Hercules High School - Hercules, CA (2024)

School Overview

Hercules High School is a public school located in Hercules, California. It is a school in West Contra Costa Unified School District district.

According to the California state assessment result, 38% of students are proficient in Math learning and 60% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

It has 938 students through grade 9 to 12. The students to teacher ratio is 22 to 1 where a total of 42 teachers are teaching for the school.

Student Population

A total of 938 students are attending Hercules High School. By gender, there are 487 and 451 female students at the school.

Race/Ethnicity
LEP Programs
Disabilities

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 22.5%	211	93	118
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2%	2	2	0
Asian 42.9%	402	214	188
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5%	5	4	1
Black 26.5%	249	133	116
White 5.5%	52	34	18
Two or More Races 1.8%	17	7	10
Total	938	487	451

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	49	28	21
Asian	42	33	9
Black	2	2	0
White	1	1	0
Total	95	64	31

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	40	19	21
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	23	16	7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1	1	0
Black	49	32	17
White	13	11	2
Two or More Races	2	1	1
Total	129	81	48

Gifted/Talented Programs

Hercules High School offers the gifted and talented program. Total 171 students are identified and enrolled in the programs.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	20	9	11
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	113	54	59
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1	1	0
Black	23	11	12
White	12	6	6
Two or More Races	1	1	0
Total	171	83	88

Teachers & Staffs

Total 42 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Hercules High School and the students to teacher ratio is 22 to 1. All teachers are certified. 61.9% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	42	Students per teacher: 22 to 1
Teachers who are certified	42	100.0%
Teachers who are not certified	-	-
Teachers in their first year of teaching	4	9.5%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	12	28.6%
School counselors	2	Students per counselor: 469 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	1	-
Security guards	4	-
Nurses	-	-
Psychologists	-	-
Social workers	-	-

Social/Economic Characteristics

A total of 85,072 households is located in West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA area. The average home price is $515,400 and the average rent cost is $1,617. The unemployment rate is 5.40% and the average household income is $78,737.

You can view more living characteristics in West Contra Costa Unified School District area at social and economic page.

	Value
Total Households	85,072 Households
Population	248,713
Male	122,976
Female	127,956
Child Population	77,102
Total Housing Units	90,461 Units
Average House Value	$515,400
Average Rent Cost	$1,617

Unemployment Rate	5.40%
Average Household Income	$78,737
Heath Insurance Coverage	91.75%
Internet Coverage	100.00%%

Advanced Placement Programs

Hercules High School offers 14 advanced placement (AP) programs. Total 412 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 269 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Hercules High School.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Number of AP program offered	14 Programs
Number of Students Enrolled in AP programs	412	44%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Math programs	88	9%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Science programs	97	10%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Other programs	390	42%
Number of Students SAT/ACT Participation	269	29%

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall
All students 37%	35-39%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students 52%	50-54%
Hispanic students 15%	11-19%
Black students 25%	20-29%
White students 50%	<50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 50%	<50%
Economically disadvantaged students 22%	20-24%
Limited English proficient students 20%	&leq;20%
Female students 42%	40-44%
Male students 37%	35-39%
Homeless enrolled students 50%	<50%

	Grade
	Overall
All students 62%	60-64%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students 67%	65-69%
Hispanic students 55%	50-59%
Black students 45%	40-49%
White students 50%	&GreaterEqual;50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 50%	<50%
Economically disadvantaged students 37%	35-39%
Limited English proficient students 20%	&leq;20%
Female students 62%	60-64%
Male students 57%	55-59%
Homeless enrolled students 50%	&GreaterEqual;50%

Bullying

Total 0 harassment and bullying has been reported at Hercules High School. There are 0 gender-related, 0 race, color, or nation origin, and 0 disabilities basis bullying reported.

		Total	On the basis of
		Total	Gender-related	Race, color or national origin	Disability
Hispanic	Reported	0	0	0	0
Hispanic	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Reported	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Asian	Reported	0	0	0	0
Asian	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Reported	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Black	Reported	0	0	0	0
Black	Disciplined	1	1	0	0
White	Reported	0	0	0	0
White	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Reported	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Total	Reported	0	0	0	0
Total	Disciplined	1	1	0	0

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Elementary
Middle
High
Prekindergarten

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Collins Elementary View

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22Students per teacher

Coronado Elementary View

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24Students per teacher

Dover Elementary View

719Students

24Students per teacher

Ellerhorst Elementary View

367Students

22Students per teacher

Fairmont Elementary View

547Students

22Students per teacher

Ford Elementary View

497Students

24Students per teacher

Grant Elementary View

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Hercules High School - Hercules, CA (2024)

School Overview

Student Population

Gifted/Talented Programs

Teachers & Staffs

Social/Economic Characteristics

Advanced Placement Programs

Academic Achievement

Bullying

Public Schools in West Contra Costa Unified

Best Colleges in California

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