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Schools in Reliez Valley · Acalanes Union High School District, Lafayette Elementary School District

Reliez Valley’s public schools outscore 74% of California districts

In Reliez Valley, 42% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Reliez Valley, 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.

#202of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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
53%
▲ 6 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 9 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 · Mount Diablo Unified
Students per teacher
22.5
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
40,629 students on the public path
In brief

Reliez Valley’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 102 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Reliez Valley’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 42% across its districts 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

Acalanes Union High spends $20,081 per student and Lafayette Elementary $18,618, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

38 elementary schools, then 12 middle and ten 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 Reliez Valley’s grade

A− Test scoresC Graduation

B+: better than 74% of California school districts, #202 of 847 California towns. Test scores are above the California average; graduation is below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (102)Better than 25%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 19,887 test results and a graduating class of 2,111 could put Reliez Valley anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Reliez Valley’s students in the tested grades sat them (19,938 in math, 19,836 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

38 schools teach K in Reliez Valley’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 →
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clayton
A
739 students30:1Rate it →
Meadow Homes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
732 students28:1Rate it →
Valhalla Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
721 students28:1Rate it →
Walnut Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
689 students29:1Rate it →
Bancroft Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
672 students27:1Rate it →
Delta View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsburg
B−
656 students27:1Rate it →
Burton Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
653 students23:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
652 students28:1Rate it →
Strandwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
596 students26:1Rate it →
Sequoia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
594 students28:1Rate it →
Monte Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B+
562 students29:1Rate it →
John Swett Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
533 students22:1Rate it →
Silverwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
530 students25:1Rate it →
Lafayette Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
515 students25:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
A−
512 students27:1Rate it →
Holbrook Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Concord
B−
501 students26:1Rate it →
Morello Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
496 students21:1Rate it →
Valle Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
485 students30:1Rate it →
Springhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A
479 students22:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
469 students25:1Rate it →
Happy Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
463 students23:1Rate it →
Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D
431 students24:1Rate it →
John Muir Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
423 students21:1Rate it →
El Monte Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
418 students23:1Rate it →
Sun Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
418 students25:1Rate it →
Gregory Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
B−
409 students26:1Rate it →
Shore Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D
398 students22:1Rate it →
Ayers Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
394 students25:1Rate it →
Ygnacio Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
387 students23:1Rate it →
Las Juntas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
353 students19:1Rate it →
Wren Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
349 students21:1Rate it →
Bel Air Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D−
328 students27:1Rate it →
Fair Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
C−
323 students23:1Rate it →
Woodside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C+
289 students26:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B−
267 students24:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
224 students20:1Rate it →
Lafayette Early Intervention Preschool
Elementary · Grades K · Lafayette
3 studentsRate it →
The path, start to finish
K–538 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Reliez Valley

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Acalanes Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 5,401 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 19.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,081CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Lafayette Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 6 schools · 3,230 students · 21.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,618CA $21,206 · FY2024
A+
Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 50 schools · 29,210 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 23.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,629CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Martinez Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 3,774 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 21.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,203CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Acalanes Union High School District78%
State average 46.7% · 1262 students tested
Math · 9–12, Acalanes Union High School District65%
State average 33.1% · 1276 students tested
Reading · K–8, Lafayette Elementary School District84%
State average 46.7% · 2132 students tested
Math · K–8, Lafayette Elementary School District79%
State average 33.1% · 2132 students tested
Reading · K–12, Mount Diablo Unified School District46%
State average 46.7% · 14553 students tested
Math · K–12, Mount Diablo Unified School District35%
State average 33.1% · 14683 students tested
Reading · K–12, Martinez Unified School District53%
State average 46.7% · 1889 students tested
Math · K–12, Martinez Unified School District40%
State average 33.1% · 1847 students tested

Reliez Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Reliez Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Reliez ValleyB+Lafayette Elementary K–8 · Mount Diablo Unified K–12 · Martinez Unified K–12
Pleasant HillBMount Diablo Unified
Walnut CreekB+Walnut Creek Elementary K–8 · Mount Diablo Unified K–12 · Acalanes Union High 9–12
LafayetteA+Lafayette Elementary K–8 · Acalanes Union High 9–12
MartinezBMartinez Unified K–12 · Mount Diablo Unified K–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Diablo Unified with Reliez Valley for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Reliez Valley

59 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).

