Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Richmond, California

Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy in Richmond, California enrolled 590 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 24.6 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 27-31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

591 students in 2022-23, 595 students in 2023-24, 590 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.1 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 59002004006002022-235912023-245952024-25590
Students enrolled at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 59002004006002022-235912023-245952024-25590
Students enrolled at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 59002004006002022-235912023-245952024-25590
Students enrolled at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 591, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 59002004006002022-235912023-245952024-25590
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359128.121.1
2023-2459524.324.5
2024-2559024.024.6

24.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 24.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 24.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 24.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 24.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 357 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy enrolled 564 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 357 of the 564 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent11.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.6% of students were Hispanic, 9.2% Black, 8.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.6%
  2. Black9.2%
  3. Two or more races8.3%
  4. Asian6.8%
  5. White1.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2227‑31%27‑31%45%
Math, 2022-2311%10‑14% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 83 students in Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class8383495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Richmond

9 public high schools in Richmond report 2024-25 enrollment; Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Richmond High1,28022.485.9%
Making Waves Academy1,07819.265.0%
De Anza High1,04722.970.3%
John F. Kennedy High74019.357.6%
Summit Public School: Tamalpais62924.967.4%
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy59024.675.6%
Leadership Public Schools: Richmond54621.258.8%
John Henry High33327.876.6%

All public schools in Richmond →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy

  1. Summit Public School: TamalpaisThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 629 students, 24.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Middle College HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 294 students, 30.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy with Summit Public School: TamalpaisStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District spends per student$16,866 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,866
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaAspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy is the number 953 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#953 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.24.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy?
    590 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 591 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Richmond, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy?
    24.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy?
    95% or more of the 83 students in Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy in?
    Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District, NCES district ID 0602403. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060240313890 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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