Los Cerros Middle

As a low-enrollment middle school in Danville, California, Los Cerros Middle caters to 486 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within San Ramon Valley Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Los Cerros Middle sits 26% below that benchmark.

San Ramon Valley Unified comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 28,554 students; Los Cerros Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Los Cerros Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% Asian, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Los Cerros Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Contra Costa County reports that median household income runs about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Los Cerros Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Monte Vista High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Los Cerros Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Los Cerros Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 70.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 646 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 74% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.