Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection
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| SCHOOL | DISTRICT | GRADES | STUDENTS | SAFETY SCORE | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry High | John Henry High District | 09–12 | 340 | 91 | A |
| Richmond Charter Academy | Richmond Charter Academy District | 06–08 | 276 | 91 | A |
| Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez | Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District | KG–05 | 480 | 91 | A |
| Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District | 06–12 | 564 | 76 | A |
| Richmond College Preparatory | Richmond College Preparatory District | KG–08 | 516 | 74 | A |
| Riverside Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 322 | 68 | A |
| Making Waves Academy | Making Waves Academy District | 05–12 | 1,125 | 67 | A |
| Summit Public School: Tamalpais | Summit Public School: Tamalpais District | 07–12 | 596 | 64 | A |
| Aspire Richmond Technology Academy | Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District | KG–05 | 473 | 61 | A |
| Voices College-Bound Language Acad at W. Contra Costa Co | Voices College-Bound Lang Acad @ W. Contra Costa Co District | KG–08 | 235 | 61 | A |
| Washington Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 364 | 54 | A |
| Mira Vista Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–08 | 565 | 49 | A |
| Grant Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 544 | 46 | A |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 399 | 40 | A |
| Leadership Public Schools: Richmond | Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District | 09–12 | 567 | 40 | A |
| Sheldon Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 297 | 40 | A |
| Verde Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–08 | 341 | 39 | A |
| Ford Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 396 | 37 | A |
| Highland Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 401 | 36 | A |
| Nystrom Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 453 | 36 | A |
| Coronado Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 342 | 32 | A |
| Manzanita Middle | Manzanita Middle District | 06–08 | 68 | 31 | A |
| Valley View Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 257 | 30 | A |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 434 | 30 | A |
| Stege Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 215 | 30 | A |
| Richmond High | West Contra Costa Unified | 09–12 | 1,493 | 30 | A |
| Peres Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–08 | 563 | 28 | A |
| Caliber: Beta Academy | Caliber: Beta Academy District | KG–08 | 885 | 26 | A |
| Lincoln Elementary | West Contra Costa Unified | KG–06 | 331 | 22 | A |
| Greenwood Academy | West Contra Costa Unified | 09–12 | 210 | 17 | A |
| De Anza High | West Contra Costa Unified | 09–12 | 1,304 | 17 | A |
| John F. Kennedy High | West Contra Costa Unified | 09–12 | 811 | 15 | A |
| Lovonya DeJean Middle | West Contra Costa Unified | 07–08 | 407 | 9 | A |