West Contra Costa Unified
Public school district based in Richmond, California. NCES district ID 0632550; state ID CA-0761796.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
54
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
25,133
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,141.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 2,616 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,969 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,960 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,988 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,039 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,043 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,876 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,683 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,619 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,661 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,770 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,799 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,110 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 15.7% | |
| Black or African American | 11.0% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 55.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.6% | |
| Two or more races | 7.0% | |
| White | 10.3% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.3% | |
| Male | 52.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 54.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cerrito High El Cerrito | 9–12 | Regular | 1,460 | 60.8 | 24 | Suburb: Large |
| Richmond High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 1,280 | 57.2 | 22.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Pinole Valley High Pinole | 9–12 | Regular | 1,245 | 50.2 | 24.8 | Suburb: Large |
| De Anza High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 1,047 | 45.7 | 22.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Hercules High Hercules | 9–12 | Regular | 767 | 32.3 | 23.8 | Suburb: Large |
| John F. Kennedy High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 740 | 38.4 | 19.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Fred T. Korematsu Middle El Cerrito | 7–8 | Regular | 708 | 29.9 | 23.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Hercules Middle Hercules | 6–8 | Regular | 596 | 24.1 | 24.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Helms Middle San Pablo | 7–8 | Regular | 558 | 25.2 | 22.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Grant Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 551 | 26.0 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Peres Elementary Richmond | K–8 | Regular | 538 | 25.6 | 21 | Suburb: Large |
| Fairmont Elementary El Cerrito | K–6 | Regular | 537 | 23.0 | 23.3 | Suburb: Large |
| West County Mandarin Pinole | K–8 | Regular | 528 | 23.0 | 23 | Suburb: Large |
| Mira Vista Elementary Richmond | K–8 | Regular | 510 | 24.6 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Ohlone Elementary Hercules | K–5 | Regular | 482 | 20.8 | 23.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Harding Elementary El Cerrito | K–6 | Regular | 481 | 20.0 | 24.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Montalvin Manor Elementary San Pablo | K–8 | Regular | 474 | 20.0 | 23.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Kensington Elementary Kensington | K–6 | Regular | 473 | 20.0 | 23.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Murphy Elementary El Sobrante | K–6 | Regular | 460 | 21.0 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Dover Elementary San Pablo | K–6 | Regular | 458 | 20.0 | 22.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Madera Elementary El Cerrito | K–6 | Regular | 457 | 19.0 | 24.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Michelle Obama Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 431 | 19.3 | 22.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Hanna Ranch Elementary Hercules | K–5 | Regular | 421 | 18.0 | 23.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy San Pablo | K–12 | Alternative | 420 | 34.8 | 12.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Nystrom Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 415 | 18.0 | 23.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 408 | 17.0 | 24 | Suburb: Large |
| Edward M. Downer Elementary San Pablo | K–6 | Regular | 388 | 17.8 | 21.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Lupine Hills Elementary Hercules | K–5 | Regular | 387 | 19.7 | 19.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Washington Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 385 | 18.0 | 21.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Pinole Middle Pinole | 7–8 | Regular | 381 | 15.1 | 25.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Lovonya DeJean Middle Richmond | 7–8 | Regular | 381 | 18.7 | 20.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Stewart Elementary Pinole | K–8 | Regular | 379 | 18.5 | 20.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Highland Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 377 | 18.0 | 20.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 375 | 17.0 | 22.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Betty Reid Soskin Middle El Sobrante | 6–8 | Regular | 372 | 20.1 | 18.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Ford Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 371 | 16.0 | 23.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Shannon Elementary Pinole | K–6 | Regular | 355 | 17.0 | 20.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Elementary San Pablo | K–6 | Regular | 350 | 14.4 | 24.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Riverside Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 343 | 15.9 | 21.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Verde Elementary Richmond | K–8 | Regular | 341 | 14.0 | 24.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Lincoln Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 339 | 16.8 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Bayview Elementary San Pablo | K–6 | Regular | 335 | 16.0 | 20.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Ellerhorst Elementary Pinole | K–6 | Regular | 319 | 16.0 | 19.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Olinda Elementary El Sobrante | K–6 | Regular | 318 | 14.0 | 22.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Sheldon Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 318 | 14.8 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Tara Hills Elementary San Pablo | K–6 | Regular | 317 | 14.0 | 22.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Collins Elementary Pinole | K–6 | Regular | 311 | 17.0 | 18.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Coronado Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 307 | 15.0 | 20.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Middle College High San Pablo | 9–12 | Regular | 294 | 9.6 | 30.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Stege Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 225 | 12.4 | 18.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Valley View Elementary Richmond | K–6 | Regular | 220 | 10.0 | 22 | Suburb: Large |
| Greenwood Academy Richmond | 9–12 | Alternative | 200 | 11.2 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Harbour Way Elementary Community Day El Sobrante | K–8 | Alternative | 0 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
| Cameron El Cerrito | — | Regular | Not reported | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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