El Cerrito High

540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito CA, 94530 | West Contra Costa Unified School District | 510-231-1437
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1482
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 8% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 12 in El Cerrito
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
46%El Cerrito
43%California

El Cerrito High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "West Contra Costa Unified School District" in El Cerrito, CA. There are a total of 1,482 students and 59 teachers at El Cerrito High, for a student to teacher ratio of 26 to 1.

El Cerrito High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 39.5%, which is 8% lower than the California average.

El Cerrito High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1482
Teachers59
Student/Teacher ratio26:1

 

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 El Cerrito 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
All31%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School31%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School48%

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.

El Cerrito High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 18.0% 7.5% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 30.1% 18.3% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 22.3% 12.8% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 27.6% 59.2% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 1.1% 3.1% 3.1%

El Cerrito demographics profile

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaNational
Population25,28039,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,88525691
Median age41.836.037.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)60%52%55%
Speak English63%56%79%
Speak Spanish6%29%13%

Education level achieved in El Cerrito

IndexEl CerritoCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade93.6%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school93.3%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college84.3%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree67.8%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors61.6%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters30.2%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree12.4%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate7.0%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The El Cerrito High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.