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Enrollment
708
Middle
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005053
Fred T. Korematsu Middle
7125 Donal Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 · (510) 231-1449 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
273 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 371 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 337 | 48% |
Student demographics
77%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
47.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
38.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.0% | 26.0% | 20.1% | 32.0% |
| Math | 21.3% | 16.8% | 20.8% | 41.2% |
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 | 47.9% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 36.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 34.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 39.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.3% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 57.1% | 40.4% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Fred T. Korematsu Middle
Fred T. Korematsu Middle's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred T. Korematsu Middle this school | 708 | 38.6% | 43.3% |
| Golden West Middle Fairfield | 746 | 46.6% | 42.3% |
| Delta Vista Middle Oakley | 873 | 43.9% | 25.3% |
| Joseph Kerr Middle Elk Grove | 877 | 46.8% | 53.2% |
| O'Hara Park Middle Oakley | 856 | 41.8% | 26.3% |
| Sierra Madre Middle Sierra Madre | 597 | 39.2% | 63.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Fred T. Korematsu Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #451 of 1,224 | #19 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #434 of 1,227 ▼ 4 | #21 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #538 of 1,227 ▼ 122 | #24 of 42 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #333 of 1,214 | #17 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #591 of 1,377 | #25 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #1,041 of 1,279 | #32 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #10 of 1,278 | #2 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #1,066 of 1,329 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #919 of 930 | #35 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
708
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 708 | 29.9 | 23.7:1 | 39% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 30 | 22.6:1 | 39% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 30.8 | 22.1:1 | 33% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 30 | 24.3:1 | 39% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 32.5 | 22.0:1 | 45% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 22 | 26.8:1 | 55% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | N/A | N/A | 54% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 1,053 | 47 | 22.4:1 | 48% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 43 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred T. Korematsu Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (715 to 708); teachers down 8% (32.5 to 29.9).
About Fred T. Korematsu Middle
Fred T. Korematsu Middle is one of the public schools in El Cerrito, California. It is a mid-sized middle school. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 708 students in 2024-25.
West Contra Costa Unified, which runs Fred T. Korematsu Middle, has 52 schools and 25,133 students.
About 32% of students at Fred T. Korematsu Middle are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% White, 18% Asian, 12% Black, and 11% multiracial. Among Contra Costa County residents, the Hispanic share is about 28%. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at Fred T. Korematsu Middle are from different groups.
For every teacher at Fred T. Korematsu Middle, there are about 23.7 students; the school has 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%.
Among California public middle schools, Fred T. Korematsu Middle outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Fred T. Korematsu Middle would be expected to post about 56.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Contra Costa County show that median household income comes to about $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 280, with about 167,423 students.
Fred T. Korematsu Middle's closest public school neighbor is Invictus Academy of Richmond, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Fred T. Korematsu Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Fred T. Korematsu Middle is behind the 44.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
The federal government classifies Fred T. Korematsu Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 708, from 729 in 2020-21.
Fred T. Korematsu Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- De Anza HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Hercules HighHigh · 767 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
Other schools in El Cerrito
- El Cerrito HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Summit Public School K2High · 554 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Harding ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Madera ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Invictus Academy of RichmondHigh · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Invictus Academy of Richmond0.4 mi · 403
- Summit Public School K20.5 mi · 554
- Madera Elementary0.6 mi · 457
- Fairmont Elementary0.9 mi · 537
- El Cerrito High1.1 mi · 1,460
- John F. Kennedy High1.3 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Fred T. Korematsu MiddleHow large is Fred T. Korematsu Middle?
Fred T. Korematsu Middle enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Fred T. Korematsu Middle serve?
Fred T. Korematsu Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fred T. Korematsu Middle?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at Fred T. Korematsu Middle.
How diverse is Fred T. Korematsu Middle?
Fred T. Korematsu Middle reports a student body of 27% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 18% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Fred T. Korematsu Middle public or private?
Fred T. Korematsu Middle 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.