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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94801

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At a glance

Schools

2,211

Students

Top rankedWashington Elementary4288^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary up 1,040 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Greenwood Academy 17.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

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Summary:

Richmond ZIP code 94801 has six schools serving elementary through high-school grades: five elementary schools with K–6 or K–8 spans and one high school, Greenwood Academy; together, they enroll 2,211 students. In 2025–26, the schools’ average proficiency was 11% in English language arts (ELA), 10% in math, and 6% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38%, and 36%. The clearest overall finding is that Washington Elementary leads the local group, but even its results are below the state rates in all three subjects.

Washington stands out with 34% proficiency in ELA, 24% in math, and 18% in science—the highest rates among these schools—and leads the other elementary schools in ELA and math in every shared grade from 3rd through 6th. Its results are 15 percentage points below the state in ELA, 14 points below in math, and 18 points below in science. At the other end, Greenwood has the lowest ELA rate at 1%, Peres Elementary the lowest math rate at 6%, and Cesar E. Chavez Elementary and Greenwood tie at 0% in science. Among the K–8 schools, Verde Elementary also leads Peres in 8th-grade ELA, math, and science by 20, 17, and 11 percentage points, respectively. SchoolDigger gives Washington one star and a statewide ranking in the 26th percentile; the other five schools have zero stars and rank in the bottom 6 percent or lower.

The six-school averages improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 1 percentage point in ELA, 1 point in math, and 2 points in science, but the science gap with the state widened because the state improved faster. Washington drove much of the ELA and math gains, rising 11 and 9 points; results elsewhere were mixed, including a 4-point math decline at Verde and a 4-point science decline at Chavez. Income and staffing figures add context, not explanations: all six schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25, ranging from 55% at Washington to 98% at Chavez, while student-teacher ratios ranged from 17.8 at Greenwood to 24.3 at Verde. Greenwood also has the highest chronic absenteeism rate, 82%, compared with 31% at Washington.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1402	200	11	17.8	93.5%	9 (4.5%)	48 (24.0%)	126 (63.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.0%)	9	2001^st of 2135 public high schools	6.3%		8.3	2103^rd of 2162 public high schools	2.7%	102																							0.0	0.0	0.0							0.9	0.9							7.1	7.1
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%)	5.1	5795^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.4%		6.1	5806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	11	4.4	4.2			4.3	17.4	8.3			12.8	8.7	20.8			14.9	0.0	0.0			0.0	4.6				4.6	2.3	4.4	11.4	4.7				5.7	4.7	6.5	6.8	11.4				7.3	95%	0%
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%)	5.8	5776^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.4	5827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%	51																					5.3	0.0			2.8	16.3	7.1	3.5	9.8	2.3	7.8		7.8	12.2	15.9	0.0	3.3	2.3	0.0		6.0	81%	0%
Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1408	341	14	24.3	72.4%	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.6%)	300 (88.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4.2	5809^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.1%		6.2	5804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	5																					5.9	10.7			8.1	2.6	8.6	4.6	3.5	11.1	27.6		9.4	2.8	3.0	2.9	7.1	7.7	17.2		6.5	94%	2%
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%)	26.2	4288^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.3%		14.3	5328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%	1040	9.7	2.5	8.3	0.0	5.9	43.6	7.5	37.5	5.3	26.6	9.7	2.6	10.4	2.6	7.0	6.5	2.6	4.2	2.6	4.3	18.4				18.4	33.9	30.8	34.7	36.1				33.9	44.6	21.6	10.2	15.4				24.3	96%	0%
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%)	5.2	5792^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.8	5815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%	23																					0.0				0.0	11.1	10.0	0.0	12.7				8.9	13.0	8.5	0.0	7.3				7.5	96%	0%

Cities Near Zip Code 94801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richmond	0.36 mi	44	789^th
San Pablo	0.74 mi	11	728^th
El Cerrito	2.55 mi	9	429^th
El Sobrante	3.97 mi	4	636^th
Albany	4.51 mi	6	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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