Is Bayview Elementary a good school?

Bayview Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Bayview Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 332 students attended Bayview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bayview Elementary?

Students at Bayview Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Bayview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bayview Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Betty Reid Soskin Middle High : De Anza High

Bayview Elementary

Summary:

Bayview Elementary is a public elementary school in San Pablo, California, serving 325 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, which is ranked 1129 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bayview Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.5% to 57.6% in recent years, which is much higher than nearby schools. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with only 16.57% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 14.21% in Mathematics, compared to district and state averages. Bayview's subgroup performance, particularly for African American and Hispanic students, is in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.72% to 92.31%.

Interestingly, Montalvin Manor Elementary, just 1.51 miles away, outperforms Bayview Elementary in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics by a significant margin. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Bayview appear to be closely linked to the school's poor academic performance, suggesting that addressing attendance issues could be a key strategy for improving student outcomes. The significant achievement gaps and equity concerns at Bayview Elementary highlight the need for a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the unique needs and circumstances of the school and its community.

Detail:

Public K-6

3001 16th St.
San Pablo, CA 94806-2353

(510) 231-1401

District: West Contra Costa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5503^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,869

Students who attend Bayview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High:	De Anza High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 332

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

22.0%

Asian:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bayview Elementary ranks worse than 93.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 27^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59%), African American (22%), Asian (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bayview Elementary is 25.5. 34 elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bayview Elementary is $5,869. 30 elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bayview Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bayview Elementary 5503^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bayview Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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West Contra Costa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks West Contra Costa Unified 1129^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bayview Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.17	4249^th	4809	11.6%
2005	10.52	4631^st	4822	4.0%
2006	20.51	3964^th	4818	17.7%
2007	27.29	3756^th	5113	26.5%
2008	15.43	4637^th	5113	9.3%
2009	16.33	4659^th	5193	10.3%
2010	3.88	5286^th	5314	0.5%
2011	8.59	5262^nd	5377	2.1%
2012	5.92	5320^th	5390	1.3%
2013	7.90	5378^th	5530	2.7%
2015	15.58	5041^st	5611	10.2%
2016	12.23	5292^nd	5614	5.7%
2017	9.82	5502^nd	5692	3.3%
2018	7.57	5554^th	5662	1.9%
2019	5.16	5749^th	5789	0.7%
2022	9.18	5774^th	5883	1.9%
2023	11.78	5593^rd	5874	4.8%
2024	12.60	5503^rd	5862	6.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.65	2879^th	3246	11.3%
2019	20.86	3130^th	3275	4.4%
2022	27.20	2802^nd	3311	15.4%
2023	27.01	2746^th	3250	15.5%
2024	40.12	1811^th	3160	42.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.90	4960^th	5084	2.4%
2019	6.39	5129^th	5173	0.9%
2022	8.96	5208^th	5264	1.1%
2023	15.87	4980^th	5374	7.3%
2024	16.61	5036^th	5511	8.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.71	5082^nd	5413	6.1%
2019	6.48	5445^th	5492	0.9%
2022	8.68	5577^th	5635	1.0%
2023	9.89	5508^th	5617	1.9%
2024	11.21	5408^th	5605	3.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.20	5409^th	5431	0.4%
2019	5.30	5486^th	5510	0.4%
2022	10.98	5506^th	5663	2.8%
2023	15.31	5143^rd	5650	9.0%
2024	15.50	5118^th	5636	9.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.41	565^th	700	19.3%
2019	16.32	711^th	747	4.8%
2022	20.40	607^th	663	8.4%
2023	17.23	622^nd	662	6.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bayview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.68	4816^th	4830	0.3%
2019	4.10	4954^th	4963	0.2%
2022	9.35	5025^th	5084	1.2%
2023	9.05	5043^rd	5098	1.1%
2024	6.74	5082^nd	5102	0.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, May 21, 2018

