Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is a primary school of compact scale in Richmond, California, operated by West Contra Costa Unified, teacheing 385 students in grades K through 6.

West Contra Costa Unified comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 25,133 students; Washington Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school lists 11% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Washington Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at Washington Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.1%; actual is 21.1%, a gap of -26.0 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) logs that median household income runs about $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%. Washington Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 11.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Elementary's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 469 (now 385). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 66% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.