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Which teacher or staff member at Cambridge Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637002932
Cambridge Elementary
1135 Lacey Ln., Concord, CA 94520 · (925) 686-4749 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
449 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
33%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
13.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
10.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.5% | 10.8% | 21.6% | 65.2% |
| Math | 2.4% | 7.9% | 23.6% | 66.1% |
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 | 13.3% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 6.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.9% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.2% | 10.3% |
| 2020-21 | 15.2% | 8.5% |
| 2018-19 | 16.9% | 13.5% |
| 2017-18 | 9.0% | 6.0% |
| 2016-17 | 16.3% | 14.6% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge Elementary's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Elementary this school | 469 | 95.7% | 11.3% |
| Danbrook Elementary Anaheim | 433 | 95.8% | 42.1% |
| Helen Estock Elementary Tustin | 456 | 93.6% | 16.0% |
| Harriette Kirschen Elementary Modesto | 503 | 92.6% | 18.4% |
| Frank del Olmo Elementary Los Angeles | 456 | 97.8% | 35.7% |
| Canoga Park Elementary Canoga Park | 462 | 96.3% | 19.6% |
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 Cambridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #5,075 of 5,151 | #138 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #5,033 of 5,172 ▲ 80 | #142 of 153 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #5,091 of 5,172 ▼ 57 | #142 of 153 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #651 of 5,116 | #29 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #2,813 of 5,915 | #86 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,219 of 5,352 | #129 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #3,781 of 5,354 | #151 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #351 of 5,625 | #4 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #994 of 3,837 | #18 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
469
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 469 | 19 | 24.7:1 | 96% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 17 | 26.5:1 | 72% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 67% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 21 | 25.6:1 | 79% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 25.5 | 24.2:1 | 97% (596) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 31 | 22.3:1 | 93% (644) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | N/A | N/A | 92% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 82% (598) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (617 to 469); teachers down 25% (25.5 to 19).
About Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Concord, California. It reported 469 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Mt. Diablo Unified runs 50 schools with a combined 29,210 students. Cambridge Elementary is one of them.
Cambridge Elementary is 81% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. In Contra Costa County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Cambridge Elementary has a ratio of 24.7:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 96%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County, the school's rate is higher.
On BeatsExpectations, Cambridge Elementary is 12.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Contra Costa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cambridge Elementary shares Contra Costa County with 279 other public schools.
Fair Oaks Elementary, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cambridge Elementary ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cambridge Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Cambridge Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cambridge Elementary. Cambridge Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Cambridge ElementaryVacaville, CA · 738 students
- Cambridge ElementaryOrange, CA · 415 students
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 806 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.BELTON, MO · 501 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, NY · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Fair Oaks Elementary0.7 mi · 323
- Meadow Homes Elementary0.9 mi · 732
- Ygnacio Valley Elementary0.9 mi · 387
- Oak Grove Middle1.2 mi · 681
- Gregory Gardens Elementary1.3 mi · 409
- Sequoia Middle1.3 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge ElementaryHow many students attend Cambridge Elementary?
Cambridge Elementary enrolls approximately 469 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cambridge Elementary serve?
Cambridge Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Cambridge Elementary?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Cambridge Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Cambridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Cambridge Elementary are roughly 4% White, 81% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cambridge Elementary in?
Cambridge Elementary is part of Mt. Diablo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.