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Schools in Pacheco · Mount Diablo Unified School District

Pacheco’s public schools outscore 62% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pacheco, 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.

#341of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency

46%

▼ 1 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

35%

▲ 2 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85%

▼ 1 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.6K

▼ 22% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

23.6

CA 21.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

28,383 students on the public path

In brief

Pacheco’s schools, in brief

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 ↓

29 elementary schools, then ten middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pacheco’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 62% of California school districts, #341 of 847 California towns. Test scores are above the California average; graduation is below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 62%

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California towns with similar household incomes (571)Better than 61%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,618 test results and a graduating class of 2,111 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Pacheco’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,683 in math, 14,553 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pacheco, with each school’s own grade.

29 schools teach K in Pacheco’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.

Hidden Valley Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez

B⁺

831 students27:1Rate it →

Town	Schools	Main districts
Pacheco	B	Mount Diablo Unified
Pleasant Hill	B	Mount Diablo Unified
Martinez	B	Martinez Unified K–12 · Mount Diablo Unified K–12

Pacheco’s public schools outscore 62% of California districts

Pacheco’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Spending and class size

29 elementary schools, then ten middle and five high schools

What’s behind Pacheco’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Close to the state in reading

Pacheco vs. its neighbors

Every school in Pacheco

Questions about Pacheco’s schools

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