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Sheldon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5197^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sheldon Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 318 students in Richmond, California, as part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 11% of all California elementary schools.

Academic performance at Sheldon is well below state averages, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and even fewer in math and science. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 36% of students missing too much school, which is nearly double the state average. While the school serves many students from low-income families, nearby schools with similar student populations, like Olinda Elementary and Ellerhorst Elementary, achieve much stronger results in both academics and attendance, showing that improvement is possible in the community.

Sheldon's performance has declined over the past decade, and it spends more per student than some higher-achieving neighboring schools, raising questions about how resources are used. The school shows particular weakness in upper-grade math, indicating that learning gaps may widen as students progress. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's serious struggles with attendance and core academics, especially when compared directly to other local options, suggesting a need for focused intervention and support.

318

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 May Rd.
Richmond, CA 94803-3196

(510) 231-1414

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Sheldon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High:	De Anza High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

Asian:

18.9%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,197^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	15.8	5197 of 5857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4793 of 5869	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4946 of 5859	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4696 of 5883	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4226 of 5789	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4271 of 5662	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	3760 of 5692	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	3426 of 5614	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.8	3210 of 5611	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.3	3943 of 5530	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	3201 of 5390	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	3157 of 5377	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.3	3672 of 5314	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	2279 of 5193	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	1905 of 5113	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.2	2102 of 5113	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.4	2076 of 4818	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.1	2041 of 4822	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.9	2505 of 4809	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.7	326 of 747	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	362 of 700	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	4.8	1079 of 1154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	19.2	2011 of 2128	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	3055 of 3162	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	3166 of 3245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2572 of 3311	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1548 of 3275	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	2607 of 3246	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4679 of 5597	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4453 of 5612	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4646 of 5609	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4530 of 5635	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3496 of 5492	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3463 of 5413	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	4688 of 5107	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	4799 of 5107	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	4907 of 5087	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4067 of 5084	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4191 of 4963	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4041 of 4830	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5063 of 5460	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4642 of 5517	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4774 of 5363	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3785 of 5264	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3450 of 5173	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4065 of 5084	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	5008 of 5628	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4642 of 5643	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4746 of 5638	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4420 of 5663	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4402 of 5510	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4793 of 5431	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)56th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)6th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2018)5th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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 (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 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	Total
Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1414	318	15	21.4	67.9%	31 (9.7%)	33 (10.4%)	158 (49.7%)	60 (18.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	15.8	5197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.7	4793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	404																	19.5		19.5	26.7	29.3	22.0	24.1			25.6	18.6	19.5	4.9	10.3			13.6	96.8
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
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
Harbour Way Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1438	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Olinda Elementary	Public	K-6	5855 Olinda Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1452	318	14	22.7	39.6%	38 (11.9%)	38 (11.9%)	110 (34.6%)	91 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.3%)	59.7	2083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		56.2	2227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	144																	40.9		40.9	41.9	41.9	59.5	47.6			47.7	54.8	44.2	40.0	47.6			46.7
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
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
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%)	14.4	5320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.1	5294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	26																	4.3		4.3	26.8	10.8	11.4	14.6			15.9	39.5	20.6	8.7	17.1			21.3	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3170 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa 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%)	20.2	4810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		27	4195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	615																	17.2		17.2	20.2	30.0	27.9				26.1	24.2	24.6	21.8				23.7
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1409	343	16	21.5	66.8%	21 (6.1%)	46 (13.4%)	205 (59.8%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	11.3	5550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		22.8	4599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	951																	12.2		12.2	6.5	15.0	22.5	23.9			18.1	9.7	16.7	10.2	13.0			12.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheldon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sheldon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheldon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High : De Anza High

What is the racial makeup of Sheldon Elementary?

Students at Sheldon Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 10% White.

Is Sheldon Elementary a good school?

Sheldon Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sheldon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Sheldon Elementary.

What district is Sheldon Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

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