Richmond College Preparatory

Richmond College Preparatory, a mid-tier K-5 school in Richmond, California, overseen by Richmond College Preparatory District, hosts 560 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 20% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Richmond College Preparatory sits inside Richmond College Preparatory District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Richmond College Preparatory shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%); the rest comes out to 14% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 36.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Richmond College Preparatory is one.

The closest other public school is Nystrom Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. Richmond College Preparatory operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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