Grade Trends

Hercules Middle

Grades 6–8 Public District: West Contra Costa Unified

1900 Refugio Valley Rd., Hercules, CA 94547 Map

Math (met standard)
40%
+3 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
51%
+2 state 49% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
41%
+5 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
44%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
596
2024-25
Students per teacher
24.7
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 33% state 37% · 2025-26 49% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 41% state 38% · 2025-26 54% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 45% state 36% · 2025-26 50% state 50% · 2025-26 41% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 40% state 37% · 2025-26 51% state 49% · 2025-26 41% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 40% state 37% 51% state 49% 41% state 35%
2024-25 36% state 36% 54% state 49% 37% state 32%
2023-24 35% state 33% 47% state 46% 30% state 29%
2022-23 32% state 32% 48% state 46% 23% state 29%
2021-22 28% state 31% 49% state 47% 25% state 29%
2018-19 33% state 38% 52% state 50% 31% state 31%
2017-18 34% state 37% 53% state 49% —
2016-17 30% state 37% 46% state 48% —
2015-16 28% state 36% 42% state 48% —
2014-15 28% state 33% 39% state 44% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Ellerhorst Elementary
Grades K–6 · West Contra Costa Unified
1.7 mi
46%
+6 vs state
50%
+4 vs state
26%
−9 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 59% 319 Hispanic 42%
Collins Elementary
Grades K–6 · West Contra Costa Unified
2.0 mi
27%
−14 vs state
36%
−11 vs state
23%
−13 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26 50% 311 Hispanic 45%
Stewart Elementary
Grades K–8 · West Contra Costa Unified
2.2 mi
32%
−7 vs state
48%
±0 vs state
43%
+7 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 49% 379 Hispanic 57%
Valley View Elementary
Grades K–6 · West Contra Costa Unified
2.6 mi
15%
−25 vs state
36%
−11 vs state
8%
−27 vs state
19% Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 65% 220 Hispanic 39%
Murphy Elementary
Grades K–6 · West Contra Costa Unified
2.7 mi
28%
−13 vs state
29%
−18 vs state
29%
−7 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26 65% 460 Hispanic 51%
Pinole Middle
Grades 7–8 · West Contra Costa Unified
2.8 mi
31%
−6 vs state
37%
−13 vs state
20%
−15 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 80% 381 Hispanic 52%
West County Mandarin
Grades K–8 · West Contra Costa Unified
2.8 mi
62%
+22 vs state
64%
+16 vs state
51%
+16 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 53% in 2022-23 → 59% in 2025-26 34% 528 Asian 42%
Olinda Elementary
Grades K–6 · West Contra Costa Unified
3.1 mi
43%
+2 vs state
50%
+4 vs state
33%
−2 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 44% in 2022-23 → 42% in 2025-26 40% 318 Hispanic 35%
Betty Reid Soskin Middle
Grades 6–8 · West Contra Costa Unified
3.2 mi
21%
−16 vs state
25%
−25 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 10% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 55% 372 Hispanic 48%
Harbour Way Elementary Community Day
Grades K–8 Alternative · West Contra Costa Unified
3.2 mi
0%
0%
— Average of math, English and science: 0% in 2014-15 → 0% in 2016-17 — 0