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What's the most underrated thing about Lovonya DeJean Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255011226
Lovonya DeJean Middle
3400 Macdonald Ave., Richmond, CA 94805 · (510) 231-1430 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of California public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
312 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 186 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 51% |
Student demographics
36%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
10.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
4.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 2 points 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 | 1.9% | 8.1% | 16.2% | 73.8% |
| Math | 1.4% | 2.7% | 9.5% | 86.4% |
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 | 10.0% | 4.1% |
| 2023-24 | 10.9% | 4.4% |
| 2022-23 | 12.1% | 3.1% |
| 2021-22 | 16.4% | 3.6% |
| 2018-19 | 10.7% | 3.3% |
| 2017-18 | 15.1% | 4.0% |
| 2016-17 | 10.7% | 4.2% |
| 2015-16 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
7.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 Lovonya DeJean Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovonya DeJean Middle this school | 381 | 81.9% | 7.3% |
| Century Community Charter Inglewood | 441 | 80.5% | N/A |
| Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena Gardena | 360 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Willowbrook Middle Compton | 304 | 88.8% | 76.8% |
| Daniel Webster Middle Los Angeles | 438 | 87.4% | 27.6% |
| Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood Inglewood | 358 | 88.5% | N/A |
Matched among California middle 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 Lovonya DeJean Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #1,219 of 1,224 | #39 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.1% | #1,218 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #42 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #1,221 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #42 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #153 of 1,214 | #5 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #1,109 of 1,377 | #38 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #512 of 1,279 | #6 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #882 of 1,278 | #40 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #493 of 1,329 | #10 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #560 of 930 | #17 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
381
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 381 | 18.7 | 20.4:1 | 82% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 18.9 | 20.3:1 | 97% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 19.2 | 21.0:1 | 69% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 87% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 19.3 | 22.8:1 | 90% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 95% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | N/A | N/A | 84% (546) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lovonya DeJean Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (439 to 381); teachers down 3% (19.3 to 18.7).
About Lovonya DeJean Middle
Lovonya DeJean Middle is a low-enrollment middle school serving families in Richmond, California. Enrollment stands at 381 students, covering grades 7 through 8. The school is 42% below the average for middle schools in California.
Lovonya DeJean Middle is among 52 schools run by West Contra Costa Unified, which serves 25,133 students.
The student body at Lovonya DeJean Middle is 79% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Contra Costa County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Lovonya DeJean Middle are from different groups.
Staffing at Lovonya DeJean Middle comes to 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.4:1. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. On the income side, 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Contra Costa County averages 45%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Lovonya DeJean Middle lands at F, ahead of 0% of California public middle schools.
Test results at Lovonya DeJean Middle are 24.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 7.3%, compared with a predicted 31.6%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in California.
Contra Costa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Lovonya DeJean Middle shares Contra Costa County with 279 other public schools.
Lovonya DeJean Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Stege Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 10.3% on proficiency, and Lovonya DeJean Middle is below that at 7.3%.
In the federal locale system, Lovonya DeJean Middle is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lovonya DeJean Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 West Contra Costa Unified
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- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Richmond HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Making Waves AcademyHigh · 1,078 students
- De Anza HighHigh · 1,047 students
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Nearby schools
- Stege Elementary0.1 mi · 225
- Manzanita Middle0.2 mi · 92
- Voices College-Bound Language Acad at W. Contra Costa Co0.2 mi · 343
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.4 mi · 375
- Michelle Obama Elementary0.6 mi · 431
- Grant Elementary0.7 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Lovonya DeJean MiddleHow many students attend Lovonya DeJean Middle?
Lovonya DeJean Middle enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Lovonya DeJean Middle serve?
Lovonya DeJean Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lovonya DeJean Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lovonya DeJean Middle is approximately 20.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lovonya DeJean Middle?
At Lovonya DeJean Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lovonya DeJean Middle?
Lovonya DeJean Middle is overseen by West Contra Costa Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.