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Bayview Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bayview Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 335 students in San Pablo as part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district, operating in a community with significant economic need where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Bayview faces serious challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in California, with proficiency rates in English and math significantly below state averages. A critical and urgent issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school—a rate more than double the state average and the highest among nearby schools. Interestingly, the school shows a dramatic recent improvement in science scores and has had relative success with its English Language Learner students, suggesting there are effective strategies at the school that could be built upon.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that challenges are not inevitable. For instance, Montalvin Manor Elementary, which serves a similarly high-need population just over a mile away, achieves much stronger academic results with a significantly lower absenteeism rate. The charter school Aspire Richmond Technology Academy also outperforms district schools in the area. Bayview's historical decline and uneven performance across grade levels indicate that targeted interventions, particularly to address the attendance crisis, are essential for improvement.

335

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 16th St.
San Pablo, CA 94806-2353

(510) 231-1401

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Bayview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High:	De Anza High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

African American:

20.9%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,507^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa 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	12.0	5507 of 5857	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5510 of 5869	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5579 of 5859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	5774 of 5883	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	5749 of 5789	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	5554 of 5662	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	5502 of 5692	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	5292 of 5614	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	5041 of 5611	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	5378 of 5530	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	5320 of 5390	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	5262 of 5377	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	5286 of 5314	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	4659 of 5193	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	4637 of 5113	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	3756 of 5113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	3964 of 4818	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	4631 of 4822	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	4249 of 4809	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	483 of 569	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	621 of 661	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	607 of 663	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	711 of 747	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	565 of 700	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	1812 of 3162	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	2743 of 3245	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	2802 of 3311	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3130 of 3275	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	2879 of 3246	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	5352 of 5597	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	5415 of 5612	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	5500 of 5609	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	5577 of 5635	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	5445 of 5492	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	5082 of 5413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5038 of 5107	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5087 of 5107	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	5033 of 5087	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5025 of 5084	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	4954 of 4963	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	4816 of 4830	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	4981 of 5460	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5042 of 5517	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4970 of 5363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	5208 of 5264	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	5129 of 5173	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4960 of 5084	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	5126 of 5628	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5125 of 5643	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5133 of 5638	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5506 of 5663	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	5486 of 5510	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	5409 of 5431	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 21, 2018

Principal Torres is incapable to run this school. He lacks the ability to handle incidents such as Bullying. He's rude, very disrespectful (especially if he has a problem with you), has a nonchalant attitude and very intimidating and somewhat aggressive. Close Quote

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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	Total
Bayview Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 16th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1401	335	16	20.9	96.1%	12 (3.6%)	70 (20.9%)	198 (59.1%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	12	5507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.6	5510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	3																					20.8		20.8	11.1	8.1	26.1	8.5			14.0	4.0	14.3	16.3	6.1			10.8	96.4
Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Eleventh St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1451	350	14	24.3	84.0%	13 (3.7%)	18 (5.1%)	280 (80.0%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	8.9	5692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		8	5774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	82	0.0				0.0	52.4				52.4	9.5				9.5	0.0				0.0	10.4		10.4	12.0	11.3	17.4	22.5			15.7	18.0	5.8	10.4	6.0			10.0	97.2			97.2
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2829 Moyers Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1424	377	18	20.9	70.8%	10 (2.7%)	48 (12.7%)	238 (63.1%)	64 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	14.4	5320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.1	5294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	26																					4.3		4.3	26.8	10.8	11.4	14.6			15.9	39.5	20.6	8.7	17.1			21.3	94.6	94.6		94.6	94.6	94.6
Dover Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 19th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1420	458	20	22.9	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	407 (88.9%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	9.2	5673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.1	5685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	12	9.1	3.9	4.6	4.0	5.3	68.2	7.7	50.0	12.0	32.6	4.6	30.8	0.0	12.0	12.6	0.0	3.9	4.6	4.0	3.2	1.5		1.5	8.2	12.5	4.6	31.3			14.3	10.9	12.9	0.0	17.2			10.2
Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1408	341	14	24.3	72.4%	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.6%)	300 (88.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6.2	5804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.7	5821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	17																					6.3	0.0	3.9	5.9	3.1	6.7	14.6	14.6	13.0	10.0	5.9	2.9	10.0	11.8	23.7	5.3	10.6
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3170 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0660	586	27	21.3	82.9%	10 (1.7%)	76 (13.0%)	422 (72.0%)	36 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	20.2	4810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		27	4195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	615																					17.2		17.2	20.2	30.0	27.9				26.1	24.2	24.6	21.8				23.7
Montalvin Manor Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Christine Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1405	474	20	23.7	82.9%	23 (4.9%)	49 (10.3%)	322 (67.9%)	62 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	42	3067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		34.3	3581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	514																					28.0	7.7	19.1	25.4	23.9	54.0	54.6	31.1	23.1	35.3	40.7	19.6	43.1	36.4	9.1	12.8	28.3	95.5			97.0	97.0
Edward M. Downer Elementary	Public	K-6	1231 18th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 234-3851	388	18	21.7	96.1%	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.9%)	344 (88.7%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11.7	5526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		13	5477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	49	20.5	4.0	3.9		11.6	54.6	12.0	42.3		40.0	29.6	4.0	3.9		15.8	9.1	4.0	3.9		6.3	5.1		5.1	16.2	1.9	7.1	28.3			13.9	22.5	5.5	8.5	23.8			15.7	89.1	95.3	93.8	90.6	93.8	93.8
Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	2711 Maricopa Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1421	371	16	23.1	85.4%	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.3%)	320 (86.3%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	8.3	5722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		13.4	5448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	274	10.0	0.0	0.0		2.7	30.0	0.0	13.8		13.7	10.5	4.2	0.0		4.2	5.3	0.0	0.0		1.4	6.3		6.3	5.1	6.0	15.4	25.9			13.9	20.0	8.2	2.0	9.4			9.3	80.0	86.7	88.3	90.0	86.7	91.7
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1409	343	16	21.5	66.8%	21 (6.1%)	46 (13.4%)	205 (59.8%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	11.3	5550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		22.8	4599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	951																					12.2		12.2	6.5	15.0	22.5	23.9			18.1	9.7	16.7	10.2	13.0			12.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayview Elementary

What district is Bayview Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

How many students attend Bayview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Bayview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bayview Elementary?

Students at Bayview Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 21% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Bayview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bayview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High : De Anza High

Is Bayview Elementary a good school?

Bayview Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of California elementary schools.

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