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Lake Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lake Elementary serves 350 students in grades K–6 in San Pablo, within the West Contra Costa Unified area. Its 2025–26 test scores were well below district and state averages, though attendance is an especially pressing concern: 45% of students were chronically absent, compared with 34% districtwide and 18% statewide. Lake’s rate rose 13 percentage points in one year, making chronic absenteeism the most important issue for families to consider.

Compared with nearby district schools that also serve K–6, Lake’s English language arts and math results are modest relative strengths: 16% were proficient in ELA versus a peer average of 15%, and 13% in math versus 11%. Those results still trail the district (34% in ELA and 28% in math) and state (49% and 38%). Science is weaker locally: Lake’s 9% was below the nearby-school average of 10%, as well as the district’s 24% and state’s 36%. Fourth grade stands out within the school: Lake’s 24% in ELA was the highest among nearby K–6 schools with reported results, ahead of Dover Elementary at 17%. Lake’s fourth-grade math was 22%, just below Highland Elementary at 23%.

Lake’s test results have improved since 2022–23, rising 5 percentage points in ELA, 4 in math and 9 in science, although science fell 2 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger places Lake at the 3rd statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26, compared with the district’s 29th percentile and 1 star; nearby Montalvin Manor Elementary ranks at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars. Lake’s student–teacher ratio was 24.3 in 2024–25, tied for the highest among nearby schools, whose average was 22.6. Its free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 84% that year, close to the nearby-school average of about 85%. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger ranked Lake’s effectiveness for English Language Learner Students at the 23rd percentile in 2021–22, versus the school’s overall 7th percentile; the subgroup ranking later fell to the 9th percentile and then rose to the 12th.

350

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

2700 Eleventh St.
San Pablo, CA 94806-2298

(510) 231-1451

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Helms Middle
High:	Richmond High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

Asian:

8.3%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg28%

California avg42%

5,630^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1079^th of 1,530West 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
2026	9.6	5630 of 5817	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	5692 of 5857	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5774 of 5869	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	5780 of 5859	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5472 of 5883	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	5546 of 5789	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5185 of 5662	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	5536 of 5692	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	5213 of 5614	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	5380 of 5611	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	5405 of 5530	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	5315 of 5390	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	5295 of 5377	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	5194 of 5314	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	4899 of 5193	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.7	4977 of 5113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	4758 of 5113	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	4216 of 4818	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.3	4687 of 4822	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	4612 of 4809	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	2788 of 3162	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2966 of 3245	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2559 of 3311	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	2319 of 3275	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2628 of 3246	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	5221 of 5581	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	5330 of 5597	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5557 of 5612	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	5527 of 5609	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5377 of 5635	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	5356 of 5492	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	5108 of 5413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	4858 of 5094	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	4940 of 5107	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5023 of 5107	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	5071 of 5087	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	4924 of 5084	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4731 of 4963	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4484 of 4830	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	5236 of 5423	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	5266 of 5460	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	5459 of 5517	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	5283 of 5363	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4676 of 5264	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4957 of 5173	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4387 of 5084	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	5512 of 5603	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	5523 of 5628	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5516 of 5643	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5567 of 5638	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5064 of 5663	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5168 of 5510	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4751 of 5431	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Listening22%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

Writing10%-7 vs state

Science9%-27 vs state

Overall4%-6 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	9.6	5630^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.9	5692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%	62	5.0			0.0	4.1	40.0			6.3	22.5	10.0			6.3	10.2	0.0			0.0	0.0	8.5		8.5	7.3	24.4	19.2	15.0			16.0	10.7	22.2	4.3	14.3			12.6	≥ 95%
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%)	7.9	5702^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	2.0%		12	5507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%	195																					12.9		12.9	6.1	11.4	19.4	18.0			14.4	6.1	8.6	9.7	10.0			8.8	91%	0%
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%)	4.2	5809^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.1%		6.2	5804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	5																					5.9	10.7	8.1	2.6	8.6	4.6	3.5	11.1	27.6	9.4	2.8	3.0	2.9	7.1	7.7	17.2	6.5	94%	2%
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%)	8.7	5669^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.5%		9.2	5673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	2.6	19.1	0.0	4.6	5.6	42.1	33.3	15.4	4.6	26.2	2.6	28.6	0.0	4.6	7.5	2.6	0.0	0.0	4.6	1.9	8.7		8.7	8.7	17.3	15.9	18.8			15.0	15.2	26.0	4.2	6.3			12.0	93%	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%)	6.7	5741^st of 5817 public elementary schools	1.3%		11.7	5526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%	215																					12.0		12.0	0.0	12.1	6.1	15.8			9.1	6.5	9.1	12.2	7.0			8.7	87%	0%
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%)	9	5659^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.7%		14.4	5320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%	339																					9.1		9.1	7.3	15.9	12.1	11.4			11.4	12.7	22.7	15.2	11.6			15.4	≥ 95%
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%)	11.7	5496^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.3	5722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%	226	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	22.7	0.0	17.4		14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	7.9		7.9	25.6	16.2	22.2	27.7			23.3	18.4	12.1	2.9	12.2			11.6	88%	0%
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	960 17th St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1418	408	17	24.0	97.8%	10 (2.5%)	9 (2.2%)	367 (90.0%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5.2	5792^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.8	5815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%	23																					0.0		0.0	11.1	10.0	0.0	12.7			8.9	13.0	8.5	0.0	7.3			7.5	96%	0%
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3170 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94606	Alameda 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	4819^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.2	4810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%	9																					19.6		19.6	29.3	22.4	24.8				25.2	31.7	21.7	21.6				24.5	≥ 99%
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%)	38.1	3359^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.3%		42	3067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%	292																					25.0	13.2	19.5	28.3	30.4	50.0	41.8	33.3	29.0	35.4	35.9	25.0	47.7	35.2	28.2	21.1	32.4	96%	0%

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Helms Middle
High : Richmond High

How many students attend Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Lake Elementary.

Is Lake Elementary a good school?

Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Lake Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lake Elementary?

Students at Lake Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

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