📍 230 Harbour Way S., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94804
Nystrom Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Allardice. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Nystrom Elementary enrolls 444 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 2.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 334 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 17% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.5% |
| White | 10 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 444 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.
Nystrom 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.
Nystrom 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 444 students, Nystrom Elementary is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.