Ohlone Elementary

Ohlone Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Hercules, California, part of West Contra Costa Unified. The school teaches 482 students in grades K through 5.

West Contra Costa Unified comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 25,133 students; Ohlone Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Ohlone Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Asian (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ohlone Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Ohlone Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ohlone Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 58.6%.

Around the school, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Ohlone Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Collins Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ohlone Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ohlone Elementary has increased 17%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 20% to 11% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.