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Enrollment
973
Middle
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513005955
Pine Valley Middle
3000 Pine Valley Rd., San Ramon, CA 94583 · (925) 479-7700 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL973 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of California public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
66 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 310 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 349 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%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
83.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
73.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.1% | 35.9% | 11.6% | 5.4% |
| Math | 49.6% | 23.4% | 18.5% | 8.5% |
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 | 83.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.7% | 70.9% |
| 2022-23 | 73.5% | 65.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 64.4% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 78.8% | 72.5% |
| 2016-17 | 79.2% | 75.0% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Pine Valley Middle
Pine Valley Middle's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Valley Middle this school | 973 | 6.8% | 77.5% |
| Diablo Vista Middle Danville | 835 | 8.3% | 78.9% |
| Pacific Trails Middle San Diego | 971 | 12.0% | 82.7% |
| Mesa Verde Middle San Diego | 1,178 | 11.2% | 78.7% |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Palo Alto | 1,002 | 10.7% | 83.3% |
| Bret Harte Middle San Jose | 862 | 11.9% | 77.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 Pine Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #55 of 1,224 | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #78 of 1,227 no change | #7 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #44 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #5 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #214 of 1,214 | #12 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 973 | #221 of 1,377 | #8 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #1,165 of 1,279 | #39 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #287 of 1,278 | #23 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #1,311 of 1,329 | #35 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #762 of 930 | #25 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
973
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 973 | 39.1 | 24.9:1 | 7% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 990 | 38.6 | 25.6:1 | 7% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 33.8 | 28.3:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 961 | 38 | 25.3:1 | 6% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 1,046 | 39.5 | 26.5:1 | 7% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 1,014 | 39 | 26.0:1 | 6% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 942 | N/A | N/A | 3% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 40 | 24.3:1 | 2% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 35 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,046 to 973); teachers down 1% (39.5 to 39.1).
About Pine Valley Middle
As a medium-sized middle-grades school, Pine Valley Middle serves students in San Ramon, California. It educates 973 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
San Ramon Valley Unified counts 36 schools and 28,554 students, including Pine Valley Middle.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Pine Valley Middle. The largest is Asian students, at 49%. Other students are 30% White, 10% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Asian share among all Contra Costa County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.9 students per teacher. That is 4.2 students per teacher above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 7% of students. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 38 points.
allk12 grades Pine Valley Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 75.6% for a school in California with Pine Valley Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Pine Valley Middle posts 77.5%.
Federal survey data for Contra Costa County show that the median household income is $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Contra Costa County is home to 280 public schools and about 167,423 public school students.
Nearby, Neil A. Armstrong Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pine Valley Middle at 2nd of 8.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (961) to 2024-25 (973).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Gale Ranch MiddleMiddle · 971 students
Other schools in San Ramon
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Gale Ranch MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Iron Horse MiddleMiddle · 939 students
- Quail Run ElementaryElementary · 744 students
Other Pine Valley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pine Valley Middle. Pine Valley Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Pine Valley Middle SchoolPORTER, TX · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Neil A. Armstrong Elementary0.4 mi · 465
- Walt Disney Elementary0.4 mi · 523
- Country Club Elementary0.7 mi · 500
- California High0.7 mi · 2,894
- Murray Elementary1.2 mi · 656
- Montevideo Elementary1.3 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Valley MiddleHow many students attend Pine Valley Middle?
Pine Valley Middle enrolls approximately 973 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pine Valley Middle serve?
Pine Valley Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pine Valley Middle have?
Pine Valley Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
How diverse is Pine Valley Middle?
Pine Valley Middle reports a student body of 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 49% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine Valley Middle?
Pine Valley Middle 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.