Donlon Elementary

Donlon Elementary is an elementary campus of large scale in Pleasanton, California, overseen by Pleasanton Unified, hosting 700 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.

Across the 16 schools in Pleasanton Unified (13,302 students total), Donlon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Donlon Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 67% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 15% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Donlon Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Donlon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Alameda County shows the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Donlon Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Thomas S. Hart Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Donlon Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 78.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 814 students in 2018 compared to 700 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.