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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Total
Making Waves Academy	0.0mi	Public, Charter	5-12	4123 Lakeside Dr.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Making Waves Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 262-1511	1,078	56	19.1	79.9%	15 (1.4%)	73 (6.8%)	944 (87.6%)	42 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)
Summit Public School: Tamalpais	0.8mi	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	629	25	24.8	78.2%	16 (2.5%)	43 (6.8%)	491 (78.1%)	56 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	0.9mi	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Middle College High	1.3mi	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%)	92.4	146^th of 2137 public high schools	93.2%		96.7	63^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.1%	83	58.6		58.6	84.1	84.1	55.7	55.7
Pinole Valley High	2.5mi	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%)	44.3	1157^th of 2137 public high schools	45.9%		71.6	567^th of 2162 public high schools	73.8%	590	11.0		11.0	48.4	48.4	33.3	33.3
Richmond High	2.6mi	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%)	17.5	1698^th of 2137 public high schools	20.5%		29.7	1493^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.9%	205	12.3		12.4	28.0	28.0	5.2	5.2
De Anza High	2.8mi	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%)	33.7	1409^th of 2137 public high schools	34.1%		28.9	1504^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%	95	22.5		22.5	25.8	25.8	22.7	22.7
Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	4.1mi	Public, Charter	9-12	880 Bissell Ave.	Richmond	94607	Alameda County	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-4522	546	26	21.2	65.4%	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	522 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)
Greenwood Academy	4.2mi	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%)	9	2003^rd of 2137 public high schools	6.3%		8.3	2103^rd of 2162 public high schools	2.7%	100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.9	7.1	7.1
John F. Kennedy High	4.4mi	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%)	23.1	1608^th of 2137 public high schools	24.8%		13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%	267	9.2	17.7	10.3	14.0	14.0	22.7	22.7

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