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What's something Nystrom Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005047
Nystrom Elementary
230 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804 · (510) 231-1406 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
321 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
44%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
20.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
21.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 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 up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 14.0% | 26.5% | 53.5% |
| Math | 8.7% | 12.6% | 22.8% | 55.8% |
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 | 20.0% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 17.1% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.5% | 15.9% |
| 2018-19 | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 13.4% | 12.6% |
| 2016-17 | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 4.0% |
| 2014-15 | 8.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Nystrom Elementary
Nystrom Elementary's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nystrom Elementary this school | 415 | 77.3% | 20.4% |
| Donald F. Bradach Elementary Adelanto | 408 | 77.5% | 16.0% |
| Fremont Elementary Antioch | 482 | 74.9% | 12.3% |
| Webster Elementary Long Beach | 454 | 78.4% | 32.7% |
| San Miguel Elementary Lemon Grove | 435 | 81.8% | 23.7% |
| Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy Vallejo | 423 | 81.6% | 14.7% |
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 Nystrom Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,551 of 5,151 | #115 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,172 of 5,172 ▲ 532 | #108 of 153 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,838 of 5,172 ▼ 534 | #129 of 153 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #2,160 of 5,116 | #45 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,500 of 5,915 | #115 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,035 of 5,352 | #89 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #3,210 of 5,354 | #140 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #2,425 of 5,625 | #34 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #1,541 of 3,837 | #32 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
415
-77 (-16%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 77% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 18.5 | 22.5:1 | 63% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 19.7 | 22.6:1 | 59% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 93% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 20 | 25.6:1 | 90% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 20 | 24.4:1 | 91% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | N/A | N/A | 80% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 90% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 20 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nystrom Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (512 to 415); teachers down 10% (20 to 18).
About Nystrom Elementary
Nystrom Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Richmond, California. The school's enrollment of 415 students covers kindergarten through 6.
West Contra Costa Unified enrolls 25,133 students in 52 schools, including Nystrom Elementary.
Hispanic students are the majority at Nystrom Elementary, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 17% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. Contra Costa County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. Nystrom Elementary's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.1:1, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Nystrom Elementary is 77%. Public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Nystrom Elementary's results are 13.8 points below predicted: 20.4% against 34.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Contra Costa County, the median household income is $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, enrolling about 167,423 students in all.
Nearest public school: Richmond College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 7.9%; Nystrom Elementary's is 20.4%, ranking 1st of 4.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 415, a 16% decrease from 492 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.6:1 in 2020-21, and 23.1:1 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
Related schools
Other schools in West Contra Costa Unified
- El Cerrito HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Richmond HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Pinole Valley HighHigh · 1,245 students
- De Anza HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Hercules HighHigh · 767 students
- 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
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
- Summit Public School: TamalpaisHigh · 629 students
- Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory AcademyHigh · 590 students
Nearby schools
- Richmond College Preparatory0.1 mi · 560
- Greenwood Academy0.3 mi · 200
- Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 339
- Leadership Public Schools: Richmond0.4 mi · 546
- Coronado Elementary0.6 mi · 307
- Voices College-Bound Language Acad at W. Contra Costa Co1.0 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Nystrom ElementaryHow large is Nystrom Elementary?
Nystrom Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Nystrom Elementary serve?
Nystrom Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Nystrom Elementary have?
Nystrom Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Nystrom Elementary?
Student demographics at Nystrom Elementary are roughly 2% White, 73% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Nystrom Elementary in?
Nystrom Elementary is part of West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.