Ford Elementary

As an intimate elementary school in Richmond, California, Ford Elementary instructs 371 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within West Contra Costa Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Ford Elementary sits 20% leaner than that benchmark.

West Contra Costa Unified comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 25,133 students; Ford Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ford Elementary reports that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 6% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at Ford Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, Ford Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.6%; this one delivers 16.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Contra Costa County shows the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Ford Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Richmond High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ford Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 12.5%.

Ford Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Ford Elementary's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 371). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 81% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.