📍 719 Fifth St., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94801
Peres Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Colette West. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Peres Elementary enrolls 537 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 436 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
482 of the school's 537 students (90%) 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.
Peres 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.
Peres 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 537 students, Peres Elementary is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.