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Best public schools in Richmond, CA

All 31 public schools in Richmond, ranked by the share of students who met California's reading (ELA) standard on the spring 2026 state tests, with math results and nearby home values.

31public schools
15,105students enrolled, 2025-26
25%median school, reading (ELA)
17%median school, math
$566Kmedian typical home value across school ZIP codes

Richmond College Preparatory has the highest reading result in Richmond at 51%, and Richmond College Preparatory has the highest math result at 49%. The median Richmond school is 27 points below the Contra Costa County reading average (52%) and 24 points below the California average (49%). Schools here belong to Contra Costa County Office of Education, SBE - John Henry High, West Contra Costa Unified. Typical home values in these schools' ZIP codes range from $507K to $726K.

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Richmond elementary schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Richmond College Preparatory CharterRichmond · Grades K-8West Contra Costa Unified51%49%$566K
2Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez CharterRichmond · Grades K-5West Contra Costa Unified46%41%$566K
3Mira Vista ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-8West Contra Costa Unified41%33%$694K
4Valley View ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified36%15%$726K
5Washington ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified34%24%$507K
6Sheldon ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified27%22%$726K
7Michelle Obama ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified26%26%$694K
8Aspire Richmond Technology Academy CharterRichmond · Grades K-5West Contra Costa Unified25%24%$571K
9Voices College-Bound Language Academy at West Contra Costa County CharterRichmond · Grades K-8West Contra Costa Unified24%17%$566K
10Ford ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified23%12%$566K
11Riverside ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified23%15%$571K
12Nystrom ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified17%19%$566K
13Coronado ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified17%22%$566K
14Highland ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified11%15%$571K
15Martin Luther King, Jr. ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified10%5%$566K
16Verde ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-8West Contra Costa Unified9%6%$507K
17Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified9%8%$507K
18Stege ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified8%8%$566K
19Peres ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-8West Contra Costa Unified8%6%$507K
20Grant ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified6%7%$566K
21Lincoln ElementaryRichmond · Grades K-6West Contra Costa Unified6%7%$507K

Richmond middle schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Richmond Charter Academy CharterRichmond · Grades 6-8Contra Costa County Office of Education43%17%$566K
2Lovonya DeJean MiddleRichmond · Grades 7-8West Contra Costa Unified12%9%$694K

Richmond high schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathUC admits, fall 2025Typical home value (ZIP)
1Leadership Public Schools: Richmond CharterRichmond · Grades 9-12West Contra Costa Unified38%21%34$507K
2Summit Public School: Tamalpais CharterRichmond · Grades 7-12West Contra Costa Unified28%15%n/a$571K
3Richmond HighRichmond · Grades 9-12West Contra Costa Unified28%5%58$566K
4John Henry High CharterRichmond · Grades 9-12SBE - John Henry High26%15%14$566K
5De Anza HighRichmond · Grades 9-12West Contra Costa Unified26%23%41$726K
6John F. Kennedy HighRichmond · Grades 9-12West Contra Costa Unified14%23%18$566K

Richmond K-12 schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Making Waves Academy CharterRichmond · Grades 5-12Contra Costa County Office of Education50%33%$571K
2Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy CharterRichmond · Grades 6-12West Contra Costa Unified38%19%$571K

How Richmond compares

Spring 2026Reading (ELA)Math
Richmond (median school)25%17%
Contra Costa County52%43%
California49%38%