El Sobrante · Contra Costa County

Schools in El Sobrante

El Sobrante has two ranked public elementary schools and one middle school. Olinda Elementary is at the 57th percentile, Murphy Elementary the 38th and Betty Reid Soskin Middle the 12th, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests).

  1. Elementary

    Olinda Elementary

    57thSolid

    grades K–6 · spring 2026 tests

    Murphy Elementary

    38thDeveloping

    grades K–6 · spring 2026 tests

  2. Middle

    Betty Reid Soskin Middle

    12thNeeds Support

    grades 6–8 · spring 2026 tests

  3. High

    El Sobrante has no public high school in California’s statewide ranking.

Harbour Way Elementary Community Day: community day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it.

Schools around El Sobrante

4 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 Sobrante score highest?

Olinda Elementary’s 57th percentile means it scored higher than 57 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in El Sobrante

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

1 elementary school not ranked statewide
  • Harbour Way Elementary Community DayCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

Middle schools

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

Betty Reid Soskin Middle’s 12th percentile means it scored higher than 12 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

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

5 private schools have a El Sobrante 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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Which public schools in El Sobrante rank highest?

Elementary: Olinda Elementary, 57th percentile (Solid). Middle: Betty Reid Soskin Middle, 12th percentile (Needs Support). 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 Sobrante 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 Sobrante good?

El Sobrante’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 38th to the 57th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Developing. El Sobrante has one public middle school we score, Betty Reid Soskin Middle, at the 12th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 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 Sobrante address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26

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

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