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The highest-poverty public high schools in Contra Costa County, California

Across Contra Costa County, California, 45 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Richmond High leads the list at 96.8%, against a median of 65.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Contra Costa County, California

Top % FRL

96.8%

Median % FRL

65.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Richmond High	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	1,280	96.8%
2	Greenwood Academy	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	200	93.5%
3	Antioch High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	High	1,776	90.2%
4	Live Oak High (Continuation)	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	High	130	90.0%
5	Olympic High	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	233	89.7%
6	Bidwell Continuation High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	High	147	87.8%
7	John Henry High	Richmond, CA	John Henry High District	High	333	86.2%
8	De Anza High	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	1,047	86.1%
9	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Richmond, CA	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	High	590	85.3%
10	Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg Unified	High	205	84.9%
11	Deer Valley High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	High	1,812	82.6%
12	Summit Public School K2	El Cerrito, CA	Summit Public School K2 District	High	554	81.9%
13	Ygnacio Valley High	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	1,059	81.5%
14	Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	High	681	80.6%
15	Mt. Diablo High	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	1,397	80.0%
16	Making Waves Academy	Richmond, CA	Making Waves Academy District	High	1,078	79.9%
17	Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg Unified	High	3,403	79.3%
18	Invictus Academy of Richmond	El Cerrito, CA	Invictus Academy of Richmond District	High	403	78.9%
19	Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Richmond, CA	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	High	629	78.2%
20	John Swett High	Crockett, CA	John Swett Unified	High	351	74.1%
21	Concord High	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	1,137	69.6%
22	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	Richmond, CA	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District	High	546	65.4%
23	Middle College High	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	294	65.0%
24	La Paloma High (Continuation)	Brentwood, CA	Liberty Union High	High	178	64.6%
25	Pinole Valley High	Pinole, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	1,245	61.8%
26	John F. Kennedy High	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	740	59.9%
27	Hercules High	Hercules, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	767	41.7%
28	College Park High	Pleasant Hill, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	1,948	40.5%
29	Freedom High	Oakley, CA	Liberty Union High	High	2,460	39.3%
30	El Cerrito High	El Cerrito, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	1,460	39.0%
31	Liberty High	Brentwood, CA	Liberty Union High	High	2,836	35.7%
32	Alhambra Senior High	Martinez, CA	Martinez Unified	High	1,028	30.7%
33	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Walnut Creek, CA	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District	High	285	29.1%
34	Independence High	Brentwood, CA	Liberty Union High	High	163	27.6%
35	Northgate High	Walnut Creek, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	1,546	22.4%
36	Clayton Valley Charter High	Concord, CA	Clayton Valley Charter High District	High	2,373	22.3%
37	Heritage High	Brentwood, CA	Liberty Union High	High	2,566	19.4%
38	Las Lomas High	Walnut Creek, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,577	15.4%
39	California High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,894	8.7%
40	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	3,039	8.1%
41	Acalanes High	Lafayette, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,256	7.3%
42	San Ramon Valley High	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,036	5.7%
43	Campolindo High	Moraga, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,340	5.4%
44	Monte Vista High	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,042	5.4%
45	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,167	4.6%

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