Stege Elementary School
Richmond
Public School
operated by
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Language(s):
English
Grades:
K-6
Website:
Address:
4949 Cypress Avenue,
Richmond,
CA
94804
Affiliation:
School district-run
Yes,I have experience and no,I would not do it.Probably not allowed to say more.
There is a new principal there and we are hopeful. I think this review is very truthful.
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There are 5,662 elementary schools in California. Of those, Stege ranks 5,650. It is a difficult environment for children to learn in. It can be hard to get transfers to other schools, but WCCUSD has some charter schools so that might be a possibility if you decide to buy the house.
You may also want to consider the West County Mandarin School in Richmond. It's a traditional public school that draws from the entire West Contra Costa Unified School District. Here's the PTA's website for the school: https://wcmspta.org/ There's also a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wccusdmandarinimmersion/
My son goes there, and we love it!
We live a block away from Stege and requested a transfer but didn’t get it. We were 2nd on the waitlist for Kensington Hilltop but still didn’t get a spot. Beta Caliber Academy is a Richmond charter school I’ve heard some positive things about but don’t have personal experience.We ended up going private.
I would love to see people from community volunteer at Stege.The Teachers there are overwhelmed and most do not stay for more than a year.Sadly there are children there with drug addicted parents,parents in jail,and many other traumatic situations that no child should face.Teachers have to spend a lot of time on classroom management.Having at least one other adult in each classroom,as often as possible would make a difference.
Stege serves a lot of very low-income children and families. One of our school board members recently raised the issue of turning the campus into a district-run charter or otherwise changing its structure dramatically, which as a parent in a different low-income school in the WCCUSD, I would support. Timing and overall support for that is not clear. However, if you buy a house in the Stege feeder zone while planning to not send your child there, that is bolstering the larger community dynamic around gentrification - taking advantage of the lower housing prices while buying your way out of the public services offered is very problematic even before you factor in any racial dynamic at work.