Independent charter school · West Contra Costa Unified · Richmond, California

Richmond Charter Academy

Richmond · 6–8 · 296 students (2024–25)

1450 Marina Way South, 94804rca.amethodschools.org ↗(510) 235-2465

Richmond Charter Academy is a charter school for grades 6–8. Its latest state test results are from spring 2025, so it has no 2026 Scope Score.

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Richmond Charter Academy and Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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Near California in English (reading and writing); well below it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2025, 46% met or exceeded the standard in English and 18% in math, against 49% and 36% across California.

Sources

The sentence above: Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025 Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 281 Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 6–8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English, 1,272,526 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Richmond Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grades 6–8, spring 2025, 15% exceeded the standard in English and 9% in math. 54% scored below the standard in English and 82% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2024–25 (67 of 299), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2025

In grades 6–8, spring 2025, 46% met or exceeded the standard in English and 18% in math, against 49% and 36% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 281
Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 6–8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English, 1,272,526 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow the standard

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2025 · 281 tested

Exceeded: 15%
Met: 31%
Below the standard: 54%

This school46%

California49%

46% met or exceeded in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2025 · 281 tested

Exceeded: 9%
Met: 9%
Below the standard: 82%

This school18%

California36%

18% met or exceeded in grades 6–8.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2025, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who met or exceeded the standard, against 13 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2024; math results were similar. English went from 54% to 46% and math from 19% to 18%.

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8

202454%280 tested

→

202546%281 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 49%2024 → 2025 · 1,269,432 → 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8

202419%278 tested

→

202518%281 tested

This school

California, same grades33% → 36%2024 → 2025 · 1,277,570 → 1,272,526 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, below what the state expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +11 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored −24 points, which it calls Minimal.

Source

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 267
Comparison: Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 4–8 · 2025 · 267 students with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

+11 pts

English

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

−24 pts

Math

The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2025
Students	Exceeded	Met	Nearly met	Not met	Tested
English, grades 6–8 · This school	15%	31%	24%	30%	281
English, grades 6–8 · California	19%	30%	23%	28%	1,266,619
Math, grades 6–8 · This school	9%	9%	26%	56%	281
Math, grades 6–8 · California	20%	16%	23%	41%	1,272,526

Below the standard combines the state’s two lowest test levels, Nearly met and Not met. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results, every tested year ↓

Results since 20168 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2016–2025.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20162021202546%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20162021202518%36%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 6–8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 49% in 2016 to 46% in 2025. In math, it went from 40% in 2016 to 18% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2016	49% 223 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	39% 244 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	37% 234 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	41% 255 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	23% 267 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	19% 319 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	54% 280 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	46% 281 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2016	40% 223 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	40% 244 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	21% 234 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	29% 253 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	13% 268 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	9% 319 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	19% 278 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	18% 281 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 11 points above that expected score, and in math 24 points below it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

What you can do

Who can act on Richmond Charter Academy’s results?

Richmond Charter Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Richmond Charter Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Contra Costa County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Life at school

How often do students miss school?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2024–25.

State attendance records, 2024–25

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school, 26 in 100 were.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: chronic absence: 67 of 299 students counted for it
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2024–25

22 in 100This school

26 in 100At the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school

18 in 100At the average California middle school

67 of 299 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Richmond Charter Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Every learner

Who goes here?

Students, families and teachers

Who are the families and teachers?

82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 243 of 296. California: 63%.

8teachers, 2024–25

2 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

25%in their first year, 2024–25

21%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

35% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 46 of 130 English learners35%

West Contra Costa Unified · 2,057 of 5,59037%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 21% of teaching positions, 1.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does Richmond Charter Academy’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$2.1 million

planned for 15 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 35% of its $6.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 82 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 49% of the money. The plan itself puts 76% of it toward staff.

Supports for Students with Disabilities $441,746
Academic Supports $409,538
Supports for Student Behavior and Wellbeing $189,095
12 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

3 of the plan’s 15 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Catch-up help $409,538
English learners $218,741

Largest of these

Academic Supports$409,538
Supports for English Learners$165,715
Additional Supports for Long-term English Learners$53,025

For high-need students

It plans $1.2 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.1 million and estimates it spent $1.1 million, under $0.1 million (3%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $266,073 (14%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Supports for Students with Disabilities, which went from $248,748 to $441,746.

