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Diablo Vista Elementary
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 34.8% |
| Math | 10.2% | 17.9% | 24.8% | 47.1% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 22.5% |
| 2018-19 | 36.7% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 37.7% | 32.0% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
Schools most like Diablo Vista Elementary
Diablo Vista Elementary's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diablo Vista Elementary this school | 496 | 61.1% | 31.4% |
| Carmen Dragon Elementary Antioch | 495 | 61.6% | 22.1% |
| Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary Vallejo | 676 | 66.0% | 33.0% |
| One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 353 | 68.0% | 62.8% |
| Lone Tree Elementary Antioch | 518 | 72.8% | 23.4% |
| Holmes Elementary Lakewood | 378 | 71.2% | 60.5% |
Where Diablo Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,345 of 5,151 | #94 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,417 of 5,172 ▲ 258 | #98 of 153 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #2,991 of 5,172 ▲ 380 | #91 of 153 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,447 of 5,116 | #25 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #2,477 of 5,915 | #65 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,447 of 5,352 | #107 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #442 of 5,354 | #36 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #3,435 of 5,625 | #65 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #910 of 1,139 | #35 of 42 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 21 | 23.6:1 | 61% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 24.2 | 20.6:1 | 56% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 59% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 22 | 21.3:1 | 67% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 19 | 25.4:1 | 61% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 19 | 26.3:1 | 61% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | N/A | N/A | 51% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 41 | 19.7:1 | 15% (121) |
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (483 to 496); teachers up 11% (19 to 21).
About Diablo Vista Elementary
Diablo Vista Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Antioch, California. Its enrollment is 496 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Antioch Unified (25 schools, 15,111 students) runs Diablo Vista Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Diablo Vista Elementary, about 41 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 20% Asian, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Contra Costa County is roughly 28% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Diablo Vista Elementary scores 72%.
Teacher count: 21 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Roughly 61% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Contra Costa County, the average is 45%.
Diablo Vista Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Diablo Vista Elementary is 12.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.4% actual, 43.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Contra Costa County, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Contra Costa County has 280 public schools with about 167,423 students, including Diablo Vista Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Diablo Vista Elementary is closest to Deer Valley High, about 0.4 miles away. Diablo Vista Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Diablo Vista Elementary's average proficiency of 31.4% compares with 22.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Diablo Vista Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 21.3 in 2020-21 to 23.6 in 2024-25.
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