Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94708

Summary:

The 94708 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Kensington Elementary and Cragmont Elementary. While both schools serve the local community, Kensington Elementary stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kensington Elementary students significantly outperform their peers in the West Contra Costa Unified district and the state of California on standardized tests, with 82.75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 32.53% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Additionally, Kensington Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9%, suggesting a more engaged student population.

In contrast, while Cragmont Elementary also performs above state averages in many areas, it does not stand out as strongly as Kensington Elementary. Cragmont Elementary has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.7% and a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 25.41%, compared to 9.03% at Kensington Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	294	14	21.0	28.2%	109 (37.1%)	26 (8.8%)	64 (21.8%)	33 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59 (20.1%)	89.8	709^th of 5862 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.5	795^th of 5874 public elementary schools	86.5%	86	69.1	69.1	62.2	70.7	83.3		71.7	75.6	57.9	64.3		65.3	$9,750
Kensington Elementary	Public	K-6	90 Highland Blvd.	Kensington	94708	Alameda County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1415	454	18	25.2	10.6%	234 (51.5%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.6%)	67 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (20.0%)	96.3	237^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.0%		95.4	324^th of 5874 public elementary schools	94.5%	87	77.2	77.2	81.0	71.2	96.5	85.1	82.8	81.0	74.0	78.6	68.7	75.2	$5,426

Cities Near Zip Code 94708

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kensington	0.64 mi	1	26^th
Berkeley	0.89 mi	19	105^th
El Cerrito	1.15 mi	9	347^th
Albany	1.21 mi	6	51^st
Richmond	2.87 mi	44	765^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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