Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255010022
Highland Elementary
2829 Moyers Rd., Richmond, CA 94806 · (510) 231-1424 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
267 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
55%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
15.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -26.1pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.5% | 12.3% | 26.5% | 57.6% |
| Math | 6.1% | 15.2% | 22.6% | 56.1% |
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 | 15.9% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 17.4% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.6% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 33.2% | 29.6% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 37.6% | 32.0% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Highland Elementary
Highland Elementary's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary this school | 377 | 70.8% | 18.6% |
| Riverside Elementary Richmond | 343 | 66.8% | 18.9% |
| Bryant Elementary Long Beach | 364 | 70.6% | 42.9% |
| Birney Elementary Long Beach | 501 | 70.3% | 41.7% |
| Bonita Street Elementary Carson | 399 | 77.9% | 41.2% |
| Dan Mini Elementary Vallejo | 433 | 77.4% | 27.8% |
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 Highland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #4,687 of 5,151 | #124 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,173 of 5,172 ▲ 305 | #109 of 153 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #5,025 of 5,172 ▼ 242 | #132 of 153 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #3,254 of 5,116 | #78 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,976 of 5,915 | #127 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,471 of 5,352 | #36 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #2,294 of 5,354 | #120 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #2,904 of 5,625 | #53 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #1,305 of 3,837 | #22 of 107 |
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
377
-67 (-15%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 71% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 81% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 61% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 79% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 90% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 18 | 26.9:1 | 88% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | N/A | N/A | 77% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 77% (520) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (478 to 377); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About Highland Elementary
Highland Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Richmond, California. Total enrollment is 377 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
West Contra Costa Unified oversees Highland Elementary and 51 other schools, with 25,133 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Highland Elementary is 63% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 17% Asian, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 36 points above the 28% share among Contra Costa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Highland Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 26 points.
After accounting for student poverty, Highland Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.6% is 19.4 points below the 38.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Contra Costa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Contra Costa County number 280, with about 167,423 students.
Highland Elementary's nearest public school is Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Highland Elementary ranks 2nd of 4 on average proficiency.
Highland Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. The ratio was 24.7:1 in 2020-21 and 20.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary is the 33rd largest of the 56.
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Nearby schools
- Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 420
- Summit Public School: Tamalpais0.4 mi · 629
- Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 590
- Middle College High0.5 mi · 294
- Aspire Richmond Technology Academy0.8 mi · 586
- Helms Middle0.8 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Highland ElementaryHow large is Highland Elementary?
Highland Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Highland Elementary serve?
Highland Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland Elementary?
Highland Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 63% Hispanic, 13% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Elementary?
Highland Elementary is overseen by West Contra Costa Unified in Contra Costa County.
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