Verde Elementary

K-8 school·Grades K-8 Richmond, California·94801
Score
2.8/100
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#1,076
Among 1,107 California K-8 schools
#5
In West Contra Costa Unified
#4
In Richmond
Top 98%
In California

Score 2.8/100: better than 2% of California K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
10%
Similar California schools ≈ 46%, better than 2% of them
201 students tested
Math
11%
Similar California schools ≈ 37%, better than 6% of them
189 students tested
Science
4%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 2% of them
52 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA5.934
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA3.132
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA6.730
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA14.641
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA14.641
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA13.023
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA9.9201
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math5.934
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math2.934
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math1030
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math11.834
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math23.738
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math5.319
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math10.6189
ScienceGrade 5CAST6.232
ScienceGrade 8CAST020
ScienceAll gradesCAST3.952

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
344
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
344
Typical K-8 school: 419
Free or reduced-price lunch
72%
Typical K-8 school: 66%

District and location

City
Contra Costa County

Contact

Address
2000 Giaramita St.
Richmond, CA 94801

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Verde Elementary at a glance

Verde Elementary is a public K-8 school in Richmond, California, serving grades K-8. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It has about 344 students (a typical California K-8 school has 419). About 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 66% at a typical California K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 10% in English language arts (similar schools: 46%) and 11% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California K-8 schools, it scores 2.8 out of 100: better than 2% of them, ranking #1,076 of 1,107. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.