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Northgate High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

425 Castle Rock Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94598 · (925) 938-0900 · Part of Mount Diablo Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
1,546
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Northgate High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

On the path

Where Walnut Creek kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Northgate HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts85%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

425 Castle Rock Rd., Walnut Creek

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9399
Grade 10397
Grade 11373
Grade 12377
Enrollment over time
1,492’20
1,496’21
1,507’22
1,535’23
1,546’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Two or more races 19%Asian 17%Hispanic 17%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northgate High from Walnut Creek families.

Other schools in Mount Diablo Unified School District

The district →
Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Martinez
B+
831 students27:1
Mt. Diablo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clayton
A
739 students30:1
Meadow Homes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
D
732 students28:1
Valhalla Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
A−
721 students28:1
Walnut Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
689 students29:1
Bancroft Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Creek
A
672 students27:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Walnut Creek’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.