R. Paul Krey Elementary

R. Paul Krey Elementary operates as an expansive elementary campus in Brentwood, California, one of the schools within Brentwood Union. Current enrollment sits at 885 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so R. Paul Krey Elementary sits 90% above that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Brentwood Union (9,932 students total), R. Paul Krey Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, R. Paul Krey Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 26% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. Compared to Contra Costa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Contra Costa County put median household income runs about $127,229, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), R. Paul Krey Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ron Nunn Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R. Paul Krey Elementary.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. R. Paul Krey Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 873 (now 885). White enrollment moved from 44% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.