West Contra Costa Unified Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Madera Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Kensington Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
3. A+ Middle College High (High school, exceeds expectations)
4. A Ohlone Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A- West County Mandarin (Elementary school, meets expectations)
6. A- Harding Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. A- Hercules High (High school, meets expectations)
8. A- Pinole Valley High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. B Fairmont Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. B Ellerhorst Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (6)

• C- De Anza High, Richmond
• B- El Cerrito High, El Cerrito
• A- Hercules High, Hercules
• D John F Kennedy High, Richmond
• A- Pinole Valley High, Pinole
• C- Richmond High, Richmond

Middle and junior high schools (8)

• F Betty Reid Soskin Middle, El Sobrante
• B Fred T Korematsu Middle, El Cerrito
• F Helms Middle, San Pablo
• B Hercules Middle, Hercules
• F Lovonya Dejean Middle, Richmond
• F Martin Luther King JR Elementary, Richmond
• A+ Middle College High, San Pablo
• D+ Pinole Middle, Pinole

Elementary and primary schools (35)

• F Bayview Elementary, San Pablo
• F Cesar E Chavez Elementary, Richmond
• C- Collins Elementary, Pinole
• F Coronado Elementary, Richmond
• F Dover Elementary, San Pablo
• F Edward M Downer Elementary, San Pablo
• B Ellerhorst Elementary, Pinole
• B Fairmont Elementary, El Cerrito
• F Ford Elementary, Richmond
• F Grant Elementary, Richmond
• B- Hanna Ranch Elementary, Hercules
• A- Harding Elementary, El Cerrito
• F Highland Elementary, Richmond
• A+ Kensington Elementary, Kensington
• F Lake Elementary, San Pablo
• F Lincoln Elementary, Richmond
• C Lupine Hills Elementary, Hercules
• A+ Madera Elementary, El Cerrito
• D- Michelle Obama Elementary, Richmond
• C Mira Vista Elementary, Richmond
• C- Montalvin Manor Elementary, San Pablo
• D Murphy Elementary, El Sobrante
• F Nystrom Elementary, Richmond
• A Ohlone Elementary, Hercules
• B Olinda Elementary, El Sobrante
• F Peres Elementary, Richmond
• F Riverside Elementary, Richmond
• C- Shannon Elementary, Pinole
• D- Sheldon Elementary, Richmond
• F Stege Elementary, Richmond
• B- Stewart Elementary, Pinole
• D- Tara Hills Elementary, San Pablo
• D+ Valley View Elementary, Richmond
• F Verde Elementary, Richmond
• D- Washington Elementary, Richmond

Other schools and academies (3)

• F Greenwood Academy, Richmond
• C Vista Independent Study Virtual Academy, San Pablo
• A- West County Mandarin, Pinole

Cities and towns served (6)

• Richmond (22)
• San Pablo (9)
• Pinole (7)
• El Cerrito (5)
• Hercules (5)
• El Sobrante (3)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Contra Costa County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 25,575 students with 1,190 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,751 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0632550
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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