El Cerrito High

Grades 9–12 Public District: West Contra Costa Unified

540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 Map

Math (met standard)
38%
+7 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
56%
−1 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
44%
+5 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
39%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,460
2024-25
Students per teacher
24.0
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 38% state 32% · 2025-26 56% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 38% state 32% · 2025-26 56% state 57% · 2025-26 44% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 38% state 32% 56% state 57% 44% state 39%
2024-25 30% state 31% 45% state 57% 32% state 34%
2023-24 31% state 28% 52% state 56% 42% state 32%
2022-23 31% state 27% 68% state 55% 41% state 31%
2021-22 32% state 27% 51% state 55% 39% state 29%
2018-19 31% state 32% 49% state 57% 25% state 28%
2017-18 29% state 31% 41% state 56% —
2016-17 26% state 32% 42% state 60% —
2015-16 24% state 32% 48% state 59% —
2014-15 30% state 30% 55% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
94%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
63%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
76%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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−17 vs state
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−25 vs state
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−11 vs state
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