Is Mt. Diablo Elementary a good school?

Mt. Diablo Elementary ranks 738 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mt. Diablo Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 738 students attended Mt. Diablo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Diablo Elementary?

Students at Mt. Diablo Elementary are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mt. Diablo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mt. Diablo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Diablo View Middle High : College Park High High : Concord High High : Mt. Diablo High High : Northgate High High : Ygnacio Valley High

Mt. Diablo Elementary

Summary:

Mt. Diablo Elementary is a public elementary school located in Clayton, California, serving 693 students in grades K-5 and part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

Mt. Diablo Elementary is a standout school, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels, with 69.01% of students proficient or better in both subjects, compared to 45.52% and 47.04% for the district and state in ELA, and 69.01%, 37.33%, and 35.54% in Mathematics, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with 56.03% of students proficient or better, compared to 31.13% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Mt. Diablo Elementary performs exceptionally well for its female, male, Hispanic, and white student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% and top 25% of California elementary schools, respectively. The school's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups also perform well, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Mt. Diablo Elementary outperforms most, including Westwood Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, and El Monte Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school's performance is comparable to that of Valle Verde Elementary and Eagle Peak Montessori, which are also high-performing schools in the district. Overall, Mt. Diablo Elementary's strong academic performance, low chronic absenteeism rates, and supportive learning environment make it a standout elementary school in the region.

Detail:

Public K-5

5880 Mt. Zion Dr.
Clayton, CA 94517-1114

(925) 672-4840

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
738^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,403

Students who attend Mt. Diablo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Diablo View Middle
High:	College Park High
	Concord High
	Mt. Diablo High
	Northgate High
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	Ygnacio Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 28.8

Number of students: 738

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mt. Diablo Elementary ranks better than 87.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.14. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Mt. Diablo Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.7%), Hispanic (16.9%), two or more races (16.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mt. Diablo Elementary is 28.8. 25 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mt. Diablo Elementary employs 25.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mt. Diablo Elementary is $10,403. 28 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mt. Diablo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt. Diablo Elementary 738^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mt. Diablo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mt. Diablo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt. Diablo Unified 789^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mt. Diablo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.78	469^th	4809	90.2%
2005	92.76	345^th	4822	92.8%
2006	91.77	392^nd	4818	91.9%
2007	88.35	599^th	5113	88.3%
2008	87.47	632^nd	5113	87.6%
2009	88.48	557^th	5193	89.3%
2010	86.27	665^th	5314	87.5%
2011	81.45	920^th	5377	82.9%
2012	90.74	383^rd	5390	92.9%
2013	91.07	394^th	5530	92.9%
2015	89.31	649^th	5611	88.4%
2016	88.76	689^th	5614	87.7%
2017	88.16	750^th	5692	86.8%
2018	86.73	813^th	5662	85.6%
2019	81.33	1106^th	5789	80.9%
2021	85.95	194^th	1417	86.3%
2022	86.56	874^th	5883	85.1%
2023	86.16	909^th	5874	84.5%
2024	89.14	738^th	5862	87.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	35.87	326^th	445	26.7%
2022	59.49	282^nd	610	53.8%
2023	53.10	361^st	669	46.0%
2024	50.02	399^th	669	40.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	93.60	134^th	2634	94.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.90	1191^st	5084	76.6%
2019	67.47	1311^th	5173	74.7%
2021	78.68	151^st	1110	86.4%
2022	84.63	559^th	5264	89.4%
2024	85.40	610^th	5511	88.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.24	899^th	5413	83.4%
2019	80.25	1060^th	5492	80.7%
2021	86.06	177^th	1267	86.0%
2022	86.85	783^rd	5635	86.1%
2023	81.80	1026^th	5617	81.7%
2024	90.13	615^th	5605	89.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	73.57	380^th	2227	82.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.45	718^th	5431	86.8%
2019	80.07	1070^th	5510	80.6%
2021	82.73	218^th	1272	82.9%
2022	82.96	963^rd	5663	83.0%
2023	87.64	743^rd	5650	86.8%
2024	84.80	882^nd	5636	84.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.93	499^th	4830	89.7%
2019	76.47	859^th	4963	82.7%
2022	76.70	873^rd	5084	82.8%
2023	82.22	642^nd	5098	87.4%
2024	71.67	1115^th	5102	78.1%

