📍 4123 Lakeside Dr., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94806
Making Waves Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 1,124 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alton Nelson. It is part of the Making Waves Academy District school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Making Waves Academy enrolls 1,124 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black or African American and 3.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 966 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 35 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 1.7% |
| White | 15 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
939 of the school's 1,124 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Making Waves Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Making Waves Academy is one of 1 schools in Making Waves Academy District, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 1,078 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,124 students, Making Waves Academy is close to the district average of about 1,078 students per school.
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