📍 2711 Maricopa Ave., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94804
Ford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julius Walker. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
Ford Elementary enrolls 395 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 333 | 84% |
| Asian | 32 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 4.3% |
| White | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 395 students (69%) 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.
Ford Elementary 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.
Ford Elementary 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 395 students, Ford Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.