Is Verde Elementary a good school?

Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Verde Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 308 students attended Verde Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Verde Elementary?

Students at Verde Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Verde Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Helms Middle High : Richmond High

Verde Elementary

Summary:

Verde Elementary is a public K-8 school in Richmond, California, with a total enrollment of 308 students. 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.

Verde Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.8% to 68.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is also significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 9.48% of Verde Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 32.53% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The nearby schools, such as Grant Elementary, Highland Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, also struggle with high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance.

The challenges at Verde Elementary extend beyond just academic performance, as the school's student group performance, across subgroups such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, is consistently low compared to other schools in California. These equity concerns suggest that the school may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students. Addressing the root causes of these issues, which are likely linked to broader community and district-wide challenges, will require a comprehensive, collaborative approach to improve student outcomes at Verde Elementary and the surrounding schools.

Detail:

Public K-8

2000 Giaramita St.
Richmond, CA 94801-1699

(510) 231-1408

District: West Contra Costa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5814^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,517

Students who attend Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Helms Middle
High:	Richmond High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 308

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

African American:

8.8%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Verde Elementary ranks worse than 99.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 33^rd 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 6.7. (See more...)

Compare Details Verde Elementary ranks worse than 93.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.81. (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 (88%), African American (8.8%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Verde Elementary is 22. 20 elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Verde Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Verde Elementary is $6,517. 21 elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Verde Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Verde Elementary 5814^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Verde Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Verde Elementary 2589^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Verde Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Verde Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.80	4629^th	4809	3.7%
2005	13.83	4413^th	4822	8.5%
2006	12.72	4493^rd	4818	6.7%
2007	8.08	5006^th	5113	2.1%
2008	18.67	4420^th	5113	13.6%
2009	9.51	5022^nd	5193	3.3%
2010	9.38	5182^nd	5314	2.5%
2011	8.75	5258^th	5377	2.2%
2012	3.56	5367^th	5390	0.4%
2013	3.93	5489^th	5530	0.7%
2015	9.17	5522^nd	5611	1.6%
2016	5.83	5584^th	5614	0.5%
2017	8.62	5563^rd	5692	2.3%
2018	8.23	5518^th	5662	2.5%
2019	9.98	5567^th	5789	3.8%
2022	7.44	5835^th	5883	0.8%
2023	10.07	5705^th	5874	2.9%
2024	6.70	5814^th	5862	0.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.85	2796^th	3246	13.9%
2019	30.41	2459^th	3275	24.9%
2022	26.39	2852^nd	3311	13.9%
2023	25.02	2878^th	3250	11.4%
2024	23.35	2934^th	3160	7.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.19	4950^th	5084	2.6%
2019	10.79	5031^st	5173	2.7%
2022	9.29	5200^th	5264	1.2%
2023	12.88	5171^st	5374	3.8%
2024	8.61	5444^th	5511	1.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	6.61	5367^th	5413	0.8%
2019	7.18	5431^st	5492	1.1%
2022	7.09	5622^nd	5635	0.2%
2023	9.01	5536^th	5617	1.4%
2024	7.18	5565^th	5605	0.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.49	5123^rd	5431	5.7%
2019	15.59	5009^th	5510	9.1%
2022	7.83	5617^th	5663	0.8%
2023	14.22	5228^th	5650	7.5%
2024	7.84	5573^rd	5636	1.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.15	4636^th	4830	4.0%
2019	13.68	4723^rd	4963	4.8%
2022	9.45	5021^st	5084	1.2%
2023	14.46	4822^nd	5098	5.4%
2024	7.98	5056^th	5102	0.9%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	17.62	2289^th	2715	15.7%
2022	10.89	2610^th	2740	4.7%
2023	13.85	2564^th	2802	8.5%
2024	11.81	2589^th	2777	6.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	42.39	603^rd	1442	58.2%
2022	26.17	1432^nd	1540	7.0%
2023	28.21	1353^rd	1529	11.5%
2024	41.19	687^th	1477	53.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	21.57	1974^th	2369	16.7%
2022	14.58	2283^rd	2458	7.1%
2023	18.61	2233^rd	2549	12.4%
2024	15.48	2336^th	2575	9.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	7.98	2318^th	2380	2.6%
2022	8.01	2474^th	2509	1.4%
2023	11.08	2448^th	2547	3.9%
2024	10.76	2437^th	2546	4.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	37.58	1390^th	2407	42.3%
2022	14.28	2325^th	2527	8.0%
2023	24.11	1910^th	2558	25.3%
2024	14.57	2300^th	2547	9.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	28.96	1572^nd	2213	29.0%
2022	14.85	2185^th	2359	7.4%
2023	19.27	2058^th	2391	13.9%
2024	15.60	2154^th	2383	9.6%

