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West County Mandarin

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West County Mandarin ranks 908 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

West County Mandarin is a high-performing K-8 public school serving 528 students in Pinole, part of the generally lower-achieving West Contra Costa Unified School District.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages. It has shown consistent improvement, now ranking in the 84th percentile statewide. A key strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.8%, a dramatic improvement from previous years and far better than the district average of 26.9%. The school also demonstrates effective support for diverse student groups, including English learners and students from low-income families, achieving these outcomes with the lowest per-student spending among nearby comparison schools.

Interesting comparisons reveal that Ohlone Elementary, 1.88 miles away, is the only other similarly high-performing school in the immediate area. In stark contrast, the closest school, Shannon Elementary (0.44 miles away), has much lower test scores and higher absenteeism. Furthermore, nearby charter schools like Aspire Richmond Technology Academy and Caliber: Beta Academy spend three to four times more per student but achieve significantly worse academic outcomes, highlighting West County Mandarin's cost-effective model. Areas for attention include a noted decline in mathematics performance in the upper grades.

528

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1575 Mann Dr.
Pinole, CA 94564-2522

(510) 231-1453

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.2%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2022 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

908^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 16 pts since 2022

From top 32% (2022) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

569^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	908 of 5857	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	1290 of 5869	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1350 of 5859	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	1871 of 5883	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	774 of 1203	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	732 of 1205	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	868 of 1190	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	894 of 1154	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	92.6	103 of 3245	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.6	556 of 3311	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	939 of 5597	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	1321 of 5612	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	1332 of 5609	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	1937 of 5635	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1548 of 5107	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2713 of 5107	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	1404 of 5087	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	2027 of 5084	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1340 of 5460	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	1931 of 5517	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	1340 of 5363	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	2351 of 5264	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	833 of 5628	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1168 of 5643	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	1331 of 5638	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1730 of 5663	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	112 of 718	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	104 of 670	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-49 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 13, 2021

This is the best school you get your kids into in West Contra Costa. Great school leadership, quality teachers, and parents who care about their kids education. They just moved to Pinole on a new campus. Close Quote

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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	Total
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
Shannon Elementary	Public	K-6	685 Marlesta Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1454	355	17	20.8	73.5%	28 (7.9%)	34 (9.6%)	187 (52.7%)	81 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	30.2	3945^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		47.2	2722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	1223																	18.2		18.2	26.2	37.8	36.4	39.1			35.0	32.6	28.9	20.5	30.4			28.1
Tara Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1428	317	14	22.6	67.5%	38 (12.0%)	47 (14.8%)	166 (52.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)	15.9	5190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.2	5464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	274																	11.6		11.6	30.3	25.0	29.6	19.1			25.7	29.4	9.3	16.3	11.9			15.6	83.0	85.1	91.5	83.0	87.2	87.2
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)
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
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
Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2465 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 685-9886	971	53	18.3	79.8%	27 (2.8%)	167 (17.2%)	636 (65.5%)	115 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	35.5	3537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		32.2	3758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	221																	36.8	47.6	41.6	43.3	33.0	34.0	43.1	50.0	57.8	42.7	36.4	29.6	13.3	25.5	27.9	45.8	29.2	89.3	89.3		89.3	89.3	89.3
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
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
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%)	42	3067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		34.3	3581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	514																	28.0	7.7	19.1	25.4	23.9	54.0	54.6	31.1	23.1	35.3	40.7	19.6	43.1	36.4	9.1	12.8	28.3	95.5			97.0	97.0

Frequently Asked Questions about West County Mandarin

What district is West County Mandarin in?

West Contra Costa Unified

What is the racial makeup of West County Mandarin?

Students at West County Mandarin are 42% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 8% White, 5% African American.

How many students attend West County Mandarin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended West County Mandarin.

Is West County Mandarin a good school?

West County Mandarin ranks 908^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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