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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513005954
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
2849 Calais Dr., San Ramon, CA 94583 · (925) 479-1600 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- AThree-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
21.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
31 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
84.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.5% | 30.2% | 9.9% | 6.4% |
| Math | 61.3% | 23.5% | 10.8% | 4.4% |
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 | 83.7% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 81.2% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 79.5% |
| 2021-22 | 79.3% | 70.5% |
| 2018-19 | 78.7% | 81.1% |
| 2017-18 | 75.2% | 76.3% |
| 2016-17 | 74.3% | 70.0% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
81.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary's state test result (81.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil A. Armstrong Elementary this school | 465 | 6.7% | 81.9% |
| Graystone Elementary San Jose | 466 | 8.8% | 81.8% |
| Montclaire Elementary Los Altos | 442 | 8.8% | 83.9% |
| Ohlone Elementary Palo Alto | 464 | 8.4% | 86.0% |
| Guadalupe Elementary San Jose | 537 | 8.2% | 76.2% |
| Ocean Air San Diego | 450 | 3.8% | 90.3% |
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 Neil A. Armstrong Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #154 of 5,151 | #14 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #105 of 5,172 ▲ 78 | #10 of 153 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #146 of 5,172 ▲ 249 | #14 of 153 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #714 of 5,116 | #8 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,853 of 5,915 | #88 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,658 of 5,352 | #46 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #1,566 of 5,354 | #98 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #5,549 of 5,625 | #140 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #2,030 of 3,837 | #47 of 107 |
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
465
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
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 | 465 | 21.9 | 21.2:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 21.2 | 25.8:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 22 | 27.1:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 2% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 20 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neil A. Armstrong Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (547 to 465); teachers up 3% (21.2 to 21.9).
About Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is a public elementary school in San Ramon, California. Federal data show 465 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is a school in San Ramon Valley Unified. The district has 36 schools and 28,554 students.
Federal enrollment data show Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is 53% Asian. Other groups make up 27% White, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Contra Costa County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. The school's 21.2:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 7%. The rate at public schools in Contra Costa County averages 45%, higher than here.
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is 6.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 81.9% actual, 75.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The county, Contra Costa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $127,229 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Contra Costa County has 280 public schools with about 167,423 students, including Neil A. Armstrong Elementary.
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Pine Valley Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Neil A. Armstrong Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 81.9% is above the 73.0% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Neil A. Armstrong Elementary enrolled 498 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 465.
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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 San Ramon Valley Unified
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
Other schools in San Ramon
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Gale Ranch MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Iron Horse MiddleMiddle · 939 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Valley Middle0.4 mi · 973
- California High0.4 mi · 2,894
- Walt Disney Elementary0.7 mi · 523
- Country Club Elementary1.0 mi · 500
- Montevideo Elementary1.0 mi · 592
- Murray Elementary1.6 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Neil A. Armstrong ElementaryHow large is Neil A. Armstrong Elementary?
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
Is Neil A. Armstrong Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Neil A. Armstrong Elementary have?
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary?
Student demographics at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary are roughly 27% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 53% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Neil A. Armstrong Elementary?
Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is overseen by San Ramon Valley Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.