Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005063
Tara Hills Elementary
2300 Dolan Way, San Pablo, CA 94806 · (510) 231-1428 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
214 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
15.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 17.0% | 21.6% | 52.6% |
| Math | 2.9% | 12.7% | 24.3% | 60.1% |
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 | 25.7% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 13.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.8% | 15.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.1% | 20.5% |
| 2018-19 | 32.1% | 20.3% |
| 2017-18 | 35.5% | 21.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.8% | 22.6% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tara Hills Elementary
Tara Hills Elementary's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Hills Elementary this school | 317 | 67.5% | 19.0% |
| Rolando Park Elementary San Diego | 270 | 66.7% | 51.6% |
| Riverside Elementary Richmond | 343 | 66.8% | 18.9% |
| Mann Elementary Long Beach | 320 | 68.1% | 39.9% |
| East Avenue Elementary Hayward | 407 | 66.8% | 28.6% |
| Sweetwater Springs Elementary Spring Valley | 378 | 69.8% | 40.6% |
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 Tara Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,656 of 5,151 | #121 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #4,689 of 5,172 ▲ 81 | #122 of 153 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,413 of 5,172 ▲ 368 | #114 of 153 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #640 of 5,116 | #27 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #4,615 of 5,915 | #151 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,712 of 5,352 | #78 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #1,031 of 5,354 | #72 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #3,092 of 5,625 | #56 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #446 of 3,837 | #11 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
317
-93 (-23%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 68% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 17 | 20.1:1 | 62% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 62% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 69% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 69% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 67% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 51% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 19 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tara Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (464 to 317); teachers down 36% (22 to 14).
About Tara Hills Elementary
Tara Hills Elementary is an elementary school in San Pablo, California, reachable at (510) 231-1428. A total of 317 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 32% smaller than average.
Federal data list 52 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, with 25,133 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Tara Hills Elementary is 52% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 13% Asian, 12% White, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Contra Costa County's population at about 28%. The chance that two students picked at random at Tara Hills Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The school employs the equivalent of 14 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.6:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 68%. The rate at public schools in Contra Costa County averages 45%, lower than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Tara Hills Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Tara Hills Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.0%. The school's actual rate is 19.0%, 21.0 points lower.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Contra Costa County show that median household income is about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, with a combined enrollment of about 167,423.
Of nearby public schools, Shannon Elementary is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Tara Hills Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 410 in 2020-21 and 317 in 2024-25, a 23% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 West Contra Costa Unified
- El Cerrito HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Richmond HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Pinole Valley HighHigh · 1,245 students
- De Anza HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Hercules HighHigh · 767 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
Other schools in San Pablo
- Caliber: Beta AcademyElementary · 971 students
- Helms MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Montalvin Manor ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Dover ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Vista Independent Study / Virtual AcademyCombined · 420 students
- Edward M. Downer ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Shannon Elementary0.4 mi · 355
- Caliber: Beta Academy0.4 mi · 971
- Pinole Middle0.6 mi · 381
- West County Mandarin0.6 mi · 528
- Betty Reid Soskin Middle0.7 mi · 372
- Aspire Richmond Technology Academy1.0 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Tara Hills ElementaryHow large is Tara Hills Elementary?
Tara Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Tara Hills Elementary serve?
Tara Hills Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Tara Hills Elementary have?
Tara Hills Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tara Hills Elementary?
At Tara Hills Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 52% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Tara Hills Elementary public or private?
Tara Hills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.