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Diablo Vista Elementary

4791 Prewett Ranch Dr., Antioch, CA 94531 · (925) 779-7470 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public elementary schools
  • 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
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
303 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
Kindergarten9820%
Grade 17215%
Grade 27916%
Grade 38317%
Grade 47716%
Grade 58718%

This year's kindergarten class (98) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
296%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
20341%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
13327%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
9820%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
255%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
24850%
Female
24850%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
39.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
28.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014

What 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

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts15.6%23.8%25.8%34.8%
Math10.2%17.9%24.8%47.1%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.3%28.1%
2023-2433.7%24.5%
2022-2336.5%30.5%
2021-2233.5%22.5%
2018-1936.7%27.8%
2017-1842.3%30.0%
2016-1737.7%32.0%
2015-1641.0%29.0%
2014-1535.0%27.0%
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 Vista Elementary

Diablo Vista Elementary's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Diablo Vista Elementary this school49661.1%31.4%
Carmen Dragon Elementary
Antioch
49561.6%22.1%
Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary
Vallejo
67666.0%33.0%
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary
Gardena
35368.0%62.8%
Lone Tree Elementary
Antioch
51872.8%23.4%
Holmes Elementary
Lakewood
37871.2%60.5%
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 Diablo Vista Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn 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
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
496
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254962123.6:161% (303)
2023-2449924.220.6:156% (279)
2022-234702320.4:159% (279)
2020-214682221.3:167% (314)
2017-184831925.4:161% (293)
2015-164991926.3:161% (302)
2010-11667N/AN/A51% (339)
2000-018064119.7:115% (121)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diablo Vista Elementary.

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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Contra Costa County at a glance

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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 Vista Elementary
District
Antioch Unified
Address
4791 Prewett Ranch Dr., Antioch, CA 94531
Phone
(925) 779-7470
County
Contra Costa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
496
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
23.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
303 (61%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
060285008454
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Diablo Vista Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Diablo Vista Elementary?
Diablo Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Diablo Vista Elementary serve?
Diablo Vista Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Diablo Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Diablo Vista Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Diablo Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Diablo Vista Elementary are roughly 6% White, 41% Hispanic, 27% Black, 20% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Diablo Vista Elementary public or private?
Diablo Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Antioch Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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