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Valle Verde Elementary School

3275 Peachwillow Ln.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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Serving 485 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Valle Verde Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 71% (which is higher than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 69% (which is higher than the California state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 30:1 is higher than the California state level of 21:1.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Asian), which is lower than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 485 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 30:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 53%
  • : Top 10% in CA
  • : 71% (Top 10%)
  • : 69% (Top 20%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Valle Verde Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 20%)

School Overview

Valle Verde Elementary School's student population of 485 students has grown by 5% over five school years.
The teacher population of 16 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-5

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeValle Verde Elementary School
Kind121
165
276
376
486
561
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Total Students
485 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearValle Verde Elementary School
2025485
2024485
2023467
2022464
2021459
2020468
2019472
2018497
2017497
2016466
2015482
2014462
2013462
2012474
2011502
2010526
2009532
2008547
2007559
2006558
2005568
2004558
2003554
2002581
2001595
2000582
1999588
1998603
1997596
1996584
1995569
1994550
1993506
1992435
1991473
1990465
1989437
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Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1987-2025)

YearValle Verde Elementary School
202516
202415
202315
202215
202115
201920
201818
201718
201618
201516
201416
201318
201219
201021
200924
200827
200726
200624
200526
200427
200326
200228
200128
200025
199930
199829
199726
199625
199523
199423
199320
199221
199121
199020
198919
198820
198718
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School Rankings

Valle Verde Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Valle Verde Elementary School is 0.69, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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State Level (CA)
#937 out of 9523 schools
(Top 10%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2023)

YearValle Verde Elementary School
2023#937
2022#996
2021#395
2019#1290
2018#1443
2017#1206
2016#698
2015#555
2013#762
2012#200
2011#742
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71%
34%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202371%34%36%
202268%33%35%
202168%34%36%
201970%40%38%
201860%39%39%
201766%38%38%
201670%37%39%
201568%34%39%
201384%59%59%
201291%59%60%
201185%58%59%
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69%
47%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202269%47%46%
202165%49%45%
201967%51%50%
201868%50%39%
201767%48%50%
201676%48%49%
201575%44%47%
201380%57%59%
201290%58%61%
201179%56%59%
201084%54%58%
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60-64%
29%

Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202262%29%31%
202152%28%31%
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Student-Teacher Ratio
30:1
21:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1987-2025)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202530:121:1
202432:122:124:1
202331:122:125:1
202231:122:124:1
202131:122:124:1
201924:123:123:1
201828:123:123:1
201728:123:123:1
201626:124:124:1
201530:124:124:1
201429:124:124:1
201325:124:122:1
201225:124:122:1
201026:122:123:1
200922:121:121:1
200820:118:119:1
200722:122:122:1
200623:122:123:1
200522:122:122:1
200421:122:121:1
200321:121:121:1
200221:121:121:1
200121:121:122:1
200023:122:122:1
199920:122:121:1
199821:122:122:1
199723:124:123:1
199624:125:123:1
199525:125:124:1
199424:125:124:1
199326:125:125:1
199221:124:124:1
199123:124:124:1
199024:124:124:1
198924:124:123:1
198821:124:124:1
198723:124:123:1
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American Indian
n/a
1%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2012)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
20121%1%1%
20111%1%
20101%1%1%
20091%1%1%
20081%1%1%
20071%2%1%
20061%1%1%
20051%2%1%
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Asian
21%
12%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202420%12%14%
202315%12%11%
202214%12%12%
202115%12%12%
202015%12%12%
201916%12%12%
201818%11%12%
201718%11%12%
201617%11%12%
201517%11%13%
201417%11%13%
201316%11%13%
201216%11%12%
201117%11%12%
201017%11%12%
200918%11%12%
200820%12%13%
200719%12%13%
200617%12%13%
200515%12%13%
200417%12%13%
200317%11%13%
200213%11%13%
200114%11%12%
200014%11%12%
199914%11%12%
199814%11%12%
199714%11%12%
199614%11%11%
199514%11%11%
199412%11%12%
199314%11%12%
199212%11%11%
199111%11%10%
199011%10%10%
198913%10%10%
198813%10%9%
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Hispanic
11%
56%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202412%56%43%
202311%55%44%
202211%56%44%
202113%56%44%
202012%55%43%
201913%55%43%
201812%54%43%
201712%54%43%
201612%54%43%
201513%54%42%
201411%53%40%
201311%53%39%
201210%52%37%
20119%51%36%
20109%50%34%
20098%49%32%
20087%50%31%
20076%49%30%
20065%48%29%
20053%47%27%
20044%46%25%
20033%45%23%
20023%44%22%
20013%43%20%
20002%42%19%
19993%41%18%
19982%40%17%
19972%40%16%
19963%39%15%
19953%38%14%
19942%37%13%
19932%36%12%
19923%35%11%
19912%34%10%
19902%33%9%
19892%31%8%
19882%30%7%
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Black
n/a
5%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2024)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
20241%5%3%
20231%5%3%
20191%5%3%
20181%6%4%
20171%6%4%
20151%6%4%
20141%6%4%
20131%6%4%
20121%6%5%
20111%7%5%
20102%7%5%
20092%7%5%
20082%8%5%
20071%8%5%
20062%8%4%
20051%8%5%
20041%8%5%
20031%8%5%
20021%8%5%
20011%8%5%
20001%9%5%
19991%9%5%
19981%9%5%
19971%9%5%
19961%9%5%
19951%9%5%
19941%9%4%
19931%9%4%
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White
47%
20%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202447%20%27%
202332%21%24%
202230%21%25%
202136%22%28%
202038%23%28%
201938%23%28%
201852%24%32%
201752%24%32%
201653%24%34%
201551%24%35%
201454%25%37%
201359%25%37%
201263%26%40%
201164%27%43%
201067%27%46%
200968%28%47%
200870%29%50%
200773%29%51%
200675%31%53%
200580%31%54%
200478%32%57%
200379%34%59%
200283%35%60%
200182%36%62%
200083%37%64%
199982%38%65%
199883%39%66%
199783%39%67%
199682%40%69%
199582%41%70%
199485%42%71%
199383%43%72%
199283%44%74%
199186%45%76%
199087%47%78%
198985%49%79%
198885%50%81%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
21%
6%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2024)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202420%6%12%
202341%6%17%
202245%5%15%
202136%5%12%
202034%4%13%
201932%4%13%
201817%4%9%
201717%4%9%
201618%4%7%
201518%3%6%
201416%3%5%
201313%3%6%
20129%3%4%
20118%2%3%
20104%3%1%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.69
0.63

