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Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD UNION·NCES 060591000536
Garin Elementary
250 First St., Brentwood, CA 94513 · (925) 513-6370 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
326 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 151 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
57.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
44.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.8% | 28.5% | 20.2% | 22.5% |
| Math | 18.8% | 25.9% | 25.1% | 30.1% |
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 | 57.3% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 45.7% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 45.4% |
| 2018-19 | 62.2% | 49.7% |
| 2017-18 | 59.3% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 59.2% | 51.2% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Garin Elementary
Garin Elementary's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garin Elementary this school | 785 | 41.5% | 50.6% |
| Brentwood Elementary Brentwood | 811 | 45.6% | 48.1% |
| Stonegate Elementary West Sacramento | 928 | 41.9% | 45.0% |
| Cambridge Elementary Vacaville | 738 | 46.1% | 42.9% |
| Lake Mathews Elementary Riverside | 733 | 45.0% | 57.3% |
| Susan La Vorgna Elementary Winchester | 649 | 43.3% | 49.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Garin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,680 of 5,151 | #62 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,950 of 5,172 ▼ 177 | #71 of 153 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #1,514 of 5,172 ▲ 33 | #60 of 153 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,482 of 5,116 | #60 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #426 of 5,915 | #6 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,116 of 5,352 | #123 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #238 of 5,354 | #21 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #4,271 of 5,625 | #90 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.3% | #137 of 1,139 | #3 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
785
+58 (+8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 785 | 32 | 24.5:1 | 42% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 30 | 26.7:1 | 27% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 29 | 27.2:1 | 25% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 29 | 25.1:1 | 29% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 22 | 27.6:1 | 38% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 24 | 24.7:1 | 30% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | N/A | N/A | 43% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 42% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (607 to 785); teachers up 45% (22 to 32).
About Garin Elementary
Garin Elementary is a large elementary school in Brentwood, California, administered by Brentwood Union. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 785 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 69% above that.
Within Brentwood Union, Garin Elementary is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 9,932 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Garin Elementary, 36% of enrollment. Other groups make up 31% White, 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 8% Black. County-wide, 28% of Contra Costa County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Garin Elementary comes in at 74%.
Dividing enrollment by its 32 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Garin Elementary reports 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Garin Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Garin Elementary would score about 55.2%. It scores 50.6%, 4.6 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Contra Costa County this way: median household income is about $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Contra Costa County number 280 and enroll about 167,423.
The closest other public school is Edna Hill Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Garin Elementary ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.6% against a local average of 44.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Garin Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 727 in 2020-21 and 785 in 2024-25, an 8% rise.
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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 Brentwood Union
- William B. Bristow MiddleMiddle · 1,223 students
- Adams (J. Douglas) MiddleMiddle · 1,197 students
- Edna Hill MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- R. Paul Krey ElementaryElementary · 885 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 859 students
- Brentwood ElementaryElementary · 811 students
Other schools in Brentwood
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,836 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,566 students
- William B. Bristow MiddleMiddle · 1,223 students
- Adams (J. Douglas) MiddleMiddle · 1,197 students
- Edna Hill MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- R. Paul Krey ElementaryElementary · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Edna Hill Middle0.2 mi · 1,047
- Liberty High0.6 mi · 2,836
- Independence High0.7 mi · 163
- La Paloma High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 178
- Brentwood Elementary1.0 mi · 811
- Mary Casey Black Elementary1.4 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Garin ElementaryHow many students attend Garin Elementary?
Garin Elementary enrolls approximately 785 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Garin Elementary serve?
Garin Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garin Elementary is approximately 24.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garin Elementary?
At Garin Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Garin Elementary?
Garin Elementary is overseen by Brentwood Union in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.