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What's one thing De Anza High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,047
High
DISTRICT 879 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005018
De Anza High
5000 Valley View Rd., Richmond, CA 94803 · (510) 231-1440 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,047 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
901 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 234 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 256 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 269 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 288 | 28% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
12.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 20.2% | 23.9% | 39.1% |
| Math | 3.1% | 9.3% | 16.3% | 71.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 8.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 14.2% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 12.9% |
| 2018-19 | 45.3% | 11.6% |
| 2017-18 | 45.7% | 13.6% |
| 2016-17 | 34.9% | 10.8% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like De Anza High
De Anza High's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Anza High this school | 1,047 | 86.1% | 21.2% |
| Carson Senior High Carson | 1,407 | 87.7% | 42.0% |
| Fairfax Senior High Los Angeles | 1,495 | 87.4% | 39.1% |
| Fairfield High Fairfield | 1,605 | 81.3% | 27.1% |
| Vallejo High Vallejo | 1,146 | 84.3% | 25.5% |
| Grant Union High Sacramento | 1,987 | 91.3% | 30.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where De Anza High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #984 of 1,052 | #25 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #911 of 1,056 ▲ 58 | #24 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #935 of 1,056 ▲ 66 | #25 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #306 of 1,044 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,047 | #751 of 2,093 | #25 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #980 of 1,352 | #28 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #272 of 1,351 | #19 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #447 of 1,575 | #8 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #111 of 802 | #4 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,047
-333 (-24%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,494
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,047 | 45.7 | 22.9:1 | 86% (901) |
| 2023-24 | 1,103 | 56.1 | 19.7:1 | 74% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 1,237 | 66.5 | 18.6:1 | 59% (734) |
| 2020-21 | 1,380 | 62 | 22.3:1 | 77% (1,063) |
| 2017-18 | 1,382 | 56.4 | 24.5:1 | 70% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 1,329 | 57 | 23.3:1 | 68% (905) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | N/A | N/A | 83% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 1,467 | 76 | 19.3:1 | 19% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 1,494 | 76 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Anza High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,382 to 1,047); teachers down 19% (56.4 to 45.7).
About De Anza High
De Anza High, located in Richmond, California, is a medium-sized high school. The school enrolls 1,047 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
The district for De Anza High is West Contra Costa Unified, with 52 schools and 25,133 students.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at De Anza High combined. After that, the student body is 17% Black, 17% Asian, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Contra Costa County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. De Anza High has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.9:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. For comparison, public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
Measured against California public high schools, De Anza High receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
De Anza High scores 21.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.1%.
Census estimates describe Contra Costa County this way: median household income is about $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, with a combined enrollment of about 167,423.
Valley View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts De Anza High at 7th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 1,380 to 1,047 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at De Anza High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Contra Costa Unified
- El Cerrito HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Richmond HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Pinole Valley HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Hercules HighHigh · 767 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
- Fred T. Korematsu MiddleMiddle · 708 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Richmond HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Making Waves AcademyHigh · 1,078 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
- Summit Public School: TamalpaisHigh · 629 students
- Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory AcademyHigh · 590 students
- Aspire Richmond Technology AcademyElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Elementary0.3 mi · 220
- Murphy Elementary0.5 mi · 460
- Sheldon Elementary0.5 mi · 318
- Ellerhorst Elementary1.2 mi · 319
- Olinda Elementary1.3 mi · 318
- Stewart Elementary1.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About De Anza HighHow large is De Anza High?
De Anza High enrolls approximately 1,047 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does De Anza High serve?
De Anza High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does De Anza High have?
De Anza High employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at De Anza High?
Student demographics at De Anza High are roughly 7% White, 54% Hispanic, 17% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is De Anza High public or private?
De Anza High is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.