Aspire Richmond Technology Academy

· Contra Costa County · West Contra Costa Unified
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Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy → John F. Kennedy High → Richmond College Preparatory → Summit Public School K2 → Hercules High School → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Aspire Richmond Technology Academy.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
342 (2018)611 (2026)
+78.7%

If this trend holds (+7.5%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~657 +46 $0
3 yr (2029) ~760 +149 $0
5 yr (2031) ~878 +267 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Contra Costa County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
93.6%
574 of 613 students

39 of 613 students who enrolled at Aspire Richmond Technology Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (6.4% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Contra Costa County median
90.1% · school is in the 66th percentile of 62 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 79th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (509) 94.3%
Hispanic / Latino (443) 94.1%
English learners (230) 93.9%
Students w/ disabilities (112) 95.5%
Black / African Am. (81) 88.9%
Asian (32) 96.9%

Nearest peer high schools

Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy 94.4% John F. Kennedy High 75.7% Richmond College Preparatory 93.7% Summit Public School K2 92.8% Hercules High School 89.6%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
25.1%
151 of 602 students

Absenteeism is up 22.0 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Contra Costa County median
22.9% · school is worse than 52% of 62 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

District financial profile — West Contra Costa Unified (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$629.7M
+24.0% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$22,994
27,383 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 47.7%
Local: 36.8%
Federal: 15.5%
Instruction share
51.6%
of current spending · $7,807/pupil
Long-term debt
$1221.0M
-17.1% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the West Contra Costa Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

Aspire Richmond Technology Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+7.5%/yr); projects to ~760 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

611 students (2026)
~760 projected (2029)
at +7.5%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy Public 611
Peer-group median 15.9% -5%
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy Public 606 +38%
John F. Kennedy High Public 625 7.4% -34%
Richmond College Preparatory Public 562
Summit Public School K2 Public 539 5.1% -5%
Hercules High School Public 817 24.5% -23%
Caliber: Beta Academy Public 959
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez Public 471
Highland Elementary Public 373
Making Waves Academy Public 1006 38.2% +63%
Longfellow Arts And Technology Middle Public 505

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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