School district · California
West Contra Costa Unified
West Contra Costa Unified in California: 54 public schools with 25,133 students and 21.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,592 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 54
- Students
- 25,133
- Students per teacher
- 21.9
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $21,592
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,147
- Counselors (FTE)
- 34.8
- Students per counselor
- 722
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 51.2
- Librarians (FTE): 1.9
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%32%proficient
+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
10,735 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%26%proficient
+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
10,761 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 8.7% · $62.8M
- State
- 48% · $349M
- Local
- 43% · $313M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $12,382
- Support services
- $8,299
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $57.9M
- Long-term debt
- $1.4B
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayview ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 335 | 20.9 | 14% | 11% |
Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 408 | 24.0 | 8.1% | 7.8% |
Collins ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 311 | 18.3 | 33% | 33% |
Coronado ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 307 | 20.5 | 9.1% | 11% |
Dover ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 458 | 22.9 | 14% | 10% |
Edward M. Downer ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 388 | 21.8 | 14% | 16% |
Ellerhorst ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 319 | 19.9 | 50% | 44% |
Fairmont ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 537 | 23.3 | 52% | 52% |
Ford ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 371 | 23.2 | 14% | 9.3% |
Grant ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 551 | 21.2 | 6.7% | 5.2% |
Hanna Ranch ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 421 | 23.4 | 49% | 44% |
Harbour Way Elementary Community DayAlternative | K–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
Harding ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 481 | 24.1 | 59% | 49% |
Highland ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 377 | 20.9 | 16% | 21% |
Kensington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 473 | 23.7 | 79% | 73% |
Lake ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 350 | 24.3 | 16% | 10% |
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 339 | 20.2 | 9.0% | 7.8% |
Lupine Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 387 | 19.6 | 39% | 35% |
Madera ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 457 | 24.1 | 77% | 79% |
Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 375 | 22.1 | 6.1% | 2.8% |
Michelle Obama ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 431 | 22.3 | 20% | 24% |
Mira Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 510 | 20.7 | 41% | 33% |
Montalvin Manor ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 474 | 23.7 | 35% | 28% |
Murphy ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 460 | 21.9 | 26% | 27% |
Nystrom ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 415 | 23.1 | 20% | 21% |
Ohlone ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 482 | 23.2 | 68% | 64% |
Olinda ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 318 | 22.7 | 48% | 47% |
Peres ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 538 | 21.0 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
Riverside ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 343 | 21.6 | 18% | 13% |
Shannon ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 355 | 20.9 | 35% | 28% |
Sheldon ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 318 | 21.5 | 26% | 14% |
Stege ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 225 | 18.1 | 8.9% | 3.2% |
Stewart ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 379 | 20.5 | 48% | 36% |
Tara Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 317 | 22.6 | 26% | 16% |
Valley View ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 220 | 22.0 | 38% | 19% |
Verde ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 341 | 24.4 | 9.9% | 11% |
Washington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 385 | 21.4 | 23% | 16% |
| K–8 | 528 | 23.0 | 63% | 60% | |
Betty Reid Soskin MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 372 | 18.5 | 19% | 12% |
Fred T. Korematsu MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 708 | 23.7 | 48% | 38% |
Helms MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 558 | 22.2 | 11% | 6.6% |
Hercules MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 596 | 24.7 | 54% | 36% |
Lovonya DeJean MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 381 | 20.4 | 10% | 4.1% |
Pinole MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 381 | 25.2 | 34% | 21% |
De Anza HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,047 | 22.9 | — | — |
El Cerrito HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,460 | 24.0 | — | — |
Greenwood AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 200 | 17.8 | — | — |
Hercules HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 767 | 23.8 | — | — |
John F. Kennedy HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 740 | 19.3 | — | — |
Middle College HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 294 | 30.7 | — | — |
Pinole Valley HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,245 | 24.8 | — | — |
Richmond HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,280 | 22.4 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Vista Independent Study / Virtual AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 420 | 12.1 | 29% | 23% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1108 Bissell Ave., Richmond, CA 94801
- Phone
- (510)231-1100
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.