📍 629 42nd st, Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94805
Michelle Obama Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Priya Sembi. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Michelle Obama Elementary enrolls 431 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 286 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 11% |
| Asian | 43 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.6% |
| White | 22 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 431 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.
Michelle Obama 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.
Michelle Obama 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 431 students, Michelle Obama Elementary is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.
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