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Rodeo Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rodeo Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Rodeo, CA, serving 551 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the John Swett Unified School District, which is ranked 1113 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rodeo Hills Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average test scores in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, Rodeo Hills is one of the lower-performing schools in the area, with schools like Ohlone Elementary and Hanna Ranch Elementary consistently outperforming it on test scores and other metrics.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the large proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Rodeo Hills Elementary may be contributing to the school's poor academic performance. Addressing these underlying issues could be key to improving student outcomes. However, the school's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past several years, with little to no improvement in test scores or other metrics, suggesting that the school may be struggling to implement effective strategies to support student learning and growth.

534

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,699

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 Garretson St.
Rodeo, CA 94572-1418

(510) 799-4431

District: John Swett Unified

Students who attend Rodeo Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carquinez Middle
High:	John Swett High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

Asian:

17.0%

White:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,850^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1136^th of 1,543John Swett Unified 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	19.7	4850 of 5857	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4727 of 5869	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4560 of 5859	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4631 of 5883	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4764 of 5789	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4292 of 5662	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	4063 of 5692	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	3437 of 5614	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	3106 of 5611	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4212 of 5530	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	4389 of 5390	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	3620 of 5377	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	3654 of 5314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	2740 of 5193	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	2677 of 5113	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	3225 of 5113	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.5	3268 of 4818	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.5	3725 of 4822	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	3564 of 4809	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	356 of 569	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	400 of 593	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	489 of 661	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	472 of 663	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	704 of 747	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	662 of 700	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	1353 of 2227	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1834 of 2585	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1637 of 2128	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1525 of 3162	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	2289 of 3245	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.7	771 of 3311	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	1798 of 3275	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	980 of 3246	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4571 of 5597	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4330 of 5612	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4551 of 5609	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4094 of 5635	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4528 of 5492	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4251 of 5413	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4585 of 5107	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	4760 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4433 of 5087	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4665 of 5084	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3862 of 4963	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3944 of 4830	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4443 of 5460	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	4054 of 5517	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3936 of 5363	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3760 of 5264	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4391 of 5173	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3984 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4768 of 5628	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4691 of 5643	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4240 of 5638	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4559 of 5663	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4565 of 5510	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4004 of 5431	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	697 of 718	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	666 of 669	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	521 of 610	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	417 of 445	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2731 of 2847	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1390 of 2635	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1148 of 2420	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2430 of 2598	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	2467 of 2651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2335 of 2661	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2435 of 2726	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	2584 of 2834	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	2521 of 2737	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The school does not seem consistent nor diligent in ferreting out successful ways to determine how various student learning styles can best be benefited within the school context. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

My grandchildren are getting excellent teachers and a very good education. I am surprised that you are showing such a low rating. Perhaps this needs to be reevaluated on your end Close Quote

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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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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
Rodeo Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	545 Garretson St.	Rodeo	94572	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 799-4431	534	26	20.1	80.7%	73 (13.7%)	58 (10.9%)	246 (46.1%)	91 (17.0%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	56 (10.5%)	19.7	4850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.5	4727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	123																	21.2		21.2	29.2	26.2	35.4				30.5	16.7	9.4	17.2				14.6	96.9						$37,699	$36,500	$1,199
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodeo Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rodeo Hills Elementary?

Students at Rodeo Hills Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 14% White, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Is Rodeo Hills Elementary a good school?

Rodeo Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Rodeo Hills Elementary in?

John Swett Unified

What schools do graduates of Rodeo Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rodeo Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carquinez Middle
High : John Swett High

How many students attend Rodeo Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Rodeo Hills Elementary.

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