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Walnut Creek Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Walnut Creek.

Walnut Creek’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of California school districts

Students
3,597
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,370
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$114.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Walnut Creek Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $114.1M, about $31,722 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Walnut Creek 70,012

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walnut Creek. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsMount Diablo Unified School District
6–82 middle schoolsMount Diablo Unified School District
9–122 high schoolsAcalanes Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency65%
State average 33.1% · 2,156 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 46.7% · 2,147 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at Acalanes Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,370 per student · 28% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 21%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,459’20
3,324’21
3,426’22
3,546’23
3,597’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Asian 18%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 16%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
495 students24:1
Parkmead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
478 students25:1
Murwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
451 students23:1
Tice Creek
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Walnut Creek
451 students21:1
Walnut Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
427 students24:1
Indian Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
355 students24:1
Walnut Creek Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Creek
940 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictConcord, Pleasant Hill
$16,629per student
Acalanes Union High School DistrictLafayette
$20,081per student
Lafayette Elementary School DistrictLafayette
$18,618per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.