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Kensington Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
90 Highland Blvd.
Kensington, CA 94708
Phone
(510) 231-1415
District
West Contra Costa Unified
County
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
421
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Kensington Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
73%
46%
73%
46%
73%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
43%
83%
44%
83%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
40%
84%
47%
67%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
39%
91%
44%
60%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 58 13.8%
Grade 1 61 14.5%
Grade 2 57 13.5%
Grade 3 69 16.4%
Grade 4 57 13.5%
Grade 5 72 17.1%
Grade 6 47 11.2%
Total 421 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.7% 11.2% 23.2%
Black 1.8% 13.3% 5.1%
Hispanic 13.8% 57.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.8% 16.8% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.0% 53.1% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 8.6% 47.9% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 5.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 258,022 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,157.7 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 89,142 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.6% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.6% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 7.2% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,307 $213,790,000 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,297 $33,386,000 6.6%
Staff $1,429 $36,772,000 7.3%
General Administration $301 $7,734,000 1.5%
School Administration $938 $24,149,000 4.8%
Operation $1,351 $34,762,000 6.9%
Transportation $289 $7,436,000 1.5%
Other $957 $24,620,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,561 $168,859,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,760 $122,501,000 24.3%
Total Expenditures $19,627 $505,150,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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