NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in El Cerrito, CA

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7 public K-12 schools in El Cerrito from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
4,600
Students
35/100
Avg Resource Index
23:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, El Cerrito has more public-school enrollment than 51% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. El Cerrito's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

El Cerrito's list includes 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

2 of 7 listed El Cerrito campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 39-point gap between Madera Elementary and Summit Public School K2 should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 49%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
25th percentile
Teacher staffing
5th percentile

El Cerrito High accounts for 31.7% of all El Cerrito public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means El Cerrito-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

El Cerrito school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities

El Cerrito school enrollment ranges from 403 students (lowest) to 1,460 students (highest), a spread of 1,057 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

El Cerrito student-teacher ratio is 23.0:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of El Cerrito's 7 listed schools are charters

29% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Madera Elementary 52
2. El Cerrito High 44
3. Harding Elementary 41
4. Fred T. Korematsu Middle 40
5. Fairmont Elementary 35
6. Invictus Academy of Richmond 20
7. Summit Public School K2 13

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in El Cerrito

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Fred T. Korematsu Middle 76.9/100
  2. 2 El Cerrito High 76.5/100
  3. 3 Harding Elementary 76.4/100
  4. 4 Fairmont Elementary 75.0/100
  5. 5 Madera Elementary 72.5/100

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Which El Cerrito school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Madera Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the El Cerrito schools in this federal-data comparison at 52/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in El Cerrito, CA? ▼

El Cerrito has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 4,600 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 23:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.