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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN SWETT UNIFIED·NCES 061899002301
Rodeo Hills Elementary
545 Garretson St., Rodeo, CA 94572 · (510) 799-4431 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
431 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rodeo Hills Elementary→Carquinez Middle
Based on grade levels within John Swett Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.5% | 22.1% | 20.2% | 49.3% |
| Math | 4.4% | 10.2% | 27.4% | 58.0% |
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 | 30.5% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 16.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 17.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 29.1% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 32.1% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 31.1% | 27.1% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Rodeo Hills Elementary
Rodeo Hills Elementary's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo Hills Elementary this school | 534 | 80.7% | 21.9% |
| Colonial Heights Stockton | 547 | 84.6% | 26.9% |
| Lawless Elementary Fresno | 663 | 84.2% | 32.0% |
| Creekside Elementary Stockton | 501 | 83.8% | 17.9% |
| William McKinley Elementary Corona | 598 | 81.1% | 32.6% |
| Cordova Villa Elementary Rancho Cordova | 475 | 86.1% | 22.4% |
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 Rodeo Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,396 of 5,151 | #112 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #4,779 of 5,172 ▼ 274 | #125 of 153 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,937 of 5,172 ▲ 247 | #107 of 153 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #1,728 of 5,116 | #68 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #2,040 of 5,915 | #49 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,021 of 5,352 | #18 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #434 of 5,354 | #34 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,123 of 5,625 | #30 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1,434 of 3,837 | #28 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
534
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 534 | 26.5 | 20.2:1 | 81% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 79% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 78% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 67% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 29 | 23.0:1 | 76% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 32 | 24.0:1 | 76% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | N/A | N/A | 56% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 46% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 32 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rodeo Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (667 to 534); teachers down 9% (29 to 26.5).
About Rodeo Hills Elementary
Rodeo Hills Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Rodeo, California. Enrolled students number 534 students, in kindergarten through 5.
In John Swett Unified, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,197 students.
Rodeo Hills Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 46%. Other students are 17% Asian, 14% White, 11% Black, and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Contra Costa County residents are about 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Rodeo Hills Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
The school employs the equivalent of 26.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Rodeo Hills Elementary is 81%. For comparison, public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
The allk12 Grade for Rodeo Hills Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rodeo Hills Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.9% and a predicted 32.3%.
Census estimates describe Contra Costa County this way: median household income is about $127,229, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, with a combined enrollment of about 167,423.
Of nearby public schools, Ohlone Elementary is the closest, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 39.3% proficiency; Rodeo Hills Elementary posts 21.9%.
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.
The number of students declined from 569 to 534 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.2:1, from 23.7:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 John Swett Unified
- John Swett HighHigh · 351 students
- Carquinez MiddleMiddle · 286 students
- Willow HighHigh · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Ohlone Elementary1.6 mi · 482
- Lupine Hills Elementary1.9 mi · 387
- Collins Elementary2.3 mi · 311
- Hercules Middle2.4 mi · 596
- Hercules High2.4 mi · 767
- Pinole Valley High2.9 mi · 1,245
Frequently asked questions
About Rodeo Hills ElementaryHow large is Rodeo Hills Elementary?
Rodeo Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rodeo Hills Elementary serve?
Rodeo Hills Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rodeo Hills Elementary have?
Rodeo Hills Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Rodeo Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Rodeo Hills Elementary are roughly 14% White, 46% Hispanic, 11% Black, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Rodeo Hills Elementary?
Rodeo Hills Elementary is overseen by John Swett Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.