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Lupine Hills Elementary

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Lupine Hills Elementary ranks 3327 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lupine Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Hercules, California, serving 381 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, which is ranked 1111 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lupine Hills Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.73% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.39% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 34.68% of Lupine Hills students were proficient or better, compared to 25.92% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Lupine Hills has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, such as West County Mandarin, Ohlone Elementary, and Hanna Ranch Elementary, Lupine Hills' academic performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having significantly higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as higher overall school rankings from SchoolDigger.

387

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,488

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1919 Lupine Rd.
Hercules, CA 94547-1299

(510) 231-1411

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Lupine Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hercules Middle
High:	Hercules High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

Asian:

32.8%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,327^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	38.3	3327 of 5857	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2958 of 5869	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	2296 of 5859	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2793 of 5883	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	3933 of 5789	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3588 of 5662	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	3200 of 5692	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	3265 of 5614	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.9	2244 of 5611	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.6	2131 of 5530	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	1852 of 5390	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.6	2379 of 5377	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	2355 of 5314	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.8	2503 of 5193	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.0	2371 of 5113	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.7	3125 of 5113	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	2269 of 4818	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.6	2797 of 4822	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.9	3140 of 4809	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.9	289 of 747	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	229 of 700	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	998 of 1203	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	926 of 1205	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	876 of 1190	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1005 of 1154	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1079 of 1149	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	983 of 1071	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	1808 of 2227	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2149 of 2585	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	2904 of 5597	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2514 of 5612	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	2206 of 5609	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	2905 of 5635	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3887 of 5492	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3782 of 5413	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3171 of 5107	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3828 of 5107	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3304 of 5087	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4902 of 5084	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4344 of 4963	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3877 of 4830	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3339 of 5460	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2910 of 5517	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2674 of 5363	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	2913 of 5264	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4458 of 5173	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	4006 of 5084	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3580 of 5628	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3201 of 5643	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	2245 of 5638	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2658 of 5663	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	3640 of 5510	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3229 of 5431	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2228 of 2847	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2386 of 2635	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)61st percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$6,488	$1,560	$4,928
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	$5,313	$1,574	$3,739
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						$4,555	$1,391	$3,164
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					$14,873	$1,759	$13,114
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					$7,762	$1,508	$6,254
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						$6,653	$1,679	$4,974
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						$5,038	$1,489	$3,549
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						$4,936	$1,294	$3,642
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3416 Maywood Dr.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1455	220	10	22.0	65.0%	44 (20.0%)	29 (13.2%)	86 (39.1%)	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	28.5	4098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		32.7	3721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	377																	21.4		21.4	44.0	28.6	35.7	42.4			37.5	44.0	10.3	4.8	24.2			18.6						$7,693	$1,554	$6,139
Murphy Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Valley View Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1427	460	21	21.9	65.4%	38 (8.3%)	64 (13.9%)	232 (50.4%)	79 (17.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (8.3%)	24.9	4415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		24.6	4404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	11																	15.5		15.5	9.5	39.7	20.7	35.7			25.7	22.2	44.4	11.9	28.6			26.9						$5,709	$1,851	$3,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Lupine Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lupine Hills Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Hercules Middle
High : Hercules High

What is the racial makeup of Lupine Hills Elementary?

Students at Lupine Hills Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Lupine Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Lupine Hills Elementary.

Is Lupine Hills Elementary a good school?

Lupine Hills Elementary ranks 3327^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lupine Hills Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

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