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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVERMORE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062211008438
Altamont Creek Elementary
6500 Garaventa Ranch Rd., Livermore, CA 94551 · (925) 454-5575 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
97 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 131 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
62.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.6% | 29.3% | 15.7% | 18.5% |
| Math | 33.8% | 28.2% | 17.4% | 20.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 67.3% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 65.7% |
| 2021-22 | 75.4% | 64.8% |
| 2020-21 | 71.1% | 63.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.9% | 63.0% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 61.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.5% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 38.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Altamont Creek Elementary
Altamont Creek Elementary's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont Creek Elementary this school | 620 | 15.6% | 66.5% |
| Anza Elementary Torrance | 613 | 14.8% | 76.2% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley Lake Forest | 565 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego | 661 | 14.7% | 65.2% |
| Arroyo Vista Elementary South Pasadena | 667 | 17.4% | 82.1% |
| Towers Elementary Torrance | 599 | 20.5% | 77.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Altamont Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #812 of 5,151 | #66 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #967 of 5,172 ▼ 246 | #79 of 192 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #968 of 5,172 ▼ 235 | #70 of 192 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #413 of 5,116 | #31 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #1,227 of 5,915 | #41 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,892 of 5,352 | #53 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #397 of 5,354 | #42 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #5,286 of 5,625 | #190 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #814 of 1,139 | #32 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
620
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 620 | 28.7 | 21.6:1 | 16% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 28.4 | 22.5:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 27 | 23.5:1 | 25% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 24.6 | 24.2:1 | 19% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 24 | 22.7:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | N/A | N/A | 17% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 6% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altamont Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (595 to 620); teachers up 17% (24.6 to 28.7).
About Altamont Creek Elementary
Altamont Creek Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Livermore, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 620 students. The school's enrollment is 33% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Livermore Valley Joint Unified has 12,945 students spread across 18 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Altamont Creek Elementary. The largest is Asian students, at 36%. The remaining students are 30% White, 23% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, Alameda County is about 33% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 28.7 full-time equivalents, or about 21.6 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 21.6:1 here. About 16% of students, or 97, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Alameda County report 49%.
allk12 grades Altamont Creek Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.4%. Altamont Creek Elementary scores 66.5%.
Across Alameda County, the median household income is $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Alameda County has 394 public schools and roughly 210,511 students.
The closest public school, Andrew N. Christensen Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Altamont Creek Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Altamont Creek Elementary is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Altamont Creek Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 608 to 620. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 23.4:1 to 21.6:1.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livermore Valley Joint Unified
- Granada HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Livermore HighHigh · 1,827 students
- William Mendenhall MiddleMiddle · 876 students
- Junction K-8Elementary · 801 students
- Joe MichellElementary · 786 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
Other schools in Livermore
- Granada HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Livermore HighHigh · 1,827 students
- William Mendenhall MiddleMiddle · 876 students
- Junction K-8Elementary · 801 students
- Joe MichellElementary · 786 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
Nearby schools
- Andrew N. Christensen Middle0.6 mi · 592
- Leo R. Croce Elementary0.7 mi · 537
- Arroyo Seco Elementary2.7 mi · 584
- Jackson Avenue Elementary2.9 mi · 489
- East Avenue Middle3.5 mi · 581
- Junction K-83.6 mi · 801
Frequently asked questions
About Altamont Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Altamont Creek Elementary?
Altamont Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 620 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Altamont Creek Elementary serve?
Altamont Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Altamont Creek Elementary?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Altamont Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Altamont Creek Elementary?
Altamont Creek Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 36% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Altamont Creek Elementary in?
Altamont Creek Elementary is part of Livermore Valley Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.