# West Contra Costa Unified

West Contra Costa Unified is a unified district in Contra Costa County, California. Reading proficiency is 33.4%, +0.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 25.9%, +3.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/west-contra-costa-unified |
| County | Contra Costa |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 62 |
| Students | 29,173 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,664 |
| Low-Income Students | 16,980 (67.3%) |
| English Learners | 7,562 (30.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 12,536 |
| 2024 | 32.5% | 12,403 |
| 2025 | 33.4% | 12,327 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 12,663 |
| 2024 | 23.3% | 12,540 |
| 2025 | 25.9% | 12,306 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.9% | 53.7% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | 54.2% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | 57.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.3% | 40.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | 42.2% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | 47.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 41.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 42.5% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | 43.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 30.3% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 31.5% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | 34.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cinthia Hernandez | Board Trustee Area 3 | cinthia.hernandez@wccusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Demetrio Gonzalez Hoy | Clerk | dgonzalez@wccusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Guadalupe Enllana | Board President | guadalupe.enllana@wccusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jamela Smith-Folds | Board Trustee Area 1 | jamela.smith@wccusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Leslie Reckler | Board Trustee Area 5 | leslie.reckler@wccusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Madera Elementary | El Cerrito | 77.2% | 78.6% | 77.9% | +6.4 | +10.3 |
| 2 | Middle College High | San Pablo | 94.2% | 59.4% | 76.8% | +2.5 | +1.1 |
| 3 | Kensington Elementary | Kensington | 79.2% | 73.1% | 76.2% | -3.0 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Ohlone Elementary | Hercules | 67.7% | 64.4% | 66.0% | +12.1 | +12.5 |
| 5 | West County Mandarin | Pinole | 63.0% | 59.9% | 61.4% | +4.2 | +6.9 |
| 6 | Harding Elementary | El Cerrito | 59.0% | 49.3% | 54.1% | -3.6 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Fairmont Elementary | El Cerrito | 52.2% | 52.0% | 52.1% | +8.5 | +7.5 |
| 8 | Hercules High | Hercules | 64.5% | 38.8% | 51.7% | +1.9 | +11.1 |
| 9 | Richmond College Preparatory | Richmond | 51.9% | 50.3% | 51.1% | +5.9 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Pinole Valley High | Pinole | 58.0% | 38.4% | 48.2% | +6.0 | +20.6 |
| 11 | Olinda Elementary | El Sobrante | 47.6% | 46.7% | 47.2% | +3.6 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Ellerhorst Elementary | Pinole | 50.3% | 44.1% | 47.2% | +14.3 | +8.6 |
| 13 | Hanna Ranch Elementary | Hercules | 48.8% | 43.6% | 46.2% | -7.5 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Hercules Middle | Hercules | 54.3% | 36.4% | 45.3% | +6.4 | +4.5 |
| 15 | Leadership Public Schools: Richmond | Richmond | 55.7% | 34.2% | 45.0% | +15.7 | +21.4 |
| 16 | John Henry High | N/A | 68.1% | 20.9% | 44.5% | +16.4 | -20.5 |
| 17 | Fred T. Korematsu Middle | El Cerrito | 47.9% | 38.0% | 43.0% | -1.5 | +3.6 |
| 18 | Stewart Elementary | Pinole | 48.5% | 36.2% | 42.3% | +7.5 | +12.0 |
| 19 | El Cerrito High | El Cerrito | 44.9% | 29.6% | 37.3% | -22.9 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Mira Vista Elementary | Richmond | 40.9% | 33.1% | 37.0% | +1.9 | +2.3 |
