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Schools in Shell Ridge

Shell Ridge’s public schools

Acalanes Union High School District, Mount Diablo Unified School District and Walnut Creek Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shell Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?27/47schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 22% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Mount Diablo Unified
Students per teacher
22.8
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
37,320 students on the public path
In brief

Shell Ridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

27 of Shell Ridge’s 47 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Campolindo High places highest (better than 98%); Bel Air Elementary lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

35 elementary schools serve Shell Ridge, graded from D− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 12 middle schools and nine high schools: College Park High, Las Lomas High, Northgate High, Mt. Diablo High, Campolindo High, Acalanes High, Miramonte High, Concord High and Ygnacio Valley High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Shell Ridge, with each school’s own grade.

35 schools teach K in Shell Ridge’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 →
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 →
Silverwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
530 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 →
Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
495 students24:1Rate it →
Valle Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
485 students30:1Rate it →
Parkmead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
478 students25:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
469 students25:1Rate it →
Murwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
451 students23:1Rate it →
Tice Creek
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Walnut Creek
451 students21:1Rate it →
Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D
431 students24:1Rate it →
Walnut Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
427 students24:1Rate 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 →
Indian Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
355 students24:1Rate 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 →
The path, start to finish
K–535 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Acalanes Union High School District.

Three districts serve Shell Ridge

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
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
Walnut Creek Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 7 schools · 3,597 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 23.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,370CA $21,206 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

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–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–8, Walnut Creek Elementary School District71%
State average 46.7% · 2147 students tested
Math · K–8, Walnut Creek Elementary School District65%
State average 33.1% · 2156 students tested

Shell Ridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Shell Ridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shell Ridge—Mount Diablo Unified K–12 · Walnut Creek Elementary K–8 · Acalanes Union High 9–12

Every school in Shell Ridge

54 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 Shell Ridgein 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 →
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 →
Silverwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
530 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 →
Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
495 students24:1Rate it →
Valle Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
485 students30:1Rate it →
Parkmead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
478 students25:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
469 students25:1Rate it →
Murwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
451 students23:1Rate it →
Tice Creek
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Walnut Creek
451 students21:1Rate it →
Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bay Point
D
431 students24:1Rate it →
Walnut Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
427 students24:1Rate 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 →
Indian Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
355 students24:1Rate 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 →
Foothill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Creek
A
1,005 students26:1Rate it →
Walnut Creek Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Creek
940 students22:1Rate 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 →
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 →

Questions about Shell Ridge’s schools

Are Shell Ridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shell Ridge. Acalanes Union High School District, Mount Diablo Unified School District and Walnut Creek Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shell Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 27 of its 47 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shell Ridge in?

Acalanes Union High School District, Mount Diablo Unified School District and Walnut Creek Elementary School District.

Where do Shell Ridge kids go to high school?

One of nine 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 and Ygnacio Valley High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.