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Nystrom Elementary

Q: Is Nystrom Elementary a good school?

Nystrom Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Nystrom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Nystrom Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nystrom Elementary?

Students at Nystrom Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Nystrom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nystrom Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lovonya DeJean Middle High : John F. Kennedy High

Public Grades K-6

5103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nystrom Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 415 students in the West Contra Costa Unified school district in Richmond, California, operating in a community where many families face economic challenges.

While the school's overall academic scores are below state averages, a closer look reveals important context. Compared to other nearby district schools like Washington Elementary, Stege Elementary, and Grant Elementary, Nystrom performs relatively well, often ranking first or second in math and English proficiency in its immediate area. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Learner students and demonstrates strength in its upper grades, with sixth graders performing close to or above the district average.

The most striking comparison is with nearby public charter schools, such as Richmond College Preparatory and Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez, which achieve significantly higher test scores despite serving students with similar backgrounds. A major challenge for Nystrom is chronic student absenteeism, which at over 40% is more than double the state average and is closely linked to academic performance. The school operates with fewer resources per student than most peers, suggesting it uses its funding efficiently to achieve its comparative results within the district.

415

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Harbour Way South
Richmond, CA 94804-2428

(510) 231-1406

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Nystrom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lovonya DeJean Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

African American:

17.1%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,103^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	17.0	5103 of 5857	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5149 of 5869	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5504 of 5859	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5271 of 5883	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	5500 of 5789	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	5546 of 5662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	5574 of 5692	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	5576 of 5614	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	5590 of 5611	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	5514 of 5530	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	5165 of 5390	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	5315 of 5377	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	5229 of 5314	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	3695 of 5193	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	3635 of 5113	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	2926 of 5113	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.1	3230 of 4818	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.2	3538 of 4822	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	4688 of 4809	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	591 of 593	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	506 of 661	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	550 of 747	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	394 of 700	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1518 of 3162	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	2301 of 3245	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1887 of 3311	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2978 of 3275	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	2762 of 3246	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5111 of 5597	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5157 of 5612	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5307 of 5609	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5253 of 5635	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5281 of 5492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	5349 of 5413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4175 of 5107	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4121 of 5107	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4492 of 5087	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4228 of 5084	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4609 of 4963	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4729 of 4830	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4485 of 5460	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4567 of 5517	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4875 of 5363	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4251 of 5264	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	4910 of 5173	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4977 of 5084	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4650 of 5628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4495 of 5643	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5177 of 5638	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4728 of 5663	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5126 of 5510	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5278 of 5431	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science6%-27 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1406	415	18	23.0	77.3%	10 (2.4%)	71 (17.1%)	302 (72.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	17	5103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.7	5149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	46																					5.7		5.7	10.6	20.0	13.0	36.7			20.0	26.5	13.2	14.8	32.0			21.4
Richmond College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	214 South 11th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2066	560	16	36.1	86.4%	1 (0.2%)	79 (14.1%)	449 (80.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	63.8	1890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.4	1532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	358																					25.8	23.5	24.8	39.7	58.1	48.4	52.5	59.7	52.9	51.9	55.2	53.2	61.3	49.2	35.1	46.0	50.3
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Sixth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1404	339	17	20.1	85.5%	4 (1.2%)	48 (14.2%)	269 (79.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	6.1	5806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.9	5844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	38	9.5	5.3			7.5	38.1	10.5			25.0	4.8	21.1			12.5	4.8	5.3			5.0	0.0		0.0	2.5	18.6	3.6	12.0			9.0	7.3	15.9	1.8	7.8			7.8	90.9			93.2
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1419	307	15	20.4	63.2%	9 (2.9%)	50 (16.3%)	227 (73.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	7.1	5774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.6	5824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	50	5.0				5.0	60.0				60.0	10.0				10.0	5.0				5.0	2.6		2.6	0.0	10.2	7.7	18.2			9.1	18.6	14.6	2.5	9.1			11.4	95.2
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	343	10	34.3	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (97.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.3	5615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	5151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	464																					7.7		8.7	17.0	15.0	19.4	22.0			18.4	18.2	10.0	2.6	17.1			12.6	94.0			94.0		96.0	$39,831	$38,952	$879
Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1407	538	26	21.0	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.6%)	446 (82.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	5.4	5827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.1	5811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	16																					0.0	3.5	1.8	10.6	8.5	5.8	5.3	3.8	12.3	7.9	19.7	6.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	8.8	7.3	96.1			96.1
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1417	385	18	21.3	55.3%	42 (10.9%)	21 (5.5%)	300 (77.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	14.3	5328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.5	4726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	602	4.7	11.5	0.0	2.8	5.1	25.6	19.2	10.6	13.9	17.4	4.8	23.5	2.1	8.3	10.2	4.8	8.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	14.9		14.9	20.9	20.8	25.5	25.0			22.9	18.6	20.8	8.5	13.9			15.6
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-7009	490	13	37.6	82.7%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	437 (89.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	29.5	3999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		25.5	4324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	325																					17.5		17.5	34.6	35.1	38.8				36.2	33.3	27.3	23.8				28.1
Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	101 35th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1425	225	12	18.1	77.3%	21 (9.3%)	73 (32.4%)	94 (41.8%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	4.9	5839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		8	5777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	62																					3.5		3.5	9.1	9.5	3.6	15.8			8.9	4.4	4.8	0.0	4.6			3.2	90.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	90.6	93.8
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1422	551	26	21.1	73.7%	23 (4.2%)	23 (4.2%)	470 (85.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4.7	5844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.1	5837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	4.8	16.0	4.0		7.6	42.9	16.0	32.0		32.6	7.1	16.0	0.0		7.6	2.4	16.7	0.0		5.5	5.2		5.2	4.8	5.0	8.0	10.6			6.7	9.0	5.1	2.6	2.3			5.2	90.0			93.0	95.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Nystrom Elementary

What district is Nystrom Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Nystrom Elementary a good school?

Nystrom Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Nystrom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Nystrom Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nystrom Elementary?

Students at Nystrom Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Nystrom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nystrom Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lovonya DeJean Middle
High : John F. Kennedy High

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