Summary:
ZIP code 94708 has two elementary schools: Kensington Elementary, serving kindergarten through sixth grade with 473 students, and Cragmont Elementary, serving kindergarten through fifth grade with 290. In 2025–26, their average all-grades proficiency was 74% in English language arts, 71% in math, and 67% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38%, and 36%. Both schools are well above the state in every subject, and their two-school averages lead California by 25 points in ELA, 33 in math, and 31 in science—the clearest overall finding for families comparing schools in this ZIP code.
Cragmont Elementary is narrowly ahead in the all-grades results, leading Kensington Elementary by 2 points in ELA, 3 in math, and 3 in science. But grade-level results show that neither school leads everywhere. Cragmont stands out in third grade, ahead by 15 points in ELA and 14 in math; Kensington’s standout is fifth-grade ELA, where it scores 89% compared with Cragmont’s 74%, a 15-point lead. Kensington also leads in fifth-grade math, while Cragmont is ahead in fifth-grade science. Both schools exceed California in the shared grade-level comparisons reported.
Recent score changes are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Kensington fell 6 points in ELA and 4 in math, while Cragmont gained 3 and 4 points, respectively; the schools’ average was essentially unchanged in math and fell 1 point in ELA. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in opposite directions: Kensington went from 237th to 608th statewide, while Cragmont improved from 710th to 453rd; these rankings are not test-score changes. In 2024–25, Kensington had a 23.6 student-teacher ratio and 14% free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with Cragmont’s 21.4 ratio and 29% free/reduced lunch eligible. Attendance differs too: Kensington’s 8% chronic absenteeism was below both California’s 18% and West Contra Costa Unified’s 34%; Cragmont’s 16% was below the state but above Berkeley Unified’s 13%.
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