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Garin Elementary

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Garin Elementary ranks 1967 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brentwood, California, serving 802 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Brentwood Union School District, which is ranked 424 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Garin Elementary consistently outperforms the Brentwood Union district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 57.32% of Garin students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 56.61% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 44.72% of Garin students were proficient or better, compared to 45.18% for the district and 37.3% for the state. However, the school struggles with performance among Asian, White, and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25-50% of California schools.

Garin Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.4% in 2022-2023 to 24.9% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools, Garin generally outperforms other Brentwood Union elementary schools, such as Loma Vista and R. Paul Krey Elementary, but lags behind some higher-performing schools in the neighboring Oakley Union Elementary district, such as Almond Grove Elementary.

785

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,881

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 First St.
Brentwood, CA 94513-1610

(925) 513-6370

District: Brentwood Union

Students who attend Garin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edna Hill Middle
High:	Liberty High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

31.1%

Asian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,967^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Brentwood Union

411^th of 1,543Brentwood Union 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	62.0	1967 of 5857	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	1882 of 5869	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1886 of 5859	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	1772 of 5883	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	1726 of 5789	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	1818 of 5662	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.3	1455 of 5692	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	1615 of 5614	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	63.4	1780 of 5611	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	1851 of 5530	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	2157 of 5390	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.7	2435 of 5377	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.7	2941 of 5314	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	2924 of 5193	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2918 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.4	2602 of 5113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.1	2375 of 4818	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.7	2351 of 4822	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	2293 of 4809	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.4	42 of 593	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	79 of 661	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	95.1	22 of 663	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	786 of 1203	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	895 of 1190	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.9	722 of 2227	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	641 of 2585	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	35.3	1208 of 2128	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	795 of 3162	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	848 of 3245	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	1062 of 3311	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	627 of 3275	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	45.1	1496 of 3246	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	2041 of 5597	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	1916 of 5612	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	2115 of 5609	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	1694 of 5635	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	1816 of 5492	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	1774 of 5413	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	2045 of 5107	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1455 of 5107	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	1582 of 5087	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1589 of 5084	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	1138 of 4963	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	1187 of 4830	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	1695 of 5460	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1689 of 5517	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	2295 of 5363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1735 of 5264	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	1678 of 5173	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1832 of 5084	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1771 of 5628	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	1763 of 5643	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	1586 of 5638	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	1736 of 5663	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	1584 of 5510	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	1792 of 5431	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	553 of 718	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	624 of 670	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	502 of 669	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	454 of 610	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	746 of 2847	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	434 of 2635	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	585 of 2420	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1556 of 2598	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1642 of 2651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1620 of 2661	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	1250 of 2726	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1657 of 2834	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1642 of 2737	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)93rd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+9 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Love grain. Me an my siblings went to that school,my oldest son did an now my youngest goes there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Garin Elementary	Public	K-5	250 First St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6370	785	32	24.5	41.5%	244 (31.1%)	59 (7.5%)	286 (36.4%)	112 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	76 (9.7%)	62	1967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%		63.9	1882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.9%	85	30.5		30.5	61.7	59.6	50.8				57.3	62.2	48.0	25.2				44.7	95.9	95.9		96.7	95.9	96.7	$13,881	$12,540	$1,341
Brentwood Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Griffith Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6360	811	33	24.9	45.6%	222 (27.4%)	76 (9.4%)	317 (39.1%)	101 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	86 (10.6%)	59.4	2094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		61.6	1997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	97	33.3		33.3	51.1	51.8	53.0				52.0	55.6	43.3	35.6				44.9	95.8	97.9		95.8	97.2	97.2	$14,249	$13,014	$1,235
Mary Casey Black Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Farmington Dr.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6430	680	27	25.1	47.1%	157 (23.1%)	33 (4.9%)	303 (44.6%)	102 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (12.1%)	51.8	2512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		36.4	3412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	900	29.9		29.9	57.3	47.3	44.3				49.7	50.0	37.4	29.9				39.1	95.9	97.5	98.4	96.7	97.5	97.5	$12,829	$11,360	$1,469
Marsh Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Grant St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6420	550	24	22.9	52.4%	105 (19.1%)	56 (10.2%)	240 (43.6%)	72 (13.1%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	64 (11.6%)	55.6	2264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		63.3	1915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	349	39.5		39.5	41.7	40.3	58.6				49.1	53.4	27.3	39.1				39.6							$15,382	$13,580	$1,802
Ron Nunn Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Central Blvd.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6380	702	28	25.0		205 (29.2%)	51 (7.3%)	227 (32.3%)	126 (17.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.3%)	66	1791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		68.1	1680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	111	33.3		33.3	64.5	56.0	60.3				60.1	64.5	39.2	38.6				46.5							$14,206	$12,932	$1,274
Isaac R. Montanez Elementary	Public	K-5	2340 Smith Rd.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6100	444	18	24.6	33.3%	107 (24.1%)	27 (6.1%)	124 (27.9%)	138 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)								(n/a)	47.7		47.7	54.8	64.2	47.7				57.1	66.2	69.1	30.2				59.6							$15,525	$13,590	$1,935
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2110 San Jose Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6390	749	30	25.3		214 (28.6%)	50 (6.7%)	195 (26.0%)	210 (28.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (10.1%)	76.7	1297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		69.4	1618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	321	36.7		36.7	59.8	62.2	72.7				64.6	59.0	55.1	53.5				56.1	96.6				96.6		$13,659	$12,462	$1,197
R. Paul Krey Elementary	Public	K-5	190 Crawford Dr.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6400	885	36	24.5		244 (27.6%)	67 (7.6%)	252 (28.5%)	228 (25.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	88 (9.9%)	72.3	1507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.3	1353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	154	47.9		47.9	52.4	51.8	72.2				59.4	47.3	53.3	52.2				50.9	97.7	98.5	98.5	97.7			$13,070	$12,028	$1,042
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	2010 Shady Willow Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6410	859	33	26.3		193 (22.5%)	89 (10.4%)	215 (25.0%)	259 (30.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (11.2%)	60.5	2038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		65.4	1796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	242	37.4		37.4	51.7	56.1	54.8				54.3	45.6	46.2	35.5				42.4	92.0	94.0	98.0	94.7	94.0	93.3	$13,076	$12,008	$1,068
Knightsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1923 Delta Rd.	Knightsen	94548	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-0073	316	14	23.0	38.0%	130 (41.1%)	5 (1.6%)	157 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	39.5	3258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		33.7	3629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	371	31.4	45.7	39.5	40.7	42.4	40.0	35.9	46.9	58.7	44.3	48.2	42.4	11.4	28.3	25.0	41.3	32.3							$28,786	$27,324	$1,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Garin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Garin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edna Hill Middle
High : Liberty High

Is Garin Elementary a good school?

Garin Elementary ranks 1967^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Garin Elementary.

What district is Garin Elementary in?

Brentwood Union

What is the racial makeup of Garin Elementary?

Students at Garin Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 31% White, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American.

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