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De Anza High

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De Anza High ranks 1504 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 30% of California high schools

Summary

De Anza High is a public high school serving about 1,050 students in grades 9-12 in Richmond, California, operating within the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in math and science, with proficiency rates well below state averages; however, it maintains a graduation rate of over 85%, which is higher than some nearby schools like John F. Kennedy High and Richmond High that serve similar student populations. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is high but lower than several peers, and it operates with significantly fewer financial resources per student than many local charter schools, such as Making Waves Academy.

Interesting comparisons show that Middle College High, located nearby, achieves exceptional results with different approaches, while schools like Hercules High and Pinole Valley High show stronger academic outcomes within the same district. The analysis suggests De Anza could focus on stabilizing support for specific student groups and examining the successful strategies of higher-performing neighboring schools, especially in mathematics where the entire district struggles.

1,047

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Valley View Rd.
Richmond, CA 94803-2599

(510) 231-1440

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Feeder schools for De Anza High:

Elementary:	Bayview Elementary
	Highland Elementary
	Murphy Elementary
	Olinda Elementary
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	Sheldon Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
Middle:	Betty Reid Soskin Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

African American:

17.4%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

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

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,504^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High 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	28.9	1504 of 2162	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1646 of 2159	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1403 of 2170	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1279 of 2123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1281 of 2133	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1179 of 2017	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1399 of 2021	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	1381 of 2039	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	1118 of 1994	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	1312 of 2426	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.9	1278 of 2354	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1254 of 2367	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.3	1384 of 2281	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1483 of 2238	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.7	1335 of 2117	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.6	1168 of 2063	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.8	1009 of 1968	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.3	1268 of 1901	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.1	1219 of 1653	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	313 of 523	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	418 of 517	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	373 of 521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	407 of 522	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	373 of 592	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	380 of 582	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	537 of 585	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	529 of 573	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	508 of 591	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	515 of 581	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	512 of 582	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	506 of 581	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	1087 of 1161	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	666 of 1117	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	692 of 1052	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	809 of 1085	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	708 of 1064	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	98 of 1044	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	33.6	650 of 941	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	247 of 938	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1422 of 1906	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1473 of 1915	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1341 of 1915	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1278 of 1858	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1112 of 1833	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1144 of 1760	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1468 of 1900	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1547 of 1902	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1396 of 1917	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1069 of 1861	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1115 of 1814	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1090 of 1742	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	91 of 290	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1410 of 2013	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1516 of 2026	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1243 of 2030	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1177 of 1943	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1239 of 1937	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1158 of 1862	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1377 of 1942	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1551 of 1948	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1259 of 1963	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1097 of 1916	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1241 of 1880	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1110 of 1834	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	487 of 577	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	458 of 541	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	390 of 422	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1046 of 1252	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	954 of 1216	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	920 of 1197	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	973 of 1155	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1085 of 1173	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	821 of 1193	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	703 of 1204	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	828 of 1222	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	848 of 1173	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)69th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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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)						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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Total
De Anza High	Public	9-12	5000 Valley View Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1440	1,047	46	22.9	86.1%	70 (6.7%)	182 (17.4%)	563 (53.8%)	179 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	43 (4.1%)	28.9	1504^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%		22.1	1646^th of 2159 public high schools	23.8%	142			15.2		15.2					37.0	37.0					12.3	12.3
Pinole Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1442	1,245	50	24.7	61.8%	126 (10.1%)	181 (14.5%)	639 (51.3%)	228 (18.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.7%)	71.6	567^th of 2162 public high schools	73.8%		57.9	818^th of 2159 public high schools	62.1%	251										58.0	58.0					38.4	38.4
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)	42.8	1192^nd of 2162 public high schools	44.9%		39.1	1262^nd of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	70		12.0	20.9		15.7		26.9	24.0	25.3	52.2	30.6		21.5	21.1	6.7	16.4	16.6
Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	629	25	24.8	78.2%	16 (2.5%)	43 (6.8%)	491 (78.1%)	56 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	39.8	1263^rd of 2162 public high schools	41.6%		46.5	1086^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	177		17.4		27.5	22.0			27.0	32.7	37.1	32.1			24.8	13.6	6.4	15.3
Middle College High	Public	9-12	2600 Mission Bell Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-3881	294	10	30.6	65.0%	17 (5.8%)	29 (9.9%)	147 (50.0%)	84 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	96.7	63^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.1%		97.2	63^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%				62.3		62.3					94.2	94.2					59.4	59.4
Making Waves Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4123 Lakeside Dr.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Making Waves Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 262-1511	1,078	56	19.1	79.9%	15 (1.4%)	73 (6.8%)	944 (87.6%)	42 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69.1	618^th of 2162 public high schools	71.4%		70.4	561^st of 2159 public high schools	74.0%	57	30.2	23.5	48.2		32.9	42.5	37.8	52.7	36.8	67.9	47.2	28.6	21.8	38.0	25.8	19.6	27.4
Hercules High	Public	9-12	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	767	32	23.7	41.7%	49 (6.4%)	110 (14.3%)	204 (26.6%)	330 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (8.2%)	76.7	468^th of 2162 public high schools	78.4%		75.9	472^nd of 2159 public high schools	78.1%	4			41.8		42.1					64.5	64.5					38.8	38.8
Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	554	25	22.1	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	418 (75.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	61.3	787^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%		53.9	907^th of 2159 public high schools	58.0%	120		6.3	43.4		22.7			17.1	18.2	60.0	31.0			20.0	8.5	16.5	14.5
Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1450	1,280	57	22.3	96.8%	18 (1.4%)	59 (4.6%)	1,144 (89.4%)	39 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	29.7	1493^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.9%		21.8	1659^th of 2159 public high schools	23.2%	166			18.1	9.5	17.5					39.6	39.6					8.6	8.6
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	740	38	19.2	59.9%	8 (1.1%)	108 (14.6%)	557 (75.3%)	35 (4.7%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%		16.2	1783^rd of 2159 public high schools	17.4%	92			1.8	0.0	1.5					15.7	15.7					8.8	8.8

Frequently Asked Questions about De Anza High

What district is De Anza High in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is De Anza High a good school?

De Anza High ranks 1504^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend De Anza High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,047 students attended De Anza High.

What is the racial makeup of De Anza High?

Students at De Anza High are 54% Hispanic, 17% African American, 17% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into De Anza High?

De Anza High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bayview Elementary
Elementary : Highland Elementary
Elementary : Murphy Elementary
Elementary : Olinda Elementary
Elementary : Sheldon Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Middle : Betty Reid Soskin Middle

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