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
20250.690.63
20240.690.630.71
20230.700.640.71
20220.680.630.71
20210.710.620.71
20200.710.630.71
20190.720.630.71
20180.660.640.69
20170.660.640.69
20160.650.640.69
20150.670.640.69
20140.650.650.69
20130.610.650.70
20120.560.650.69
20110.550.670.68
20100.530.670.66
20090.510.710.66
20080.470.650.64
20070.430.670.63
20060.400.660.63
20050.340.670.62
20040.360.670.60
20030.350.670.59
20020.300.670.58
20010.310.670.56
20000.300.670.55
19990.310.670.53
19980.290.670.52
19970.290.670.51
19960.310.670.50
19950.300.670.48
19940.270.670.47
19930.290.670.45
19920.290.670.43
19910.250.670.40
19900.230.660.38
19890.260.650.36
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Eligible for Free Lunch
11%
54%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1993-2025)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
202511%54%
202410%54%37%
20238%51%36%
20228%51%38%
20218%53%37%
20207%52%42%
20199%52%42%
20186%49%37%
20176%49%37%
20165%50%38%
20156%50%39%
20146%49%39%
20135%48%38%
20114%46%30%
20104%46%29%
20092%43%28%
20081%41%26%
20071%40%24%
20051%40%22%
20042%40%21%
20032%39%21%
20021%39%18%
20011%39%18%
20001%40%20%
19991%40%19%
19981%47%24%
19973%47%23%
19962%46%23%
19954%45%22%
19943%43%21%
19933%41%20%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
8%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2025)

YearValle Verde Elementary SchoolCaliforniaMT. Diablo Unified School District
20255%8%
20228%7%9%
20201%7%5%
20191%7%5%
20182%9%6%
20172%9%6%
20161%9%6%
20151%9%6%
20142%9%7%
20132%7%7%
20111%8%5%
20101%9%7%
20001%7%5%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
MT. Diablo Unified School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Valle Verde Elementary School's ranking?
Valle Verde Elementary School is ranked #937 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in California.
What schools are Valle Verde Elementary School often compared to?
Valle Verde Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Eagle Peak Montessori by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
71% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 69% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).
How many students attend Valle Verde Elementary School?
485 students attend Valle Verde Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
47% of Valle Verde Elementary School students are White, 21% of students are Asian, 21% of students are Two or more races, and 11% of students are Hispanic.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Valle Verde Elementary School?
Valle Verde Elementary School has a student ration of 30:1, which is higher than the California state average of 21:1.
What grades does Valle Verde Elementary School offer ?
Valle Verde Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5
What school district is Valle Verde Elementary School part of?
Valle Verde Elementary School is part of MT. Diablo Unified School District.

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  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 485 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 30:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 53%
  • : Top 10%
  • : 71% (Top 10%)
  • : 69% (Top 20%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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