Principal Torres is incapable to run this school. He lacks the ability to handle incidents such as Bullying. He's rude, very disrespectful (especially if he has a problem with you), has a nonchalant attitude and very intimidating and somewhat aggressive. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Bayview Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	203	207	85	94	5	n/a	n/a	0	594
1989	192	203	107	123	3	n/a	n/a	0	628
1990	178	258	102	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	711
1991	165	325	105	184	11	n/a	n/a	0	790
1992	140	296	129	182	5	n/a	n/a	0	752
1993	127	288	146	183	3	n/a	n/a	0	747
1994	104	261	146	173	5	n/a	n/a	0	689
1995	80	225	148	220	2	n/a	n/a	0	675
1996	80	225	148	220	2	n/a	n/a	0	675
1997	62	225	149	251	1	n/a	n/a	0	688
1998	50	258	138	246	1	n/a	n/a	0	693
1999	58	235	143	255	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
2000	42	232	119	272	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2001	38	216	106	296	0	n/a	n/a	7	663
2002	32	177	85	333	0	n/a	n/a	19	646
2003	32	177	85	333	0	n/a	n/a	19	646
2004	28	131	88	320	0	n/a	n/a	11	578
2005	12	105	77	325	0	n/a	n/a	9	528
2006	11	86	71	339	1	n/a	n/a	9	517
2007	8	94	66	351	1	n/a	n/a	16	536
2008	8	86	70	365	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	529
2009	10	98	69	371	0	3	11	0	562
2010	12	116	69	375	0	6	0	0	578
2011	6	84	70	418	0	3	60	0	641
2012	10	118	79	415	0	7	0	0	629
2013	10	143	92	428	0	6	6	0	685
2014	16	154	79	432	0	12	4	0	697
2015	17	129	78	435	0	12	8	0	679
2016	16	125	70	378	0	8	9	0	606
2017	16	116	64	353	0	8	18	0	575
2018	13	112	66	310	0	8	20	0	529
2019	16	105	69	301	0	5	16	0	512
2020	19	108	68	280	1	5	15	0	496
2021	15	102	56	246	1	5	17	0	442
2022	13	85	48	209	0	5	11	0	371
2023	12	74	37	187	0	3	12	0	325
2024	12	73	36	196	0	2	13	0	332

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bayview Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	594	23.0	25.8	n/a
1989	628	24.5	25.6	n/a
1990	711	27.0	26.3	n/a
1991	790	32.6	24.2	n/a
1992	752	33.1	22.7	70.9
1993	747	26.0	28.7	80.6
1994	689	25.0	27.6	81
1995	675	26.0	26.0	89.3
1996	675	26.0	26.0	89.3
1997	688	26.0	26.5	80.5
1998	693	34.0	20.4	88.2
1999	691	34.0	20.3	85.4
2000	665	30.0	22.2	86.8
2001	663	34.0	19.5	89.3
2002	646	35.6	18.1	89
2003	646	35.6	18.1	89
2004	578	30.8	18.8	89.1
2005	528	26.0	20.3	91.3
2006	517	25.0	20.7	101
2007	536	25.0	21.4	96.3
2008	529	29.0	18.2	99.4
2009	562	27.0	20.1	99.3
2010	578	28.2	20.5	90.7
2011	641	n/a	n/a	84.9
2012	629	25.0	25.1	n/a
2013	685	24.0	28.5	99.6
2014	697	25.3	27.5	91.7
2015	679	26.0	26.1	94.7
2016	606	25.0	24.2	87.8
2017	575	22.9	25.1	90.3
2018	529	19.0	27.8	90.4
2019	512	18.0	28.4	90.8
2020	496	n/a	n/a	73.6
2021	442	18.0	24.5	86.7
2022	371	18.0	20.6	54.7
2023	325	15.0	21.6	92.3
2024	332	13.0	25.5	88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bayview Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	594	23.0	25.8	n/a
1989	628	24.5	25.6	n/a
1990	711	27.0	26.3	n/a
1991	790	32.6	24.2	n/a
1992	752	33.1	22.7	70.9
1993	747	26.0	28.7	80.6
1994	689	25.0	27.6	81
1995	675	26.0	26.0	89.3
1996	675	26.0	26.0	89.3
1997	688	26.0	26.5	80.5
1998	693	34.0	20.4	88.2
1999	691	34.0	20.3	85.4
2000	665	30.0	22.2	86.8
2001	663	34.0	19.5	89.3
2002	646	35.6	18.1	89
2003	646	35.6	18.1	89
2004	578	30.8	18.8	89.1
2005	528	26.0	20.3	91.3
2006	517	25.0	20.7	101
2007	536	25.0	21.4	96.3
2008	529	29.0	18.2	99.4
2009	562	27.0	20.1	99.3
2010	578	28.2	20.5	90.7
2011	641	n/a	n/a	84.9
2012	629	25.0	25.1	n/a
2013	685	24.0	28.5	99.6
2014	697	25.3	27.5	91.7
2015	679	26.0	26.1	94.7
2016	606	25.0	24.2	87.8
2017	575	22.9	25.1	90.3
2018	529	19.0	27.8	90.4
2019	512	18.0	28.4	90.8
2020	496	n/a	n/a	73.6
2021	442	18.0	24.5	86.7
2022	371	18.0	20.6	54.7
2023	325	15.0	21.6	92.3
2024	332	13.0	25.5	88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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