Richmond College Preparatory: 53% of kids clear the bar — ahead of the state's 43%. But suspensions run 2× the state rate.
Richmond College Preparatory posts 53% meeting the standard, against 43% across the state. The number below is the one to ask about on a visit.
Richmond College Preparatory scores 52 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 70th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “53% proficient” and call it done. Richmond College Preparatory deserves a closer read. The school sits in Richmond, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Richmond College Preparatory's low-income kids hit 53.1% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
As a charter, Richmond College Preparatory enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of students met or exceeded the standard, versus 42.7% statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 5.2pp across grades; the floor rises 8.7pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Richmond College Preparatory's most underrated number
53.1% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 36
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 39
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 7.5pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +2.9pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% | 21% | 36% | 24% | 40% | −4 |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 31% | 27% | 24% | 18% | 58% | +13 |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 24% | 24% | 19% | 32% | 48% | +1 |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 17% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 53% | +6 |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 16% | 44% | 26% | 14% | 60% | +12 |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 14% | 39% | 27% | 20% | 53% | +7 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 58 | 33% | 22% | 19% | 26% | 55% | +9 |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 27% | 26% | 31% | 16% | 53% | +12 |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 32% | 29% | 32% | 6% | 61% | +26 |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% | 34% | 36% | 15% | 49% | +14 |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 19% | 16% | 28% | 37% | 35% | +1 |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 32% | 14% | 12% | 42% | 46% | +14 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 113 | 2% | 23% | 54% | 21% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 311 | 53.1% | +30 | +15 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 279 | 55.6% | +34 | +17 |
| English Learners | 97 | 23.7% | +20 | +13 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond College Preparatory ← | — | 52 | 27.7% | 52.6% | +7.4 | 3.7% |
| Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez | 1.3 mi | 48 | 13.6% | 32.1% | −2.7 | 0.1% |
| Michelle Obama Elementary | 1.8 mi | 30 | 11.6% | 25.1% | +0.5 | 4.2% |
| Riverside Elementary | 2.3 mi | 29 | 7.0% | 13.4% | +8.3 | 1.6% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.