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Richmond Charter Academy

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Richmond Charter Academy ranks 1811 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Richmond Charter Academy is a 296-student middle school serving grades 6–8 in Richmond, California, and is one of 11 schools in the nearby comparison group. In 2025–26, proficiency was below California’s in all three tested subjects: 43% in English Language Arts (ELA) versus 49% statewide, 17% in math versus 38%, and 23% in science versus 36%. Math is the clearest concern: its proficiency rate was 21 percentage points below the state rate.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA was the school’s strongest subject and math its weakest: it ranked 6th of 11 in both ELA and science, but 8th of 11 in math. Its math proficiency was 32 points below the 50% average among the six nearby schools that also serve grades 6–8. Sixth grade is a particular weak spot: ELA proficiency was 39% and math was 13%, higher only than Manzanita Middle among the provided sixth-grade comparisons. The school outperformed several nearby schools in ELA and science, but remained below the state in every tested subject. The supplied data include no proficiency figures for Richmond Charter Academy District, so a school-to-district score comparison is not possible.

Results have improved since 2022–23—ELA rose 23 points, math 8 points and science 11 points—but ELA and math have fallen from their 2023–24 highs; science’s gap with the state narrowed over that period. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 34th statewide percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26, down from the 51st percentile in 2023–24. Its student–teacher ratio was 36.7 in 2024–25, the highest among nearby schools; the next highest was 25.1. In 2024–25, 82% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, in a state where all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility). SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner subgroup ranking was a standout: it reached the 86th percentile in 2023–24, compared with 51st overall. The Female Students ranking moved the other way, falling from the 49th percentile in 2023–24 to the 25th in 2025–26, below the school’s 34th-percentile overall ranking.

296

Students ?

36.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,777

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1450 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804-1718

(510) 235-2465

District: Richmond Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

African American:

4.1%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 9th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 37 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

California avg42%

1,811^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1061^st of 1,530Richmond Charter Academy 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
2026	30.5	1811 of 2740	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	1674 of 2761	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1370 of 2783	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.9	2542 of 2781	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2359 of 2740	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1613 of 2715	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	640 of 1531	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.4	204 of 1478	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	878 of 1521	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1104 of 1540	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	658 of 1442	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1891 of 2516	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	1506 of 2533	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1299 of 2551	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2199 of 2531	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2199 of 2509	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1564 of 2380	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	1405 of 2357	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	1288 of 2395	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	959 of 2388	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.8	2159 of 2374	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1903 of 2359	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1133 of 2213	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	1465 of 2529	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1532 of 2542	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	1119 of 2579	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.5	2265 of 2531	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2127 of 2458	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1220 of 2369	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1441 of 2514	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	1625 of 2534	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1241 of 2552	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.0	2401 of 2538	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2157 of 2527	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1376 of 2407	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	940 of 1605	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-7 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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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	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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	30.5	1811^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.9%		34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%	137	22.6	22.6	39.2	44.1	44.7	42.6	12.8	20.4	19.2	17.3	$35,777	$34,322	$1,455
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%)	7	2679^th of 2740 public middle schools	2.2%		6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%	34	3.0	3.0		18.1	6.6	12.3		11.9	5.4	8.6
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 222-3500	92	4	23.0	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	8.2	2646^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.4%		17.9	2322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.9%	324	10.3	10.3	8.3	12.1	20.0	14.7	8.3	6.1	10.0	8.0	$39,829	$35,778	$4,051
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%)	53.4	1093^rd of 2740 public middle schools	60.1%		58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%	160	35.6	35.6		50.2	39.4	44.7		48.4	33.5	40.8
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	95.2	135^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.1%		94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%	29	73.8	73.8	78.8	79.6	77.2	78.6	64.7	67.4	73.2	68.5	$24,157	$23,296	$861
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%)	7.2	2677^th of 2740 public middle schools	2.3%		7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%	8	8.3	8.3		14.7	10.7	12.8		8.6	6.1	7.4
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public	6-8	1701 San Pablo Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6360	462	32	14.5	44.6%	132 (28.6%)	79 (17.1%)	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	90.5	252^nd of 2740 public middle schools	90.8%		83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%	151	67.1	67.1	69.5	68.8	67.1	68.5	57.8	67.5	73.9	66.3	$35,335	$34,472	$863
Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6280	851	47	18.0	32.5%	360 (42.3%)	90 (10.6%)	173 (20.3%)	90 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	132 (15.5%)	90.7	245^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.1%		92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%	44	55.0	55.0	74.0	73.6	66.4	71.4	72.0	63.8	62.4	66.2	$27,295	$26,700	$595
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%)	18.8	2268^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.2%		12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%	261	15.4	15.4		30.8	18.4	24.7		22.4	19.0	20.7
Willard Middle	Public	6-8	2425 Stuart St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6330	596	34	17.3	27.5%	265 (44.5%)	59 (9.9%)	116 (19.5%)	63 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.4%)	94.4	158^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.2%		96.6	99^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%	59	66.3	66.3	70.1	83.9	80.6	77.9	63.6	74.2	67.6	68.4	$26,938	$26,592	$346

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Charter Academy

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Richmond Charter Academy District

Is Richmond Charter Academy a good school?

Richmond Charter Academy ranks 1811^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Charter Academy?

Students at Richmond Charter Academy are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Richmond Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Richmond Charter Academy.

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