Monte Gardens Elementary

Monte Gardens Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school in Concord, California, one of the schools within Mt. Diablo Unified. The school hosts 562 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Mt. Diablo Unified runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 29,210 students. Monte Gardens Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Monte Gardens Elementary logs that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 31% White, 18% Asian, 15% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Monte Gardens Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 54.0%.

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 roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Monte Gardens Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sunrise (Special Education) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monte Gardens Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 526 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 39% to 31%. Class-load math has widened: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 28.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.