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What's something Murwood Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY·NCES 064125006829
Murwood Elementary
2050 Vanderslice Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94596 · (925) 943-2462 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
99 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 2% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Murwood Elementary→Walnut Creek Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Walnut Creek Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
66.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.9% | 26.5% | 13.8% | 16.8% |
| Math | 34.8% | 31.9% | 17.2% | 16.2% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 65.2% |
| 2022-23 | 68.8% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 67.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 67.3% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 66.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.5% | 68.4% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Murwood Elementary
Murwood Elementary's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murwood Elementary this school | 451 | 22.0% | 66.5% |
| Sierra Elementary Rocklin | 445 | 21.3% | 73.3% |
| Santa Rosa Technology Magnet Camarillo | 450 | 19.6% | 72.5% |
| Morello Park Elementary Martinez | 496 | 20.4% | 67.3% |
| Breen Elementary Rocklin | 424 | 22.6% | 63.2% |
| Parkmead Elementary Walnut Creek | 478 | 18.8% | 65.9% |
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 Murwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #813 of 5,151 | #43 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #749 of 5,172 ▲ 62 | #42 of 153 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #775 of 5,172 ▲ 81 | #40 of 153 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,660 of 5,116 | #61 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #3,026 of 5,915 | #93 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,641 of 5,352 | #77 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #947 of 5,354 | #69 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #5,082 of 5,625 | #111 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #271 of 1,139 | #7 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 2024-25Enrollment
451
+84 (+23%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 21.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 18.2 | 20.9:1 | 23% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 16 | 23.7:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 19% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 9% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 15 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (379 to 451); teachers up 10% (18.2 to 20).
About Murwood Elementary
Murwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Walnut Creek, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 451 students.
Walnut Creek Elementary has 7 schools; together they serve 3,597 students.
At Murwood Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 14% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, 41% of Contra Costa County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 22% of the student body. The average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 45%.
Murwood Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Murwood Elementary would score about 66.7%. It scores 66.5%, within a point of that figure.
The school's county is Contra Costa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Murwood Elementary shares Contra Costa County with 279 other public schools.
Las Lomas High is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Murwood Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Murwood Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 23% gain took enrollment from 367 in 2020-21 to 451 in 2024-25.
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Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Walnut Creek Elementary
- Walnut Creek IntermediateMiddle · 940 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Parkmead ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Tice CreekElementary · 451 students
- Walnut Heights ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryElementary · 355 students
Other schools in Walnut Creek
- Las Lomas HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Northgate HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
- Walnut Creek IntermediateMiddle · 940 students
- Walnut Acres ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Bancroft ElementaryElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Las Lomas High0.6 mi · 1,577
- Walnut Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 427
- Tice Creek1.1 mi · 451
- Parkmead Elementary1.1 mi · 478
- Indian Valley Elementary1.4 mi · 355
- Alamo Elementary1.5 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Murwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Murwood Elementary?
Murwood Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Murwood Elementary serve?
Murwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murwood Elementary is approximately 22.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Murwood Elementary?
Murwood Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Murwood Elementary public or private?
Murwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walnut Creek Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.