Gregory Gardens Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Pleasant Hill, California, Gregory Gardens Elementary educates 409 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified.

Across the 50 schools in Mt. Diablo Unified (29,210 students total), Gregory Gardens Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Gregory Gardens Elementary records that 33% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 20% Asian, 16% multiracial, 5% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gregory Gardens Elementary records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Gregory Gardens Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 44.3%.

In the broader community, Contra Costa County reports that median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Gregory Gardens Elementary is one.

College Park High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gregory Gardens Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gregory Gardens Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.5%.

Gregory Gardens Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 in 2025.

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