Richmond High

1250 23Rd St., Richmond CA, 94804 | West Contra Costa Unified School District | 510-231-1450
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1511
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 28% 35% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 54 in Richmond
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
26%Richmond
43%California

Richmond High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "West Contra Costa Unified School District" in Richmond, CA. There are a total of 1,511 students and 68 teachers at Richmond High, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Richmond High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 28.0%, which is 35% lower than the California average.

Richmond High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1511
Teachers68
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Richmond High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All16%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School16%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Richmond High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 1.5% 7.5% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 5.5% 18.3% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 6.3% 12.8% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 85.4% 59.2% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 1.1% 3.1% 3.1%

Richmond demographics profile

StatisticRichmondCaliforniaNational
Population110,05139,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,66225691
Median age37.236.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%52%55%
Speak English46%56%79%
Speak Spanish39%29%13%

Education level achieved in Richmond

IndexRichmondCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade77.2%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school75.0%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college56.3%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.3%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors26.3%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters9.2%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.9%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Richmond High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.