How does Peres Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Richmond?

Peres Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 20.5/100, placing it at the 2nd percentile statewide. 1% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,374 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Peres Elementary?

1.4% of students at Peres Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 7.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Peres Elementary improving or declining?

Peres Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 11.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Peres Elementary?

37.9% of students at Peres Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Peres Elementary

West Contra Costa Unified Richmond Contra Costa County 94801

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,374 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

513 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 82.8%

Asian 1.4%

Black 13.4%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Peres Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	1.4%
Met Standard	5.9%
Below Standard	92.7%

Exceeded

1.4%

Met

5.9%

Below

92.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "7% proficient" for Peres Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

1.4% of students exceeded standard while 5.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 3.8% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 11.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 37.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

1.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

7.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-11.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

37.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,374

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	66	4.5%	6.1%	21.2%	68.2%	10.6%
4th	59	3.4%	5.1%	6.8%	84.8%	8.5%
5th	52	0.0%	5.8%	15.4%	78.8%	5.8%
6th	57	0.0%	5.3%	17.5%	77.2%	5.3%
7th	53	0.0%	3.8%	24.5%	71.7%	3.8%
8th	57	1.8%	10.5%	22.8%	64.9%	12.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	66	3.0%	16.7%	18.2%	62.1%	19.7%
4th	59	1.7%	5.1%	18.6%	74.6%	6.8%
5th	52	0.0%	1.9%	15.4%	82.7%	1.9%
6th	56	0.0%	1.8%	10.7%	87.5%	1.8%
7th	53	0.0%	1.9%	20.8%	77.4%	1.9%
8th	57	1.8%	7.0%	15.8%	75.4%	8.8%