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Michelle Obama Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4922^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Michelle Obama Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 431 students in Richmond, California, within the West Contra Costa Unified school district, an area where many schools face significant academic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, but it performs better than most of its immediate neighbors, including Edward M. Downer Elementary, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary, and Stege Elementary. A notable strength is its effective program for Special Education students, which ranks above average statewide. However, performance varies widely between different groups of students and across grade levels, with a significant gap where female students consistently outperform male students.

The school has made progress in reducing chronic student absences, though the rate remains high. Compared to the nearby charter school, Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County, Michelle Obama has similar academic results but operates with more funding per student and a lower student-teacher ratio. Within its challenging local context, the school demonstrates relative strengths it could build upon, particularly in supporting its Special Education students.

431

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

629 42nd st
Richmond, CA 94805-1831

(510) 231-1456

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Michelle Obama Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.8%

Asian:

9.3%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,922^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	19.0	4922 of 5857	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4700 of 5869	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4520 of 5859	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4479 of 5883	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4939 of 5789	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4962 of 5662	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	4286 of 5692	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	4473 of 5614	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	4357 of 5611	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	4184 of 5530	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	4065 of 5390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	4489 of 5377	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	4809 of 5314	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	4803 of 5193	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	4263 of 5113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	3554 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.3	3902 of 4818	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3610 of 4822	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	4030 of 4809	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	54.3	686 of 2128	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	2497 of 3162	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	1211 of 3245	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	1818 of 3311	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	2720 of 3275	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	2839 of 3246	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4269 of 5597	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3771 of 5612	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3907 of 5609	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4340 of 5635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4471 of 5492	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4581 of 5413	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4486 of 5107	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4376 of 5107	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3949 of 5087	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4213 of 5084	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	3919 of 4963	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3826 of 4830	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4738 of 5460	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4611 of 5517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4473 of 5363	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4002 of 5264	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4416 of 5173	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4327 of 5084	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5060 of 5628	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5023 of 5643	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4763 of 5638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4188 of 5663	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4756 of 5510	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4866 of 5431	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	739 of 2635	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)72nd percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2018)68th percentile+55 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science14%-18 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-6	629 42nd st	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1456	431	19	22.3	77.7%	28 (6.5%)	30 (7.0%)	305 (70.8%)	40 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	19	4922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.8	4700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	222																	14.3		14.3	14.1	33.3	18.2	13.7			19.8	22.7	42.4	19.6	9.4			23.9
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	4022 Florida Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1403	375	17	22.0	90.1%	10 (2.7%)	86 (22.9%)	228 (60.8%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	4.1	5851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.8	5849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	2																	1.8		1.8	11.9	5.2	5.5	3.5			6.1	7.1	3.4	1.8	0.0			2.8	69.8	86.8	86.8	84.9	83.0	86.8
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
Mira Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	6397 Hazel Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1416	510	25	20.6	57.3%	121 (23.7%)	52 (10.2%)	208 (40.8%)	55 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.5%)	36.9	3411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		44.5	2896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.7%	515																	25.0	25.9	25.3	35.3	35.1	34.9	53.7	51.7	48.2	40.9	32.4	26.8	22.2	46.3	44.8	40.7	33.1	96.8			96.8
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
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
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
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%)	8.3	5722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		13.4	5448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	274	10.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	30.0	0.0	13.8	13.7	10.5	4.2	0.0	4.2	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.4	6.3		6.3	5.1	6.0	15.4	25.9			13.9	20.0	8.2	2.0	9.4			9.3	80.0	86.7	88.3	90.0	86.7	91.7
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
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%)	5.8	5815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7	5812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	3																	3.7		3.7	11.3	5.0	1.9	15.2			8.1	8.1	10.2	3.8	8.9			7.8	90.4	95.9	94.5	94.5	93.2	97.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Michelle Obama Elementary

How many students attend Michelle Obama Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Michelle Obama Elementary.

What district is Michelle Obama Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What schools do graduates of Michelle Obama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Michelle Obama Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Michelle Obama Elementary?

Students at Michelle Obama Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Michelle Obama Elementary a good school?

Michelle Obama Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of California elementary schools.

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