📍 2000 Giaramita St., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94801
Verde Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amar Nalic. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Verde Elementary enrolls 308 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Black or African American and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 271 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 308 students (96%) 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.
Verde 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.
Verde 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 308 students, Verde Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.