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Rank History for White students at Mt. Diablo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.89	1007^th	2737	63.2%
2019	59.52	1228^th	2834	56.7%
2022	67.66	889^th	2726	67.4%
2023	66.12	925^th	2662	65.3%
2024	74.80	638^th	2647	75.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The teachers are the real stars here. Their focus and observation w.r.t my child has been great. I firmly believe they are doing their best. Rest of-course is parents and society responsibility to bring up a well rounded individual. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mt. Diablo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	799	5	26	21	0	n/a	n/a	851
1989	830	10	23	17	1	n/a	n/a	881
1990	846	11	20	30	0	n/a	n/a	907
1991	817	11	25	31	0	n/a	n/a	884
1992	795	13	30	30	0	n/a	n/a	868
1993	772	11	26	25	0	n/a	n/a	834
1994	658	14	28	17	2	n/a	n/a	719
1995	693	15	30	21	2	n/a	n/a	761
1996	693	15	30	21	2	n/a	n/a	761
1997	688	11	28	21	1	n/a	n/a	749
1998	668	12	33	25	2	n/a	n/a	740
1999	692	12	49	22	2	n/a	n/a	777
2000	724	11	47	24	1	n/a	n/a	807
2001	763	17	46	21	2	n/a	n/a	849
2002	773	17	59	37	1	n/a	n/a	887
2003	773	17	59	37	1	n/a	n/a	887
2004	746	14	65	51	2	n/a	n/a	878
2005	730	16	63	65	0	n/a	n/a	874
2006	733	15	69	71	1	n/a	n/a	889
2007	721	18	72	76	2	n/a	n/a	889
2008	698	15	67	59	3	n/a	n/a	842
2009	685	11	69	67	4	0	7	843
2010	677	12	64	70	5	0	17	845
2011	586	9	57	67	3	0	89	811
2012	530	9	57	86	2	0	118	802
2013	472	12	50	102	2	0	154	792
2014	509	10	68	108	1	0	124	820
2015	434	12	73	109	1	0	185	814
2016	392	11	77	118	1	0	217	816
2017	369	13	67	121	1	0	250	821
2018	365	10	68	108	1	0	256	808
2019	313	6	62	112	1	0	304	798
2020	395	11	63	119	0	1	197	786
2021	405	9	64	110	0	2	153	743
2022	316	8	50	104	0	3	186	667
2023	296	5	60	110	0	2	220	693
2024	396	8	81	125	0	3	125	738

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mt. Diablo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	851	31.0	27.4	n/a
1989	881	32.1	27.4	n/a
1990	907	32.5	27.9	n/a
1991	884	31.5	28.0	n/a
1992	868	32.0	27.1	2.1
1993	834	29.1	28.7	2.6
1994	719	26.0	27.7	2.5
1995	761	28.1	27.1	3.7
1996	761	28.1	27.1	3.7
1997	749	30.1	24.9	2.8
1998	740	32.6	22.7	3.4
1999	777	36.0	21.6	1.9
2000	807	34.9	23.1	1.1
2001	849	37.6	22.6	1.6
2002	887	42.1	21.1	2.9
2003	887	42.1	21.1	2.9
2004	878	43.2	20.3	2.5
2005	874	40.5	21.6	2.4
2006	889	40.4	22.0	0
2007	889	40.0	22.2	2.2
2008	842	42.4	19.9	2.6
2009	843	35.0	22.5	3.6
2010	845	31.0	27.2	5.1
2011	811	n/a	n/a	4.3
2012	802	30.2	26.4	n/a
2013	792	29.4	26.9	8.1
2014	820	28.0	29.2	7.9
2015	814	30.0	27.1	9.2
2016	816	30.0	27.2	8.2
2017	821	32.0	25.6	7.6
2018	808	32.7	24.7	7.9
2019	798	30.7	25.9	7.9
2020	786	n/a	n/a	7.4
2021	743	26.0	28.5	6.6
2022	667	21.6	30.8	18.4
2023	693	21.6	32.0	5.2
2024	738	25.6	28.8	8.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mt. Diablo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	851	31.0	27.4	n/a
1989	881	32.1	27.4	n/a
1990	907	32.5	27.9	n/a
1991	884	31.5	28.0	n/a
1992	868	32.0	27.1	2.1
1993	834	29.1	28.7	2.6
1994	719	26.0	27.7	2.5
1995	761	28.1	27.1	3.7
1996	761	28.1	27.1	3.7
1997	749	30.1	24.9	2.8
1998	740	32.6	22.7	3.4
1999	777	36.0	21.6	1.9
2000	807	34.9	23.1	1.1
2001	849	37.6	22.6	1.6
2002	887	42.1	21.1	2.9
2003	887	42.1	21.1	2.9
2004	878	43.2	20.3	2.5
2005	874	40.5	21.6	2.4
2006	889	40.4	22.0	0
2007	889	40.0	22.2	2.2
2008	842	42.4	19.9	2.6
2009	843	35.0	22.5	3.6
2010	845	31.0	27.2	5.1
2011	811	n/a	n/a	4.3
2012	802	30.2	26.4	n/a
2013	792	29.4	26.9	8.1
2014	820	28.0	29.2	7.9
2015	814	30.0	27.1	9.2
2016	816	30.0	27.2	8.2
2017	821	32.0	25.6	7.6
2018	808	32.7	24.7	7.9
2019	798	30.7	25.9	7.9
2020	786	n/a	n/a	7.4
2021	743	26.0	28.5	6.6
2022	667	21.6	30.8	18.4
2023	693	21.6	32.0	5.2
2024	738	25.6	28.8	8.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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