| 21 | Lupine Hills Elementary | Hercules | 38.7% | 34.7% | 36.7% | -4.0 | -7.2 |
| 22 | Collins Elementary | Pinole | 33.3% | 32.8% | 33.1% | +6.8 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Richmond Charter Academy | N/A | 46.3% | 18.1% | 32.2% | +27.1 | +9.1 |
| 24 | Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez | Richmond | 36.2% | 28.1% | 32.1% | +14.5 | +6.7 |
| 25 | Montalvin Manor Elementary | San Pablo | 35.3% | 28.3% | 31.8% | -1.1 | +7.3 |
| 26 | Shannon Elementary | Pinole | 35.0% | 28.1% | 31.6% | +1.3 | +3.5 |
| 27 | Valley View Elementary | Richmond | 37.5% | 18.6% | 28.1% | +0.7 | -12.7 |
| 28 | Pinole Middle | Pinole | 34.2% | 21.4% | 27.8% | -4.1 | +3.9 |
| 29 | Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy | San Pablo | 33.3% | 20.1% | 26.7% | +9.3 | +4.8 |
| 30 | Murphy Elementary | El Sobrante | 25.7% | 26.9% | 26.3% | +1.3 | +2.2 |
| 31 | Aspire Richmond Technology Academy | Richmond | 26.1% | 23.6% | 24.9% | -1.8 | -5.1 |
| 32 | De Anza High | Richmond | 37.0% | 12.3% | 24.7% | -1.2 | -1.9 |
| 33 | Richmond High | Richmond | 39.6% | 8.6% | 24.1% | -4.3 | +3.6 |
| 34 | Summit Public School: Tamalpais | Richmond | 32.1% | 15.3% | 23.7% | -9.4 | -0.8 |
| 35 | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | Richmond | 30.6% | 16.6% | 23.6% | -3.5 | +5.3 |
| 36 | Michelle Obama Elementary | Richmond | 19.8% | 23.9% | 21.9% | -4.2 | -0.5 |
| 37 | Manzanita Middle | N/A | 26.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% | -22.2 | -10.5 |
| 38 | Nystrom Elementary | Richmond | 20.0% | 21.4% | 20.7% | +2.9 | +8.4 |
| 39 | Tara Hills Elementary | San Pablo | 25.7% | 15.6% | 20.7% | +2.0 | +0.4 |
| 40 | Sheldon Elementary | Richmond | 25.6% | 13.6% | 19.6% | -0.5 | +2.3 |
| 41 | Washington Elementary | Richmond | 22.9% | 15.6% | 19.3% | -1.8 | -4.4 |
| 42 | Highland Elementary | Richmond | 15.9% | 21.3% | 18.6% | -1.5 | +5.1 |
| 43 | Betty Reid Soskin Middle | El Sobrante | 19.3% | 11.8% | 15.5% | +5.1 | +5.2 |
| 44 | Voices College-Bound Language Academy at West Cont | Richmond | 18.4% | 12.6% | 15.5% | -9.4 | -11.1 |
| 45 | Riverside Elementary | Richmond | 18.1% | 12.5% | 15.3% | -7.5 | -3.5 |
| 46 | Edward M. Downer Elementary | San Pablo | 13.9% | 15.7% | 14.8% | -1.0 | +5.4 |
| 47 | Lake Elementary | San Pablo | 15.7% | 10.0% | 12.8% | +5.0 | +1.5 |
| 48 | Bayview Elementary | San Pablo | 14.0% | 10.8% | 12.4% | +0.7 | -0.8 |
| 49 | Dover Elementary | San Pablo | 14.3% | 10.2% | 12.3% | -1.2 | +2.7 |
| 50 | John F. Kennedy High | Richmond | 15.7% | 8.8% | 12.3% | -5.4 | +4.4 |
| 51 | Ford Elementary | Richmond | 13.8% | 9.3% | 11.6% | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 52 | Coronado Elementary | Richmond | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10.3% | +0.4 | +4.5 |
| 53 | Verde Elementary | Richmond | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10.3% | -4.0 | -2.1 |
| 54 | Helms Middle | San Pablo | 11.2% | 6.6% | 8.9% | +1.2 | +2.0 |
| 55 | Lincoln Elementary | Richmond | 9.0% | 7.8% | 8.4% | +4.3 | +3.7 |
| 56 | Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | Richmond | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.0% | -6.3 | -6.4 |
| 57 | Peres Elementary | Richmond | 7.9% | 7.3% | 7.6% | -5.0 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Lovonya DeJean Middle | Richmond | 10.0% | 4.1% | 7.0% | -2.1 | +1.0 |
| 59 | Stege Elementary | Richmond | 8.9% | 3.2% | 6.0% | +0.3 | -7.0 |
| 60 | Grant Elementary | Richmond | 6.7% | 5.2% | 6.0% | -5.4 | -3.2 |
| 61 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary | Richmond | 6.1% | 2.8% | 4.5% | +1.2 | -2.5 |
| 62 | Greenwood Academy | Richmond | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | -2.1 | +1.4 |