Garin Elementary

As a sizable primary school in Brentwood, California, Garin Elementary teaches 785 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Brentwood Union. Enrollment runs roughly 69% above the state mean of about 465.

Brentwood Union comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 9,932 students; Garin Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Garin Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 31% White, 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Garin Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

Around the school, Contra Costa County reports that median household earnings sit near $127,229, 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), Garin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Edna Hill Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garin Elementary. On composite proficiency, Garin Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Garin Elementary's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 607 (now 785). White enrollment moved from 40% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

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