📍 685 Marlesta Rd., Pinole, Contra Costa County, 94564
Shannon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pinole, Contra Costa County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Porter Gulick. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Shannon Elementary enrolls 335 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Asian and 9.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 45% |
| Asian | 102 | 30% |
| White | 31 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 335 students (57%) 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.
Shannon 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.
Shannon 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 335 students, Shannon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.