El Cerrito · Contra Costa County

Schools in El Cerrito

El Cerrito’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 31st to the 92nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 31st to 92nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Madera Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Harding Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Fairmont Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
2Strong

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Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 59th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Fred T. Korematsu Middle: 59th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

High · 3 schools

from 23rd to 56th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Summit Public School K2: 56th percentile, Solid
  • El Cerrito High: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Invictus Academy of Richmond: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around El Cerrito

7 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in El Cerrito score highest?

Madera Elementary is highest, at the 92nd percentile.

That’s higher than 92 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in El Cerrito

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average El Cerrito elementary school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in El Cerrito stand?

Fred T. Korematsu Middle is at the 59th percentile.

That’s higher than 59 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in El Cerrito.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Which high schools in El Cerrito score highest?

Summit Public School K2 is highest, at the 56th percentile.

That’s higher than 56 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in El Cerrito

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

  • Summit Public School K2Contra Costa County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    56thSolidScope Score 58
  • El Cerrito HighWest Contra Costa Unified
    43rdDevelopingScope Score 54
  • Invictus Academy of RichmondContra Costa County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    23rdNeeds SupportScope Score 47
Context

The average El Cerrito high school had 32 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

4 private schools have a El Cerrito address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in El Cerrito rank highest?

Elementary: Madera Elementary, 92nd percentile (Strong). Middle: Fred T. Korematsu Middle, 59th percentile (Solid). High: Summit Public School K2, 56th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in El Cerrito decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in El Cerrito good?

El Cerrito’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 31st to the 92nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 1 Developing. El Cerrito has one public middle school we score, Fred T. Korematsu Middle, at the 59th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid. El Cerrito’s 3 public high schools run from the 23rd to the 56th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in El Cerrito compare with California?

The average El Cerrito elementary school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average El Cerrito high school had 32 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a El Cerrito address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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