Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637003934
Ayers Elementary
5120 Myrtle Dr., Concord, CA 94521 · (925) 682-7686 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
159 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
51.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
38.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.3% | 24.7% | 20.4% | 28.5% |
| Math | 17.2% | 21.5% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
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 | 51.1% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 46.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 40.9% |
| 2020-21 | 47.7% | 37.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.3% | 49.8% |
| 2017-18 | 48.5% | 35.9% |
| 2016-17 | 51.2% | 41.8% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Ayers Elementary
Ayers Elementary's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayers Elementary this school | 394 | 40.4% | 45.2% |
| Vista Grande Elementary San Diego | 364 | 42.9% | 62.1% |
| David Lubin Elementary Sacramento | 454 | 40.3% | 61.0% |
| Rose Drive Elementary Yorba Linda | 372 | 37.6% | 76.6% |
| John Muir Elementary Martinez | 423 | 38.3% | 48.7% |
| Justice Street Academy Charter West Hills | 430 | 41.9% | 70.3% |
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 Ayers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,049 of 5,151 | #71 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #2,389 of 5,172 ▼ 336 | #77 of 153 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,948 of 5,172 ▲ 71 | #70 of 153 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #3,219 of 5,116 | #77 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,763 of 5,915 | #120 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,184 of 5,352 | #127 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #339 of 5,354 | #30 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #4,322 of 5,625 | #93 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #2,693 of 3,837 | #66 of 107 |
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
394
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 394 | 16 | 24.6:1 | 40% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 28% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 15 | 25.1:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 17 | 23.8:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 19.4 | 22.6:1 | 29% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 18 | 25.5:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | N/A | N/A | 30% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 26 | 20.2:1 | 10% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 19 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ayers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (438 to 394); teachers down 18% (19.4 to 16).
About Ayers Elementary
Ayers Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Concord, California. The school serves 394 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The 50 schools in Mt. Diablo Unified enroll 29,210 students altogether, Ayers Elementary among them.
At Ayers Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 37%. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 41% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 16 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.6:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Ayers Elementary is 10.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.2% versus 55.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Among Contra Costa County residents, the median household income is $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ayers Elementary is one of 280 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Silverwood Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.1% proficiency; Ayers Elementary posts 45.2%.
Ayers Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Ayers Elementary's enrollment dropped 3%, to 394.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ayers Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt. Diablo Unified
- College Park HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Northgate HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Mt. Diablo HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Ygnacio Valley HighHigh · 1,059 students
- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in Concord
- Clayton Valley Charter HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Mt. Diablo HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Ygnacio Valley HighHigh · 1,059 students
- El Dorado MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Meadow Homes ElementaryElementary · 732 students
Nearby schools
- Silverwood Elementary0.6 mi · 530
- Mountain View Elementary1.1 mi · 267
- Clayton Valley Charter High1.2 mi · 2,373
- Highlands Elementary1.6 mi · 512
- Concord High1.7 mi · 1,137
- Pine Hollow Middle1.7 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Ayers ElementaryHow large is Ayers Elementary?
Ayers Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ayers Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ayers Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ayers Elementary?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Ayers Elementary.
How diverse is Ayers Elementary?
Ayers Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Ayers Elementary public or private?
Ayers Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.