Rodeo Hills Elementary

Rodeo Hills Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Rodeo, California, operated by John Swett Unified, teaches 534 students, covering grades K through 5.

Rodeo Hills Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by John Swett Unified, a district that hosts 1,197 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rodeo Hills Elementary lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 17% Asian, 14% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Rodeo Hills Elementary shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at Rodeo Hills Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rodeo Hills Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.4%, the actual is 21.4%, a residual of -10.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Contra Costa County indicate median household income runs about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Rodeo Hills Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ohlone Elementary, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rodeo Hills Elementary. On composite proficiency, Rodeo Hills Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

Rodeo Hills Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 667 students in 2018 compared to 534 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 34% to 46%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Rodeo Hills Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.