At West Contra Costa, average teacher experience at the lowest-poverty school is much higher than the highest-poverty school.

Kensington Elementary has a 6.9% student poverty rate, while Stege Elementary's is 77.3%. Theresa Griffin is the sole veteran teacher at Stege.

Each dot is a teacher.

Total years of experience as of Sept. 1, 2022. Student poverty as of 2021-22 school year.
Chart: Erica Yee, CalMatters Source: West Contra Costa Unified; CA Dept. of Education Get the data