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ExploreMaking Waves Academy District

Charter

Suburb

NCES ID: 0601502

Making Waves Academy District

Richmond, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

1,078

-0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

86.0%

-0.2%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$26,799

+49.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

19.2:1

-12.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

17.0%

+4.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.9%

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