Is Ygnacio Valley Elementary a good school?

Ygnacio Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ygnacio Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 387 students attended Ygnacio Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ygnacio Valley Elementary?

Students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Ygnacio Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ygnacio Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oak Grove Middle High : Ygnacio Valley High

Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Summary:

Ygnacio Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Concord, California, serving 403 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, which is ranked 789 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ygnacio Valley Elementary faces significant challenges compared to both the district and nearby schools. The school consistently performs below average in standardized test scores, with only 24.19% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 21.35% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 45.52% and 37.33%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism has also risen sharply, from 6.0% in 2017-2018 to 25.9% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district's 11.7%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 58.31% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district's 34.64%.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, the disparities become even more apparent. Sequoia Elementary and Walnut Acres Elementary consistently outperform Ygnacio Valley Elementary in academic achievement, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. These schools also have significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic performance. Addressing these disparities should be a priority for Ygnacio Valley Elementary and the Mt. Diablo Unified School District to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

2217 Chalomar Rd.
Concord, CA 94518-2595

(925) 682-9336

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4799^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,644

Students who attend Ygnacio Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Grove Middle
High:	Ygnacio Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 387

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

Asian:

9.6%

White:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ygnacio Valley Elementary ranks worse than 81.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 22^nd among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.55. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.7%), Asian (9.6%), White (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ygnacio Valley Elementary is 24.1, which is the 8^th best among 30 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Ygnacio Valley Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ygnacio Valley Elementary is $12,644, which is the 11^th highest among 30 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ygnacio Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ygnacio Valley Elementary 4799^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ygnacio Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Ygnacio Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.68	4211^th	4809	12.4%
2005	14.68	4358^th	4822	9.6%
2006	20.20	3991^st	4818	17.2%
2007	22.41	4099^th	5113	19.8%
2008	25.00	3967^th	5113	22.4%
2009	21.60	4311^th	5193	17.0%
2010	28.03	4005^th	5314	24.6%
2011	27.76	4146^th	5377	22.9%
2012	35.96	3523^rd	5390	34.6%
2013	32.50	3850^th	5530	30.4%
2015	36.48	3235^th	5611	42.3%
2016	23.43	4315^th	5614	23.1%
2017	22.31	4491^st	5692	21.1%
2018	16.99	4930^th	5662	12.9%
2019	13.11	5371^st	5789	7.2%
2021	14.09	1315^th	1417	7.2%
2022	18.27	5031^st	5883	14.5%
2023	25.98	4277^th	5874	27.2%
2024	20.55	4799^th	5862	18.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.43	3080^th	3246	5.1%
2019	21.54	3110^th	3275	5.0%
2021	32.13	446^th	602	25.9%
2022	40.14	1796^th	3311	45.8%
2023	35.06	2160^th	3250	33.5%
2024	22.45	2976^th	3160	5.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.80	4503^rd	5084	11.4%
2019	17.69	4709^th	5173	9.0%
2021	19.97	999^th	1110	10.0%
2022	26.08	4163^rd	5264	20.9%
2023	35.39	3436^th	5374	36.1%
2024	26.88	4240^th	5511	23.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.96	4991^st	5413	7.8%
2019	11.91	5203^rd	5492	5.3%
2021	12.22	1220^th	1267	3.7%
2022	13.52	5322^nd	5635	5.6%
2023	25.02	4230^th	5617	24.7%
2024	21.23	4580^th	5605	18.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	48.91	831^st	2227	62.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.52	4225^th	5431	22.2%
2019	15.72	5000^th	5510	9.3%
2021	17.16	1101^st	1272	13.4%
2022	25.05	4235^th	5663	25.2%
2023	28.71	3896^th	5650	31.0%
2024	21.32	4580^th	5636	18.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.07	4244^th	4830	12.1%
2019	13.92	4712^th	4963	5.1%
2022	21.43	4408^th	5084	13.3%
2023	32.35	3518^th	5098	31.0%
2024	26.76	3967^th	5102	22.2%

