Altamont Creek Elementary

Altamont Creek Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Livermore, California, run under Livermore Valley Joint Unified. Current enrollment sits at 620 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Livermore Valley Joint Unified, which oversees 18 schools and 12,945 students, Altamont Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Altamont Creek Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Alameda County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Altamont Creek Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at Altamont Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, Altamont Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.2%; this one delivers 68.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Altamont Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Andrew N. Christensen Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Altamont Creek Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Altamont Creek Elementary's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 595 (now 620). Asian enrollment moved from 18% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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