Largest cuts

Academic Supports−⁠$160,868
Parent Communication Activities−⁠$15,950

Largest increases

Supports for Students with Disabilities+⁠$192,998
Safe and Secure Facilities+⁠$52,130
Community Engagement+⁠$37,933

Ask: What did Academic Supports pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $160,868 less?

The plan’s own titles and amounts

Supports for Students with Disabilities · $441,746
Academic Supports · $409,538
Supports for Student Behavior and Wellbeing · $189,095

The full plan3 goals, 23 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.1 million).

Where does the money go?

76% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Provide an academically rigorous, Common Core-aligned college preparatory program with support and…$1.6 million76% of action budgets

“Provide an academically rigorous, Common Core-aligned college preparatory program with support and interventions for students’ academic development” p. 11 ↗

9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.4 million (+⁠$208,552)

Largest funded actions

Supports for Students with Disabilities$441,746action 1.8 · p. 45 ↗
Academic Supports$409,538action 1.2 · p. 44 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Supports for English Learners$165,715action 1.6 · p. 44 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $40,462 is state funding counted toward those services
Safe and Secure Facilities$153,251action 1.5 · p. 44 ↗
Professional Development to Promote Academic Excellence$125,388action 1.4 · p. 44 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $109,888 is state funding counted toward those services

4 more funded actions in this goal

Materials, Curriculum, & Supplies · action 1.3 · p. 44 ↗$109,000
Academic Assessment and Progress Monitoring · action 1.1 · p. 44 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $92,182 is state funding counted toward those services$108,499
Additional Supports for Long-term English Learners · action 1.7 · p. 44 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$53,025
Supports for Homeless and/or Foster Youth · action 1.9 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $25,711 is state funding counted toward those services$30,865

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Supports for Students with Disabilities+⁠$192,998$248,748 → $441,746 · p. 45 ↗
Academic Supports−⁠$160,868$570,407 → $409,538 · p. 44 ↗
Safe and Secure Facilities+⁠$52,130$101,121 → $153,251 · p. 44 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Supports for English Learners · $140,449 → $165,715 · p. 44 ↗+⁠$25,266
Professional Development to Promote Academic Excellence · $99,410 → $125,388 · p. 44 ↗+⁠$25,978
Materials, Curriculum, & Supplies · $97,500 → $109,000 · p. 44 ↗+⁠$11,500
Academic Assessment and Progress Monitoring · $76,920 → $108,499 · p. 44 ↗+⁠$31,579
Additional Supports for Long-term English Learners · $35,910 → $53,025 · p. 44 ↗+⁠$17,115
Supports for Homeless and/or Foster Youth · $18,012 → $30,865 · p. 45 ↗+⁠$12,853

How the plan measures it · 14 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 11 ↗.

Goal 2 · Maintenance of Progress GoalCreate an engaged parent community that is fully engaged in and actively connected to the school community$49,1662% of action budgets

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $67,393 (−⁠$18,227) · p. 20 ↗

Largest funded actions

Parent Engagement Activities$30,857action 2.1 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Parent Communication Activities$18,309action 2.2 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Parent Communication Activities−⁠$15,950$34,259 → $18,309 · p. 45 ↗
Parent Engagement Activities−⁠$2,277$33,134 → $30,857 · p. 45 ↗

How the plan measures it · 2 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 20 ↗.

Goal 3Create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming school community where students and staff are fully invested in…$457,11022% of action budgets

“Create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming school community where students and staff are fully invested in academic, health, and social-emotional learning” p. 24 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $381,362 (+⁠$75,748)

Largest funded actions

Supports for Student Behavior and Wellbeing$189,095action 3.4 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
School Culture Activities$162,965action 3.2 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Community Engagement$59,067action 3.1 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Supports for Student Attendance and Engagement$45,983action 3.3 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Community Engagement+⁠$37,933$21,134 → $59,067 · p. 45 ↗
Supports for Student Behavior and Wellbeing+⁠$15,527$173,568 → $189,095 · p. 45 ↗
Supports for Student Attendance and Engagement+⁠$12,057$33,926 → $45,983 · p. 45 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

School Culture Activities · $152,734 → $162,965 · p. 45 ↗+⁠$10,231

How the plan measures it · 7 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 24 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Richmond Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: rca.amethodschools.org ↗Office: (510) 235-2465Administrator: Adrienne Barnes

Location and visiting

Get directions

1450 Marina Way South, Richmond 94804

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 35% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (46 of 130 students); California: 47%
How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 54% in 2024 to 46% in 2025 here; California: 46% to 49%
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
What did Academic Supports pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $160,868 less?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (510) 235-24651450 Marina Way South, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

The spring 2026 CAASPP records we hold have no English or math rows for this school. Its earlier results are under Every tested year.

