# John Swett Unified

John Swett Unified is a unified district in Contra Costa County, California. Reading proficiency is 35.3%, +6.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 16.4%, +0.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/john-swett-unified |
| County | Contra Costa |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 1,197 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $22,272 |
| Low-Income Students | 949 (79.2%) |
| English Learners | 213 (17.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.1% | 609 |
| 2024 | 29.1% | 594 |
| 2025 | 35.3% | 648 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.2% | 611 |
| 2024 | 16.2% | 605 |
| 2025 | 16.4% | 647 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.1% | 44.1% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | 40.0% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | 53.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 14.2% | 24.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | 22.2% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | 22.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.7% | 31.4% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | 29.2% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | 38.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.2% | 18.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 16.7% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | 17.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barbara Vargen-Kotchevar | Governing Board Clerk | bvargenkotchevar@jsusd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Deborah Anne Brandon | Governing Board Member | dbrandon@jsusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Marina Ramos | Governing Board Member | mramos@jsusd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Stefanie Tavis | Governing Board Member | stavis@jsusd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Terri Burk | Governing Board President | tburk@jsusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | John Swett High | Crockett | 52.8% | 23.3% | 38.0% | +3.9 | -3.2 |
| 2 | Carquinez Middle | Crockett | 34.5% | 16.1% | 25.3% | +11.1 | +4.9 |
| 3 | Rodeo Hills Elementary | Rodeo | 30.5% | 14.6% | 22.6% | +2.2 | -3.3 |