include chronic absenteeism, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a large gap in academic proficiency in English, math, and science compared to California as a whole. Interestingly, higher per-student spending does not correlate with better performance in this district. For parents, this means carefully researching individual schools, as the quality and challenges vary widely even within the same district, with some schools demonstrating that excellent outcomes are possible here while others are in acute need of improvement.

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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 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
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
Cameron	Public		7140 Gladys Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 233-1955																			(n/a)
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1430	381	19	20.3	81.9%	12 (3.1%)	51 (13.4%)	301 (79.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%		7.4	2728^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	15																										3.7			3.7					10.1	9.9		10.0					3.9	4.2		4.1
Hercules Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	596	24	24.7	44.3%	45 (7.6%)	88 (14.8%)	155 (26.0%)	234 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.6%)	61.2	876^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		56.5	978^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.9%	102																										36.5			36.5				53.9	52.7	56.5		54.3				33.9	34.8	40.5		36.4
Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2625 Barnard Rd.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 231-1431	420	35	12.0	52.6%	45 (10.7%)	72 (17.1%)	197 (46.9%)	61 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	36 (8.6%)								(n/a)																									13.6	32.0	13.0		17.3	30.8	50.0	13.6	38.5	24.0	32.0	41.5	33.3	15.4	21.4	9.1	30.8	28.0	33.3	13.2	20.1
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
Middle College High	Public	9-12	2600 Mission Bell Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-3881	294	10	30.6	65.0%	17 (5.8%)	29 (9.9%)	147 (50.0%)	84 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	96.7	63^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.1%		97.2	63^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%																												62.3		62.3							94.2	94.2							59.4	59.4
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
Hercules High	Public	9-12	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	767	32	23.7	41.7%	49 (6.4%)	110 (14.3%)	204 (26.6%)	330 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (8.2%)	76.7	468^th of 2162 public high schools	78.4%		75.9	472^nd of 2159 public high schools	78.1%	4																											41.8		42.1							64.5	64.5							38.8	38.8
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
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)
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-6	629 42nd st	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1456	431	19	22.3	77.7%	28 (6.5%)	30 (7.0%)	305 (70.8%)	40 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	19	4922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.8	4700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	222																									14.3				14.3	14.1	33.3	18.2	13.7				19.8	22.7	42.4	19.6	9.4				23.9
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1417	385	18	21.3	55.3%	42 (10.9%)	21 (5.5%)	300 (77.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	14.3	5328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.5	4726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	602	4.7	11.5	0.0	2.8		5.1	25.6	19.2	10.6	13.9		17.4	4.8	23.5	2.1	8.3		10.2	4.8	8.0	0.0	0.0		3.4	14.9				14.9	20.9	20.8	25.5	25.0				22.9	18.6	20.8	8.5	13.9				15.6
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
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3416 Maywood Dr.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1455	220	10	22.0	65.0%	44 (20.0%)	29 (13.2%)	86 (39.1%)	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	28.5	4098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		32.7	3721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	377																									21.4				21.4	44.0	28.6	35.7	42.4				37.5	44.0	10.3	4.8	24.2				18.6
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
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
Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	101 35th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1425	225	12	18.1	77.3%	21 (9.3%)	73 (32.4%)	94 (41.8%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	4.9	5839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		8	5777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	62																									3.5				3.5	9.1	9.5	3.6	15.8				8.9	4.4	4.8	0.0	4.6				3.2	90.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	90.6	93.8
Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1414	318	15	21.4	67.9%	31 (9.7%)	33 (10.4%)	158 (49.7%)	60 (18.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	15.8	5197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.7	4793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	404																									19.5				19.5	26.7	29.3	22.0	24.1				25.6	18.6	19.5	4.9	10.3				13.6	96.8
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
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
Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1450	1,280	57	22.3	96.8%	18 (1.4%)	59 (4.6%)	1,144 (89.4%)	39 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	29.7	1493^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.9%		21.8	1659^th of 2159 public high schools	23.2%	166																											18.1	9.5	17.5							39.6	39.6							8.6	8.6
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		61.7	845^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	88					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0		39.0			39.0					48.2	47.6		47.9					39.3	36.6		38.0
Pinole Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1442	1,245	50	24.7	61.8%	126 (10.1%)	181 (14.5%)	639 (51.3%)	228 (18.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.7%)	71.6	567^th of 2162 public high schools	73.8%		57.9	818^th of 2159 public high schools	62.1%	251																																				58.0	58.0							38.4	38.4
Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	26	1951^st of 2761 public middle schools	29.3%		21.8	2184^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.5%	233																										9.9			9.9					38.9	29.5		34.2					30.3	12.0		21.4
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
Olinda Elementary	Public	K-6	5855 Olinda Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1452	318	14	22.7	39.6%	38 (11.9%)	38 (11.9%)	110 (34.6%)	91 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.3%)	59.7	2083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		56.2	2227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	144																									40.9				40.9	41.9	41.9	59.5	47.6				47.7	54.8	44.2	40.0	47.6				46.7
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Turquoise Dr.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1443	482	21	23.1	34.9%	33 (6.8%)	53 (11.0%)	114 (23.7%)	199 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	78 (16.2%)	85.9	888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		76.2	1329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	441																									59.5				59.5	75.4	53.7	74.0					67.7	80.3	61.2	54.1					64.4	95.4	96.5		96.5	96.5	96.5
Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1406	415	18	23.0	77.3%	10 (2.4%)	71 (17.1%)	302 (72.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	17	5103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.7	5149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	46																									5.7				5.7	10.6	20.0	13.0	36.7				20.0	26.5	13.2	14.8	32.0				21.4
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
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
Mira Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	6397 Hazel Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1416	510	25	20.6	57.3%	121 (23.7%)	52 (10.2%)	208 (40.8%)	55 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.5%)	36.9	3411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		44.5	2896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.7%	515																									25.0	25.9			25.3	35.3	35.1	34.9	53.7	51.7	48.2		40.9	32.4	26.8	22.2	46.3	44.8	40.7		33.1	96.8			96.8
Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	8500 Madera Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1412	457	19	24.0	12.9%	183 (40.0%)	9 (2.0%)	81 (17.7%)	87 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (19.5%)	95.2	309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		91.4	615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	306																									70.0				70.0	71.6	84.2	80.0	73.6				77.2	76.1	82.8	73.3	83.0				78.6
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Sixth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1404	339	17	20.1	85.5%	4 (1.2%)	48 (14.2%)	269 (79.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	6.1	5806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.9	5844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	38	9.5	5.3				7.5	38.1	10.5				25.0	4.8	21.1				12.5	4.8	5.3				5.0	0.0				0.0	2.5	18.6	3.6	12.0				9.0	7.3	15.9	1.8	7.8				7.8	90.9			93.2
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
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	4022 Florida Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1403	375	17	22.0	90.1%	10 (2.7%)	86 (22.9%)	228 (60.8%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	4.1	5851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.8	5849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	2																									1.8				1.8	11.9	5.2	5.5	3.5				6.1	7.1	3.4	1.8	0.0				2.8	69.8	86.8	86.8	84.9	83.0	86.8
Kensington Elementary	Public	K-6	90 Highland Blvd.	Kensington	94708	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1415	473	20	23.6	14.2%	238 (50.3%)	6 (1.3%)	62 (13.1%)	72 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (20.1%)	94.2	383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		96.3	237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	146																									63.9				63.9	77.4	69.5	81.7	89.6				79.2	74.2	71.7	69.4	79.2				73.1
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	740	38	19.2	59.9%	8 (1.1%)	108 (14.6%)	557 (75.3%)	35 (4.7%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%		16.2	1783^rd of 2159 public high schools	17.4%	92																											1.8	0.0	1.5							15.7	15.7							8.8	8.8
Lupine Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1919 Lupine Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1411	387	20	19.6	73.6%	27 (7.0%)	37 (9.6%)	152 (39.3%)	127 (32.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.0%)	38.3	3327^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		43.5	2958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	369																									25.4				25.4	38.6	39.7	37.9					38.7	31.6	43.1	29.3					34.7	95.2	96.4			96.4
Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%		8	2717^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.4%	32																										6.3			6.3					11.4	11.0		11.2					7.2	6.2		6.6
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	7230 Fairmont Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1413	481	20	24.0	34.3%	149 (31.0%)	24 (5.0%)	116 (24.1%)	104 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (17.7%)	72.4	1503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		67.6	1699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	196																									58.1				58.1	56.3	48.8	72.6	63.0				59.0	51.6	42.5	58.1	47.4				49.3
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
Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1402	200	11	17.8	93.5%	9 (4.5%)	48 (24.0%)	126 (63.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.0%)	8.3	2103^rd of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.2	2115^th of 2159 public high schools	2.0%	12																											0.0	0.0	0.0							4.0	4.0							1.4	1.4
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
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	724 Kearney St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1448	537	23	23.3	53.1%	109 (20.3%)	30 (5.6%)	182 (33.9%)	148 (27.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (12.1%)	66.4	1771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		67.4	1710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	61																									36.1				36.1	51.6	63.3	44.4	51.3				52.2	62.5	63.3	38.4	47.4				52.0
Ellerhorst Elementary	Public	K-6	3501 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1426	319	16	19.9	58.6%	64 (20.1%)	24 (7.5%)	135 (42.3%)	50 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.1%)	60.1	2067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		47.5	2704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	637																									40.0				40.0	53.2	45.5	55.6	46.3				50.3	55.3	36.4	40.0	43.9				44.1
El Cerrito High	Public	9-12	540 Ashbury Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1437	1,460	61	24.0	39.0%	407 (27.9%)	211 (14.5%)	464 (31.8%)	229 (15.7%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	126 (8.6%)	55.3	931^st of 2162 public high schools	56.9%		69.4	572^nd of 2159 public high schools	73.5%	359																											32.2		32.2							44.9	44.9							29.6	29.6
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
De Anza High	Public	9-12	5000 Valley View Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1440	1,047	46	22.9	86.1%	70 (6.7%)	182 (17.4%)	563 (53.8%)	179 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	43 (4.1%)	28.9	1504^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%		22.1	1646^th of 2159 public high schools	23.8%	142																											15.2		15.2							37.0	37.0							12.3	12.3
Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2499^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	30																										9.0			9.0					25.2	13.7		19.3					18.1	5.8		11.8
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1419	307	15	20.4	63.2%	9 (2.9%)	50 (16.3%)	227 (73.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	7.1	5774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.6	5824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	50	5.0					5.0	60.0					60.0	10.0					10.0	5.0					5.0	2.6				2.6	0.0	10.2	7.7	18.2				9.1	18.6	14.6	2.5	9.1				11.4	95.2
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
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
Hanna Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	2480 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1441	421	18	23.3	39.7%	24 (5.7%)	34 (8.1%)	144 (34.2%)	159 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (14.0%)	54.5	2342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		70.7	1567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	775																									30.7				30.7	52.3	57.4	38.7					48.8	42.4	57.4	33.3					43.6

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