Making Waves Academy (Making Waves Academy District SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Making Waves Academy is a Charter School in Richmond, CA (authorized by MAKING WAVES ACADEMY DISTRICT). It currently serves 1103 students (grades 05-12). The school is part of the Making Waves Academy District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1103
Number of Teachers: 67
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.47

Location Info

Location: 4123 Lakeside Dr., Richmond, CA 94806
Mailing Address: 4123 Lakeside Dr., Richmond, CA 94806-1942
Phone: (510)262-1511
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 137
Grade 11 154
Grade 12 77
Grade 5 111
Grade 6 156
Grade 7 155
Grade 8 161
Grade 9 152
Gender/Sex of Making Waves Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 538 48.78
Female 565 51.22
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Making Waves Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.27
Asian 38 3.45
Black or African American 83 7.53
Hispanic/Latino 954 86.49
Two or more races 11 1.00
White 14 1.27
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.19
Asian 16 2.97
Black or African American 34 6.32
Hispanic/Latino 478 88.85
Two or more races 3 0.56
White 6 1.12
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.35
Asian 22 3.89
Black or African American 49 8.67
Hispanic/Latino 476 84.25
Two or more races 8 1.42
White 8 1.42

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.46
Asian 3 2.19
Black or African American 10 7.30
Hispanic/Latino 121 88.32
Two or more races 1 0.73
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.65
Asian 4 2.60
Black or African American 6 3.90
Hispanic/Latino 139 90.26
Two or more races 2 1.30
White 2 1.30
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.60
Black or African American 9 11.69
Hispanic/Latino 66 85.71
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 3.60
Black or African American 6 5.41
Hispanic/Latino 101 90.99
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 5.13
Black or African American 13 8.33
Hispanic/Latino 129 82.69
Two or more races 2 1.28
White 4 2.56
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 3.87
Black or African American 12 7.74
Hispanic/Latino 133 85.81
Two or more races 2 1.29
White 2 1.29
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 3.11
Black or African American 12 7.45
Hispanic/Latino 138 85.71
Two or more races 2 1.24
White 4 2.48
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 3.95
Black or African American 15 9.87
Hispanic/Latino 127 83.55
Two or more races 2 1.32
White 2 1.32