El Sobrante

The white West Contra Costa Unified School District building with blue trim and a blue sign attached to the front, with the name of the district and "administration building 1108."

WCCUSD test scores lag behind state, with sharp swings that show disparity among schools

Last in a two-part series examining West Contra Costa Unified School District student data. Read Part One here. The majority of West Contra Costa Unified School District students did not meet state standards on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress test last school year. Across the district, scores trailed the statewide average by 13 percentage points in math and 14 percentage points in English language arts.  But not all WCCUSD schools performed the same. A Richmond Confidential analysis…

By and on December 20, 2024
Logo of the El Sobrannte Sroll: purple letters form a circle around people in rainbow colors raising their arms with a heart in the middle and musical notes underneath.

Here’s what you’ll find at this year’s El Sobrante Stroll

As the summer winds down, El Sobrante gears up for what it calls “The Best DAM Road Block Party in the East Bay.” The 28th El Sobrante Stroll, set to kick off with a parade at 11 a.m. Sunday at El Portal Drive and San Pablo Dam Road, features a dozen food booths and trucks, around 168 vendors, a car show with close to 200 entries, six live bands and a BMX bike show sponsored by The Pedaler Bike Shop…

By on September 15, 2023