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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTIOCH UNIFIED·NCES 060285000212
Kimball Elementary
1310 August Way, Antioch, CA 94509 · (925) 779-7415 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
382 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
21.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
14.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 13.9% | 29.9% | 48.8% |
| Math | 7.1% | 7.1% | 29.1% | 56.7% |
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 | 21.4% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 18.6% |
| 2021-22 | 24.4% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 25.6% | 16.2% |
| 2017-18 | 26.2% | 17.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.3% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Kimball Elementary
Kimball Elementary's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Elementary this school | 450 | 84.9% | 17.7% |
| Sunnydale Elementary Lancaster | 469 | 87.6% | 21.2% |
| Seneca Elementary Moreno Valley | 472 | 87.9% | 29.6% |
| Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy Sacramento | 437 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Robert P. Ulrich Elementary California City | 503 | 81.9% | N/A |
| Highland Elementary Vallejo | 510 | 86.9% | 9.1% |
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 Kimball Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #4,764 of 5,151 | #126 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #4,806 of 5,172 ▼ 337 | #127 of 153 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,766 of 5,172 ▲ 85 | #127 of 153 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,349 of 5,116 | #53 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #3,028 of 5,915 | #95 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #981 of 5,352 | #17 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #1,936 of 5,354 | #112 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #1,679 of 5,625 | #16 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #2,357 of 3,837 | #59 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
450
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 450 | 22.4 | 20.1:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 19.9 | 19.9:1 | 76% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 19.7 | 19.6:1 | 70% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 85% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 21 | 24.5:1 | 81% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 18 | 29.4:1 | 89% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | N/A | N/A | 83% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 51% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 34 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimball Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (514 to 450); teachers up 7% (21 to 22.4).
About Kimball Elementary
Kimball Elementary is a public elementary school in Antioch, California. The school enrolls 450 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Kimball Elementary is one of the 25 schools that make up Antioch Unified (15,111 students in total).
At Kimball Elementary, Hispanic students make up 59% of the student body. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Contra Costa County is about 28% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kimball Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.1:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. That rate is above the 45% average among public schools in Contra Costa County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kimball Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 17.7% actual against 29.8% predicted.
Contra Costa County has about 1,165,012 residents, and the median household income is $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Kimball Elementary, Contra Costa County has 279 other public schools.
The closest public school, Rocketship Delta Prep, is about 0.3 miles from Kimball Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kimball Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Kimball Elementary's enrollment dropped 4%, to 450. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2020-21 to 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kimball Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Antioch Unified
- Deer Valley HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Antioch HighHigh · 1,776 students
- Park MiddleMiddle · 1,055 students
- Dallas Ranch MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Orchard ParkElementary · 751 students
- Dozier-Libbey Medical HighHigh · 681 students
Other schools in Antioch
- Deer Valley HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Antioch HighHigh · 1,776 students
- Park MiddleMiddle · 1,055 students
- Dallas Ranch MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Dozier-Libbey Medical HighHigh · 681 students
- Antioch MiddleMiddle · 665 students
Other Kimball Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Kimball Elementary. Kimball Elementary is the largest of the 7.
- Kimball Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 384 students
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARYKIMBALL, MN · 346 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 330 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 208 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolKimball, WV · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Rocketship Delta Prep0.3 mi · 540
- Antioch Middle0.5 mi · 665
- Fremont Elementary0.5 mi · 482
- Live Oak High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 130
- Bidwell Continuation High0.7 mi · 147
- Antioch High0.8 mi · 1,776
Frequently asked questions
About Kimball ElementaryHow large is Kimball Elementary?
Kimball Elementary enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kimball Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kimball Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kimball Elementary have?
Kimball Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kimball Elementary?
At Kimball Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 59% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kimball Elementary?
Kimball Elementary is overseen by Antioch Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.