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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Ohlone Elementary?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005048
Ohlone Elementary
201 Turquoise Dr., Hercules, CA 94547 · (510) 231-1443 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
168 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 | 110 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
73%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
67.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.7pp since 2014
Math
64.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.8% | 34.8% | 17.9% | 14.4% |
| Math | 35.1% | 29.2% | 23.3% | 12.4% |
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 | 67.7% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.6% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.1% | 46.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.7% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 46.5% |
| 2016-17 | 51.7% | 46.9% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Ohlone Elementary
Ohlone Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohlone Elementary this school | 482 | 34.9% | 62.5% |
| Hanna Ranch Elementary Hercules | 421 | 39.7% | 49.5% |
| West County Mandarin Pinole | 528 | 33.9% | 59.5% |
| King (Thomas Starr) Elementary San Francisco | 333 | 38.4% | 63.2% |
| Birch Grove Primary Newark | 409 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Stone Lake Elementary Elk Grove | 690 | 38.3% | 67.0% |
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 Ohlone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #1,002 of 5,151 | #48 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #861 of 5,172 ▲ 423 | #46 of 153 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #871 of 5,172 ▲ 225 | #44 of 153 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #149 of 5,116 | #1 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #2,662 of 5,915 | #77 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,126 of 5,352 | #95 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #294 of 5,354 | #26 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #4,570 of 5,625 | #99 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #315 of 1,139 | #9 of 42 |
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
482
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 482 | 20.8 | 23.2:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 22.2 | 22.2:1 | 35% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 34% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 15 | 23.9:1 | 32% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | N/A | N/A | 32% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 30 | 21.7:1 | 20% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 32 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ohlone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (413 to 482); teachers up 16% (18 to 20.8).
About Ohlone Elementary
Ohlone Elementary serves students in Hercules, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. It had 482 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
West Contra Costa Unified counts 52 schools and 25,133 students, including Ohlone Elementary.
Asian students account for 41% of enrollment at Ohlone Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, and 7% White. By comparison, Contra Costa County residents are about 19% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ohlone Elementary scores 73%.
The school has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 23.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Contra Costa County report 45%.
Ohlone Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.5% is 3.3 points above the 59.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Contra Costa County, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Contra Costa County, 280 public schools serve about 167,423 students.
Collins Elementary sits about 1.0 miles from Ohlone Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 62.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 483 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 482.
This page is set up for the Ohlone Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Hercules
- Hercules HighHigh · 767 students
- Hercules MiddleMiddle · 596 students
- Hanna Ranch ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Lupine Hills ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Other Ohlone Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Ohlone Elementary. Ohlone Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Ohlone ElementaryPalo Alto, CA · 464 students
- Ohlone ElementaryWatsonville, CA · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Collins Elementary1.0 mi · 311
- Lupine Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 387
- Hercules High1.3 mi · 767
- Hercules Middle1.3 mi · 596
- Pinole Valley High1.4 mi · 1,245
- Stewart Elementary1.6 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Ohlone ElementaryHow many students attend Ohlone Elementary?
Ohlone Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ohlone Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ohlone Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ohlone Elementary have?
Ohlone Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ohlone Elementary?
Student demographics at Ohlone Elementary are roughly 7% White, 24% Hispanic, 11% Black, 41% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Ohlone Elementary in?
Ohlone Elementary is part of West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.