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Schools in Bayview · West Contra Costa Unified School District

Bayview’s public schools score below 64% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bayview’s districts is 21%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bayview, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#665of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

21%

▼ 12 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

84%

▼ 2 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$21.6K

▲ 2% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

22.0

CA 21.6

Schools in town

24,513 students on the public path

In brief

Bayview’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 252 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bayview’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,597 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

37 elementary schools, then 12 middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bayview’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 36% of California school districts, #665 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 36%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (252)Better than 10%

CC⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,796 test results and a graduating class of 2,144 could put Bayview anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Bayview’s students in the tested grades sat them (12,808 in math, 12,784 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bayview, with each school’s own grade.

37 schools teach K in Bayview’s district. Which one depends on your address.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Bayview	C⁺	West Contra Costa Unified
Pinole	C⁺	West Contra Costa Unified
Richmond	C⁺	West Contra Costa Unified K–12 · Acalanes Union High 9–12

Bayview’s public schools score below 64% of California districts on tests and graduation

Bayview’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

37 elementary schools, then 12 middle and seven high schools

What’s behind Bayview’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Bayview vs. its neighbors

Every school in Bayview

Questions about Bayview’s schools

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