📍 5000 Valley View Rd., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94803
De Anza High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 1,237 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candace Cofield. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
De Anza High enrolls 1,237 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 664 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 228 | 18% |
| Asian | 204 | 17% |
| White | 82 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
734 of the school's 1,237 students (59%) 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.
De Anza High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
De Anza High is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,237 students, De Anza High is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.