Every tested year2016–2025 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exceeded	Met or exceeded
2025 · English	281	15%	46%
2025 · Math	281	9%	18%
2024 · English	280	11%	54%
2024 · Math	278	8%	19%
2023 · English	319	4%	19%
2023 · Math	319	3%	9%
2022 · English	267	2%	23%
2022 · Math	268	3%	13%
2019 · English	255	7%	41%
2019 · Math	253	7%	29%
2018 · English	234	5%	37%
2018 · Math	234	6%	21%
2017 · English	244	8%	39%
2017 · Math	244	13%	40%
2016 · English	223	12%	49%
2016 · Math	223	17%	40%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English	93	42%
2025 · Grade 7 · English	93	52%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	95	45%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	93	20%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	93	19%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	95	15%
2024 · Grade 6 · English	89	56%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	98	47%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	93	58%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	89	22%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	96	19%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	93	17%
2023 · Grade 6 · English	113	17%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	110	20%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	96	21%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	113	11%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	110	5%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	96	11%
2022 · Grade 6 · English	92	17%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	90	26%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	85	26%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	92	11%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	90	16%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	86	13%
2019 · Grade 6 · English	82	38%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	86	43%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	87	43%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	87	44%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	80	26%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	86	16%
2018 · Grade 6 · English	88	40%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	89	34%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	57	39%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	88	31%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	89	15%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	57	14%
2017 · Grade 6 · English	89	33%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	63	32%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	92	50%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	89	27%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	63	24%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	92	64%
2016 · Grade 6 · English	55	29%
2016 · Grade 7 · English	83	55%
2016 · Grade 8 · English	85	56%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	55	18%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	83	45%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	85	49%

“Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Chronic absence by student groupState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2024–25

Group	2018–19	2024–25
Female	—	23 in 100
Male	—	22 in 100
Black or African American	—	33 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	—	23 in 100
Students with disabilities	—	48 in 100
English learners	—	26 in 100
Low-income	—	24 in 100
All students	—	22 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+11	267	Accelerated	−24	267	Minimal
Hispanic or Latino	+13	243	Accelerated	−23	243	Minimal
Low-income	+12	229	Accelerated	−25	229	Minimal
English learners	+14	131	Accelerated	−15	131	Moderate
English learners only	+2	83	not categorized	−25	83	not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)	+16	57	Accelerated	−12	57	Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	+50	48	not categorized	+11	48	not categorized
English-only students	+27	45	not categorized	−23	45	not categorized
Students with disabilities	+4	29	Average	−27	29	Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

267 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

State model · math−24 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

267 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,242 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,383 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$282,708,285	54.79%	55%
Instruction support	$62,800,888	12.17%	12%
Student services	$58,968,075	11.43%	11%
Administration	$34,426,787	6.67%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$51,790,597	10.04%	10%
Other	$25,261,955	4.90%	5%
Total	$515,956,588	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $515,956,588 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$15,242 per pupil

2020$13,839 per pupil

2019$14,231 per pupil

2018$12,364 per pupil

2017$11,254 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94804 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94804 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$91,037
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	33%
ZIP-area population	44,891
Median age	36.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 94804 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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Richmond Charter Academy

Common questions

How do I get in?

How many students reached the top test level here?

How often do students miss school?

How did students here do on state tests?

English

Math

How does math compare with English?

Have results changed?

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8

Did students here score above what the state expected?

English

Math

Each year’s results and tested counts

Who can act on Richmond Charter Academy’s results?

Where is its yearly plan?

How often do students miss school?

Chronically absent, 2024–25

Who goes here?

Who are the families and teachers?

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

What does Richmond Charter Academy’s own plan commit to?

The 2026–27 plan in short

Where the money goes

Reading, math and catch-up help

For high-need students

What changed

Where does the money go?

Every goal, in the plan’s order

How do I get in?

Before you apply

Location and visiting

Questions for your visit

Source records

Per-pupil spending

Additional workforce records

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