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Best Elementary Schools
in West Contra Costa Unified

This page covers 37 of the 38 elementary schools in West Contra Costa Unified had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Ellerhorst Elementary
Grades KG–06312 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
2
rank
Collins Elementary
Grades KG–06317 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Madera Elementary
Grades KG–06465 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
23.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
4
rank
Fairmont Elementary
Grades KG–06503 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
20.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Harding Elementary
Grades KG–06475 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
22.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
6
rank
Kensington Elementary
Grades KG–06421 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
22.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
7
rank
Stewart Elementary
Grades KG–08376 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
19.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Valley View Elementary
Grades KG–06206 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Lupine Hills Elementary
Grades KG–05371 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
18.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
10
rank
West County Mandarin
Grades KG–06397 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,828/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,828
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
27 more elementary schools in West Contra Costa Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
37
Elementary Schools
53
Total Schools
55
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.