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Diablo View Middle

300 Diablo View Ln., Clayton, CA 94517 · (925) 672-0898 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public middle schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A+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 middle schools

Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
121 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 617233%
Grade 717033%
Grade 817233%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
25850%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
10019%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
5611%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
8416%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
24447%
Female
27053%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
76.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
57.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts40.5%35.8%15.0%8.7%
Math32.4%25.5%21.4%20.7%
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
2024-2576.3%57.9%
2023-2469.5%50.0%
2022-2366.1%46.4%
2021-2262.5%43.4%
2020-2162.2%45.4%
2018-1970.2%49.3%
2017-1870.4%55.0%
2016-1770.1%52.1%
2015-1665.0%55.0%
2014-1565.0%56.0%
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Diablo View Middle

Diablo View Middle's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Diablo View Middle this school51423.5%63.4%
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High
Davis
52422.1%69.5%
Excelsior Elementary
Roseville
46922.2%67.7%
Las Flores Middle
Las Flores
59322.3%73.5%
Olympus Junior High
Roseville
43919.1%69.9%
Miller Creek Middle
San Rafael
62020.3%59.2%
Matched among California middle 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 Diablo View Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Contra Costa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.4%#187 of 1,224#14 of 39
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.9%#200 of 1,227
▲ 51
#14 of 42
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.3%#115 of 1,227
▲ 52
#12 of 42
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+14.2pp#21 of 1,214#1 of 42
Enrollment
ranked largest first
514#902 of 1,377#35 of 44
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.1:1#984 of 1,279#27 of 43
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.1%#221 of 1,278#20 of 43
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.5%#1,193 of 1,329#27 of 40
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.2%#157 of 930#3 of 35
Ranked against other public middle 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
514
-63 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2551422.223.1:124% (121)
2023-2450222.122.8:114% (72)
2022-2351221.823.5:114% (71)
2020-215772424.0:115% (85)
2017-1870627.825.4:119% (136)
2015-167032825.1:117% (119)
2010-11648N/AN/A10% (67)
2000-015642621.7:15% (28)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diablo View Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 27% (706 to 514); teachers down 20% (27.8 to 22.2).

About Diablo View Middle

Located in Clayton, California, Diablo View Middle is a small middle school. It educates 514 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 659 average for middle schools in California.

Mt. Diablo Unified includes 50 schools. Together they enroll 29,210 students.

At 50%, White students outnumber all other groups at Diablo View Middle combined. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 41% of Contra Costa County residents are White. By the diversity index, Diablo View Middle comes in at 67%.

The count of teachers at Diablo View Middle is 22.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. Around 24% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Contra Costa County report 45%.

The allk12 Grade for Diablo View Middle is A-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Test results at Diablo View Middle are 2.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.4% actual, 65.7% predicted).

County data help place the school in context: in Contra Costa County, median household income is about $127,229, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Diablo View Middle is among the 280 public schools in Contra Costa County.

Mt. Diablo Elementary is the public school closest to Diablo View Middle, about 1.2 miles away. Diablo View Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Diablo View Middle ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.4% against a local average of 44.6%.

Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The number of students declined from 577 to 514 over 4 years.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Diablo View Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

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
Diablo View Middle
District
Mt. Diablo Unified
Address
300 Diablo View Ln., Clayton, CA 94517
Phone
(925) 672-0898
County
Contra Costa County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
514
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
23.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
121 (24%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
062637001967
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other schools in Mt. Diablo Unified
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Frequently asked questions

About Diablo View Middle
How large is Diablo View Middle?
Diablo View Middle enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
Is Diablo View Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Diablo View Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Diablo View Middle have?
Diablo View Middle employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Diablo View Middle?
At Diablo View Middle, the student body is approximately 50% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Diablo View Middle public or private?
Diablo View Middle 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.
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