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Greenwood Academy

Public Grades 9-12

2103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 3% of California high schools

Summary

Greenwood Academy is a small public high school serving approximately 200 students in grades 9-12 within the West Contra Costa Unified district in Richmond, CA, but it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that place it among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

The school's academic proficiency rates are extremely low, with only 4% of students proficient in English and 1.35% in math, far below district and state averages. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 80% of students missing a significant amount of school, which is a primary barrier to learning. Interestingly, despite these struggles, the school's most recent graduation rate is relatively high at 89.6%, and it maintains a lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools, which could be foundations for improvement.

The situation at Greenwood Academy is particularly striking when compared to schools in the same area. For example, Leadership Public Schools: Richmond, a charter school located just a tenth of a mile away, serves a similar student population but achieves dramatically better academic results and has a very low absenteeism rate. This contrast, seen across the district where schools like Middle College High excel while others struggle, shows that outcomes can vary widely even within the same community and are influenced by specific school-level factors beyond just funding or location.

200

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

831 Chanslor Ave.
Richmond, CA 94801-3533

(510) 231-1402

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

African American:

24.0%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (79% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg28%

California avg41%

2,103^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	8.3	2103 of 2162	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2115 of 2159	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2067 of 2170	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1980 of 2123	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1991 of 2133	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1893 of 2017	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1875 of 2021	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1980 of 2039	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	1978 of 1994	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	2113 of 2426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	2036 of 2354	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	2012 of 2367	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1852 of 2281	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	1575 of 2238	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	1794 of 2117	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	1669 of 2063	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	1748 of 1968	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.3	1691 of 1901	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	1582 of 1653	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	481 of 523	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	502 of 517	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	477 of 521	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	506 of 522	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	552 of 592	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	513 of 582	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.7	953 of 1117	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1034 of 1052	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	847 of 1085	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	876 of 1064	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	310 of 1044	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	716 of 941	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	887 of 938	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1834 of 1906	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1857 of 1915	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1784 of 1915	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1747 of 1858	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1699 of 1833	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1687 of 1760	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1866 of 1900	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1843 of 1902	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1814 of 1917	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1706 of 1861	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1675 of 1814	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1631 of 1742	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1939 of 2013	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1975 of 2026	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1913 of 2030	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1826 of 1943	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1859 of 1937	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1736 of 1862	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1897 of 1942	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1886 of 1948	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1889 of 1963	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1788 of 1916	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1765 of 1880	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1708 of 1834	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1157 of 1252	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1149 of 1216	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1155 of 1197	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+63 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-45 vs state

Science0%-33 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1402	200	11	17.8	93.5%	9 (4.5%)	48 (24.0%)	126 (63.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.0%)	8.3	2103^rd of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.2	2115^th of 2159 public high schools	2.0%	12		0.0	0.0	0.0				4.0	4.0				1.4	1.4
Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	Public, Charter	9-12	880 Bissell Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-4522	546	26	21.2	65.4%	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	522 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	51.5	1006^th of 2162 public high schools	53.5%		46.8	1081^st of 2159 public high schools	49.9%	75		9.7		9.7				55.7	55.7				34.2	34.2
John Henry High	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	John Henry High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2439	333	12	27.7	86.2%	13 (3.9%)	12 (3.6%)	298 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	39.4	1275^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%		30.7	1472^nd of 2159 public high schools	31.8%	197		17.4		17.4				29.6	29.6				31.8	31.8	$37,370	$37,370	$00
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
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
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
Invictus Academy of Richmond	Public, Charter	7-12	7150 Portola Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Invictus Academy of Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 994-0888	403	24	16.4	78.9%	21 (5.2%)	47 (11.7%)	300 (74.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	50.3	1037^th of 2162 public high schools	52.0%		34.1	1393^rd of 2159 public high schools	35.5%	356	14.1	28.8		20.1		37.3	42.3	45.0	41.6		20.3	14.1	25.4	19.4	$32,900	$31,842	$1,058
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Academy

What district is Greenwood Academy in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Academy?

Students at Greenwood Academy are 63% Hispanic, 24% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Greenwood Academy a good school?

Greenwood Academy ranks in the bottom 2.7% of California high schools.

How many students attend Greenwood Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Greenwood Academy.

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