Photo: Boereck 14:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Clayton’s public schools outscore 62% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Clayton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Clayton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 213 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clayton’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,629 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Clayton’s grade
B: better than 62% of California school districts, #341 of 847 California towns. Test scores are above the California average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clayton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Clayton
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 739 students · 30:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Clayton
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 739 students · 30:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Clayton
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 739 students · 30:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Clayton
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 739 students · 30:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Clayton
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 739 students · 30:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Clayton
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 739 students · 30:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Clayton
Diablo View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 514 students · 23:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Clayton
Diablo View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 514 students · 23:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Clayton
Diablo View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 514 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Clayton’s public schools are run by Mount Diablo Unified School District, which also serves Concord, Martinez, Pittsburg and Pleasant Hill and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Clayton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Clayton’s borders.
Every school in Clayton
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Clayton’s schools
Are Clayton’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Clayton children attend outscore 62% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #341 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Clayton in?
Mount Diablo Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 29,210 students in 50 schools (2024–25).
Where do Clayton kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: College Park High, Northgate High, Mt. Diablo High, Concord High and Ygnacio Valley High.
What is Clayton’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Mount Diablo Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Clayton spend per student?
$16,629 in Mount Diablo Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Clayton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Clayton → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.