Also serving Reliez Valleyin other towns
Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
B+
831 students27:1Rate it →
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clayton
A
739 students30:1Rate it →
Meadow Homes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
732 students28:1Rate it →
Valhalla Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
721 students28:1Rate it →
Walnut Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
689 students29:1Rate it →
Bancroft Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
672 students27:1Rate it →
Delta View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsburg
B−
656 students27:1Rate it →
Burton Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
653 students23:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
652 students28:1Rate it →
Strandwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
596 students26:1Rate it →
Sequoia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
594 students28:1Rate it →
Monte Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B+
562 students29:1Rate it →
John Swett Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
533 students22:1Rate it →
Silverwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
530 students25:1Rate it →
Lafayette Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
515 students25:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
A−
512 students27:1Rate it →
Holbrook Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Concord
B−
501 students26:1Rate it →
Morello Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
496 students21:1Rate it →
Valle Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
485 students30:1Rate it →
Springhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A
479 students22:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
469 students25:1Rate it →
Happy Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
463 students23:1Rate it →
Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D
431 students24:1Rate it →
John Muir Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
423 students21:1Rate it →
El Monte Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
418 students23:1Rate it →
Sun Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
418 students25:1Rate it →
Gregory Gardens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
B−
409 students26:1Rate it →
Shore Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D
398 students22:1Rate it →
Ayers Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
394 students25:1Rate it →
Ygnacio Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
387 students23:1Rate it →
Las Juntas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
353 students19:1Rate it →
Wren Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
349 students21:1Rate it →
Bel Air Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D−
328 students27:1Rate it →
Fair Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
C−
323 students23:1Rate it →
Woodside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C+
289 students26:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B−
267 students24:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
224 students20:1Rate it →
Lafayette Early Intervention Preschool
Elementary · Grades K · Lafayette
3 studentsRate it →
M. H. Stanley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
A+
1,117 students19:1Rate it →
Foothill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Creek
A
1,005 students26:1Rate it →
Sequoia Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pleasant Hill
A−
882 students26:1Rate it →
El Dorado Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
C−
861 students24:1Rate it →
Martinez Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Martinez
843 students23:1Rate it →
Valley View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pleasant Hill
B+
819 students24:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pleasant Hill
A−
738 students23:1Rate it →
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bay Point
D
682 students21:1Rate it →
Oak Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
D
681 students21:1Rate it →
Pine Hollow Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
B
538 students21:1Rate it →
Diablo View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clayton
A−
514 students23:1Rate it →
College Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pleasant Hill
A
1,948 students23:1Rate it →
Las Lomas High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Creek
A
1,577 students19:1Rate it →
Northgate High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Creek
A
1,546 students23:1Rate it →
Mt. Diablo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
B−
1,397 students20:1Rate it →
Campolindo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moraga
A+
1,340 students20:1Rate it →
Acalanes High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lafayette
A+
1,256 students20:1Rate it →
Miramonte High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orinda
A+
1,167 students19:1Rate it →
Concord High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
B−
1,137 students20:1Rate it →
Ygnacio Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
C−
1,059 students19:1Rate it →
Alhambra Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Martinez
A−
1,028 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Reliez Valley’s schools

Are Reliez Valley’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Reliez Valley children attend outscore 74% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #202 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Reliez Valley in?

Acalanes Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,401 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Reliez Valley kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: College Park High, Las Lomas High, Northgate High, Mt. Diablo High, Campolindo High, Acalanes High, Miramonte High, Concord High, Ygnacio Valley High and Alhambra Senior High.

What is Reliez Valley’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 Reliez Valley spend per student?

$20,081 in Acalanes Union High School District, $18,618 in Lafayette Elementary School District, $16,629 in Mount Diablo Unified School District and $17,203 in Martinez Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.