Hercules · Contra Costa County

Schools in Hercules

Hercules’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 47th to the 80th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 47th to 80th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Ohlone Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
  • Hanna Ranch Elementary: 53rd percentile, Solid
  • Lupine Hills Elementary: 47th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 64th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Hercules Middle: 64th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 68th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Hercules High: 68th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

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

Schools around Hercules

5 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 Hercules score highest?

Ohlone Elementary is highest, at the 80th percentile.

That’s higher than 80 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Hercules

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

Context

The average Hercules elementary school had 27 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 Hercules stand?

Hercules Middle is at the 64th percentile.

That’s higher than 64 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Hercules.

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

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Hercules stand?

Hercules High is at the 68th percentile.

That’s higher than 68 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Hercules.

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

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Common questions

Which public schools in Hercules rank highest?

Elementary: Ohlone Elementary, 80th percentile (Strong). Middle: Hercules Middle, 64th percentile (Solid). High: Hercules High, 68th 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 Hercules 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 Hercules good?

Hercules’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 47th to the 80th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Developing. Hercules has one public middle school we score, Hercules Middle, at the 64th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid. Hercules has one public high school we score, Hercules High, at the 68th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. 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 Hercules compare with California?

The average Hercules elementary school had 27 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. 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 Hercules 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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