10 West Contra Costa Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020

EL CERRITO, CA — The beginning of the school year is a good time to do a little research on how your teachers stack up against others — whether you’re sending your children to kindergarten for the first time or if they’re preparing to graduate.

Niche, which rates everything in education, has created a list of what it considers the schools with the best teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

According to Niche.com, the rankings are based on seven factors: academic grades, parent/student surveys on teachers, teacher absenteeism, teacher salary index, teachers in their first or second year, average teacher salary and the student-teacher ratio.

Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Carmel Middle School has the best teachers in the state, according to the rankings. With 575 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 15:1, Carmel Middle School had both an A+ rating in teachers and overall niche grade.

Tularcitos Elementary School, also within the Carmel Unified School District, followed close behind Carmel Middle School with a total of 502 students and a 21:1 student-teacher ratio. Tularcitos Elementary School had both an A+ rating in teachers and overall niche grade.

Here are the top 10 schools in WCCUSD with the best teachers:

1. Hanna Ranch Elementary School
2. Leadership Public Schools: Richmond
3. Vista High (Alternative)
4. Harding Elementary School
5. Middle College High School
6. Madera Elementary School
7. Manzanita Middle School
8. Kensington Elementary School
9. Shannon Elementary School
10. El Cerrito High School

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