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Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez

Q: Is Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez a good school?

Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez ranks 3999 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez is a public charter school serving 490 students in grades K-5 in Richmond, CA, operating as its own Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District and showing an improving academic trajectory in a community where many schools face significant challenges.

While the school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below California state averages, it performs notably better than most traditional neighborhood schools in the West Contra Costa Unified district, such as Lincoln Elementary and Stege Elementary. It has shown particular strength and recent dramatic improvement in educating English Language Learner students. However, the school has an extremely high student-teacher ratio and its performance for students with special education needs is a serious area of concern.

The school's model presents some interesting contrasts, including very high per-student spending coupled with large class sizes. Its chronic absenteeism rate, though high, is lower than many nearby schools. Compared to peers like Richmond College Preparatory, another local charter, there is room for growth, but the school's consistent year-over-year improvement suggests it is implementing effective strategies for its community.

490

Students ?

37.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804-1534

(510) 215-7009

District: Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

California avg41%

3,999^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 28% (2019) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1156^th of 1,543Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District 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	29.5	3999 of 5857	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4324 of 5869	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4507 of 5859	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4742 of 5883	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4179 of 5789	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.2	1096 of 2585	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.5	818 of 3162	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	2038 of 3245	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	2696 of 3311	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	2110 of 3275	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	3992 of 5597	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4228 of 5612	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4444 of 5609	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4743 of 5635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4350 of 5492	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	2993 of 5107	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3298 of 5107	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3598 of 5087	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3983 of 5084	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3069 of 4963	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3361 of 5460	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3954 of 5517	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	4015 of 5363	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4531 of 5264	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3166 of 5173	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3725 of 5628	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4099 of 5643	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4250 of 5638	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4357 of 5663	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3579 of 5510	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2019)58th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science18%-15 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-7009	490	13	37.6	82.7%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	437 (89.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	29.5	3999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		25.5	4324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	325																					17.5		17.5	34.6	35.1	38.8				36.2	33.3	27.3	23.8				28.1
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
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
Richmond College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	214 South 11th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2066	560	16	36.1	86.4%	1 (0.2%)	79 (14.1%)	449 (80.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	63.8	1890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.4	1532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	358																					25.8	23.5	24.8	39.7	58.1	48.4	52.5	59.7	52.9	51.9	55.2	53.2	61.3	49.2	35.1	46.0	50.3
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
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
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
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	343	10	34.3	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (97.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.3	5615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	5151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	464																					7.7		8.7	17.0	15.0	19.4	22.0			18.4	18.2	10.0	2.6	17.1			12.6	94.0			94.0		96.0	$39,831	$38,952	$879
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez

How many students attend Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez.

Is Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez a good school?

Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez ranks 3999^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez?

Students at Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez are 89% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% White.

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