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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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Enrollment information for Verde Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1	200	27	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1989	1	204	39	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1990	2	209	67	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
1991	1	209	81	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1992	0	190	92	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1993	0	184	74	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
1994	0	178	54	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1995	1	177	42	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1996	1	177	42	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1997	0	165	40	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	268
1998	2	193	47	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	318
1999	2	217	40	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	359
2000	1	204	37	130	1	n/a	n/a	0	373
2001	0	184	20	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2002	3	126	12	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2003	3	126	12	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2004	1	112	8	190	0	n/a	n/a	1	312
2005	0	101	7	208	0	n/a	n/a	1	317
2006	1	103	10	211	2	n/a	n/a	1	328
2007	1	104	6	210	4	n/a	n/a	2	327
2008	n/a	95	6	206	1	n/a	n/a	0	308
2009	1	93	7	216	0	3	1	0	321
2010	2	96	11	196	1	1	0	0	307
2011	1	73	12	229	1	0	23	0	339
2012	3	81	10	224	0	0	0	0	318
2013	2	69	9	227	0	5	5	0	317
2014	1	66	9	235	0	6	0	0	317
2015	1	55	8	253	0	5	1	0	323
2016	0	39	5	261	0	4	10	0	319
2017	0	41	2	280	0	6	10	0	339
2018	2	41	2	274	0	4	5	0	328
2019	3	34	1	294	1	5	6	0	344
2020	3	31	1	303	1	5	4	0	348
2021	1	31	1	310	1	3	4	0	351
2022	1	31	0	304	0	1	6	0	343
2023	1	27	3	271	0	1	5	0	308

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 Verde Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	240	16.7	14.3	n/a
1989	253	11.0	23.0	n/a
1990	289	9.0	32.1	n/a
1991	307	9.0	34.1	n/a
1992	298	9.1	32.7	87.9
1993	294	10.0	29.4	94.2
1994	261	10.0	26.1	94.6
1995	261	10.0	26.1	94.6
1996	261	10.0	26.1	94.6
1997	268	12.0	22.3	94.8
1998	318	17.8	17.9	95
1999	359	17.9	20.1	95
2000	373	16.0	23.3	96.5
2001	357	19.0	18.8	85.4
2002	320	19.0	16.8	88.8
2003	320	19.0	16.8	88.8
2004	312	15.3	20.4	86.5
2005	317	16.8	18.9	84.8
2006	328	18.2	18.0	93
2007	327	23.0	14.2	93.5
2008	308	20.5	15.0	99
2009	321	14.0	20.1	98.4
2010	307	14.0	21.9	99
2011	339	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	318	11.0	28.9	n/a
2013	317	11.0	28.8	99.1
2014	317	13.0	24.3	97.5
2015	323	13.0	24.8	99.1
2016	319	13.0	24.5	97.5
2017	339	12.0	28.2	98.8
2018	328	12.0	27.3	97
2019	344	13.0	26.4	97.1
2020	348	n/a	n/a	94
2021	351	13.0	27.0	97.4
2022	343	15.0	22.8	57.7
2023	308	14.0	22.0	96.1

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 Verde Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	240	16.7	14.3	n/a
1989	253	11.0	23.0	n/a
1990	289	9.0	32.1	n/a
1991	307	9.0	34.1	n/a
1992	298	9.1	32.7	87.9
1993	294	10.0	29.4	94.2
1994	261	10.0	26.1	94.6
1995	261	10.0	26.1	94.6
1996	261	10.0	26.1	94.6
1997	268	12.0	22.3	94.8
1998	318	17.8	17.9	95
1999	359	17.9	20.1	95
2000	373	16.0	23.3	96.5
2001	357	19.0	18.8	85.4
2002	320	19.0	16.8	88.8
2003	320	19.0	16.8	88.8
2004	312	15.3	20.4	86.5
2005	317	16.8	18.9	84.8
2006	328	18.2	18.0	93
2007	327	23.0	14.2	93.5
2008	308	20.5	15.0	99
2009	321	14.0	20.1	98.4
2010	307	14.0	21.9	99
2011	339	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	318	11.0	28.9	n/a
2013	317	11.0	28.8	99.1
2014	317	13.0	24.3	97.5
2015	323	13.0	24.8	99.1
2016	319	13.0	24.5	97.5
2017	339	12.0	28.2	98.8
2018	328	12.0	27.3	97
2019	344	13.0	26.4	97.1
2020	348	n/a	n/a	94
2021	351	13.0	27.0	97.4
2022	343	15.0	22.8	57.7
2023	308	14.0	22.0	96.1

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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