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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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Enrollment information for Ygnacio Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	417	22	60	73	1	n/a	n/a	573
1989	406	29	67	82	1	n/a	n/a	585
1990	401	26	64	86	4	n/a	n/a	581
1991	394	23	61	87	4	n/a	n/a	569
1992	387	40	71	128	4	n/a	n/a	630
1993	411	28	57	161	3	n/a	n/a	660
1994	367	27	68	190	3	n/a	n/a	655
1995	250	29	30	136	1	n/a	n/a	446
1996	250	29	30	136	1	n/a	n/a	446
1997	275	33	37	185	1	n/a	n/a	531
1998	267	34	44	206	2	n/a	n/a	553
1999	262	24	45	223	1	n/a	n/a	555
2000	253	28	50	248	1	n/a	n/a	580
2001	219	42	48	286	3	n/a	n/a	598
2002	196	49	67	322	8	n/a	n/a	642
2003	196	49	67	322	8	n/a	n/a	642
2004	156	48	46	338	6	n/a	n/a	594
2005	141	42	44	313	3	n/a	n/a	543
2006	121	32	49	340	4	n/a	n/a	546
2007	97	40	46	340	4	n/a	n/a	527
2008	87	38	53	330	2	n/a	n/a	510
2009	74	36	38	362	2	8	14	534
2010	59	37	30	378	2	9	2	517
2011	52	25	43	369	1	8	11	509
2012	49	30	36	381	0	4	13	513
2013	49	20	34	392	0	3	18	516
2014	46	18	33	404	0	5	17	523
2015	42	13	27	410	0	2	16	510
2016	27	10	23	385	0	6	17	468
2017	24	7	23	392	0	4	25	475
2018	26	2	23	342	0	3	25	421
2019	18	6	30	342	0	2	35	433
2020	22	8	34	346	0	5	22	437
2021	20	7	35	341	0	4	30	437
2022	11	4	30	339	0	4	35	423
2023	13	6	35	308	0	4	37	403
2024	20	7	37	297	1	6	19	387

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 Ygnacio Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	573	28.0	20.4	n/a
1989	585	23.5	24.8	n/a
1990	581	25.0	23.2	n/a
1991	569	25.5	22.3	n/a
1992	630	25.9	24.3	36
1993	660	25.8	25.6	45.8
1994	655	24.8	26.4	56.2
1995	446	18.0	24.8	52.2
1996	446	18.0	24.8	52.2
1997	531	19.8	26.8	51.6
1998	553	26.0	21.3	48.5
1999	555	25.0	22.2	52.6
2000	580	28.1	20.6	51.7
2001	598	28.0	21.4	56
2002	642	33.0	19.5	57
2003	642	33.0	19.5	57
2004	594	33.0	18.0	67
2005	543	29.5	18.4	68.7
2006	546	28.6	19.1	0
2007	527	26.0	20.3	71
2008	510	30.0	17.0	72.7
2009	534	30.4	16.5	77
2010	517	31.5	16.4	77.9
2011	509	n/a	n/a	77.4
2012	513	29.8	17.1	n/a
2013	516	30.7	16.8	82
2014	523	25.0	20.9	81.8
2015	510	25.0	20.4	78.8
2016	468	22.0	21.2	83.5
2017	475	21.0	22.6	84.2
2018	421	18.4	22.8	82.9
2019	433	19.4	22.3	83.6
2020	437	n/a	n/a	79.6
2021	437	15.0	29.1	81.2
2022	423	17.0	24.8	53.2
2023	403	16.0	25.1	58.3
2024	387	16.0	24.1	86

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 Ygnacio Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	573	28.0	20.4	n/a
1989	585	23.5	24.8	n/a
1990	581	25.0	23.2	n/a
1991	569	25.5	22.3	n/a
1992	630	25.9	24.3	36
1993	660	25.8	25.6	45.8
1994	655	24.8	26.4	56.2
1995	446	18.0	24.8	52.2
1996	446	18.0	24.8	52.2
1997	531	19.8	26.8	51.6
1998	553	26.0	21.3	48.5
1999	555	25.0	22.2	52.6
2000	580	28.1	20.6	51.7
2001	598	28.0	21.4	56
2002	642	33.0	19.5	57
2003	642	33.0	19.5	57
2004	594	33.0	18.0	67
2005	543	29.5	18.4	68.7
2006	546	28.6	19.1	0
2007	527	26.0	20.3	71
2008	510	30.0	17.0	72.7
2009	534	30.4	16.5	77
2010	517	31.5	16.4	77.9
2011	509	n/a	n/a	77.4
2012	513	29.8	17.1	n/a
2013	516	30.7	16.8	82
2014	523	25.0	20.9	81.8
2015	510	25.0	20.4	78.8
2016	468	22.0	21.2	83.5
2017	475	21.0	22.6	84.2
2018	421	18.4	22.8	82.9
2019	433	19.4	22.3	83.6
2020	437	n/a	n/a	79.6
2021	437	15.0	29.1	81.2
2022	423	17.0	24.8	53.2
2023	403	16.0	25.1	58.3
2024	387	16.0	24.1	86

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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