📍 1900 Refugio Valley Rd., Hercules, Contra Costa County, 94547
Hercules Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hercules, Contra Costa County. The school has 590 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Shaw. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
Hercules Middle enrolls 590 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Asian, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 257 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 8.5% |
| White | 29 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 590 students (29%) 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.
Hercules Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Hercules Middle 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 590 students, Hercules Middle is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.