Stege Elementary

Stege Elementary is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Richmond, California, overseen by West Contra Costa Unified, educateing 225 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Within West Contra Costa Unified, which oversees 52 schools and 25,133 students, Stege Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Stege Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 32% Black, 10% Asian, 9% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Stege Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Stege Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.4%; this one comes in at 9.4%, -24.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Contra Costa County indicate median household earnings sit near $127,229, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Stege Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lovonya DeJean Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stege Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 10.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Stege Elementary's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 225). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 58% to 32%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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