Caliber: Beta Academy

Caliber: Beta Academy operates as an expansive elementary campus in San Pablo, California, operated by Caliber: Beta Academy District. Current enrollment sits at 971 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 109% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Caliber: Beta Academy is a school of Caliber: Beta Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Caliber: Beta Academy logs that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 12% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Contra Costa County reports that median household earnings sit near $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Caliber: Beta Academy is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

The closest other public school is Tara Hills Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. Caliber: Beta Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On allk12, members of the Caliber: Beta Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.