John Swett High

Located at 1098 Pomona St., in Crockett, California, John Swett High is a modestly sized senior high that serves 351 students (grades 9 through 12), part of John Swett Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 58% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 4 schools in John Swett Unified (1,197 students total), John Swett High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, John Swett High shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% Asian, 15% Black, 12% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 74% of students at John Swett High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John Swett High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.4%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of +5.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), John Swett High is one campus in the mix.

Willow High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Swett High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Swett High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 33%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 351 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 35% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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