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Coyote Creek Elementary

8700 North Gale Ridge Rd., San Ramon, CA 94582 · (925) 855-7300 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-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

Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
52 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11218%
Grade 17312%
Grade 210016%
Grade 39616%
Grade 411218%
Grade 512020%

This year's kindergarten class (112) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
549%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
396%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
45574%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
498%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
29849%
Female
31551%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
86.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
85.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts60.1%26.7%6.9%6.3%
Math63.4%22.5%9.6%4.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2586.8%85.9%
2023-2481.8%83.7%
2022-2382.0%84.0%
2021-2280.6%82.4%
2018-1980.9%84.9%
2017-1883.0%87.9%
2016-1785.7%90.2%
2015-1687.0%84.0%
2014-1586.0%82.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Coyote Creek Elementary

Coyote Creek Elementary's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Coyote Creek Elementary this school6138.5%84.5%
James Franklin Smith Elementary
San Jose
59510.1%79.4%
Fairlands Elementary
Pleasanton
67010.6%76.5%
Alder Creek Elementary
Folsom
5689.7%73.5%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Cupertino
66214.4%86.3%
Henry P. Mohr Elementary
Pleasanton
4929.6%86.8%
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 Coyote Creek Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Contra Costa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
84.5%#90 of 5,151#8 of 149
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
85.9%#82 of 5,172
▲ 34
#5 of 153
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
86.8%#63 of 5,172
▲ 117
#5 of 153
▲ 9
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.8pp#1,738 of 5,116#34 of 150
Enrollment
ranked largest first
613#1,285 of 5,915#27 of 164
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.0:1#1,481 of 5,352#37 of 162
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.0%#3,243 of 5,354#141 of 162
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
8.5%#5,506 of 5,625#134 of 158
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.6%#313 of 3,837#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
613
-162 (-21%) vs 2020
+105% since 2000-01, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561329.221.0:18% (52)
2023-2466132.420.4:18% (55)
2022-2366032.420.4:17% (45)
2020-217753820.4:16% (43)
2017-1893840.423.2:15% (48)
2015-161,0524125.7:14% (44)
2010-11978N/AN/A1% (14)
2000-012991618.7:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coyote Creek Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (938 to 613); teachers down 28% (40.4 to 29.2).

About Coyote Creek Elementary

In San Ramon, California, Coyote Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 613 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 32% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

A total of 36 schools make up San Ramon Valley Unified, with 28,554 students enrolled.

At Coyote Creek Elementary, 74% of students are Asian. Other students are 9% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That is higher than the 19% Asian share among all Contra Costa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.

Coyote Creek Elementary lists 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.3 students per teacher. About 8% of students at Coyote Creek Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 37 points higher.

Among California public elementary schools, Coyote Creek Elementary outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

After adjusting for student poverty, Coyote Creek Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 84.5%; the prediction is 74.6%.

For the population of Contra Costa County, median household income comes to about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Contra Costa County counts 280 public schools with about 167,423 students.

Coyote Creek Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Golden View Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Coyote Creek Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Coyote Creek Elementary at 1st of 7.

Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 613, from 775 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the Coyote Creek Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Contra Costa County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Coyote Creek Elementary
District
San Ramon Valley Unified
Address
8700 North Gale Ridge Rd., San Ramon, CA 94582
Phone
(925) 855-7300
County
Contra Costa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
613
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
21.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
52 (8%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
063513008461
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Coyote Creek Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Coyote Creek Elementary. Coyote Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Coyote Creek Elementary
How many students attend Coyote Creek Elementary?
Coyote Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-05.
Is Coyote Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coyote Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Coyote Creek Elementary have?
Coyote Creek Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Coyote Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Coyote Creek Elementary are roughly 9% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 74% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Coyote Creek Elementary public or private?
Coyote Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Ramon Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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